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BROADCASTING.
THE PROGRAMMES AND THE LISTENER.
Cecil Lewis writes in "The Ob server":-
A FOOL-PROOF AMPLIFIER.
AMERICAN RADIO."
IMPORTANT'CHANGES IN THE MAKING.
One-valve amplifiers, for a very, good reason, have not hitherto en- joyed a favourable reputation, for in the coupling of such a unit to a receiving set there was always at The newly appoined body to con- element of danger. It was no 'un- trol radio in the United States has One evening there was broadcast common thing to hear of ambitious already got to work, The Federal the Chamber Music of some con-listeners who had shorted their Radio Commission, which will be Lemporary composers Webern, high-tension batteries, or, alterna-in supreme charge for 12 months- Ravel, Schonberg, and others. It tively, burned out all the valves in after that it will continue as an ap- seemed to be my chance really lo circuit,
peal court, leaving the administră-i get down to these musical enigmas This state of affairs is due to the tian and control work the De- and see what they were up to. lack of standardisation in the partment of Commerce-consists of told myself not to expect recognis- coupling of low tension and high-five members. Thair Arst move. able melody or line, and to keep an tension batteries. In some circuits was to hold public hearings of aug- absolutely open mind to all im- H.T. negative is connected to L.T.gestions, offered by various bodies pressions. After all, I argued, you positive, and this used to be a very and persone, as to the best method don't ask of Wagner what you ask common practice; latterly, how-of unravelling the tangle of too of Chopin, nor of Rembrandt what ever, it became "fashionable" to many stations. you ask of Constable. They are connect H.T. negative to L.T. During last year the number of out for different things.
negative.
broadcasting stations throughout|
I switched on and sat down. Consequently, when, an amplifier the States Increased alarmingly, There was no question about my employing the negative to negative and, owing to an ascertained de- being amused. For a quarter of principle is constructed it is suit- fect in the existing Federal radio un hour I listened intently, surable only for a set which incor-laws the authorities were unable to prised every second by some un- porates the same principle. Unfor-prevent a station operating or even heard-of progression or rhythmical tunately, after a set has been
taking a wavelength already as- oddity. Then it began to get too few months in use, the constructor signed to another station. Hence much for me, so I tried Couë, It himself may be uncertain as to the the confusion in the air became a veritable Bedlam. In New York and Chicago as many as 30 sta- tions were operating at the same time in each clty. In an area of 100 miles from the centre of New
is amusing. I will be amused. I.
I am amused... must be amused.
inter-battery connections,
and
therein lies the source of trouble.
Having regard to the dificulties which have made extra amplifiers unpopular, therefore, the accom- panving scheme has been prepared in such a way that it is absolutely
Moreover, it' IB
And then my thoughts strayed somehow to that irresistible comedian, Gilbert Childs, who once came on the stage to give a few "alight" impersonations. The, first, he said, is one policeman. And he emerged from behind a screen with fool-proof,
constable's helmet on his head. scheme which will present little Darting behind the screen a second difficulty to the most inexperienced time, he emerged with a second builder.
The few components required helmet on top of the first, and an- nounced himself as "Two police are a transformer, valve-holder, rheostat, six terminals, ebonile ter- That was all I could get out of minal strip, wooden baseboard, 9 this music: one crazy instrument, by 6 inches, and, of course, a valve instruments. And of a type similar to that already
men."
two
ernzy
connections
The uge,
Are
lucidly shown, and the absence of H.T. connections ensures that there will be no danger of unwanted fire- works.
though I listened to Sarah Fischer in singing popular Spanish songs with great content (and admiration for Cecil Dixon's accompaniments), I frankly adialt that after Schönberg had said the same thing for the
tenth time, I dropped blissfully off
to sleep!
or
In connecting the amplifier to the set, no damage will result if the leads from loud-speaker output The Vienna String Quartet have (which now become the input evidently a superb technique,
supply for the amplifier) are placed they would not be able to play these the wrong way round. When the works at all. They are obviously loud speaker is connected to output of supreme difficulty. Whether of amplifier nothing will be heard they are wasting their time is an- and it is then indicated that the other matter. We must be grateful extension wires to input need to the B.B.C. for letting us have a changing over. The LT. terminals "looksee as the Chinese say, and of course, take extension leads leave them, with a sigh of relief, from the respective terminals on for the musical critics proper to the set. judge.
The next night, from the mo- ment Jack Smith said "Good even- ing, folks" to the laat note of "Blue Skies," was all too short. Jack don't play, he don't sing in the accepted sense of the word; but what an artist! What rhythm! What charm! Doesn't he act tho feet tapping and the faces emiling? Doesn't he touch the spot? This I submit, is the best in contempor ary musical art
WIRELESS PIRATES.
The Stipendiary Magistrate at Manly Court (New South Wales) is
We recommend all experimenters who have the necessary junk on hand to construct a "fool-proof" amplifier as a stand by; a unit of this kind will be useful on many occasions when it is desired to boost up a particular transmission.
ON THE WAVES.
