In Phase and Out

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 1, 15 July 1932, Page 4

In Phase and Out

By

Quadrant

WHILE listening-in the other night, I heard what I took to be the: broadeast of an aeroplane in flight, but they tell me it is only 1YA’s éarrier. s * aX ‘S$. surprise item last week was one out of the box-you heard it, I presume. After that I am convinced that our announcers want untying. Radio should be humanised, and by that I do not mean Americanised. s : & 2 HEN I heard the little finale of surprise item, I felt that all listeners were rising and calling "Bravo, we want Mr. Heigh ho." It must be possible, surely. s bs * I AM still at a loss to know what America was celebrating. on the "Glorious Fourth’-Independence Day or gum-dipped balloons. All I heard of 7 was a re-broadcast of KK W from YA. > -_ >

* ‘you remember my joke about the announcer and his wife a week or so back. It evidently appealed to one of our commercially-minded readers, for it was diily entered for the 5/- prize that "Spark" holds out to aspiring humorists. It would not have been so bad had it been left in the original form (I feel quite modest about it), but it was changed just enough to make the joke fall a bit flat. What a nerve! * 3 ys HEY tell me "Patricia’s’ columns are of feminine interest so in order to keep up conversation with a housewife of my acquaintance’ the. other night, I mentioned the women’s columns of the "Record," which was lying within sight. «‘They are quite interesting," she remarked. "But some of the recipes are a bit off at time3," and she picked up the paper. After a moment she read ont; "Apple and Ham Casserole," which I thought sounded very nice, and then: "‘Add one teaspoon of onion juice." How are we going to get that?" My efforts at making conversation fell flat. after that, for.I am still wondering how many onions make a teaspoonful of juice. * % * SPEAKING about onions reminds me that somewhere recently I saw -hat the electrical pressure of an onion is one-twentieth of a volt. Country listeners who experience charging difi-

cultiés should be able to get ened "Ae current from a bed of these vegetables, planted outside the drawing-room window. . 2 s "THH breadcast Will begin at 3 p.m.," says a newspaper. Evidently a 20th century version of a weli-known biblical allusion. ry 6 + For straight-hitting, convincing delivery, and sincerity, I pay my respects to the Sunday morning preacher at 2ZW. ; ¢ @ 2 4 GTATIC in radio reception is like a’ mother-in-law in married life-~ only you can’t switch the latter off sd easily. After all, there is a lot to be said for the crystal set.

"Ts your wife fond of listening-in." "Not haif so much as she is of speaking out."--"Answers."

($OURTSHIP-He broadcasts; she listens-in. Honeymoon — She broadcasts; he listens-in. Now-They broadcast; the neighbours listen-in. s a s "To which station do you listen most?’ I asked a friend, who had recently bought a new set, which, according to the salesman, was capable of great things. Imagine my surprise when he earnestly replied, "To the local power station." Without doubt, this power interference question is one of some magnitude. s y cf A RUMOUR is circulating that there is a possibility of a New ZBealand radio convention at which tives of the different branches of the science will be gathered. If they want to do business the following branches should be limited to one representative each :-The dx club, the amateur transmitters, and the short wave club. Otherwise I pity the "Record’s" reporter if this paper "covers" the convention. * ~ % J A®M sorry the powers that be have, decided that radio exhibitions ar superfluous. This country is the only one where radio is developed to any extent that does not have its radio show. Although new models are little different from the old ones, there are yet many points that the public will be interested in. It neéds effort to organise

one of these shows successfully, and it seems. that someone is frightened -of A work mayolved. ¥. * "you were game to say what: you did about the carillon last week," I was told during the week. It was true, but the carillon is a national memorial, and as such 2YA | can but do little other than broadcast it." Like the southerlies, it is part of Wellington’s constitution, and must go over to let listeners know it is really 2YA that is broadcasting: bd = & I WAS glad arrangements were made for Will Bishop to broadcast again his little turn about the carillon. It is one of the’ finest things of its kind that has gone over the air for some time. x Bd % "THERE. are great possibilities ahead of the recorded talks, and théir jn clusion in the programmes is thoroughly justified, but danger lies in the introduction of too many talks in the evening concert. The B.B.C. have introduced them ad lib., and they be- | come jto the English listeners like adverfising is to a growing. section of the American listeners. They are much*tilted at in the columns of Hnglish mazagines. One writers sets his grouse to verse +- OH, THOSE TALKS. Talk; Talk! Talk! Till the brain begins to swim. Talk; Talkt Talk! Tilt the eyes are heavy and dim, Recitals, the weather and NEWS, Topical tatks and such themes, O’er highbrow stuff I fall asleep, . Non To syncopate them in my dreams.