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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THE
APRIL 21, 1932.
TEACHING
TELEVISION
TECHNIQUE.
THE RADIO: COLLEGES OF ITALY.
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FEATURES
Some napiranta to a radio career uncertain basis upon which the now are trained to be radio apeintors in the various branches of the
Italian Navy Other individuals, aftor having acquired their radio knowledge and technique, drift to other lands, notably to America, And become radio or telephone«¡¢¤« incers in the big electrical con- cerns of that country, whilst smaller number of graduated stu dents of these Italian radio colleges Italy is a land of radio colleges acttle down to a life of technical
[By J. F. CORRIGAN.]
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and technical schools. There is a tenching, experimenting and con- radio faculty in nearly every town faulting. of any size and importance.
Marconi himself, you may perhaps remember, in his youthful day's attended lectures at one of the technical schools, and,probably” it was during a lecture-demonstration that his attention was turned for
the first time towards the sabjeut of Hertz'n then recent experiments with electro-maghetic waves.
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scirace of electrical and radio vision was placed. Now, however, after more than a year's work ou the subject, the „Seoule hina, Institut- ed definita coursce in television for the benefit of anyone who cares to undertake them.
It is, I believe, the first radio
faculty in the world to place the infant science of television on its curriculam, despite the fact thain America there are no fewer than five stations broadcasting television pictures daily.
THE EPILOGUE MYSTERY
NEW
FACTS CONCERNING THE B.B.C./S 10:30 PM..
SUNDAY FEATURE.
gestion has frequently been made to get the singers grouped in their TO-DAY'S WIRELESS that the singers in the Epilogue order.:
consist of a boy soprano and male Fa No. 10 budio the announcer.
alte, sopor and bass, or lady "so-
has autopardte little microphone by praho, nito, tanor and bass. Maar which he makes nunouncements dur have suggested that there must being the orchestral broadcaste and at least a chot of a dozen to give the volume and depth of tono.
Therefore it comes as a surprise to know that there are seldom more than four. The Wireless Singars, from which selections are made for singing at the Epilogue, ars con-
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W ON 355 METRES. it is through this that he reads the 11 to 11.30 am--Stook quotations, ever announcer is on duty to the Bible pasangos and poetry Which-1230 am-Chinese programmis,
19.30 p.m.-European programme of Viator and H.M.V. records. timo takes charge of this fection of 1.30 pm-Rugby Press news, mail the Epilaque. Sometimes it Mr. notice, etc. Hibberd, the
chief ontouder: 2p.m.-Oloss down. sometimes. Me. Grisewood, opona
6.8 p.m.--European programme of Victor and H.M.V. records.
Nebody outside the R.B.C. knows vgry must bout the Epilogue intriguing. For this reason I met That only makes it all the more with a blank in many directions ducted by Stanford Robinson who of the other London announcers 6.8.22 pm when tackled friends at the frequently conducts Inst-minute ro- tails of the Epilogue and how it is due to be switched on. There are B.B.C. sonia time ago about the dehanrails just before the Epiloque is given.
cight picked singers who, at one time or another, bavo taken part in everything from simple pinntation | Epilogues for all stations taking songs to the "Dream of Geron- tius."
1.
Enhancing the Effect.
"We find," and ongi of the pro. gramme men to me that a cer
There is, you see nothing quite like an Italian radio college in this country. The Sevule Rüdiotecniche", talitar, of Milan, is one of the largest and the oldest of these. But the authorities of this Milan Italian radio colleges. For years radio college are not only concern- it has, imported sound radio. in-ed with television in its ordinary bain atmosphere of reticenics and strpetion to a variety of students,
even of mystery seems to enhance both young and old.
form. They have for some time the effect of the Epilogue, and that been conducting experiments app is why there is always a short gap the radio transmission of cinema, between it and the end of the main
undertaken by tlio Baird Company Almas, ส
Sunday programme at 10:30 p.m. task which is also Boing
That is why we do not announce the American Telegraph and Tale the names of the singers, who take phone Company, and the Bell Tele-part: The official attitude hare" he said meaning Broadcasting phone Laboratories of New York.
House, that we should Keep There is likely to be a good future the whole thing anonymous and we in this new application of radio rather deprecate outside inquiries
iepec. Esseitially, so far as pre-
as to the whys, and wherefores sent-day practice, has evolved, the fent of trahemitting cinema Alms. by means of radio vision is as fol- lows..
Many eminent Italian ridio and telephone engineers have passed through its courses of study and bars entered upon successful or ere as a result of their training at this school.
How They Start. Italian tochnical schools stress the subject of radio much more than Similar hacitufions in England do In fact, in many Italian towns you And an entire technical college de voted to nothing else but the tench-
The Milan Soule Radiotconiche ing of radio science in all stations has now tackled television branches. These schools and col leges. Lake in youths from the age of approached the task very tenta- sixteen upwards.
tivaly us frst on account of the very
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How It Is Dons.
