Radio Abroad

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 14, 18 October 1929, Page 15

Radio Abroad

TALKING pictures are a source of great enjoyment to the average picture-goer, but unfortunately those with defective hearing cannot attend the screenings for obvious reasons. ‘However, an American theatre has now provided a section of the accommodation with headphones for each seat, so that people so inflicted might also enjoy the programmes. A control knob is fitted to each pair of *phones, so that the volume may be regulated according to individual needs. Statistics show that there are fifteen million people in America with defective hearing, and the advent of the talkies might have taken away & Po tential source of amusement from these people had it not been for this instal lation for their benefit. TH Post Office wireless directionfinding vans in Dngland have been locating pirates and oscillators during the last few months with very great success, and over a thousand prosecutions have resulted. After tracing a "howler," the engineers in charge of the van warn him that a repetition of the offence may cause cancellation of his license. If this warning is ignored and thé offence repeated, the offender is either prosecuted or his license is cancelled. These ether detectives act on information received, either from engineers or from people complaining of interference. These latter are forwarded a questionnaire asking: for various details, and a pamphlet containing hints on how to locate the source of the trouble.