Broadcast Music In Hat Factory

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 37, 22 March 1935, Page 18

Broadcast Music In Hat Factory

Intended to Get 20 Per Gent: Better Production’: No Interference ‘By 1YX in Programmes From 1YA- Author to be Broadcast From Church--Amusing ‘Churchill Story.

PINAL: adjustments were made, last week: ‘to the: powerful radio receiver ‘installed by Johns ‘Ltd. in the millinery factory of a large Auckland firm, Although electric gramophone systems have been used previously in New. Zealand, this is believed to be the first’ occasion. 6n, which a receiver has ’ peen installed to feed numerous loudspeakers for reproducing broadcast ‘music. It is claimed by the proprietors of the factory that overseas experience indicates’ an increased ‘output of approximately 20 per cent., due to the stimulating effect of. music on the employees. So far, music is available for about three hours of the day, light orchestral and ather popular .selections being most in demand... It had_-been "found that very soft music is most efficacious as far as the clerical staffs are . concerned, because. of the need for , greater mental concentration in their .case. It is not difficult to visalise the installation of similar amplifiers: in large Waikato milking sheds in order "to encourage a larger milk yield. HE annoying background of IYX’s , ', transmissions: behind those of 1YA . has now been eliminated, by the Broadcasting Board’s technical’ staff. It-is . explained that troubles such as these are extremely difficult to trace in complicated circuits such as those used in a modern broadcasting studio, and the work of elimination"therefore’ involved a lengthy investigation. ."Ehe.success at‘ekts ie the: ‘efforts: of. . the experts rets ‘on. those ‘concerned. ast: ‘week, ‘even before thé "artival Jat. Atickland "py the.-Aorangi (on last) of ithe YRey. Charles: W. ‘Gotdon, D.D,, better.kndwn' to thousands" ‘ag!Ralph Oonior,", the: famous * author; whow wrote’ "Sky Biot? and other hooks, ‘the’ stiiion ‘Oirector of 1YA‘lad made arrangements for iim to be broadcast from ‘that sta‘tion. "This' has been fixed: for: ‘Suriday Next at 7 p.m., from St. Andrew’s S. Pres*yteriati:Ohurch when the preacher will pe heard .on relay through IYA.:4. The "Rey. Mr., Gordon was accorded ‘4 eivic aeeeption ‘at Auckland last Mondas. ‘Rerurriwx G in last: week’s talk fiom St TYA -pn. "World Affairs’*. ytoz-the "abdivatign: of the :much-titled King of Siam; Mr. Alan Mulgan old. ar. ‘story i ‘about Mr; Winston ‘Charchily Tie Dosition of‘howorary Bilder Br other: of -Drin- . ity House, the ancient establishment that looks after lighthouses and some ofthe pilotage in British waters, is a coveted one, "and is sometimes hestow-.‘ ed, on It carries the right , to: ‘Wear, a: picturesque: uniform. "Phe. story » goes: that’ ‘during the? wat :: "Mr., ! ‘Churchill. appeared SO. dressed in? Bel: gium'rand‘a Bélgiahpaper said he wore" the uniform 6f.an Elder Brother® of the * Trinity. "What a relationship !’*>:exclaimed the Belgian reader, Mr. Mul-

gan added that he.di& not think the relationship would, perturb PH Chinese’ high-powered ° station, . XGOA, is coming in really well in" Auckland, at the present time, _between . the hours of 10 p.m. and 2 a.ni:* At 1.30 one morning last week an Auckland — listener happened to. be searching the ether and heard this 75-kilowatt super station broadcasting " Chinese speech and weird music on 660 kilocycles, ‘The © yolume of reception was comparable with that of 1YX. ° N Auckland radio firm has succeed- . ed in perfecting a complete range of interference’ eliminating devices specially designed for New.Zealand conditions. Devices suitable for use on 460 and 280-volt circuits carrying cur- . rent up to 32 amps have been evolved. In finish and effectiveness the filters _ are all, that could be desired. The en-

terprise shown by this’ firm’ should go a. long way toward solving: the interference problem; naturally the cheaper qnd more efficient’ filters ‘become, *the more widespread their: "use will be. URING? the-. week the. "writer was privileged to witness:a demonstr a-] tion of a'new improved aerial system\ recently placed on the market by a local > firm. The amount of noise picked up by the new: aerial compared with that re‘ceived on an ordinary aerial was surprisingly small. It was demonstrhted by means of highly accurate’ and sensitive laboratory instruments that electrical interference of many types could be ‘suppressed. with practically no loss referred to in these notes last week. ‘of broadcast signal. It’ was explained that the new system complies in every respect With. ‘the insurance regulations 2