The Bingers.
Choosing the. Hymns
Thero is one officin at London whose business it is to arrange the
the London Epilogue, It must be remembered that certain Regional centros have their own Epilogue. When I asked him how he chooses The group was started in Feb- the hymna and Bible passagod, and rubry, 1927, and throw of its mem-in what order, he told me that the bars sing in the chair of St. Paul's standard programmo form on which Cathedral At the beginning of he has to work is hymn, Bible the organisation the personnel in reading, chant or hymn, all group cluded Dorothy Burton, Ethel Led round some ventral thought Tom Purvis, John which is chosen as being appro Williams, Collett, Doris Owens, Gladys Win-prints to the season, no matter mill Stanley Riley and Samuel whether it is a Church season or a Dyson. It is genolly Standford season of the year. Robinson who conducts, but be must not be blamed for the new "pointing of the chants h
Orchestral and Band Musis, Sambre es Mouse"-(Flan #quette
Le Pare de La Victoire" (Ganne La Garde Republi vaine Band-B2008.
Mississippi Suito (A-Tone Journey) (Grofe)-Paul White- man and his Concert Orchestra.. -35850)
"The Gipsy Princesa-Potpourri
(Kalman) Forby Kaufmann and his Orchestra.-E2598;
8.22-6.35 pm-
Organ: Bolos.. Love's Garden of Roses (Hardn
Wood)
***** Chanson. ** (Frim)-Reginald
Foort-82088,
Dreams of Yesterday" ginia-Waller and Tunbridge). Was It a Dream 1 (Coalow,
Spier and Britt)-F. Rowland- Tims, F.R.C.0-B2905. 6.35-8e55, p.5′′ !
Humorous Numbers.. "When we have selected the
Filthy Lucre "-Wish Wynne- Bible reading," he said the
B9030 Some of the Epilogues are given hymns very frequently choose them-XContinued on Page 4, Since then I have seen two Epilo. from tho No. 10 studios in the con-selves. We have to avoit clashing
vorted wharf building, soon, alas, guos carried out and I really de
to be vacated. After the Sunday think that there is no harm in a night orchestral broadcasts here. plaining away.some of the mystery. picked members of the B.B.O. or Most readers will agree that, as theshestra stag: behind and play dur-
ing the Epilogue. The Wireless. Epilogue is one of the most accept | Singers sing unaccompanied, as a able items in the Sunday pro rule...
A fim passes through its usual cinema projector in the normal manner. The light from the hemin ant of the projector, after passing through the film and than through the Brojection lens is made to fm-gramme, and judging by the B.B.C. pinge upon an auxiliary kuns which Post Bag, one of the most popular, projects a miniature replica of the items of the week, there is no hagm picture upon the televisor proper: in felling how it is done, sterker Details of this televising device are, at the present, time, being held more cr less secret,
Cinema Relays.
The receiver operates in virtue ofti
Valuable Minutes,
Although the No 10 studio has the largest floor area of all, thero is a great deal of work involved in
with hymns which have already been given in the evening ordadcast services, though, and as so many outside broadenata nee made from Churches now, it is not easy to pre- vent overlapping.
Last Minute Decision
"In may interest you to know
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Listchers have made many with glosidad, and often the fire only are made up two weeks in advance, Goodnight Sweetheart
guesses at the singors tako part in the hymns and chants. The Wireless Singers who do this com- priacs two sopranos, two contraltos, twn. teos and two basses. The sug
Broadcast,
a few valuable minutes in which
to clear instruments and the con- the Epilogue is seldom prepared ductor's dafs away from the front until two or three days before it is of the suspended, microphone, and due. That is one reason why de tails are never given in print, "be Cause there would not be time to get them in the ordinary programme. announcementa."
photo electric cells and mechanisms, HAVE YOU HEARD THÈSE?
And it virtually recombines onch Eseparate picture of the cinema film. (as it comes through from the dis- tant transmitter. Each recombined pisture is then projected upon a screen, with, it is said a very high degree of efficiency as regards de tails.
The radio cinema, controlled from distant master-projector, ia, therefore, likely to materialise in nctual practice within a few years, for the problema concerned in the transmitting of radio pictures from a flat surface. such as a cinema filni, are less formidable than those in- volved in the televising of a scone
from life."
To come back, however, to tele- vision in the normally. accepted senas of the terms. The Seoule Radiutecniche Maliane at Milan is equipped with all the well-known talevision apparatus, particularly the Baird and the Jenkins receiv
They Make Their Own.
It has, one understands, devised many television modifications of its Town, particularly in the direction: of enabling several individuals to view the televised picture at the one time Some-form of optical projection is, of course, implied in this. statement.
