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Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 3, 2 August 1929, Page 17

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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.

ANSWER TO ENQUIRIES. 1¥A was-oh the air on Monday, July 15, to describe wrestling contests. See Auckland Notes. -Ed. Dinner Musie Tacets. I OBJECT to the delays during thé music put on at 2YA during 6 p.m. and 7 pm. As I live out in the bhekblocks, it is very difficult to. get my A’ battery charged, more especially since the earthquake; one is wasting power. If the operator wants some smoke-ohs, why don’t you have an extra attendant?. Imay ‘add that the dinner hour musi¢ is the best part of the progr amme, We have to retire early to get® up early in the morning, hence we cannot sit up till 10 pm. So my suggestion is, keep the dinner hour music going with no silent intervals, then out "juice" is not being wasted

S aquch:-

Ken. G.

Rouse

(Murchison).

Fading From 2YA. H® last two or three weeks 2YA has peen fading, at times’ badly. This is most unusual, but 8YA always’ fades badly, This afternoon 2YA ° is not to be heard at all, and the combined bands were to be on the air at 2,30 p.m. 4YA is coming through. quite clearly. and with great strength, so it is not my machine.‘ -T can always pick up 2YA in the day time, but. to-day I think the power must be off. It is hard luck when, you look for something good.

James

Cameron

(Waitahuna).

Ode to 2YA, ORLY, one thing I do hot like about you, 2¥A, ig your silént day; 6 p.m.

to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays: is deadly dull. Your tace session Al. Wish you could relay other large meetings. Auekland and Christchurch are not much good in day time. Congratulations ‘to 2ZH, Napier. I listen-in to the whole .of ‘your record programme Wednesday evenings. We would sooner hear records of professionals than dud amateurs. Sopranos should choose more mezzo solos; the high notes are too hard. Hearty congratulations to Ranfurly Shield announcer. Although licked, we enjoyed the game immensely, which was due to his excellent and clear description. Oome again, Mr. F. Moran. Some Dunedin artists gave us musical numbers from "Our Miss Gibbs." Absolutely first rate, good idea. Programme want a bit of jaz-

zing up: rather on high-brow _ side. Aussie pleases with light stuff. I suggest listeners-in should let studios know when particular artists are pleasing. Please, Mr. 2YA, do not say "Gooood night’; something short and snappy would suit your excellent style better. Looking forward to seeing 2YA some

day.-

Quite Satisfied

(Hawke's Bay).

Lectures on the Air, I HAVE often waited for a lecture over the air before closing down my set, and haye had to wait while market reports are waded through. Although I am a farmer I fail to see why several different firm’s reports should be read, or the names of vendors or purchasers. Why not strike an average of prices and let us have it in a few

words. Another aing: why not see that reports are sensible. A case: of cucumbers or bag of eabbages cahnot be valued unless the weight or ‘size is given, for different towns have different standard practices for marketing goods, Again, what. proportion of listeners understand or desire the 4 p.m, Weather reports from all the stations around the Tastuan Sea? Is. the time required on these reports justified? The way we are: asked to stand by for chimes for five or ten minutes makes one think they have exhausted the news or run out of phonograph re-, cords. Listening .to.a station like 3LO one notices that not.a tick of the clock is wasted. In a note to you some weeks ago I also offered the sugge.tion that occasionally at regular intervals, say every six months, you publish an index to your previously published constructional items. I have filed all "Radio Records" since publication started, and find it almost an impossible job looking up some detail in a past number. In which number will I find details of ine two sized square linen loud-

speaker ?-

B. C.

Colbran

(Southland).

[To comply with the request of this correspondent a full index of constructional features was published in Vol. II, No. 52. The detailed descfiption of the speaker appeared in Vol. I, 52 (July 13, 1928), now out of print.-Hd.] In the Earthquake Area, ADIO has proved a great, boon, to listeners in the earthquake | district. Being in this area myself I look forward to t»e news session to hear

any first n

Satisfied

(Westport). °