New Wellington

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 33, 27 February 1931, Page 10

New Wellington

Interference Complaints as OR the past few weeks a new Wellington station, on 278 metres (1120 ke.), has puzzled many New Zealand listeners. Still more has it puzzled, and in many cases annoyed, local users of erystal sets. The new station, which is of an experimental nature only, has been allotted the call sign of ZL2XY. It uses a power of 500 watts, and is onernted by Messrs. Collier and Beale, e'etr‘cal and radio engineers. 70 Ghrznee Street, Wellington. Many who lave heard its transmissions have remarked on its "punch" and clarity Though it operates on 1120 kile«ycles (278 metres), and is thus well separated from 2YA, Wellington, on 720 kilocycles (416 metres), many local erystal set owners are unable to: seqarate the two transmissions, and reeeive each with an unpleasantly loud background of the other. Many such listeners, ignorant of the operations of the new station, have telephoned 2YA complaining of the undue loudness of the orchestra practising in another studio! : This interference is not due, however, to any transmission fault by either station, but to the almost total lack of selectivity inherent in some of the simple types of crystal sets. Unfortunately it cannot be overcome without circuit modifications, or, alternatively, a wavetrap, which may be built or bought for quite a small sum. Y, However, as all future tests by 2XY will be conducted outside 2YA’s broadeasting hours, furtier intereference will be. obviated, ‘.