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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1931.
MUSIC FROM MANY COUNTRIES
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FEATURES
ADVANCE. IN WIRELESS AT SEA DURING 1930.
EXTENSION OF RADIO FACILITIES AND IMPROVED APPARATUS.
DIRECTION FINDERS AND BEACON STATIONS.
efficient designs have recently been introduced, giving advantages of increased'' selectivity and greater range under all conditions...
Direction Finders,
Bhort Wave Working..
IL.
The outstanding event of the year,
That shipowners now recognise and one which will inve a far reaching Heck on the future of
the value of short wave wireless equipment for long distanco work. wireless communication at sea, was
ing is evidenced by the number of new installations of this type fitted the sheerssful series of experimenta
during 1030. Economy and con in short wave wirelesi gelephony on
While the regulationg laid downvenience both result from the ei, low power carried out by Marchese, the Safety of Life nt Sea Conployment of such equipment.
has practically a world-wide range Marconi during Magh and April,vention, that all passenger ships of under favourable conditions, and in the course of which he spoke more than 3,000 tons must be fitted the Washington Convention allows from his yacht Elettra" in the
with Direction Finders does not ships using abort wave transmitters wurk direct with receiving Mediterranean to cities in the come into force until July 31, 1931, stations in the country to which world and the new, separated from there has been a very large increase messages are addressed."" him by the longest distances, pos- in the aunder of British ships fitted sible on the globe, thus indicating that there is now no technical with this apparatus during 1830, difficulty in providing seafaras and the total number is now ap with wireless telephone services to proximately 1,100. This rapid pro-akeet of great value to the fishing link up their ships, wherever they gress in the us of the wireless may be, with the land telephone ser, Direction Finder is due not only viec in almost any equitry. The first to considerations of safety of life steps towards this extension of, at sen, important though, these are, Barine communications have al-but-also to the economic value of rady been taken, and today, the Direction Finder in permitting passengers on some Atlantic liners safe progress' “undej, wéither con can telephone from the ship to ditions which would otherwise in telephon subscribers in North valve considerable defny.. América, Great Britain, France, Germany, Spa, Holland, Bel gium, Sweden, Switzerland, Den mark and Austria,
Beacon Stations.
The Fishing Industry.. Wireless has become mora widely appreciated during the year as an industry, and there has boon noon.. siderable increase in the number of trawlers fitted with, radio equip
ment.
Lower Charges:
A recent and important event in the sphere of marine wireless is the
new
British agreement between shipowars and wireless companies, resulting in lower charges, under certain conditions, for wiredeys This The leading coastal authorities equipment, on British ships. throughout the world have recognisagreement between the Marconi In Another important use for wire ed and enhanced the value of the ternational Marine Communication has telephony at sen introduced wireless Direction Finder by the Co., Ltd. and Radio Communication during the year, was the employ installation of additiouni automatic Co., Ltd., on the one hand, and the nent of wireless telephone equip Wireless Beacons, around their Chamber of Shipping of the United ment to keep ships in communica coasts. Then give, the utanost Kingdom ned the Liverpool Stenin tion with the builders' yards duraesistance to the navigator in makship Owners Association, on the iig their trials.
ing a landfall, and have proved |other, provides that shipowners who extremely reliable and economical in | dua) maidly with these Comics operation. The year 1830 has seen are for a period of five years to One of the most important their number increased by nearly have a 6 per cent. abatement of the Chutes in the Washington Con 10, to a total of 209. In Great rental charges for alt wireless ap vention, from the shipowners' point Brithin, the Buttiot Lewis Bencon paratas carried compulsorily under of view, rame into force, on Janu-was opened during the year, and the Board of Trade Regulations, Ary 1 after which date no spark construction was commenced on fur and that those who purchase onl ther beson stations for the Northright may obtain a corresponding transakters exercding 300 watts in nover could be fitted. Ships al Foreland, North Lundy Lighthous advantage. Concessions, although which apparatus of greater power Mizen Head. Mull of Kintyre, the not part of the formal agreement, Dhan 300 watts is installed are sew 3de of May, and North Ronaldsay, have also been made in respect of required to utilise valve. transmit-in addition to the thirteen already the hire and maintenance of Direc
Lion Finders. ters, of which a number, of highly ¦ in operation.
Spark-Transmitters.
HAVE YOU HEARD THESE?
Here are sta of long-wave and short-wave stations which should be picked up by anyone in Hong Kong who has a mode rately good set suitable for re- calving such signals. Success in picking up thess stations also depends very largely upon fay- durable atmorg sric conditions. Readers are invited to add to this list should they succeed in picking up any station not in- cluded in either of these lists.
LONG-WAVE STATIONS.
Wave length (Metro) Station
200 Manila 377 Bhanghai 280 Tientsin 310 Shanghai
Call Kilo- Sign cycla K.Z.I.B.
