Our Mail Bag

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 34, 8 March 1929, Page 25

Our Mail Bag

Will correspondents please practice brevity, as heavy demands are now made on space, All letters must be signed and address given as proof of genuineness; noms de plume for publication are permitted. Address correspondence Editor, "Radio Record," P.O. Box 1032, Wellington.

A Splendid Concert. "THE delightful concert relayed by 2YA last night from the D.I.C. was a great treat-to me at least. I wish 2YA would give us something as good -if only once a week. There was no piffle; nothing commonplace or approaching vulgarity. The 7 p.m. news and reports session is rather tiresome t times. After we have heard the wea~forecast is there any need to infliet on us reports from all the outstations? I think not. It is just pad-ding-P. (Karori). [The full weather report is given chiefly for the benefit of shipping and back-country listeners, who are particularly interested in weather details and forecasts. This is a service of much technical value to these special interests, and city listeners are asked to recognise the needs of others and exercise forbearance. It is not padding: it is a technical and practical service of value.-Ed.] Test of 2YB From Wellington. I LISTENED to the test at 3YA of the 2YB transmitter on 244 metres. Modulation was perfect, volume fair to good loudspeaker, slight fading. On Thursday evening I "picked up" the "Gransmission from 2YA of the 2YB ransmitter on 256 metres and the next eyening on 268 metres. Modulation was again good. Volume slightly better than from Christchurch, but there was only about 20 per cent. of the transmission understandable. An item would commence all right and go for from one to two minutes; then mustiness, distortion, and surging fadeout. This occurred right from the news session until the last item. My own opinion is that Wellington is an impossible place to transmit from, at least with small power. Of course, I am speaking only of my experience in Picton. I have received the tests from 2XS and 204A, and their transmissions were received on a par with that of 2YB. The transmission of the old Wellington station also. The set used was a powerful six-

valve super-het.-

J.

M.

(Picton).

{ A Word of Praise. { S a swimming enthusiast I would like to say how much I enjoyed the descriptions of the events in connection with the national championsuips. 2YA’s announcer (Mr. Clive Drummond) made a splen‘lid job of it.

Particularly interesting was his description of the various dives. I agree with "Switch," he certainly gaye a very graphic account of the harbour swim, leaving out tiresome detail without omitting a single point of interest. This business of describing quick-moy-ing scenes seems to me to be a gift, and this man has full measure. We have not forgotten the very vivid account he gave us of the Japanese programme -jujitsu-, sword fighting, etc. Carry on, Mr. Announcer. Best wishes..-In-terested. Vesting from 2YB. I HAVE just been listening to the two Wellington stations. The 50-watt transmitter is coming through at loudspeaker strength-neither is distorted, but both fade very badly; in fact, at times, 2YA can only just be heard on ’phones. No other New Zealand station fades at all here. The set used is a five-valve factory-made.-

A.

F.

Rakaia).