Hawke's Bay Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 44, 17 May 1929, Page 9

Hawke's Bay Notes

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OF course there is only one real outstanding feature to comment on in this week’s notes, and that is the news from Invercargill that a solution of the static problem has been found. Everybody’s talking about it, but honestly one can’t say that everyone believes it. In fact, one radio enthusiast sportingly offered to purchase for the writer, free, gratis, and for nothing (even if it cost him £100) one of these discoveries, provided the claim turned ont to be really true. That’s an indiion of how the news is accepted up ere, although everyone hopes (even tiie man who made that promise) that it will be OK. If it turns out trumps a new era is opened for broadcasting reception, and provided it can be marketed at a reasonable figure, then all’ radio fans will join in acclaiming the southern inyentor a friend for all time. In the meantime we all wish him the best. ERTAINLY, this district would have . appreciated a static eliminator over the past few weeks, for it is a long time since atmospherics have played up so badly. With such conditions, it is hardly likely that there is any boom in radio business, but those who have the "bug" are an optimistiec crowd, and each night finds hem switching on in the hope that will be improved on last ight." When it is found to be even worse (and such has recently been the case), one is excused for getting a bit down in the mouth. Still, "to-night" may he OK, and we'll tune in to-mor-row night if it isn’t. (CONGRATULATIONS to the performers of 1YA with their "convivial evening." Everyone seems to have thoroughly enjoyed that. The appreciation of this was in marked contrast to the feelings with which the broadcast of the Wellington Symphony Orchestra was received. Iiven the most ardent lovers of good music had more than they wanted that night. No one can deny, of course, that it was a brilliant orchestra, but the programme was too "heavy." ‘T’'o make things worse, reception that night was not good, and more than one party of real musicians (to the actual know- : iige of the writer), cried "quit" and e@ the dials. Wednesday night, the members of the Hawke’s Bay Radio Society turned out in good force to. visit the Napier Radio Club in Napier. The yisit was very enjoyable, and an interesting demonstration on amplifiers and pick-ups was given by Messrs. Alward and Harris. The visitors from Hastings voted it a jolly fine evening, and now that they have been started these exehange visits will no doubt be continued. "THERE are a number of local listen- ‘ ers who have not yet renewed licenses, but in numbers of intances this is purely -oversight, and really few listeners seem to have heard the over-the-air announcements urging the renewal last month. In fact, two licensees asked the writer when they had to renew. They were’ quite sur-

prised to learn that their 30s. was overdue, and that the R.B.C. had freely reminded listeners when it was time to renew. In both instances they were expecting a notice of advice when the period for renewal arrived.