1,153 K.6.M.8. 1,085 C.R.C. 1,070. K.R.C
007 320 Feping C.O.P.K. 945 346 Tokyo J.O.A.R. 670 353 Hiroshima J.O.F.K 850 841 355 Hong Kong Z.B.W. V.U.B. 357 Bombay
$40 301 Sapporo 360 Keijo
370 Nagoya 370.4 Calcutta
JO.L.K 830 LO.D.K, 820 JO.C.K. BIU V.U.O
380 Kumamoto, J.O.G.E. 300 Sendai J.O.H.K. 365 Dairen
509.D
790
5
770
"
J.D.A.K. 780
V.U.R. 761
400 Oinka 410 Canton
J.O.B.K. 780
C.M.B.
413 Manila
K 2.R.M.
739 798
308 Rangoon
SHORT-WAVE STATIONS.
STATION
CALL BIGN
отгу
TIME (HONG KONG)
or WORKING
4,481 Mon., Wed. & Fri, 0 pan. & 9 a.m. 4900 0-10 pm,
5,201 Not regular
6,000 Tue., Thrics,, Sat, 8 p.m.
6,836 Bunday midnight
· 7,142 | Daily 6,00 plur, & 11 p.m.
7,810 Not regular
7730 Daily It p.io.
[E,C.L Kootwijk (Holland)
ITSAPJ Bangkok (Bis)
67.65 Dobinte (Germany) 60.12 Khabarovsk (Russia)
A.E.HT
BA97
58.7 GO.
Nnoon Moscow
8.GJ.
B.F.N.
48.5 42,
98.8
Home Porth 41.1Singapore
1.M.&
6.4.0.
V.8.LL.D.
87.
32,6 31.55 Malboumo
Bydney
2.0.L.
3,1.0.
31.48 Schenectady
arc
81,20 Eindhoven (Holland)
P.CN.
31.28 Sydney
2.F.C.
.81.
Nairobi (Kenys)
7.1.0.
8.677 Midnight daily
29.5 Sydney
2,3,5,
10,520 Not regular"
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27.8 Bandoang.
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8,108 Tues. & Fri, 9pm-1
0,230 Not regular
0,608 Not regular
V.2XA.F. *0,530 | Inilý 7 Kum, |-
25.63 Chelmsford (England)] 5.8.W.
246 Manila
K.LIR.
29.95 Schenectady`.
W.2.1.0.
18,88 UnniðčastnĮ
F.L.9.
18.4 Kootwijk (Holland),
POL
17,4 Bandoong.
P.L.F.
16.0
Bangkok
H.5.1.9.J.
10.3
Kootwijk (Holland)
16.74 Landoeng
P.LE.
Nancy (France)
16.6
Pittsburg
0,020 Fri. 3 a.f., Bat, 3'am. & 10 aw. 9,690 Not regular
31,020 Midnight-3 am. daily 11,781 7.80 p.m. & 9 am. daily, axdept
Baturday and Sunday
12,240 Nightly.
12,850, Wed, Fri, Sat.
16,102 Daily 6.80 p.m. to midnight
| 10,304| Dally 7 p.m.
77.280 Daily 8p.m. to midnight
17,751 Sundays7 p.si, & midnight
18,60%) Each afternoon
10,200 Daily 6.30-7 p.. 19,451 Daily 8 mm, WALK.21,540 Not regular
(Allowance must be made for summer-time" in most Euro- pean countries, which is one hour ahead of true time.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W: ON
355 METRES.
RELAY OF TÓ-NIGHT'S ROXING MATCH.
11 to 11.30 a.m.-Stock quotations. 11.30 - Chinese programme, 12.30 pm-Europese programme 1:30 p.is.Weather report, local
tise and Rugby Press news.
2 pim.-Close down.
to 7.45 pun. European pro- -gramme of Columbia records suppliped by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.
5 to 3,30 p.m.~*
Varicly.
Orchestral-" Darky Stevedore,” -Thelma Terry and Her Play Boy!
Monologue-"The Parson in De- fence of Parsons-Yes I Think So-Vivino, Foster, · Vocal Duet Lucky Girl-Crazy
Rhythum,"Layton and John
Ktone.
Vocal Durt "Forevermore,"
Layton and Johnstone,
Song "That's A Good Girl-
Chirp, Chirp:"-Elvic' Randolph | with Debroy Somers' Band, Chorda Poor Old Joe" (Faster:
and Fletcher).-Holme Valley Male Voico Choir.
Chorba *Hearts of Oak" (Boyce). Holme Valley Male -Voice Choir,"
5.30 to 0.30, p.m. (approx.).-Relay of the concert of instrumental
Instituto.
0.30 p.in, approx, tó 2.02 p.m.--
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