Our Mail-Bag

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 20, 29 November 1929, Page 11

Our Mail-Bag

Distortion from 4YA. "THE opening programme from this station was good, but since then we can only receive distorted signals. Is this likely to be the carrier rapidly oscillating due to earth wave interference, or has the American — station KRLD anything to do with it? The two stations are on the same §$ fre-

oenct

J.

B.

(Murchison

~ (It is apparently your locality, we receive the station very well.-Tech. Eid.). Power Interference. J) UST a line to let you know J.K. of Trentham is still alive. I have been away for some months, but did not miss much. I tuned in one Saturday:a couple of months ago and heard tiie same old voices and the same old songs. ~Your note of advice (viz. "Switch" to A. B.:Martin, Temuka) to send another letter to what we radio friends call the dead-letter office. I have the latest in radio receivers. It has given me anything I tried for until the last two months, when I got power interruption, and so bad that I cannot get even. Wellington clearly. I wrote the radio inspector 6/10/’29, again 6/11/’29, again 18/11/29. . The usual stock card called "Will receive immediate attention"-so far nothing I am bringing the matter under the notice of the Minister. Perhaps Mr. Editor or "Switch? eould use a little persuasion to get the v radio inspector to stop, or try to, any ‘how, the power leak and interference out here; it is unimaginable. I have tried a loop, counterpoise, inside shielded cage-it is just as bad. I ean tell you it stings to spend over £100 on a set and not be able to get away from Wellington. It is not the set; I have had experts out from Wellington, and a friend who is chief for one of Auckland’s biggest firms. They all say "Power; get in touch with the radio

inspector:

J.

K.

(Upper Hutt).