Hawke's Bay Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 49, 21 June 1929, Page 9

Hawke's Bay Notes

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"THINGS are quiet in the local radio world this week, and mot many kicks have been heard. Statice has been easier, and generally. business is reported good. Referring to radio business reminds one that most of the dealers in Hastings are placed in an unfortunate position. Within a certain radius from the local power station only D.C. is used, and according to the borough electrical engineer there %@ not likely to be any change for at Idast many years. The majority of dealers are in this D.C. area, the result being that they are not in a position to demonstrate (except elsewhere) the new all electrics which are now flooding the markets. This is undoubtedly a hardship, and must interfere with business. It was this fact that led to a deputation of dealers to wait on the council this week to see if the position could not be remedied. The dealers even offered to pay the cost of the necessary wiring, but at the time of writing it was not known if they had been successful in their quest or not. OCAL radio enthusiasts are looking _ forward to the big concert to be broadcast. on August 22 from Hastings. A great programme has been tentatively arranged, and if it can be clinched one does not hesitate to predict that it will equal anything ever presented in New Zealand. It is hoped to have the programme finally settled next week, RECEPTION. conditions have been up to the usual standard of late, but the position in regard to Wellington is unchanged. The "Australians" are heard at good strength, and a couple of the Japs. have been coming through well. N a footnote to last week’s notes regarding the delay in the commencement of the R.B, Company’s proposed scheme of relay stations, the editor of the "Radio Record" suggested in reply to the statement that the Gov- | scsnssiemnemasuipetaenbeapneeesbeamemiens

ernment was.not placing obstacles in the way of the company proceeding, that certain business adjustments, etc., were necessary before any large capital expenditure could be undertaken. This, of course, is naturals but it does not clear up the position, and listeners up this way would be glad to learn just what is holding up the scheme. Has it been OK’d by the Post and Telegraph Department, or who is responsible for the delay? The position as we know it up here is that according to the statement made publicly by Mr. Ball,-and presumably with the authority of his company heads, the scheme had been put before the Department, and when approved of by the Government would be put into operation by the company. Against this,. the Government advises that it will place no obstacles in the way of the company, so it now still looks as if it is up to the R.B.C. [Business arrangements such as are necessary have not yet been concluded. -Hditor.] ; . At any rate, some information on the point would be welcomed, for under present conditions it is no exaggeration to state that 90 per cent. of the Hastings people who own multivalve sets (and most of them do}, while receiving 2YA perfectly in the afternoon, find evening reception difficult, With a good relay station ‘here, one can imagine licenses up this way doubling in no time. BY the time these notes are read, the Hawke’s Bay Radio Society will have had its June meeting. Mr. J. Lynn was to have lectured on components: symbols, and how to read a circuit diagram, the idea being to give many new members some idea of what is inside their sets. This may develop into a series of lectures, and should prove valuable and interesting.