EDITORIAL NOTES.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 4, 9 August 1929, Page 6

EDITORIAL NOTES.

/T'HE success that attended the Dunedin Exhibition, following closely on the remarkable success of the Wellington Exhibition, shows'f clearly that there is a definite desire on the part of the public for more intimate contact with radio. The opportunity of seeing, concentrated at one spot, the latest and most advanced complete sets utilising A.C. equipment, the most complete and compact battery-operated sets, and the subsidiary gear that contributes so much to the modernising of old sets, appeals strongly to the listening public. The simplification of processes that is going, on is appreciated by the radio public, and in itself is unquestionably extending the ‘appeal of radio. Those who are interested in, the constructional side of radio are limited. They may bé those who get the most intense interest and pleasure from radio in the field of constructional capacity, but it is the larger and broader section who listen merely for the pleasure or entertainment derived from the programme itself that constitutes the strength -of radio. It is this section that has made and is making radio exhibitions © so popular and, successful. . , HEARTY congratulations are extended to the promoters of the Exhibition in Dunedin. Their organisation has been good, and the public has responded in admirable spirit to the fare offered. A _ particular feature of the Dunedin Exhibition was the section devotgd to the children. This was a happy thought, and undoubtedly constituted a special feature of the show.. The occasion, too, was made memorable by the skilful exploitation of land-line telephonic communication from Wellington to Dunedin. A definite feat.stands to the credit of the Department in making it possible for the PostmasterGeneral, the Hon. J. B. Donald, to sit in his office in Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington, and speak direct to the Exhibition in Dunedin, for his voice there to be passed through loudspeakers and heard by the assembled audience, and thence rebroadcast by Station 4YA. This constituted a record in this field, and is a striking indication of. the clarity and perfection of telephonic communication. now available. to the public. The Dunedin Exhibition is, itis thought, likely to be followed by an exhibition in Christchurch, and we hear that. there" is a possibility for a similar venture in Auckland. Properly organised, there is no reason why each and all of these ventures should "not be successful. The public interest is available for development, and the successful organisations already perfected show that the public is prepared -to heartily support exhibitions: of this nature, .