Hawke's Bay Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 39, 12 April 1929, Page 9

Hawke's Bay Notes

HE R.B.C. deserves the congratulations of all listeners on its rebroadeast of 2BL’s description of the boxing match between Tommy Griffiths -and Billy McAlister. ‘ Atmospherics prevented a good performance, and most listeners up this way preferred to tune in to Sydney station direct, but this did not detract from the appreciation of 2YA’s effort. By the way, this station seems to be coming through now better than for many months past. The distortion is not so pronounced, ut the fading is still frequently evident. ‘ __"Raken on the whole static has not "heen bad in the past week, and generally: reception ‘has’ been good. With local listeners it is still a ‘toss up which is the more popular, 1YA or 3YA, but both these ‘stations dre listened to in preference to 2YA. The Aussies are are all in great form and the "kiddies hour" from the main stations are now easy to tune in. , MONGST most of the local dealers there is a big growl over the increased license fee, and more than one threatens to give up the business, but when the pot boils over, it will probably be found that licenses will be renewed. The same thing is applying to listener’s licenses. There are many who are growling and telling the world that they have finished with radio, but the "thirty bobs" will roll in as strong \as ever during the next couple of weeks, SoMB listeners suffer badly from imagination. The other day one informed the writer that 2YB was a

great station, and that he had been ’ hearing it clearly for week’s past. The writer was very surprised and somewhat crestfallen, for his set had failed to locate the station since the trials at Wellington. There was consolation in the fact that other listeners who were approached were in the same box. How ’ the imaginative one has managed to log the station when it does not com"mence operations for at least another week is a bit of: a problem. MONGST local listeners who are al ways anxious for improved tone, quite a miniature warfare of words is going on over loud-speakers and ampliers. It is generally agreed that the ‘dynamic is king pin of the speakers, ‘but the argument concerns the different makes now on the market. It is an argument which will take some settling too. As for amplifiers, it would seem as if there is a good majority in favour of push-pull, and these are now freely built. , BY the way, a few days ago, the writer was approached by a budding radio "bug," asking for instructions as to how to read a circuit diagram. This is a query which is frequently made, and there are many newcomers to radio who are anxious to know, so I suggest Mr. Editor, that if possible this should be made th. subject of.a "Record" article or a series of articles if necessary. I notice that one of the Ausfralian wireless journals is being asked the*same question, and is.arranging, to have the whole thing published. If the "Radio Record" did likewise, it would be doing good service, and the suggestion is forwarded for favourable consideration.