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RADIO TOPICS

BOMBAY STATION.

OPENING CEREMONY BY VICEROY.

Bombay, July 28. Lord and Lady Irwin paid a two-hour visit to Bombay for the purpose of inaugurating the beam wireless system and the Bombay station of the Indian Broadcasting Company.

The Viceroy, accompanied by the Governor of Bombay, performed the former ceremony, in the presence of a distinguished gathering.

Sir Ibrahim Radimtullah, on be- half of the Chairman of the Indian Brandcasting Company, dwelt on the potentialitics of the new ser vice and pointed out that the system was capable of transmitting messages in both directions at a speed in the neighbourhood of 200 words per minute.

AMATEUR'S EFFORT. WIRELESS IN ITALY.

LICENCE GRANTED BY

THE P.M.G.

NINE NEW STATIONS TO BE BUILT.

Broadcasting on a world basis with centrally controlled stations is the latest programme of Signor Mussolini, the Italian Premier, who has reserved to himself the right to appoint the president of the new central radio body, which will bring wireless in Italy up to the level of other European countries.

Provisional permission has been' granted by the Postmaster-General to Mr. Gerald Marcuse, of Cater- ham, whose transmitting station, 2N1, is well known to most listen ors, to set up studios and carry out bla the necessary alterations to

of broad- plant for the purposes casting to the Dominions.

Six weeks ago Mr. Marcuse first A special law authorising the made an offer to the British Broad- creation of nine new transmitting casting Corporation to relay their stations has been passed. programmes overacas. The offer will have a twenty-five kilowatt was made through the Advisory transmitter, instead of the present which will Committee, who were pleased with 8.5 kilowatt station, the suggestion and passed it, with bring it up to the level of the great Daventry their views, to the B.B.C.

high-power stations of and Radio Paris. Milan will have a seven kilowatt station, and trans- mitters of three kilowatts will be built at Florence, Genoa, Turin, Naples, Bologna, and Palermo.

The B.B.C. rejected the proposal Mr. "ithout giving any reason. Marcuse intends, therefore, to make use of studios and an orchestra al- ready offered to him, and the off- cial licence from the Post Office having arrived, he will begin his broadcasting to Britons all over the Empire on the date named.

To Confound the Critics. Mr. Marcus is prepared to carry

Lord Irwin, in replying, said: "The new beam system, though it must make us renew our wonder at this strange taming of Nature's powers, can hardly repent the re- the of volutionary innovation 'sixties, but no one, I think, will be disposed to minimize the Im-on the service for twelve months at portance of this occasion, or doubt his own expense to prove that Em- that to-day we are forging a fresh pire broadcasting is perfectly fenai- link that will bind India to Creat ble. Britain and to the Empire more closely than before.

Historic Privilege."

In a letter which has been sent by the Council of the Radio Society of South Africa to the Secretary of the Society of Great Britain, the "I am very grateful to the writer draws attention to the South Directors of the Indian Radio Tele-African public's loyalty to the Old graph Company for granting me the historic privilege of making first use of the service that creates another of those invisible ties whose Influence we do not easily measure, and which, impalpable as they may seem, have a strength that will outlast even cables of woven wire,"

The Viceroy then read out a -message despatched by him to His Majesty, the King-Emperor, to which a reply was received in 38 seconds.

In the course of the reply, His Majesty, after thanking His Ex- cellency for the message of loyal expressed greetings.

confidence that the improved communications between the two 'countries which the new service would achieve would bring them closer together, to the advantage of both.

Rome

The present system of charging the equivalent of £1 a year to pos sessors of wireless sets will be maintained, but, in addition, a trifling tax will be imposed on all householders, whether they have Bets or not.

SHORT WAVE WIRELESS. SOME OF ITS POSSIBILITIES.

Interest in short wave 'reception of telephony in Malaya la gradually being aroused by the fact that sev- Country, and states that it is galling eral amateurs, in possession of that the only broadcasing from specially designed sets, have been overseas reaching South Africa Buccessful in listening in to concerts with sufficient power to permit of broadcasted from Holland, Java, relaying emanates from the United Russia and elsewhere.

Short wave work differs greatly States short wave stations.

"My Council is convinced," the from that conducted on what is writer continues, "that if only known as the Broadcasting Band- In Singa British public, the B.C.C. 200 metres upwards. and, indeed, all English manu- pore the results obtainable on wave- could realies the lengths exceeding 200 are distinctly facturers,

thia. has on · public disappointing, due mainly to the effect sentiment and the wireless market imposelbility of bringing in dis generally, not a day would be allow tant stations through the adverse cd to pass before the establishment atmospheric conditions.. of a short-wave station were put in hand."

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TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 1927.

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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issus along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

The Jocal Amateur Station V.S.1A.A. does yeoman, service in broadcasting twice weekly, but this is not sufficient to encourage any but the ardent enthusiast to invest in a set. Certainly Java and Manila Some hundred prominent people Stations can be heard, but owing from Dutch Government, banking to "static" Interference and fad- and shipping circles, besides mem-ing" little enjoyment can be deriv The Viceroy, after reading out bers of colonial enterprises, paid a ed from listening in to these. - Ils Majesty's reply, said: "As we visit to the Philipa factorfes A short wave set covering 15 toj- marvel at the speed and certainty | Eindhoven on June 29. At the 60 metres is a far more interesting and which would survive passing with which messages are carried banquet Mr. Koningsberger, Min proposition, and the feelinga expert through both daylight and dark..

