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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1929.

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ANGALITAKUPAO

POET'S DENIAL

Not to Deliver Series Of Lectures

SERVANTS' GOSSIP

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RADIO TOPICS

TO-DAY'S RADIO

Broadcast By Z.B.W.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station ZB.W. on 350 metres:→→

"La Danza" (Rossini),

Maria Kurenko. "Rell an, Thou deep and Dark Blue

Ocean" (Dale & Patric), "Simon the Cellarer".

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LENGTH OF AERIAL "FADING" PROBLEM

Use Of Good Earthing

System

Electrical Stream In Atmosphere

In the following article a special representative of the "London Morning Post" discusses the matter of faulty reception:

The Wireless Correspondent of the "Singapore Free Press" writes: There is no hard and fast rule for dotermining the exact length of 5.00-7.00 p.m.-Programme of an aerial to suit all conditions and Dr. Harlan T. Stetson, of Har- Columbia Gramophone Records types of receivers. I know of an vard University, and Dr. Greenleaf supplied by the courtesy of An- instanca where a person uses a 800 W. Pickard, a private wireless en- derson Music Co., Limited.

ft. one and would not consider any-gineer, have recently obtained some The Flying Dutchman, Overture, thing shorter-that this length interesting results on the effect of

Part 1 (Wagner),

suite his conditions is borne out by aun-spots on radio reception, he Bruno Walter. the fact that he has never bean anya: "The Midnight Review" (Glinka, Eng-known to don a pair of headphones,

lish words: Newmarch),

Generally conclusions of this "Edward" (Corder & Lowe),

all tuning and listening being kind cannot be definitely accepted Norman Allin, Bass, carried out on a loudspeaker. For until they have been tested by other "Faust: Air des bijoux (Jewel Song)" general reception however an workers. Dr. Stetson's 'results are,

(Gounod),

aerial should be between 10 and 100 however, in harmony with existing feet in overall length. The longer knowledge, for it has already been the wire the more energy will it established that high sun-spot fre-, pick up so the more stations you quency is associated with other' will hear but there is also the electrical phenomena, such as the greater possibility of: intérference Aurora Borealis, and abnormal dis- between stations and more"X" turbances of terrestrial magnetism, (atmospherics) will be collected. Dr. Pickard began his observa- Another fact to be borne in mind tions in February, 1926, and Dr. is that a large aerial can collect a Stetson installed a duplicate ap- heavy charge of static electricity paratus at Harvard two years later. and unless provided with a good Dr. Stetson has given an account of earthing system is capable of glv-their work in the "Washington ing a nasty shock. The use of a good | Science News Letter." Their re- earthing system very often im-sults suggest that good day recep- and one must not be afraid of using high sun-spot frequency, though proves the working of a receiver tion is generally associated with

too many earth wires. There is no the opposite effect is produced at limit to the number and the more night. the merrier-one lead can be join. cd to a sheet of zine buried in the garden, another to an empty kero sene tin, yet another to the water pipe (never connect to gas piping) etc. Every extra lead reduces the resistance of the aerial earth systém,

(Bellamy & Hatton),*

Norman Allin with Orchestra, Boas. "Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra" (Lalo; Opus 21), Part 1 & 2: Allegro non troppo, Part 3: Scherzando, Part 4: Andante,

Part 6 & 6: Rondo,

Leo Strockoff & Orchestra, "Melody in F (Rubinstein,

arr. Pattman), "Narcissus" (Nevin, arr. Pattraan),

Organ Solo by Pattman. "How can I bear to leave Ther 7"

(Johanna Kinkel), "The Vicar of Bray" (traditional),

Sheffield Orpheus Male Choir, "Maritana Vocal Gems, Part 1 & 2"

(W. V. Wallace),

Clara Serena, Francis Russell, Dennis Nobla & Chorus "Minuet in G" (Scarperla), "Minuet" (Boccherini-arr. Sear),

St. James's String Sextet. "The Immortal Hour--The Song of Creation" (Fiona Macleod & Rutland).

The Immortal Hour-The Luring

Song" (Boughton),

William Heseltine with Orchestra.

Sun-apots are great whirlpools or tornadoes in the outer layers of the sun. The largest are as much as 150,000 miles in diameter, and can be seen as dark spots by the naked eye when quitably protected against the sun's glare.

Present Theory

Listeners can no doubt recollect Dr. Stetson considers that the early this year · Chelmaford's an upper layers of the atmosphere be- nouncement of using a doublet | come electrically charged as the aerial. A doublet is only another result of bombardment by an elec- name for a current-fed Hertz aerial tion stream, the intensity of which " will sing you songs of Gladness" and is a favourite type among varies with the sun's activity. The (Dvorak, Op. 99, Book 1, No. 5), transmitting amateurs when work-exact mechanism of long-distance "Shepherd's Cradle Song (Sleep, Babying on fixed bands of wave-lengths. wireless transmission is imperfect-

Sleep)" (Words from German Its use for reception is n A. Somervell),

Muriel Branskill with Piano. "Scherzo Part 1 & 2"

(Commstte) Edouard Commette. "Four Indian Love Lyrics"

(Amy Woodfords Finden), No. 1: The Temple Bells, No. 2: Less than the Dust, No. 3: Kashmiri Song, & No. 4: Till I Wake.

