In Phase and Out

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 52, 8 July 1932, Page 4

In Phase and Out

By

Quadrant

¥ I am to believe a rumour that has come my way, Frank Crowther’s bright little novelty orchestra will shortly be finishing up. I don’t know whose fault it is, but I think 2YA will be losing one of its best features, and if it is not replaced there will be many regrets. a ie UNDAY was a bleak, cold day in Wellington, and I’ll wager that many of those who listened in to the southerly screaming through the campanile during the recital from 2YA during the afternoon were glad they were far from its icy blast. But, like most Wellingtonians, 1 was quite happy over a blazing fire. mt. x * LAS8t week was "Blue Danube" week in Wellington. But I still like that famous waltz. s R B UDGING by the rebroadcast. description of the test match on Saturday, the Australian announcer wanted his side to win. Nevertheless his et thusiasm was infectious and he quite successfully transported his audience to the grounds where the duel was fought. bd yt "ROR whom is the carillon supposed to be?" someone asked me the other day. "If for the listener it is a dismal failure, and if for the people of Wellington practically no one hears it. It is a great shame to interrupt the Sunday afternoon concerts to inflict us with its jangling music." He left me wondering. oe a i FH OW things have changed! I was reading "My Northcliffe Diary," and came across this delightful reference to wireless. After the tremendous interest aroused by the Melba broadcast (June 17, 1920), Lord Northcliffe had a seven-valve receiver fitted up for his private use at the "Times" office. He was very proud of it and made a point of showing it to visitors. He had a special operator for the instrument, which was considered to be the very latest in wireless sets. ‘You need to have brains to understand wireless,’ Northcliffe used to say as he asked his operator to explain to his guests Sow it worked." Although wireless ‘as advanced a preat deal since that ‘me, I think what Nortcliffe said about wireless is still true.

if ONGRATULATIONS, Mr. Handsygn your appointment to the gener 1ship of the Broadcasting Board. g s . I HEARD some surreptitious advertising on shortwave on a recent evening. For a long time the broadcasts under which this was veiled were not permitted, but recently have been allowed again. Not being from a com~ mercial station, the Government should be on the lookout for this kind of thing, as it is possible that someone has an axe to grind and is doing it under cover, ed % J HD reference made by Miss Dora West when speaking from 3YA recently to the dynamic force and wit of Mr. Lloyd George, reminds me of an incident related by Sir James Parr in a speech from 2YA seme weeks ago. Mr. Lloyd George was campaigning a certain well-to-do district, and in order to discredit his social standing the rumour was circulated that ‘in his youth the great statesman used to hawk vegewbles in a cart drawn by @ donkey. He had concluded one vigorous meeting and was answering questions when someone from the crowd called out and made the accusation. There was a momentary pause before the speaker’s cutting repartee was brought to play on the victim: "TI thought I had lost sight of both many years ago," he said quietly, "but if seems the donkey has turned up again." The ramour. was heard of no more. fe @ "you were pretty dull last weeky’ I was told the other day. "Yihy you have missed half the opportunities that came over the air." Maybe I did, but I cannot listen-in always, and if I were near my set for long I wouldn’t be able to listen-in at all. But that criticism gave me an idea. Surely much that goes over the air will bear repetition in these columns, so why not drop me a note and let us have a mailbag all of our own. I am certain it would be a bright one. : & ie H® days of miracles have not yet gone, according to an American dx magazine, which publishes an account of how two private New. Zealand stations, one with 30 and the other w:th 10 watts power, were received in New York. I think some stations do not take the trouble to check up their logs

' carefully, or that they take the reference to a broadeast supposedly sent out by them as a compliment and let their card go. Some of these scalphunters are not at all scrupulous in their methods of obtaining "scalps." Of course, I am not referring to the N.Z. DX Club. THE Radio Regulations are still causing a disturbance. I don’t blame the dealers for making a noise. In the first, place they need more elaboration; in the second place they do not protect the dealer; and lastly, though intended to clear up the position they have made it considerably more obscure.