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RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on 355 and 49. metres:-
12.30-1.30
Programme.
p.m.-Demonstration
1.48 p.m.Weather Report.
-7 p.m.-Programme of Colum- bla recorda supplied by courtesy of Messrs. Anderson.
"Melodious Memories (Pot-Pourri)",
Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4
(art. Herman Finck),
Regal Cinema Orchestra. "Parted" (F. E. Weatherly &
F. P. Tosti), "O Lovely Night" (E. Teschemacher
& Landon Ronald),
Doris Vane, Soprano with 'Cello Obligato & Piano. "The Student Prince-Drinking Song" (D. Donnelly & S. Romberg),
Raymond Marlowe, Paul Clemon, Olaf Oison & Chorus "The Student Prince"-Serenade
(D. Donnelly & S. Romberg),
Allan Prior, Raymond Marlowe, Paul Clemon Olaf Olson & Chorus, "Dr. McGregor" (Will Fyfte), "The Engineer",
Will Fyfe with Orchestra, Comedienne. "The Trumpeter (Descriptive Ballad)",
Parts & 2 (J. F. Barron & J. A. Dix),
Raymond Newell, Baritone & Ion Swinky, Narrator. "The meanderings of Monty," No. 20 Monty attend a Bard-Meeting, Parts 1 & 2 (Milton Hayes),
Monologue by Milton Hayes. "Blue Eyes-Do I do wrong?", "Blue Eyes Blue Eyes" (John & Kern),
Evelyn
Laye & Geoffrey Gwyther.
J. H. Squire Coliste Octat. woul
Miniature Musical Comedies, No. 1,
The Gipsy Girl" (Harold
Simpson & Stanley Helt),
valen
equal
Mark Daly, Haytoond Nowell, valve. Emmie Joyce, Billy Leonard, not the Norman Williams d Chorus
with
"Lionel MoncktonOrchestra
1&1 (Lionel
"Auld Lang
1250
Debreekten);
"Parts
Somere Band.
of estima
output tra
of the harn z different from that o
Syne (Traditional), speakers. The forme
Voices Daily Express" Community Singing at Columbia Graphophone London Factory.
12.10 a.m. Close Down,"
BACK COUPLING
Howling And Motor Boating
greatly in impedance wit in frequency so in estin ratio it is desirable to tai pedance of the speaker 200 cycles. The ratio. the square root of the t Impedance divided by th Impedance. In moving" the impedance does~ ly through the audio range and themaximum á
The greatest trouble which con- output,fis otained. by
from time to time double the velimpeda
atructora mny
experience is howling and motor-speal importac boating. These noises "may have equa root ofth any frequency from a slow waxing of peode valy and waning of the signal similar to ing corr very slow fading to a super-audible traformer frequency: Sometimes it is due to a microphonic valve, hat, in most cases it is due to low-frequency feed back. The sound
need nof worry pedarice of the ignored and t waves emitted-can be taken
by a loud-speaker may also come in contact with the valves thereby setting up a howl and drowning all other sounds.
How To
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Some people good eyesight, ma able to see distant
If the trouble is dus is a micro- phonie valve the noise can be usual- ly stopped by changing the detector valve., This is a very annoying fault as it is impossible to tell whe ther a valve purchased is going to be an efficient and silent one or It cannot read for lo is going to be noisy. Such charac-periencing eye strai teristics
In the ord can only be found out headache. after a valve is bought and tried of things, we may tak out on one's set. When such hap-of a relation or friend, pens there have been instances to the oculist, and af where the irate owner has rushed tests he prescribes g down to the dealer and given vent lenses ground to certai to his feelings to the first person which help to mitig he meets, who is generally the sales- ability,
Such a procedure should Imagine for one moment, never be adopted. The first thing man would feel if a sug that should be done is to try the was made that he should ha valve in the same position on aears examined! Probably he
Although triend's receiver, then if the fault be very offended.
"The schoolmaster and the boy," Partsman.
1 & 2 (Ronald Jeans),
Comedy Sketch by Cicely Courtneidge & Jack Hulburt. "Les Patineurs," Valse (The Skaters),
(Waldteufel), "Les Sirenes," Valse,
Regimental Band of H.M, Grenadier Guards. "On with the Show, 1920"-Selection,
Parte 1 & 2 (Publishers: Law rence Wright Muak Co.),
Debroy Somer Band (With Vocal Choras by Tom
Barratt)
"Merrie England"-Selection, Farts 1
& 2 (E. German),
Regimental Band of H.M.
Grenadler Guards.