York City there were no fewer than 80 stations, in a similar, area around Chicago. 68 stations play- Now the commission has decided ed havoc with the listeners' sats, that a great many of the 700 and close down, or divide time between otations in the States must either themselves. In New York City and suburbs only 20 stations will be permitted to operate. It has been decided, and a very definite an nouncement has been made, that
of
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
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stations will be licensed and au thorised to operate on a basis usefulness. Public service public convenience will be the de- termining factor in licensing station and allotting a wavelength.. As there are only 89 channels or suitable bands available for the whole of the frequencies United States after setting aside six for Canada, it follows thut many stations will use the same wave length. This can be arranged for according to the distance tween the cities in which the sta tions are located and the power to be used. Thus interference will be eliminated as stations of compara tively low power separated by, say, 1,000 miles, may use the same wave- length simultaneously.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you's clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or bath.
(The solution of the poove C7088-Word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
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That method, of course, will not, provide for hundreds of stations, as some national or important high November power stations must be allotted an exclusive wavelength. The second method of allowing for four five hundred stations is to require these to split up the operating time between them.
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A very important matter, of In a recent talk by "Dr. Fixit."
course, is the frequency separation of 6CL, on receiving tubes, he said decided upon between the stations. that so far as regular reception is in New York all stations in that concerned the radio listener has to area will have a separation of 50 decide between just two issues kilocycles, and the other stations will he use a atorage battery outside the 100 miles from New threatening wireless pirates with or will he Use а dry bat York will be fitted in batween the. fine of £20. He fined nine defen- ters for operating the tube 50 k.c. separations. Very stringent dants ES each, during the hearing then his choice narrows down to the ing the observance
filaments. If it be the former, regulations have been made regard-| of whose cases it was stated, on
of its allot-1 behalf of the Postal Department, either the UV or the UX style base. deviation above or below the allot- general utility tube 201-A, with ted frequency by a station. The that in spite of publicity as the re- If it be the latter, then there is a ted frequency (presumably when sult of recent prosecutions, there wider choice of tubes, involving not modulating) must not seemed to be no falling off in the the 199 type with UV or UX base, half a kilocycle.
exceed number of offenders. The Nagis- and the WD type with WD, UV, or trate said that if the fine impos- UK base. So far as operation 18 ed did not have the desired ef- concerned, the 199 and the WD fect he would consider the question types perform about the same. If of inflicting fines of £20.
THE WISEST PARENT.
the listener is of an experimental turn of mind and seeks super-eenel- tive results, there is the 200-A type, with either the UV or the If it is a "wise father who un-UX base, operating on storage bat derstands his own child" it is even tery. Fortunately, most receiving
RADIO AND THE DORIC. The Burns Federation's con- ference at Derby proved one of the most successful gatherings of the kind yet held. It certainly did not suffer from the fact that it was not a wiser parent who knows what to set manufacturers specify prescribe for the child when it is tubes to use, and these instructions lines, which Sir Robert Bruce, the conducted exactly on the teetotal ailing, and it is the wisest parent volume output or power tubes there introduced a new spirit into the should be followed. Of the high retiring president, suggested had of all who immediately turns to Baby's Own Tablets under such are three kinda--the UX-120 for cult, and might by some be regard-1
circumstances.
"
the
even from
dry battery sets, the UX-112 for storage battery sets, and the UX-ed as making Burns clubs to res- pectable, There were about 160 210 for power supply sets. On the other hand, the practice of using delegates present from all parts of a super-sensitive detector tube In the country some the detector socket has lost favour America-and a spirit of great in the last two years, because of earnestness was shown in the work the critical adjustments called for of the Fedoration towards social and the high current consumption amelioration of the people and the of the 200 type. As to choice be- poet's ultimate idea of a universal tween dry-battery and storage-bat-brotherhood.
These Tablets are a specific for most of the minor ailments of childhood. By their mild yet im- mediately beneficent action on the stomach and bowels they promptly remedy infantile indigestion, con- stipation and colic, check diarrhoea, cool feverishness, allay teething pains, relieve croup and colds, ex- pel worms.
tery tubes, it is entirely a matter Good progress, was recorded in Guaranteed absolutely pure, good of personal preference. Formerly, the various efforts of the Federa and safe for even the youngest or there was a considerable discreption and its units to preserve the most delicate babe in arms, they ancy between the two, the dry-bat-Scate vernacular, and it will fall quickly bring sound health-restor-tery tube was neater and simpler, to Sir Joseph Dobble, who has ing sleep by removing the causes but lacked volume, while the stor succeeded Sir Robert Bruce in the. which have kept the little one un-age-battery tube involved consider- chair, to see that full advantage Is happy, restless and awake. Your able trouble and mess. To-day, taken of the B.B.C.'s willingness to chemist sells Baby's Own Tablets, the dry-battery tube has the neces- broadcast in the vernacular when- or post free, 60 cents per vial, from sary power, while storage battery ever suitable plays and other com- The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 60 operation has been reduced to positions are available in literary Klangse Road, Shanghai.
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