TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1930.
RADIO TOPICS
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on
a wavelength of 365 metros:-
5-5.30 p.m. Children's Recorded Programme supplied by the Anderson Music Co.
5.30-6.30p.m.-European
Pro Krumme of Coluinbla Records selected and supplied by the Anderson Music Co
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To know you is to love you,
Ambassadors Band (5423).
Duet: Nerah Blaney and Gwen Farcar (DB:21), Underneath the Russian Moon, True Blue You,
Layton & Johnstone (5670), Hang on to Ne, Reaching for Someone,
We'll Cling together, Moaning for You,
6:00-8 tinued.
Ukulele. Ike (Cliff Edwards) (569-1). p.m.-Programme
Con-
Triumph March (Grieg),
Anchored, The Banderiéra,
(2405).
Robert Howe, Buss Baritone (230). Tschaikowskiana (land),
- Paul Whiteman and His
Orchestra (9470). Concerto Grosso in D Minor
(Vivaldi),
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra (9823).
the German stations.
song
ANODE FEED
SYSTEM.
THE
The object and the desirability of incorporating this system in all receivers will be understood from the following explanation.
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which must flow through the con- end has to carry 1:6 plus 5, namely denser, and of course san bere 2.1 milliamps duced atil further: the H. T. available is great enough to par mit of the use of a greater value of Anode Feed resistance.
This resistance has therefore to drop the voltage from 200 to 80 that is a drop of 120, volta when carrying 2.1 milliamps, this' value The same process is carried out is therefore 120 divided by 0021 with each stage, except the last, for 57.000 ohms, and a 60,000 ohm will be Bufficiently which it will be seen la completely resistance isolated from the other stages and near. In this case," therefore, the there la consequently no object In resistance required will be 60,000 isolating its signal from the source ohms, and 50.000 ohms. respective.
1y. of H. T.
WIDOW COMPENSATED FOR LOSS OF HUSBAND.
KILLED IN CAR CRASH.
were in the days of the lotal ama.... teur broadcasting society-such an attempt would undoubtedly prove a great success. Perhaps Mr. Earle will give us his views on the sug gestion when he is next on the air. Manila came through rather well on Thursday evening and the dance
It is not essential to use. resist. In powerful Amplifiers designed music programme included that new favourite, the specially com All H. T. balterios, accumulators, ance, in fact a well designed Audio for giving the best reproduction, it posed "wireless"
"Hello and other sources of Supply have Frequency Choke having an infa desirable to apply this system Everybody.
There was also an appreciable internal realstance, al-ductance of the order of 50 henrics also to the grid bins supply, as any old favourite included in the pro- though in the case of a large capa under working conditions will be alight variations in the voltage pro- gramme "Some of these Days."
city battery or accumulator this equally, if not more, satisfactory, duced by the grid blas battery, es Saigon continues to be the beat resistance may be very low, in fact but will not drop the voltage aspecially when it is a large one due The House that Jack built,
of the bunch as far as reception of the order of 30 ohms, when the is generally required and is, of to uneven chemical actions taking. Selection,
goes, but unfortunately we are not battery is new: Unfortunately, course, considerably more expen-place Insite the battery and also to "Ambassadors' Band (9915).
however, As batteries run down sive. It will be seen, however, that its gradual deterioration, can have all French scholars and a great The 'Singing Fool-Selection,
the Debroy Somers Band (9754), deal of programme-news their internal resistance increases the effectiveness of the Anode Feed a bad effect on the general repro- The Kinkajou, Fax Trot.
Items in particular is therefore enormously owing to the consump-System in preventing back, coup-duction. In this case, as no cur- Re-Rita,-Fox-Trot,
lost to us.Why-is-it-a-correspon- tion of the active material in the ling depends on the value of the rent is flowing, the resistances The Knickerbockers (5652). dent asks, that the oriental section battery and the drying up of its various resistances being kept high which should be not less than Broadway Melody, You were menat for me,
of Saigon's programmes comes electrolite or the reduction in the with respect to the by-pass conden- 20,000 ohms, each and preferably Layton and Johnstone through so much better than the specific gravity of the acid in the sers, and consequently if the avail-more, do not drop the grid blas able voltage is low, say of the order voltage at all but merely prevent (GR02).
rest? Rather a difficult question case of H.T. accumulators. You're the cream in my coffee,
Now an examination of any Re- of 100. or less, it may not be per disturbances in the grid bias bat- to answer off hand but perhaps Fox Trot.
ls because the high pitched volcas, cefver circuit shows that all the missible to drop much of the volt-tery from affecting the perform- the clash of cymbals and gengs and alternating impulses produced by age In à resistance and, in such ance of the Amplifier as a whole, the method of applying the decoup- the other elements of that parti- the signal in the Receiver have to cases chokes should be used.
