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HORIZONTAL
THE CHINA MAIL,
RADIO TOPICS
TO-DAY'S RADIO
BROADCAST BY Z. B. W.
ON 350 METRES
RADIO PICTURES
A LONDON NEWSPAPER'S
ENTERPRISE
Normally, the aerial and earth would be connected to the soil “A” In the usual manner, but in the arrangement shown this coil is in- cluded in the plate circuit of an ad- ditional valve in the manner in- SUCCESSFUL TRIAL dleated. The filament circuits are, The following programme will be of course, completed as usual. The Southampton.With the return broadcast to-day from the Govern- tuned grid circuit of the first to Southampton of the White Star ment radio station on the Peak, the amplifying valve "V" will now be liner" "Olympic," the experimental
metres. coupled to B wave-length being 350
coll, which is daily transmission of news pictures in The call sign of the station is included
the plate eir by wireless undertaken by "The Z.B.W.
cult of a valve, so that this grid | Daily Telegraph" on the outward 5:30 to 6.30 p.m.-Demonstration | chreult will be similar in its charac- and homeward voyages was com Programme.
terlates to the remaning grid cir- pleted. The picture broadsheet, 7.48 p.m.---Evening Weather Re-cuits, the coils to which they are distributed amongst the passengers port.
coupled being included in the plate in the same way as is the daily efrcuit of the succeeding valves. news bulletin, will be retained as a
8
Programme
pan.-Evening (Victor Records), Selections from "Good News," Selections from "Funny Face,"
Victor Arden, Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra.
:
THE
HONGKONG
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HOTELS,
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In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lite, Peking.
The condensers may thus be gang: souvenir of the first attempt to print KING EDWARD HOTEL.
ed with good results. The serial at sen photographa of topical events feeds
1 through small non- sent out by wireless. inductive resistance coupled direct- ly to the grid of the extra valve.
BROADCASTING & PUBLICITY
"Trio No. 1, In B Flat," (Schubert). Alfred Cortot (Piano), Jacques Thibaud (Violin) and Pablo Casals (Cello). "Boris Godounow,". (Farewell, Myterest
Son, I am Dying). "Death of Boris," (Harki 'Tis the
Passing Bell).
Bass, Feodor Chaliapin. "Triumphal March," (Greig). "Queen of Sheba-Cortege,"
(Gounod).
Victor Symphony Orchestra. "La Boheme-Potpourri," Marek.
Weber and his Orchestra. "The Lost Chord." (Sir Arthur
Sullivan).
Organ Solo, Edward P. Kimball. "Great Is Jehovah," (Schubert),'
Jesale Willams and The Mormon Tabernacle Chair. "The Man I Love," "Manhattan Serenade,"
Victor Salon Orchestra.
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TEA DANCES :
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 5 to 7 p.m.
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As an experiment in trans- Atlantic radio-photography the transmissions can be regarded as completely successful. This is not to say that the pictures as re- No incident of general in-ceived on board ship were
to the community Ifect reproductions of the originals missed by the broadcasting broadcast through the 'Rugby high-
If it is of any in-power wireless station. directors. terest to the listeners,
every were defects in many of them, but effort, and some extraordinary ones when it is remembered that the at that is made to arrange for the technical staff responsible for the Incident to be brought to the notice reception and reproduction of the of listeners. The enterprise dis- photographs were working in the played by 3LO in sending one of its dark, without any previous experi- | principal men to Bundaberg to meet Hinkler and get his volce for 310ence to guide them, and under very difficult conditions, in part due to listeners is an example of the xeen the confined space and to the tem- ness displayed by broadcasters in
porary nature of the apparatus, getting interesting Items for the the transmissions must be regard- ed as most satisfactory, and they created much interest amongst the passengers..
programmes.
vices
range of 2,225 miles.- In each case The pictures were received at a the subjects stand out clear and dis- are easily re- tinct, the features cognisable, and they lent them- selves to reproduction for printing without loss of detail.
It is the same in all countries where attractive broadcasting ser- are conducted energetically (writes "Roy Dio," of SLO); There are not many such countries cer- tainly; but the desire to be of ser- vice to listeners is gradually be
evident. One of the most remarkable countries in this respect is Russia. It is sur
Operator's Impressions learn of the extent to prising to
Mr. Monkhouse, the wireless which radio is being ultilised by the Soviet for the education and en-
operator who received the "pictures tertainment of Russians, particular on the Fultograph recorder-the ly peasants in districts far removed system which Captain Fulton has from sources of normal instruction, when on board the "Olympic." He perfected-was full of enthusiasm information, and entertainment.
"Love's Joy," "Love's Sorrow,”
Violin Solo, Fritz Kreisler.coming more "Light Cavalry," (von Suppe).
Overture, Victor Symphony Orchestra. "Mary," (What are you walting
for?).. "Dancing Tambourine,"
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Organ Solo, Jesse Crawford.
