N.Z. Short-Wave Club Notes

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 27, 15 January 1932, Page 24

N.Z. Short-Wave Club Notes

IPHORSDAY, January 8, at 7.30 p.m.,° ' igs the date of the next meeting of short-wavers, who will meet in Messrs. Nimmo’s concert hall, entrance in Bond Street. This will be an open night to anyone interested in radio, owing to the fact that it will be a follow-up on Mr. McCarthy’s lecture on tuning, and even a erystal set owner might find something to interest him, I am now commencing a little propaganda scheme with a view to increasing the membership. For a time I have not bothered much on account of the fact that the more members meant more work. but, by means of a system, the club should be able to cater for many more members than there are at present. The elub issues up-to-date lists of stations and monthly bulletins, and to each member and readers asistance in many ways. In some respects the club resembles a lodge. Each member is in direct communication with headquarters, and is invited to send in suggestions. The idea of organisation is to work for the benefit of the short-wave world, to attract and encourage programmes and to assist stations so that more aerials will be directed our way. As the club is representative of the Dominion in our own sphere it behoves all short-wavers, ar those intending to take it up, to join. For the remainder. of the year the subscription has been reduced to 8/- for all outside Wellington city. One aspect of our work is to encourage the experiments, for there are many things yet to be discovered. ‘There are still some firms who maintain that short-wave is a failure, possibly the good excuse is that many people buy a set or parts, and then complain they eannot get anything. In view of this fact, also to help those who would like to take up the hobby, I hope to find time to prepare instructions, so that anyone will be able to tune a set and get the results we are getting. In conjunction with the club’s efforts to double our numbers, we would like to see everyone who has an interest in radio to help to "boom radio" during 1932, Anyone who hears anything of-interest or obtains any information, by passing it on through the radio columns, is benefiting us all, When sending postal notes, please fill them in payable to the club; it is far safer for us both. Juisteners in New ZeaJand and overseas address me: A, B, McDonagh, Secretary N.Z. Short-wave Club, 274 Cuba St., Wellington. Yours fra-ternally,-MAC.,