Variable resistances can also be ling system in this case is to con cular type of oriental music strike flow from the plate of each of the the sensitiveness of the microphone valves through the coupling com-employed to give variable voltages, nect a resistance in series with ponents, and so the H. T. negative but care should be taken to see each grid bias tapping that is em more rendity than the other,
Chelmsford (G5 SW) is such a and this flow in the absence of by that such resistances will stay con-ployed and to connect a 2 mfd condensers must occur stant at any particular value, and condenser from the grid bins ter- tiresome station to sit up for that pasa only a brief report of Monday's through the source of H. T. Supply, that they do not fall below about minal of the coupling component to Chelms namely the H. T. battery or accu- 20,000 ohms at their minimum posi- H. T. negative-Singapore Free broadcast is available ford came on between 12 and 1 a.m.mulator etc. The output valve of tion. It is for this reason, namely Press.
a Receiver-produces a very large the fact that with variable resist- as usual, with an organ solo, a speech and the fading set in bad pulsating current which, in flowing ances the actual resistance being
through the resistance of the H.T.used is dificult to determine, TLS. 20,000 DAMAGES. ly.
in general it is not Poem (Fibich) ..Organ Solo (4320).
On Tuesday at about 10.30 Zee-Supply. sets up an alternating volt-that
desirable to -use Sanctuary at the Heart (Ketelby).
Kelby Concert Orchestrusen's-talking tests came through age, the amount of the voltage de specially
Zeesen is, according to pending on the resistance of the them unless they have-been-pre- for a spell. published anouncements in the home T. Supply and the strength of viously calibrated or special pre- wireless journals, about the best of the signal delivered by the output cautions have been taken to ensure vaiva or valves, and it will be ob-that the resistance does not fall The programme from Bandoeng vious that as all the valves are con- below the requisite minimum.
nected to the one source of H. T. It should be clearly understood on Tuesday was well received.
On Wednesday the German sta- this alternating voltage must tend that this system is applicable to on Konigswusterhausen was pick-to feed back to the other stages and any Receiver and as a rule the bet-
In the civil division of the ed up, gramophone records being produce distortion. It will also be ter arrangement, since as has been
Been that If a Receiver la provided previously pointed out, the ton-Shanghai Special District Court the order of the day.
with only one H. T. fipping so that dency to back coupling is greatly yesterday, Judge Ying delivered Mrs. Griffiths, "Popular Wireless" correspon every valve has some voltage ap
widow of Mr. G. A. Griffithe, for dent at Home reports the arrival plied to it and that every valve la ñcation of the base frequencies.
When applying this system, In the amount claimed, Tls. 20,000, of a Norwegian broadcast station confected across the whole of the en about 31 metres, and also finds rcdistance of the battery the maxi- the case of the screen of a screened against Tan Ah-mun, driver of a Air on G String (Bach), Octet (550). Sydney coming over extra well num amount of back coupling re- grid valve or an Anode Bend De car that knocked from his motor 80sults, and this is a fault which is tector, a slight deviation from the cycle and killed Mr. Griffiths on metres, all over the house. on the found In many Receivers and would usual procedure should be adopted, August 4, and Yao Chi-chlen, not be tolerated at all by a good namely that in each case two re manager of the Lun Lun Garage | laud-spõnker.
+ sistances should be. connected in of Nantao, co-defendant in the Several readers also query the designer." station P.X.M.G. calling amateurs How To Overcome The Trouble series and used in the form of a action for damages, says the The reasons for Shanghai Times of September 28. on the 20-metre band. To the best! The first step towards overcompotentiometer. B.B.C. Wireless Symphony of my knowledge this is a boundary ing this trouble is to provide an this are different in each case. The Mrs. Griffiths was represented by expedition in Brazil. Several Bri- alternative path for these impulses, screen of a screened grid valve Mr. H. D. Rodger while Mr. Paul tishers have been in touch and at and this is done by making a separ- usually consumes about half a Talang appeared. for the defence, Normin Allin, Bass (9801). one time the location was given as ate H. T. tapping for each valve or screened grid valve usually con- The claim was unique in thatit Mahu River, says the wireless ex atage and connecting at 2 mid. consumos about half a milliamp, and computed the total month earn- denser from that tapping tas near if a series resistance Is-naed for ings of Mr. Griffiths period part of that paper.