Jacques Jacobs Ensemble, "To Anthea" (Herrick J. L. Hatton), "To Mary" (Shelley-M. V. White),

Rex Palmer with Plano, Baritone. 7.48 p.m.-Weather Report. 9.00-10.80 p.m.-Programme of Chinese Gramophone Records..

10.30 pm-Close Down.

generally understood, but it is quite in

ly known but there are tes when agreement with present theory that signals can be received at good reception should be affected by the strength on it whilst the ordinary electrical condition of the upper at- type refuses to transact business.mosphere.

Another advantage is that owing to Although Dr. Stetson considers its dimensions it can be fixed to the i that the phenomenon is of the same ceiling of a room or along the wall nature as ordinary "fading," it is near the receiving ect. Any reader | unlikely that an amateur could will be able to make out a sketch successfully observe it. The main of this aerial-draw a Hae three interest of the investigation lies in inches long and place a dot in the the use of wireless reception as an centre which presents an insulator Index of the electrical state of the thereby dividing the"seriál ́ into | atmosphere and the confirmation of two parts A and B. One inch from the view that this is affected by the outside end of A put another the 'frequency of sun-spots. mark and for convenience call this

point X. A and B are separated

Special Engagement The Programme Secretary of the Broadcasting Committee announces [the engagement of Mr. Harry Ore, the well-known planist, and Signor Adolfo Belotti, the Italian tenor of the Italian Grand Opera Company. intervals,

from each other by an insulator but Violent earthquake shocks caused are joined by a loading coil having a panic at Bucharest, particularly a diameter of three inches and a In the schools. Subterranean rum- length of six inches wound with 80blings lasted nine minuten. turns of bell wire tapped at 5 turn

Whilst winding thei

In addition to compositions by loading coil make a loop at every Beethoven, Brahms and Paderewsky, 5th turn twisting the loop to pre Mr. Harry Ore will play two of vent stretching out. Skin the his own works. Signor Belotti will loops when the coil is completed.

| sing in Italian, Spanish and

English.

For easy clipping do not arrange the loops in a straight line but [The foregoing la reproduced, spread them around. To show the in the Interests of local radio, loading coll in the sketch draw an from a morning paper, the Pro-inductance below the dot and join gramme Secretary of the Broad-the inside end of & to it with an casting Committee being appar-arrow and the inside end of B fixed ently unaware of the existence of more than one local newspaper.] Draw a short line downwards from to one end of the loading coll.

K say three-quarters of an inch and insert a variable condenser; place an arrow on the other side of the variable condenser and mark It "to set." After having made the plan it is necessary to consider dimensions.

THE UNDERGROUND AERIAL

X

Listeners in America are troubled in the summer months with "static" noise, or atmospherics. At times

For the 20-40 metre region A the noise is so great that the broad- and B should be 15 feet each i.e. cast is completely eliminated. Over about a quarter wavelength. in this country (says the "Sheffield would be 10 feet from the outside Weekly Telegraph"), we are seldom end of A. The downlead from X troubled with this interference, exshould not be too long say from 6 cept when there is a thunderstorm to a feet. The lengths of A and B in the vicinity. Practically every for other wavelengths would be. American páper advertises various

W.L. 40 metres--80 feet, types of underground aerials, and

60 metres-45 feet. a typical arrangement shows

80 metres 60 feety cylindrical metal box about 3 feet above 80 metres the rain by Tina long. Inside is about 100 feet of portant for the reason that the insulated wire in coll formation. horizontal, reception ideat depends wound in several sections. A deep on distortions on the lower wayes hole is dug in the ground, and the but which are practically absent aerial buried. The Yankee listener above 80 metres. A better method Is told that there is more music in is, instead of taking the inside ende the ground than static, while in of A and B direct to the loading music. All he has to do is to scrap of about 00015 mfd ju each one, the air there is as much static as coll, to Insert à variable condenser his high aerial, pay £3 and connect This only a refinement and the the underground aerial, with the first method serves just as well. result that you will get distant In receivers having a fixed serial reception that rivals the local coll connection may be made direct station in sweetness and clarity. The variable condenser ins the lead: and the remarkable Invention will taken from X is not necessary, in better the selectivity of your set." | receivers fitted with one

All we can say is that many years The use of an aeriti, al age we spent a lot of money in buy ed above carer dead apot ing 150 feet of Insulated wire with gets rid of thay nula lead covering, and the local road good supplement to repairing team were called in to dig aerial and baltig indoo a french 8 feet deep and 150 feat ide wind inslength, in a field at the back of rails the laboratory. The wire was laid: and the trench carefully, Alled in and the

\evening tests were

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