In Phase and Out

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 51, 1 July 1932, Page 4

In Phase and Out

By

Quadrant

First thoughts-football. A good rebroadeast slightly marred by noise, though technically a splendid effort. There are big possibilities in this direction, and I imagine that in a short time there will be a great. deal of it done. Do you remember the first rebroadeasts? There is a marked improvement to-day. * * » AVE you ever thought. of having a " yadio set built in when making. alterations or hav'::g a house designed? I saw an example of this at the pictures the other night, The skilfullybuilt radio was part of the architecture of the room; it would not have been noticed had not attention been drawn

to the fact that it was there. Incidentally, the background music for the scenes in this home was supposedly supplied by radio; and the effect of a modern home was instantaneous. Radio is being looked upon as part of every home ‘equipment these days. % ¥ = ZW showed commendable enterprise in relaying from the Wellington Show, but.I think some of the speakers at the opening were imposing on good nature, and went off at a tangent to tell listeners that there was such a thing is a depression going on at present. Don’t we hear enough of this witbout having it hurled at us through the radio? * sc e x WAITING for the church service from 2ZW at 7 p.m. on Sunday last-realisin stark realism. . . 3 m > How is this for a tongue-twister? It was used to weed.out 300 candidates. who applied to the National Broadcasting Company (U.8.A.) for an announcership: "The seething sea eceaseth and thus the seething sea sufficeth. us." And this one used by the French for the same purpose is quite as effective. "Un chasseur sachani. chasser chassa son chien de chasse dans un: sachet seche." It means, I think. "A hunter.who knew a thing or two about the’-chase, hounded his hunting hound into the dry thicket." It is hard enough in English, let alone French. ~ oe AN English radio expert is reported to have said that the probable effect of radio waves on the atmosphere ix to heat it slightly. Radio, ‘then, has distinct possibilities in fields other than the inevitable jazz, sports and

church services, for which I am truly thankful. . . * * % . A SURPRISE item from 2YA recently took the form of a broadcast from Wellington College. Splendid! It brought back old memories in good style, but one thing was missing. The picture of one’s old school is never complete without its "agony" chamber." It was "Room 10" in mine, and incidentally it loomed largely in my school life. , % " * HIS idea of surprise items can be extended ad infinitum. .May we survive enough to hear relays from a radio constructor’s den when his set won’t go0;’ the Wellirgton Harbour Board’s office if the floating dock sank; the "B" station owners ft. their licenses are not renewed; from the putting green of a local golf cours¢ (at no particular time); and from % bright party at about 2 a.m. wo xu w * As soon as we-stop having the last word in radio sets we might get somewhere and let the industry get there. too. ‘ x Bg L=Et us get away from the usual run of talks-the depression, the farm and home, ‘the powers that ‘be and-those that don’t be, and be origiral. What is wanted is action: "How I was Lost in the Tararuas," by a well-known foo;ball player; realism, "Running tv Blockade," by a motorist who had not renewed his driver’s license} imagination. "What my Set will..Do,". by a member of the DX Club; force, "The Tariff on American Radio. Goods," by a dealers’ representative, a a " QUITE often the broadcasts for lost relatives and friends are successful. This story corcerns. a -broadcast for a certain precocious youth -of.tender years’ who was, some time after the broadcast, found by a policeman. erying bitterly. co "What is the matter, sonny?" asked the limb of the law witb all the tenderness of his force. "Ym missing-and hayen’t beeu heard of since!" : = a = you have noticed that after a while the wires supporting the masts of your aerial begin to sag and need more or less continual tightering. If ever you have occasion to renew tbe stays use wire manufactured ih Scotland. S*-h wire is sure never te give. * x oe vf was told this story "for what it was worth’: Someone rang up the "Record" office the other day and asked to speak to the Technical Editor. I understand he will not answer quer'es over the phone, and after some: (ixereet questioning it was ascerta xed that this person was in difficulties w:.h her radio. She was told respectfully to fill in the coupon and post tlie query to the office: The fair liste..o demurred, "O--er, Oh, yes.. I have a friend who takes the ‘Radio Record.’ He will give me uw ceupon, Thunk you. Good-bye."