possible to the component to dropping the voltage to the figure of years based his expectation Another new short-wave broad as cast hails from Belgrade, Serbia, on which the H. T. is applied as can required (usually about 80). The of life. Mr. fiths, who was con- about 31 metres, and is reported the be) and the H. T. negative. These value of the resistance necessary nected th the Shanghai Mutual usual R.9, "full loudspeaker condensers offering an alternative tends to be inconveniently large Teleph Company, was knocked strength all over the house" by path for the impulses to H. T. although a series resistance can be down and fatally injured on those readers who have got him a negative will reduce the tendency used for dropping the voltage to Bubl Well Road by a car to back coupling to a large extent. the figure required (usually about alles to be owned by the Lun Incidentally, this is characteris. The resistance of impedance of a 80) the value of the resistance Garage and driven by Tan tle of shortwave receivers, at any condenser, however varies with the necessary tends to be inconvenient-Amun, a salesman, who was de
of the signal that ly large although a series resist-instrating the machine to a rate, those owned by "P.W." read- frequency
by-pass. For
exance can be used if desired. Infospective buyer... Mr. Griffiths ers who are sufficiently Interested it has. to
4 2 mfd. condenser the case of the Anode Bend Deter was conveyed to me Paulun to write to me and pour out their ample troubles. Apparently when they has an impedance of about 900 ohm ter, however, the position is diffe Hospital immediately after the are good they are very, very good, at 100 cycles and 1800 ohms at 50 ent. This valve when using tra accident, but died shortly after but when they are had, they are" cycles, so that it will be seen that former coupling for example
It is very strange to think of at these frequencies, the condenser usually have a normal Imphee
Tan Ah-mun was subsequently two people with sets built to the becomes relatively ineffective from of not more than 15.000 and same design, one of whom is geta by-passing point of view, and to the H.T. and grid-bins have tried in the old Shanghai Pro- thusiast, once more raises the ting short-wave broadcast all over make it effective would mean an to be adjusted before an gnal is visional Court for negligent driv question, "What are we getting for the house on the loud speaker while increase of capacity beyond a point received, to a current tordering causing death and was gen- the $5 we ay the Government for the other can't hear anything even economically Impossible. The quarter of a milliampt now 200 tenced to one year's imprison receiving licence." The question on phones. But it is so common Anode Feod Resistance scheme. volts are available we requirement, in spite of the brillant de- has been asked several times and that I am quite used to hearing however, at a comparatively small to drop. 100 volts, value of the fence of his counsel, Mr. Gor, cost overcomes almost entirely the series resistance have to be Tsou-gee. Not satisfied with the as yet remains unanswered: The
whole tendency to back coupling in 400,000 ohms, apart from sentence, the S. M. Police subse aplendid oxample set by the Dutch Where do the "duds" go wrong.
a Receiver and the diagram shows being somewhatly has the vequently appealed and the Appel- who, as ploneers of wireless com No-one is keener to know that than
how the resistances are connected serious disadage that it will late Court increased the sentence munication in this part of the they themselves! I think the only for a purpose. The action of these prevent the actor functioning as to one of 18 months' imprison- world, have left nothing undone to generality that helps. is that they resistances will be understood it should will be seen that any ment. Tan is due to be released provide their nationala with suit are simply too careless all round. from the following-remarks:-
tendency the H.T. current to
jon October 21, on remission of able transmissions, as not been. They don't think it worth while.to
Action Of Resistances.
the signal will tend sentence fof exemplary conduct Increase followed. The feeling of neglect fake pains over this and that, until As has been pointed out previ- to be efferacted by the increased while in prison. He was taken to
enhanced by the fact the total amount of pains not taken
the court's Civil Division under that at Home it will bhortly is great enough to act as a proterously, the signal from each valve drop oltage in the resistance,
passes through each coupling com-
The Erl King (Schubert), The Enchantress (Hatton).
New. Short-Wave Broadcasters.
increased with increase in ampli- judgment for Muriel Brunskill, Contralto
(0088); Funeral March of a Marionette
(Gounod).
The Damask Rose-Selection
(Chopin).
Court Symphony Orchestra (DX24).
Casse Noisette Suite-
Danse Arabe (Tschaikowsky),"
Valse des fleurs,
Orchestra (9252).
