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Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 11, 26 September 1930, Page 21

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"Somme" Programme. THE wonderful programme put on the air from 2YA on Thursday night, September 11, was appreciated ‘by all those in this district who heard it. We hope that such a programme will be repeated in the near future-

Keen

Listener

(Dannevirke).

America Cup Rebroadcast. ‘THE attempt of the R.B.C. to pick up the short-wave transmission of the yacht race for the America Cup, unfortunately attended with bad results, is commendable. The intention to do listeners a service was there, and I am sure this is appreciated. ‘These are the kind of actions that cement the feeling of good-fellowship between the listeners and the R.B.C., though we do grumble at times. By-the-by, what has hannened to the hoyvine and wrecte

ling broadcasts

Okeh

( Wellin gton ).

A Question of Propriety. Ws have heard a deal of criticism of late regarding both the quality of programmes and the standard of transmission from the YA stations. I thought you would like to hear a few words of praise for them. 2YA seems to be the station that receives the most criticism, for why I do not know. Locally, no one with a good-quality audio end can, I am sure, find any room for complaint. We all know that certain districts receive it poorly, due entirely to natural conditions over which we have no control. Most of the complaints seem to come from Wellington itself, and the reason is very easy to see. Most modern sets have such a tremendous radio frequency gain that on a high-powered local the detector is hopelessly overloaded. Have any of the critics tried a crystal on a good audio end? I wonder. I noticed that at a recent meeting of the Radio Society a certain member said, among other things, that the microphones were of poor quality, badly placed, and that the monotoning was bad. It is doubtful if the speaker knew anything about a microphone at all, let alone the monotoning of a station. It is indeed amusing to think that this so-called amateur Radio Society, with no practical experience, should have the audacity to criticise the doings of practical men with years of experience. I am sure, however,.that the R.B.C. do not take any notice of a society who represent less than one-tenth per cent. of the listeners. Some little time ago this same member told us that he could hear the engines on the Southern Cross on her trans-Atlantic flight in spite of the fact that she did not carry a ’phone! ~

transmitter. I mention this in passing to show how ready some people are to rush into print knowing nothing about their subject. I for one, like thousands of others, have no fault to find with the YA stations: the best of svsood

wishes to them.-

Push Pull

(Master-

ton),