Hawke's Bay Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 40, 19 April 1929, Page 32

Hawke's Bay Notes

i\ ATTERS in the radio ‘world are fairly quiet up this way at present, All the local fans seem to be waiting for the visit of Mr, Ball, which is due some time this month. It.is a great pity that Mr. Ball was ‘not through here last week, for gjen/he would. have got an excellent idez of locul .conditions. On three consecutive nights I found 2YA come through with poor volume. It was practically impossible to hear the station with anything less than five tubes, even with the five good, room .olume wasn’t available. On these same nights, 1YA: and 3YA were reasonably good, but the volume from the "Aussies" was terrific, even 3LO in the early evening leaving 2YA budly in the ruck. This is the first time it has been so weak in my experience. On nine nights out of ten it is possible to tune in 1YA and 3YA with more volume, more clar- — ity, and less fading than 2YA, yet these stations have only a tenth of the power of 2YA. There seenis something strange somewhere. One cannot suggest that the statio: is at fault, for in other quarters 2YA seems to be. received O.K., and maybe location is the cause, but, whatever it is, it should be ferreted out and local listeners should be helped as much as possible. HETHHER a relay station on lines similar to the New Plymouth station will fill the bill or not remains to be seen, but in some parts of the Hastings district 2YA: is reported a firstclass station, so one concludes that a relay station in one of these "good" localities would have the desired effect of giving improved reception to town listeners. [,VERYONE is delighted with the announcement of the R.B.C, .that the dinner music sessions are to commence on April 29. This session will be appreciated, for up here at any rate afternoon and early evening reception 4s generally preferred to the night trarsmissions, on account of less fading afd static ICENSES have not as yet been renewed by many local listeners, but mostly it is a case of laxity on the part of set-owners. When the numbers finally go up the total will probably he found somewhere in the vicinity of the number at the year’s end. The dinner music sessions should shake them along. [THE promised Napier "B" station is not a reality yet. It is understood that the promoters are still waiting for their permit. \