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"Me and My Shadow," "Charmaine,"
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(abbr)
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drink 18-Male child
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(abbr.) 56-Wicked
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tion
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And as there are many millions of said the knowledge gained as a re- Victor Salon Orchestra. peasants who cannot read the apoken sult of "The Daily Telegraph" ex- word via radio is the ideal medium periment would be of tremendous value in the research work which is for instruction.
"Bohunkus," "Kingdom Coming,"
Tenor, Frank Crumit. 10.10 p.m.-News Bulletin. "Songs of the Past,"
Vietor Mixed Chorus. God Save The King. 10.30 p.m.-Close Down.
SINGLE CONTROL TUNING ›
this
In America, of course, the broad-still proceeding, and that in any casting services are more extensive, future broadcast akterations could be made which would greatly in- and the stations more питегоив Un-
prove reception. than in any other country. like the majority of the services in other countries, no charge is made оп listeners.
The services are financed by other means than by lateners' licence fees. The method which is now responsible for most
These
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For instance, he found that the daylight transmissions through Daventry, although not having the much clearer results range, gave than the night transmissions from Rugby. Atmospherics and inter- ruption from other wireless stations were not nearly so marked in day- He is also of the light, he said. opinion that a more effelent aerial could be devised than that used on For the first two this occasion. days the aerial was screened by the funnels and for the remainder of the voyage a temporary aerial had to be rigged up to obviate the screening effect.
The enterprise of "The Daily Telegraph" in sponsoring this Arst attempt at printing at sea pictures transmitted from land
was most favourably commented on in the American newspapers, and one of the technical papers showed its interest by giving Mr. Monkhouse a receiving set in order that hel might experiment with it on the homeward voyage.
Associated with "The Daily 'Telegraph" in the pleture broadcast were the White Star Company, the General Post Office, and Wireless Pictures Limited.
[By "Sparks"] Although the modern receiver is of the revenue of the broadcasting employing more and yet more valves stations is the "sponsored pro- In its construction, the tendency of gramme." People who have some the design is towards simplicity thing to sell, or who have some of control, reducing, as far as pos- thing they wish brought under the sible, the number of controls and notice of the general public, have gadgets on the panel: Through found the broadcasting service an It is flament ballast, excellent publicity medium. purpose
any, greater or resisters, and gang condens- doubtful if there is jerg, have come into exten- means of reaching the minds of the
sive use. When using a great body' of the public. gang condenser all the elrcuits people-manufacturers, hotel keep-
&c.-arrange for which are subject to its control. [ers, have to be carefully designed and names to be mentioned during
the broadcast programme. balanced if the exact tuning to re- Bonance of every circuit is to be some cases the name of the com- obtained, The difficulty of doing modity is specially mentioned. For this is recognised by the manu- the privilege of having their names facturers of gang condensers, and mentioned, the "advertisers" have generally some compensating device, to arrange for a part of the pro- such as a small condenser, in parallel gramme; for a number of artists with the main tuning unit, is to be paid by them, In short, they Included. To obtain the best re-hire the use of the station for a sults from this kind of control, it is given period of time.
An example of this method was absolutely necessary that the Input and output circuits of every valve the publicity given by a motor com. the introduction should have the same characteristics pany recently to
The com. exactly, so that intending construc of a new model of car. tors of circuits such as these nced pany "hired the time" of 46 stations to be very careful both in the layout all "tled" together by telephone the new model. Thus we see How and wiring of their sets. The lines in various States, from Mas the value of broadcasting as an ad- balancing is a condition that may be eachusetts to California, for an vertising medium is appréciated. fairly easily fulfilled in regard to hour. Several times during the So long as the advertising or pro- the coupling and tuning circuits of hour the announcer referred to the paganda is carried out in a manner The name of the car, and for the brief calculated not to offend the tastes of every valve but the first. tuned circuit of the first valve la period of four minutes a representa-ilsteners, there does not appear to coupled to the aerial, and as the tive of the car company spoke about be much to object to in the methods. aerial circuit has not, in most cases, the same characteristics as the plate circuit of any of the high frequency amplifying valves it will be found that the fret condenser will not readily tune in exact step with This the other tuning condensers. condition will be observed even if the tuning condensers and coil of this valve are exactly, the same as those of the other valves. This feature is, to a large extent, the reason why a lot of manufacturers or amateurs do not get down. below a two-dial control, and use separate dial for the aerial, though even a two dial: control is better, from an operating point of view, than the usual three dials, it generally does not land Itself to the simplicity of design on the panel that is the keynote of most of the modern" manufactured" sota, USA method that will permit the gang- ||ing of all the tuning, condensers in a circuit employing one for more stages of radio frequency amplica tion shows the valve 15 the first valve in the main circuit, and It has its usual grid inductance "T" and tuning condenser
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