1930-09-25 — Page 2

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1930.

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FEATURES

BROADCASTING A CHANCE.

AN APPEAL TO REASON.

SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR LISTENERS TO FOLLOW.

and recognised the public service! obligations of the medium.

in view of some of the recent complaints by local listeners about

Certainly this view was a wire the character of Hong Kong radio one, but things might have been programmes, it is rather interest very different. As it happened, in ing to see how Sir John Reith, of no instance, were the interests of broadcasting, as such, or the in. the British Broadcasting Corporaterests of the public suborned to Lion, deals with similar critics at the interests of the wireless trade, home. He says:

and under the agis of the trade now tradition of public service was fonuded and a new national asset treated.

Early Difficulties,

Broadcasting is a common-place to-day. It is firmly established, and its applications are widespread. Fow. remember the difficulties which

Particularly in early days, and attended its entry into this coun try, nor the debt due to the wire. to some extent still, the new in- less trade, first for ita introduction'dustry laboured under serious dis at all seccad, for the system under which it was introduced; and third, for the manner in which it was con- ducted from 1022 to 1923.

Many of the large companies themselves wished to broadcast, but at considerable escrifice of indivi dual interest, to meet the wishes of the Postmaster-General, they join ed together, pooled their patent and technical resources, and gave the infaut B.B.C. the benefit of these assets.

For the first six months the ser- vice was conducted on the capital they provided and by royalties on apparatus,

advantages.

The technique of transmissions rapily improved; so also the technique of reception.

The system of distribution waa subject to periodic development And revision. The original licens. ing regulations, according to which only apparatus made by member ins of the B.B.C. was eligible for use with the Post Office licence, were found quite unworkable.

The eight statutory main stations were soon in operation, but were unable adequately to cover the country. Manufacturers were left with large stocks and were unable, owing to rapidly changing condi- tions, to manufacture in buk, Re Broadenating therefore began and lay stations and high-power sta for the first four years was condrettions, the crystal set policy, inter ed under the agis of the wireless ference from foreign stations, all trade, Its future and its influence combined to make manufacturing were to a great extent in the hands problems very difficult. of the trade. This might have been The trade had also to try to keep. unfortunate. Indeed, it would have pace with the improvements in hern so bad not the trade, and in transmission and the increasing Particular the eight trade directors scope of the programmes, and to of the company, taken a disinterve really good quality of repro- ested view of their responsibilitées duetion..

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"Pagan Love Song" and "No

Song of the Nilt."--Giulietta Morino, Violin Solo,

"Hi-Lo Lo" nnd The German's Arrival."- George Watson, Yodler.

"Serenade". and "L'amour, Toujours, L'Amour." Richard Crooks, Tenor,

"I'm Bettin', the Roll on Romer." and The Return of abdal Abulul Amir."Frank. Crumit, Comedian,

nad als

Thros Prejudicas. Broadcasting has three great pre-Among My Bouvenirs" "Nola." The Revolers, judices. First, the insuficiency of

Voices with piano. wave-lengths available in this coun

"Londonderry Air" and Gos try and interference from abroad.

sips. Philadelphia Chamber This is a harassing affair. Without

String Simfonietta. the efforte of the Union Interna tionale de Radio diffusion, estab-

"Dance of the Hours" (Ponchiel- Hshed in 1924, etherio conditions. p.m.-Children's programnie, in Europe to-day would have been

li).-Victor Symphony Orch. quite chaotia

Calm as the Night" (Bohm) and

(Schubert)

The union has gained increas. ing prestige and authority since its establishment, and listeners in this country have much cause for gratitude to Admiral Carpendale, of the B.B.C., new in the fourth . year of his presidency, and to Captain Eckersley for what they have done for-Europe in general, while always safeguarding the in- tercets of Great Britain.

The second prejudice is inferior apparatus.

It is disheartening to those who arrango programmes, and know what reception can be, to hear the quality with which rgeat numbers of listeners have to put up, and with which many even

com content,

The criterion should simply be this, that unless speech and music of any normal kind can be heard,. say, in the next room in the case of a loud speaker, so that it is really like the original, then some thing is wrong with the gear.