Local amateur tests are frequent- on unseen wings, ignoring all the later for the Colonies, delivered a enced when, after "twirling the obstacles of sea and land, we feel speech which was sent out to the knobs" for a few minutes, one hears ly being undertaken by station that we have witnessed an arrest- Dutch East Indies by the short wave a whistling sound and then a voice: V.S.1.A.B. working on 44 metres, Mr. Koningsberger ex "This is the Phillips Experimetal and in spite of the fact that short ing exhibition of man's scientific sender. knowledge and achievements, and pressed the wish that the ingeni- Station Eindhoven, my set is crystal waves "jump" a considerable dis-

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70 miles = we are pleased to think that the ous inventions, of which the details controlled and the reports received tance-some first application of their knowledge had just been inspected, might con- lately about change in wave length fellow amateur five miles distant tribute towards making Holland and are not correct... "Then The receives music and speech, clearly should have been to establish the East Indies in an increasing Phillips orchestra will now play on the loud speaker. Reports are swift and direct personal contact

.....certainly in a Dutch to hand that these tests have also messure a harmonfous entity and between the King-Emperor and his imparting increasing importance to accent but as clearly and distinctly been heard in Western Australia, The Indian subjects."

reproduced on the loud speaker as Penang and Kuala Lumpur. the name of Holland abroad."

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Mr. Philips, In reply, stated that if the announcer were in the, next Input power used is that of a Assured.

the "Philips' Omroen Holland- room. Then unexpectedly at p.m. candle-power lamp! The Viceroy and the Governor Indie" (Philips Broadcasting Hol- a station broadcasting music, suffi There is no doubt that short wavej then proceeded to Radio House, land India) Co., Ltd., was recently clently loud and good enough to work will improve day by day and where the former inaugurated founded at Amsterdam with dance to, comes in. Announce everything seems to indicate that broadcasting in India, the first capital of 11.1,000,000, of which over mente in Italian,. and calls for the time is not far distant when the item being the National Anthem. f.600,000 had already been "Rome," "Rome," "Berne" "Berne" residents of Malaya will find it Lord Irwin, in his speech, re-taken up. A Government Com-leave one wondering where it all really worth while to invest in al ferred to the happy coincidence missioner to be appoint- comes from until he ends "all re- specially constructed set with which that he should have been able to led by the Colonial Department ports to N.R.L. Nijni Novogorod to listen to the whole world. inaugurate to-day two great and a number of prominent mem- U.S.S.R." Then you know you have Anson B. Sewell, in "Singapore features of wireless development. bers of Dutch financial and Indus- been listening in to a Russian Sta- Free Preas."

trial circles would sit on the board tion 7,000 miles away.

India offered special opportuni- tles for the development of broad- casting. Its wide spaces make it a promising field.

of directors. If the D.E.I. Govern- There are not many stations ment should consent to grant the broadcasting at suitable hours for contribution applied for, the com- reception here, but short wave wire- pany would be in a position to send less is only in its infancy and he out regularly, by the permanent would be a daring person who ven short-wave sender to be especially tured the opinion that there will built for the purpose, the best never be more to listen to than there Netherlands programmes at times is at present. suitable for the Dutch East Indies.

In the realm of commercial short wave work we have the striking example of Marconi's "Beam" Sta- tions working two-way traffic be- tween England and Australia, England and Canada and England The first named and Africa. "beam" passes over Sigapore and at pick it up on about 26 metres. nearly all hours it is possible to Working automatically at the rate sound for all the world like a farm- of 260 words per minute the signals yard full of chickens!

In India, in the remote villages, there are many," continued the Viceroy, "who, after the day's work is done, and that time hangs heavily enough on their hands, and there must be many, officials and others whose duties carry them into out-of-the-way places where the Government of India will watch they crave the company of their your progress with close and sym- friends and the solace of human pathetic interest, and will do every companionship. There are,

of thing in their power to assist the course, in many households, those development on sound lines of this whom social custom debars from Indian enterprise”

In the course of the varied pro- taking part in recreation outside their own houses. To all these, gramme subsequently broadcast by and many more, broadcasting will the Company was a speech by Lord be a blessing and a boon of real Birkenhead, specially recorded on value, both for entertainment and a gramophone. record... education."

Lord Birkenhead, whose voice

It is difficult to learn what ex His Excellency felt sure that the was plainly audible, emphasized parimental work is being carried directors would produce such a the immense possibilities of broad out in England, but there is great programme that the publie would casting in India. He added that interest being shown in the sugges“ succeed in deriving both instruc- he was looking forward to a not tion that the B.B.C. should build its tion from the pleasure and pleasure far distant day when every village own short wave station, with a view from the Instruction.

in the countryside would listen, to commencing Broadcasting to all "Anxious for Success.” through the medium of their own | parts of the Empire. "You need have no doubt, Mr. vernacular, to the true story, day- It is apparent that the drawback: Chairman, that my Government are by-day, of the happenings of the in time between different parts of as anxious as yourself for the world, and the expression of the the Empire has to be overcome and success of the Indian Broadcasting quickening thoughts, and ideas one of the difficulties attending any Company, and in now declaring which, but for the conquest of the such scheme at present is the un your Bombay station open, I am other, would never have reached certainty existing as to which wave

lengths carry best in the daylight- glad to give you my assurance that them.

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