Here are lists of long-wave and short-wavel'stations which
should be picked up by anyone In Hong Kong who has a mođe. rately "good-wet suitable for fe- ceiving mab-signale, ~ Buccess in ploking up these stations" also- depends very largely upon fav; durable atmospheric conditions. Readers are invited to add to this list should they succeed in pleking up any station, not-in- cluded theither of these lista..........
LONG-WAVE STATIONS.
Wave length
(Metres) Station.
200 Manila 277 Sbasighai
"Bible readings are not always given though, are they?? I asked
"No," be explained. "Some passages of secular poetry are often more suitable, especially if there is any event of National importance on with which we want to link up 253 Hiroshima J.O.F.K. 860
the Epilogue, Milton, Shakespeare: 306 Hong Kong Z.B.W. 848 and George Herbert have formed
345 Tokyo:
357.1 Bombay
361. Sapporn 308, Keijo 370 Nagoya 370.4 CalcuttA
Call Kilo- Sign oyale K.Z.I.B. 1,153: "K.S.M.S. 3,080 J.O.A.K 670
V.UB. **830 J.O.L.K. 880
J.O.D.K. 890 J.O.C.K. 810 Y.U.O 800.
"350 Kumamoto J.0.G.K. 700 300 Hendai J.O.H.K. 770 385 Dairen J.Q.A.K 760 400 Dinka J.Q.B.K. 750 410 Canton 480 Manila K.Z.R.M.
731
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aubjects of the reading. We do not always have hymns, either. An aria from one of the well-known, ora- torios makes a change and this often strikes a more topical note-
We know that a good many ateners to the Epilogue are anxious. to come up and see how it is done. Almost every week we receive letters asking permission to visit the studion on a Sunday evening, We have a very rigid rule, though;· that the Epilogue must be done, in camera and the few privileged
4,484 Mon, Wed & Fri, 6p.m. à 2.m people who are allowed in the
7,780 | Daily 11
9,603 Not regular
SHORT-WAVE STATIONS.
Trus (Hora Koxo).
ŠTATION
CALL 810M
OF WORKING.
·68.7.
67.65 Dobinh (Germany) 60.19 Khabarth (Bus)
Naueny Mongo
A.F.E.
A.97.
1,900 6-10 p., 1
AG.J.
5,291 Bot regalar
RE.N.
6,000 To, Thur, Sat. 8 p.m.
LM
6,806 Sunday midnight
7,149 Del 4:30 pm 11 pm.
$8.5
Singapore Kootwik (Holland): "Bangkit (Blam)ight
V.8.1.AB.
7810 Not regular...
35.3
P.O.L HS4PJ LÆBL abo WAXA.F.
8,108 Tues. & Fri, 9 pm,-) ..
0,380 Not zegels
11.48
J.LO
3.M.E
10,5ES Not reguleg
PLE
25:58 Chelmsford (England)) 8.8,W
with a reasonable knowledge of the
税込
KLXR
88.35 8chensstady
18.4 27.4
Loobw F (Holland) Handpang 100 Bangkok
HELP.J.
18.8 -13.74 18.5
KootWAY (Holland) Bandoeng
POK
Nánoy (France);
13.93
Pittsburg
PLE WALK
If you take up a television course
at this Min institute you must,
of course, be equipped, beforehand
82.55 Mahome
81.30 Eindhon (Holland)P.C.J. 31.38 diey 31. | Nairobi (Kenya) 20.8
Sydney Bandong 27.8
9,530 Daily 7
9,8203; Sat. 8 am, & 10 a,m,.
9,500 Not regular....
0,877 Midnight daily
11,020 Midnight .. daily 11,761 7.80 m. & 3 am, dally, orsept
Saturday and Sunday 12,240 Nightly WAX,0 12,950 m. Wed., Fri, Sat.
10,102 Dally 8.30pm to midnight 16,904 Daily 7.7.2
fundamentals of wireless science, 13.88 Badges Be
both in theory and in practice. Then you begin your television sta- dies by going thoroughly into the properties of photo-electric cells. Indeed, you oven go so far as to make a photo-electric cell for your self before the school initiate you into modern television practice.
TOK
17.280 Datly 8 pm to midnight 17761 Bundays 7 pm & midnight. 18,604 Each afternoon.
19,200 Dally 80-7pm
19 851 Dally 8 mmm!
1,840 Not regnise
[Allowinos must be made for, 9' eCRIS
pean countries, which is oùn hour ahead of trim time
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studios to hear the Sunday evening. orchestral broadcasts are hustled Latest out before the Epilogue starts
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No Visio
"Apars from this
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It is very difficult for newcomers to the studios to keep quits all the time, especially after they have 14/6 through thour. orohestral pro grammes the tightest noiss would of the shant background of the Epilogue and that is why we must
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