"It is not necessarily a question of money. The distribution sys- tem, th the Regional Scheme. and its alternative programmes, is becoming stabilised, and fur- ther changes are not anticipated. There is any amount of good ap paratus on the market, and at reasonable prices.

Indiscriminate Listening. The third prejudice is indis- criminate listening. When wireless is first installed it is a novelty, and people probably listen too much. The novelty wears off,. interest flags, and boredom results. There are those who think they should be

"Serenade"

.:

Louise Homer," "Contralto, Lotus Land (Cyril Scott) and "Hungarian Dance No. 17"?! Brahams) Fritz Kreisler, Violinst,

"Valse" (Arensky) and "Im- prompta (Schutt), Harold Bauer and Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Piano Buet.

"Good Bye" (Tosti) and "Seren- ade" (Tosti),-Rosa Ponselle, Soprano.

and (Schumann) "Traumerei "

"Andantino (Lemare).-Ed- win Lemare, Grand Organ Solo. ist.

"The Swallows" (Dole) and." Ava Marin" (Schubert). Darwin Bowen, Boy, Soprano, Russian Bazhar Medley

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SOME USEFUL HINTS.

The output stage of a set can be separated" by means of a filter hoke and condenser. The choke must be of good make, having low D.C. resistanco order to reduce unnecessary tosi of voltage, and its value should be of 20 henries. The choke in connected between the H.T. terminal, which supplies the last valve, and the anode of the last valve itself. A lead is taken from this latter side of the choko to one terminal of a unifil con

denser. The other sido, of the con- denser is joined to one terminal of the load-speaker, and the remain- ing side of the speaker to low ten sign negative. This device is valu- alle as a stabilising medium, is Useful in many other ways, and fully justifies its inclusion in any two-transformer-coupled receivez.

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When an aerial is not in use it should be connected direct to earth outside the house by means of an earthing switch.

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There is often little difference between à circat used for short- waves and that used for medium- waves, so that a great many ordi- nary' receiving-sots when fitted with short-wave coils can be operated as thort-wavers.

When soldering, both the iron and the working surfaces must be kept perfectly clean.

It is usually unwise to attempt to use ordinary six-pin coils for a: set for which binocular coils have

Waltzes and "Russian Inn."- Kirilloff's Balal Orch.. "Valse Triste"."(Sibelius) and been specified.

"Humourenke" (Dvorak). Mischa Elman, Violin...

Hand-capacity can often be re When Day is Done" and "Soliduced by changing over the loads

loquy."-Paul Whiteman and his concert orchestra,

Gems fromy Maryland" and "Rio Rita Victor Light Opera Co.

Romance (Tchaikowsky) and

In Monastery Garden

to the condenser in question.

QUERY CORNER.

(Relelby).-Victor Concert Or¦ D.J.-(A) It is impossible to re

chestra,

9p.m.-Chinese Studio Concert.

8 p.m.-Weather report 10.30 p.m.-Close dowa,

ply to the without knowing what the connections are to the jack. (B) This condenser is attached to earth, and acts as a safety device. (C) Undoubtedly Saigon.

entertained or edified or instructed HAVE: YOU HEARD THESE?

according to the particular desire of the moment.

They are annoyed if, on switch- ing on; they hear something they do not like. They may switch on haphazard a dozen times a week, and on each occasion hear nothing They some- which pleases them. times forget that there is wireless Apparatus in almost every second home in the land, and, that thore are millions of others whose teates are certainly not identical with their own.

Programmes cannot be modelled on individual desire. They should be aludied in advance, a selection made of the items which will be of interest, and these listened to

seriously.

With adequate. apparatus and with discriminale listening: there are few homes, however favoured," to which broadacsting eannot bring its additional quots of interest and delight. A child should be able to handle the set. Do not let tech nicalities and paraphernalia die.. tract,

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME

Here are lots of long-wave and short-ways stations which should be picked up by anyone in Hong Kong who has a mode rately good set ruitable for re colving such signals. Success in picking up these stations also depends very largely upon fav- ourabla atmospheric conditions. Headers are invited to add to this list should they succeed in picking up any station not in- 'cluded in either of there lists.

LONG-WAVE STATIONS.

