Curious Incidences

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 6, 23 August 1929, Page 31

Curious Incidences

MONGST the many curious things that have happened whilst listen-ing-in are one or two that are worth mentioning, says Mr. R. Leslie Jones (Wellington).° On one occasion three New Zealand stations put the same tune on the air at the same time (not re-broadcast}). It was just coincidence. a Recently a friend of mine played on his gramophone "Rosie O'Grady" . for me; and a few minutes later I tined in KDKA (Pittsburg), and the very same tune was broadeast from KDKA. Another occasion I heard two Australian stations put on a violin solo, and tuned in 1YA (Auckland), and heard the same tune again. Op still another occasion, I heard an organ solo’ from down -South, and simultaneously np North an organist in a church was playing the same piece. When listening-in to Japan one night in the earlier days of radio, I tuned ‘between the "Jap" and 3L0, Melbourne, and heard from Melbourne the "Hiilelujah Chorus," and héard the wéird native music from the "Jap" station played on the "Samerson" instruments, at the same time; that was when both stations were on 371 metres. On another occasion I was playing on my piano, and a second latér 2FC Broadeast the same air. The world seems but a small area in extent since radio became established. Anyone in the habit of tuning in various stations, can tell from the announcers’ voice what station it is; but cat anyone pick up the Jap or Rus- _ stations ftom the annouticérs’ voice i