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RADIO TOPICS.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The following progratame
AN "A" ELIMINATOR.
wf!!
For Users In The Country.
be broadcast to-day "from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Ste Z.B.W. ca wavelength of 5
metres.
6-8 p.m.-European. Programme
ly supplied by Messrs. S. Moutrle
& Co.
6-6.27 p.m.-Orchestral. Tannhauser-March (Wagner), Marche Aux Flambeaux (fayerbeer),
The Band of H31. Coldstream
may also be used as a volume con- trol with good results.
For
are to be used to provide light, in gramophone recorda. When Lt. the vicinity of the set, it would, Col. G. O. Harvey (who was Mi perhaps, be a good plan to build tary Secretary to Lord Irwin while the eliminator in under the top of he was Viceroy of India) was mar a table lamp stand, a lead being ried to Miss Lily Millicent Prit- taken from the eliminator body to chard at All Souls' Church, Lang- the connection on the limp. ham Place, London, last month, The 32-volt (positive) lead may The wattage of the two inean-four loud speakers broadcast the be used in place of the first "B" descent lamps depends on the rebells from records,.. battery on some receivers, or in quirements of the receiver to This was the first time bells had case the voltage of the "B" bat which the eliminator is to be con- ever been thua reproduced "for a as a general rule, dependent upon be used to boost their voltage. of the 201a type are usad, the verger's iden, since he said people Radio, users in the country are. tery has dropped somewhat it may nected. If, for example, six valves wedding. Apparently it was the the use of accumulators
or dry
However, this latter case cells for their "A" power.
is not "A" battery load would be one and wanted wedding bells, and their, Pre- sent-day standarda in radio have gencies, as a "B" battery whose for this current a lamp consuming structural reasons they could not
recommended, except in emer a half amps. In order to provide balls were never very good. of Victor & H.M.V. Records kind.advanced so much that both of voltage has fallen to such an ex-this amount of current would have barung properly because the these methods are out of date in tent that additional voltage is to be used. If the lighting plant tower was not strong enough to city Installations, or any place needed to operate the receiver isis of the 82 volt type a 50 watt have them swung. So they are where a community electric light-
The lamp would do the job nicely, or, strack with a hammer Instead, very apt to become noisy. ing, scheme is in operation, and in choke call "I" is used to smooth if two lamps are used, two of 25 which produces only a feeble tene, these more favoured places the out any disturbances or fluctus- watts would all-electric or light socket operations that may occur in the line. Again, if the total load of the set loud speakers were lashed to the bo satisfactory. drowned by the traffic. Four big If considerable disturbances are is only 6 amps, a 20 to 25 watt stone balustrade, 'each with a six- This type of set has many ad present, a Alter condenser should lamp would be necessary. The volt accumulator connected to it. vantages which need not be be used in conjunction with the "B" minua lead shown is eptional, enumerated here, but the big ad choke,
and need not be used, as the was that of St. Margaret's Weat
The actual peal of bells used" vantage from the point of view of
necessary connections between "A" minater, which had been recorded the user is that it does away with It is caaential, of course, that and "D" batteries can be made on for the gramophone some time ago. the zone of the power lines are un-switch should be placed on the the 32 volt lead is used to boast could be heard very easily and dis- battery renewals. Those outside the voltimeter, resistance, and the terminal board of the set. If The broadcast was not loud, but fortunately not able to take ad front panel, with the rest of the the "B" voltage the raual coupling tinctly all round the church, vantage of this system, but if they equipment (apart from the lamps) between the "A" and "B" batteries though not at a range of 100 yards are fortunate enough to have an behind on a baseboard. electric light plant they may do tual lay out is, however, largely a
The ac should be done away with. away with "A" battery trouble by matter of taste, and will be more
or more from it. Perhaps this in- novation will make fashionable Homes,
means of the "A" eliminator des or less dictated by the style
churches which are in every way The Drage Way,
cribed in this article. This unit box used to house the unit.
suitable for weddings but possess Norman Long (B2257). ile, easily constructed, and can be the lamps used for the resistance wedding bells at a wedding from News.
The latest idea is to broadcast indifferent bells.-N. C. Daily made at a cost somewhat lower than that of the average accumula tor or set of dry cells.
Guards (C1743).
In a Persian Market (Ketelbey), Raymond-Overture
(Thomas arr. Godfrey),
The Band of H.M. Coldstream. Guards (C1440). Zampa--Overture
(Harold arr. Godfrey),
The Band of M. Coldstream Guards (C1421). 6.27-7.05 p.m.--Humorous Num-
bers Song-
21, Nathan Rd., Kowloon.
Tel. 57089. :'
A Select Private Hotel furnished with an eye to the comfort of its Tenants. Single and double multes of rooms with private bath- .rooms attached.
K. FUJIYAMA
PHOTOGRAPHER
ANNOUNCES HIS REMOVAL
To
2, WYNDHAM STREET,
3rd floor.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
our
(Thia cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert, but
readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic. spellings, such as karber, plow, and altho.)
A Dicky Bird Told Me So. Glad Rag Doll..Ann Penn (B3002). Song
Song-
He's a Good Man to Have Around,
Sophie Tucker (21994). Dialogue.
A Servant Girl,
ed set has come to stay.
The parts required and a brief Wish Wynne (R2532).} explanation of them are as fol- Sang-
You Can't Kill Flies by Scratching suitable size (the size of these is lows:-2 lamp sockets, 2 lamps of Them.....Gracie Fields (B3383). Song
detailed later), onc 40-ohm Think of You,
rheostat (capable of carrying cur- Is It British?
rents up to 14 amps, without over. Norman Long (82580). heating), one heavy duty choke 7.05-7.30 p.m.----
coil, Quartet in F (Ravel),
1 d.p.s.t. switch, one four Kretty String Quartet wire battery cable, one bayonet at.
(M-881.
tachment plug, screws, terminals, 7.30-7.45 p.m.-From the Studio hook-up wire, &c. Incandescent -A Speech by the Hon. Mr. lampa are used as the chief resis- W. E. Shenton on St. John Am-tors, one of the reasons being that bulance Brigade. Local Branch.
7.45-8 p.m.-Concert Items.' Vocal Duct-
The Thought Never Entered My
Head (Novello),
Winnie Melville and Derek Oldham (B3270). Piano Solo
Concerto in E Minor (Medtner).
Bonne Moiseivitch (E530). Song-
Columbine's Garden (Besly),
Waiter Glynne, Tenor (B3100). Instrumental Trio
Mirage (Coates),
Bor (Piano), and H. M. Calve ('Cello) (B3028),
they are more economical for this purpose than any ordinary non- luminous resistance. As this statement is apt to be misleading; an explanation at this point may not be amiss. The only practical way of reducing a 32 volt current down to a voltage that is suitable for the filaments of the valves is by means of a resistance. With
the ordinary resistancé consider. able current is wasted as heat in
De Croot (Violin), David reducing 32 volts down to 6
lesa. If incandescent lamps are used, this heat is radiated in the form of light, and light can al ways be used round a radio set,
The rheostat is used to obtain the correct voltage, at all times, as indicated by the voltmeter.
8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather Report.
8.03-11.30 -p.m.--Ko Shing Theatre Relay.
11.30 p.m.-Close Down.
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