"Angela Mia" (Pollock & Rapee),
love me" "If you don't love
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is still there a visit to the dealer same suggestion regarding his with the request would be accepted in quite a should be made that the valve be returned to the erent spirit, And yet how manufacturers for investigation and few people trouble about their insist that the report be. sent on ing! receipt. The latter is necessary for
A Simple Test two reasons (1) for one's own in- Everyone can test the conditio
a watch formation and (2) to prevent the their ears by holding valve being kept and resold. Well-arm's length in the right han known manufacturer's generally re- covering the other car with the lof place valves found to be defective palm. Note the strength of the and the dealer If he is out for busi watch tick. Then transfer the acas always makes a point of watch to the left hand, covering the advising the customer of the re-right car. You may find you dinya
Yellen & Aby Emil Velaxed sult.
Organ
The new moon--lover come back to
mo" (Hammerstein & Romberg), "The new moon-one kiss",
Evelyn Laye & Chorus with Drury Lane Theatre, Orchestra. "Virginia" Selection, Parts 1 & 2
Waller & Tunbridge),
A threshhold howl or growl is often cured by replacing the, detec tor: valve. Should it be Incur ablé a resistance of suitable value may be placed across the secondary of the first transformer.
to bring the watch a little nearer to get the same strength, or vice versa. Very few people can hear equally well with both ears, and if you can hear the ticking distinctly with the arm fully extended on both left and right, there is very little When back-coupling or feed-back the mattor with your hearing. is the cause it is difficult to stop. This experiment was tried by Pro-The source this is generally the the writer on his friend wh
high tension supply. The noises happened to come in when he produced range from a high pitched writing this article, and who whistle either continuous or inter- very astonished to find the mittent to a low rattle called could only be held half the "motorboating." The hardest to from his left ear to give "Martial Moments"-March Medley cure is a silent back-coupling which strength of signal as
Parts 1 & 2 (arr. Winter),
London Theatre Orchestra 7.48 p.m.-Weather Report: 9-10.30 p.m. Chinese gramme.
10.30 p.m-News Bulletin. Programme of Columbia records supplied by courtesy of Messrs. Anderson.
The Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. "A day's broadcasting"-Parts 1 & 2
(Clapham & Dwye"},
Descriptive Sketch by Clapham & Dwyer, "Miniature Musical Comedies Parts
Simpson &
1 & 23rd Mark Daly, become difficult to handle.
Relative
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can only be traced when the set is watch was held at ar In actual working by instability the other side, of signals and unnecessary hand-
All this goes to capacity. Motorboating rarely takes place except in recefrem and amance of how the plifiers using high grade compon- Brown thinks ents and mode valves. These are marvellous. made so highly efficient that they and listens po
An- a compliment, Emmle Joyce, Raymond Newell, Norman Williams other difficulty Is that manufac tells the wife
Chorus (with Orchestra turers do not give suffkient details stand how any conducted by Stanley of their accessories- soveral in- poor reproduc stances they appear to be afraid in his mind, “ even to give the characteristic ly the enme curves and working voltages, of Robinson's lon Relative de transformers etc.
Stanley
Billy
Holt). "Maritana-Scenes that are brightest"
(Wallace, arr. Sear), "The Bohemian Girl, Then you'll
remember me"
(Balfe, arr. Sear),.
J. H. Squire Celeste Octet "Funny face-tell the Doc"
(Gershwin, Carter & Gershwin),
Leslie Hensen & Male Quartette with Novelty Orchestra. "Funny face-a few drinks"
Comedy sketch by Leslie Henson & Sydney Howard. "Poet and Ponsaut-Orerture, Parta
1 & 2 (Von
wh
The remedies to be adopted are deceive us i based on isolating the different receiver Is atages so that there is no back another, coupling or on reducing the am strength plification of the draft at the might find
as loud. B frequency of the disturbance...
If the noise is above the middle thinking the register say above 500 cycles, plain telver an faithful and by-passing of the plate leads gen-
erally suffices. Should the free the probabl The Regimental Band of quengy be low by-pass condensers speaker fav H.M. Grenadier Guards. do not help fich in a direct tlon peculiar "Chorus Hits of Yesterday," Parts 1 coupled circuit a reduction in aap in eating
& 2 (arr.
S. Beddon),
"
The
Jolly Old Fellows
with Orchestra.
"At the Races"--Parts 1 & 2
(Clapham &
acity of the grid leak condenser or another man of the grid-leak resistance may help. could be alt However, if no real cura can be peculiarities effected nothing short of a thorough
Denketch by filtering will help. dle addi
Clapham & Dwyer. "Chant Sans Paroles"
(Tachalkowsky, art, Sear), "Invitation to the Yalu"
(Weber, arr. Sear),
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
We
have practically
come
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to that stage of efficiency when a cheaply constructed friend outfit is impossible of attain seco ment. The point to bear in mind when laying out a circuit is that every stage must be completely isolated to avoid any tendency to back couple. It does happen, of couras that a receiver can be but up from a diagram and when cor SUP OHRA: 700,pleted gives excellent résulte TYPYRORPIU J duplicate this, with anoth
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