Coll Kilo-

Wave length (Metres) Station Sign cycle 200 Manila E.ZI.B. 1,153 277 Shanghai KS.M.S. 1,088 280 Tientain C.R.0 1,070 310 Shanghai K.R.O. 997 C.O.P.K. 946 320 Poping

J.0.A.K, 345 Tokyo

€70 353 Hiroshima J.0.7.K. 950 356 Hong Kong Z.B.W. 840 357 Bombay V.U.B 361 Sapporo J.O.I.K.

363 Keijo

370 Nagoya 370.4 Calcutta

840

830

J.O.D.K. .820

J.O.C.K. 810. V.U.O

609.0 380 Kumamoto J.O.G.E. 700 300 Sendai J.C.H.K. 770 J.D.A.K 760 35 Dairen

309 Rangoon 400 Osaka 410 Canton 413 Manila

SHORT-WAVE STATIONS.

KILO

J.O.B.K.

V.U.E.

754

· C.M.B. *KZ.R.M,...,720

*750 729

Tims (Home Foxo)

or. Working

4,484 Mon, Wed. & Fri, 0 p.m. & 2 (4,900 | 6—10 para.

5,291 Not regular

8,000 Tace; Thurs, Sat., 6 p. 6,806 Bdaday midnight A 7,142 Daily 0:80 p.m. & 11 p‚m, V.8.1.4.5. 7810 Not regular 1.0.1. HS4PJ.

1,730|| Dally 11 pm.

9,108 Tuss, & Fri., B'pm-1 139. 0,230 Not regular

€7.85 Dobiate (Germany)

AF.K.

60.13 Khabarovsk (Russia)

11.07.

BROADCAST BY Z.D.W, ON 353 METRES.

56.7] Naxen,

A.G.J

60. Moscow

RYN,

*43,5

Rómo

| 1,3,4,

49.00

Forth

6.A.0.

11 to 11.30 .m.-Commercial news. 11:30 am to 12.30 p.m.-Chinene

programme.

$1.8

Singapore

· 38.8

Kootwijk (Holland).

AT.

Bangkok (Biain)

89.0 Sydney

S.B.L

81.56

Melbournia.

3,140.

81.45 Schonectady

WA.X.A.V. 0,630],Daly 7

31.20 Eladhoron (Holland)

P.C.J,

$1.29 Sydney

2.7.0.

Nairobi (Kenya)

7.5.0.

Sydney

2.M.E

10,526 Not regular

Bandoeng

PLR

11,020 | Midnight--3 mai, daily

K.L.X.2.

12.30.p. European programme. 1.30 p.m.-Weather report,

2 p.m.-Close down.

3 p.m.-European programme of 286 Victor records selected and 27.8 supplied by Mesere. Tsang Fook.

Fidele Overture (Beethoven).

-Berlin State Opera Orch.

The Old Refrain and "Mid- right, Bela-Fritz Krojeler,

and "Ermine Lullaby

pwski) Kulda Lashanaku, Bo prano

Danse Exotique (Demeny) and Paganini Etude in E Flat Major" (Liszt). Viadimir

Horowitz.

20.53 Chelmsford (England).6.8.W.

W.2X.0.

P.LF..

24.5 Manila

23.36. Bobenectady-

18.88 Bandoong

[FILO.

18, Kootwijk (Holländ)

P.O.I

17

Bahlong

10.0

Bangkok. „14.88 1. Hniran (Holland).

16.0

Nancy (France) 13.93 Pittsburg

0,50 Not regular

-0,020 Fri. 8 am, Sat, 8 sin, à 10 nm.

9,500 Not regular this q

0,677 Midnight daily

11,761 7.30 pm. & 3 m. dally, except

19,240 Nightly

Saturday and Sunday

13,850 am. Wed, Fri, Sate

-10,102 Daily 850 p.m. to midnight

10,304 Daily 7 pm,

17.280 Dally 8 pm to midnight

H.9.1.F.J 17,781 Sundays 7. p.m. & midnight P.H.L

17,700 Didylon

W.6.X.E 21,640 | Not regular

[Allowance must be made for " summer time !! in most Euro- pean countries, which is one hour ahead of trub time.]

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