Song of the Valga Boatman, When a maiden takes, your fancy;
Hungarian Dance in D Minor
(Brahms). Cavatina (Raffi,
Violin Solo by Arthur Catterall (9430).
New Sullivan Selection
(Dan Godfrey),
ว
Regimental Band of 8 p.m.-Relay from Ko Shing
Theatre.
Grenadier Guards (9495).
11 pmClose Down.
WIRELESS NOTES.
COLONIAL'S COMPLAINT IN SINGAPORE.
Singapore. Sept. 13. The prosecution of Mr. Cox, a well-known local wireless en-
He rulao mentions Home on
all
about it.
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dmission.
Chauffeur Sentenced.
"be possible for listeners in tive blanket against the entry 9 ponent, and returns to H. T. nega-Potometer Anode Feed Systeft. heavy police escort...
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en the potentiometer anode During the hearing of the any part of England to listen in any signal into their 'phones? to the great musical centres of have come across the same with tive by way of the H. T. battery method is used in this case the civil claim Yoo, the co-defendant for other source of supply, and if al value of the resistance need denied that the car belonged to the world, Vienna, Budapest and amateur transmitters. Given power this is shunted by 2 mfd. conden-t be more than 1,000,000 ohms, him or his company. He insisted
arsaw. That will be brought for power, it is nearly al-
sers, to a large extent throug and only half of this or rather less that it belonged to Tan Ah-mun about by an extended system of re-ways the man with the beat, lay. We hear also of a scheme to well-laid-out station that bags these. By connecting realatan than half is actually in series with who had affixed his number plate link America with Europe. All our the records.
Indicated the valve. Further, by connecting on it. He consequently disclaim The old axiom resistance of the return hopes, get soaring by the announce that anuntidy set works best, true through the battery for each age the necessary 2 mfd, by pass con- ed all responsibility for Mr. ment regarding a new Empire as it was when it was acknowledg is made very high usually less denser from the point at which the Griffith's death. -- broadcasting station, have fallen ed, does not apply-to-short-wave than 20,000 ohms, so that the H.T. Is tapped off the valve, voltage
LocalReception.
FOR BUDDHISTS.
in the manner
Zeitung
to pieces since subsequent news is work. The difference between signal is literally forced flow at that point can be made to re- The Soviet Government has order- to the effect that only a limited ser- tidiness and "aloppiness, may be
and prayerbooks. They ars to be vice is to be given. Does it mean the difference between good results through 2 mfd, by conden- main steady by the reservoir actioned, all persons to hand over Bibles
ser to HT. negative is avoid of the condenser. that we will still have to spend and nothing at all. Singaporeing the source of H Supply, at The method of calculating the converted into paper for journals sleepless nights tuning in a station Free Press.
least at 50 cycles the amount requisite resistances in the case of and newspapers, owing to the cele *which really does not broadcast for
of the signal will now the potentiometer system. Is sume in the Soviet paper industry. Per our beneft at all? It certainly
through the hatta wher a 2 mfd what different to that necessary sons who retain Bibles will be puks like t
condenser is in conjunction where straight Bozes anode feed punished for apll-revolutionary. The programmes over the week with a 20,000 m resistance is resistance area but will be sim-activity, according to the "Deutsche
en a tenth of that pla to understand from the follow- Although its programmes are end have been as usual. It would rather less f
Sing explanations relating to feeding, confined to gramophone records, be interesting to know the extent VSIA.B. of Singapore continues of the Invisible, andience who Church in Slum possesses a valu- the scrton of screened grid to be a great source of en-listened to the sermon of the Lord able propanda.It is the cry of valve tertainment for listeners and on the Abbot of Wat Benchamaanpitz on Church the West that their rights when it is on, it provides Saturday evening (wan pad past builds are never full, but the avaliable, and that quite a good alternative to switch hum If one puts the number leader of Buddhism here, at all 'quired for over to wher Saigon has been on of sets which can receive 11 Pl'inevere taking time by the fore-purpose thelial all the evening Congra Bangkok, including crystal sets, at end bringing the faith and its red
is to folk in their homes at serica tulations to Mr, Earle for his good. two; thousand, and allowing an
four when household cares for work. His tents are heard in quit", average of five persons per
over and there le time far off lande and ons wonder, whe hold Hatening in-storystal Bet
of rest to mediate ther he will not attempt to get some 'allow four person to diten i of our talented an musicians: PJ, with-head phonia, and
Let us assume that 200, volts
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