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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1932.

RADIO

WHAT I SAW AT OLYMPIA

SOME VIVID IMPRESSIONS OF A MAGNIFICENT SHOW

the now

BY A P.W," TECHNICIAN]

The most prominent here were the beauties of such a magnificent process H.T. batteries pitro of work to the full, though which Ediswan are now making. I noticed that inexpert listeners connection with these, a helpful were by no means unconscious of and interesting hooklet was being its more ebrious wonders. distributed.

I canie neross two Ekeo stands, They was first the main ane on

which were to fas seen the full range of Eken kets. I thought these were among the few really outstanding products in point of general design. They seemed to carry, nu individuality which lifted thum well above the average.

I passed from this H.LV. masterpiece to stand on which were arrayed a range of sets of the second-class order. I did not stay long, and I am not going to mention the name of the firm to whom they were due. If I could find any praise for them it would only be at best faint praise, and I expect these receivers are really quite ade- quate and not at all bad value for money.

•

The station selecting dial, which constitutes the leading feature of the majority of Ekes sets, was But such a

high standard has illustrated by a large model. Thaheen set by so many firms that Ekco super het, receiver seemed to slight departures from the first be the exhibit that created: theclas are apt to assume exaggerat greatest interest. (When a firm of fed proportions, which is unfortu. the magnitude of Ekeo embraces a mate. I must say right away that particular circuit or design, it is as though a seal of approval has been put upon it.) The bakelite cabinets housing the Ekeo sets are striking evidence of the advance made in bakelite moulding and its potentialities.

even this does not apply to many, A few years ago, it may have been only one or two, it was necessary for us to isans something in the nature of a warning to the public on account of the rather alarming number of sub-standard" instru The other Ekeo stand was devotments which were then current, ed to a visual testing device for tadio receivers, which, it claimed, is the only, British-made article of the kind available

of

Very High Standard.

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FEATURES

interrupted,

the

photo-electric from the microphone to the listen-TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

celi nctuated a relay which set the ¦er's act. delivery mechanism into operation. Then there was a scale model of Another clover idea of a quite Broadenating Houses From the different kind was to be seen at front you saw the complete, impos Lissen'a stand. Here there was a¦ing building, bat at the back iş young lady assembling one of the was sectionised and you were able Lissen kit sets. But she was not too to peep into all the studios. Ideft, not too practised to spoil the

effect. Indeed, I do not think shoi could have had any previous ok perience at the task at all, judging by the way she was carefully going

to work.

A Fine Demonstration.

it extremely well. Hut. the assem lay of this particular set is so straightforward that there would be no point in having anyone skill. cd.

PROGRAMME

BROADCAST BY 2.B.W ON 355 METRES.

Of course, the whole interior; 11 to 11.30 ·a.m.-Stock, and ex- could not be viewed in this manner;; change quotations. but all the more important parts: 11:30 am-Chinese recorded pro- were visible.

Next door, in a glnas-enenseil cabin, two engineers, were tending the powerful amplifier which sup

gramme.

12.30 p.m.-European recorded pro-

gramme.

report

If she was acting she was doingplied the laundreds of loudspeakers1 p.m.-Local time and weather

with power. The amplifier was de signed to give each loudspeaker 1.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news, ete about three-quarters of a watt | 2 p.m.--Close down. This does not represent very great 5-8 p.m.-European programme, volume for a loud-spchker not con- finod to

a comparatively small living-room, and one or two ex hibitors approached the engineers and asked for more power.

I was struck by the comprehen siveness of the range of Lissen Radio products. There cannot be anything at all which they do not make and make very well, too. Is there any other radio concern

But, of course, this could not be done. The B.B.C. wna not so much interested in seeing that individual loudspeakers ALVO compellingly robust outputs as in achieving an adequate but restrained over all

effect.

Just as I arrived at the amplifier: cabinet the music quietened down until it became almost inaudible; then it increased in volume, hut

thero was terrible distortion.

which manufactures complete sets, kit sets, loudspeakers, hatteries, valves, mains units, pick-ups, radio grams, and every conceivable kind of component? cannot call ene to mind. There may be one or two in combination which run Lissen rather close in this respect, but I cannot remember any such which could match Lissen item for itim, through a whole wonderful range of good gear at "popular prices.

Nevertheless, there need be no cause for trade jealousy in this, for

Fortunately, this distortion did the prosperity of a whola industry depends upon the missionary work not last long, but the improved resulte had an even shorter life, for which is an incidental factor in the there soon was no music at all! An trading of such a concern. Lissens engineer popped cut of the cabin,

and I heard him say, "You can't are dong great work in popularisear it now. The other replied

home-radio,

To-day, however, nothing of the And talking about testing re-

kind is necessary. Commercinl sets minds me that most intriguingly can be bought almost haphazardlying

I cannot particularise in regard just as can other objects of domestic elaborate testing gear was to he seen in the H.M.V. display. With utility-without the risk of dis to their Oympia exhibits, for, as I the assistance of a gramoptione re.ppointment. From "dudness" and have shown, their rango of products card, actual curves were taken. adequacy we have progressed to is embarrassingly large, and in any case their now lines have heen de The HMV. stand won a prize, goodness and excellence! That is, and in my opinion it thoroughly course, generally-speaking. || tailed in our previous issuer.

Clever showmanship was evinced deserved to do so. It was a truly There are still the very few excep magnifiecut allair, glittering with tions, as thers no doubt always by Osborn who had huge piles of. unpolished parts of radio cabinets. chromium plating and expertly ar- 'ranged display constructions. There were both artistry and science he Find it, indeed, it revealed a com-phone bell. And I hoped that i pleto understanding of the psycho, presaged nice lat orders for thi Showmanship as effective, but of. logy of presentation and salesman now Epoch set. It deserves it. Ita totally different kind, was to be -ship.

is quality production and re- እኔ at Dubilière. There were

will be

I was attracted to the Epochroned workmen were engaged in

the task of assembling these. stand by the shrilling of a tele-

Anti-Interference Units.

I spent some tiwe examining the veals craftsmanship of the highest H.M.V. instruments, particularly order. Epoch have the advantage the six-valve super het, ind the that they have been manufacturing Wonderful radio-gram with auto-moving-coil speakers almost as long matic record-changing. I do not such things have been known. think the industry is capable of Thrir set designora must have had producing anything better; it is a

trying time designing a set which "last-word "in modern radio. "My satisfied the Epoch excentives that mind jumped back seven or eight it could do full justice to an Epoch years; if anyone had prophesied loudspeaker!

And it is only the trained radio engineer who is able to appreciate

We invite intending purchasers to inspect

our

Very Ingenions,

uncom-

scores of small components such as the famous Dubilier grid leaks, con- densers and warious resistances suspended in scrried ronka.

The scheme was not over-done;· I should imagine there were fifteen or twenty items in each of these rows.

'Dubilier were showing a number of anti-interference units in addi-

I at once thought of and sym- pathised with the hundreds of ex- | hibitors whose very excellent sets and loudspeakers hind suddenly he gun to deliver a harsh, grating, croaking travesty of modern radio music

to the effect that this was no cause

for wonderment, and I heard a

(To be continued.) uttered reference to "the valve,”

60.

8-5.30 p.m.-

Operatic.

Birds Songs-Pagliacci — "Ye

Without Number!"; Thais- " Meditation ” — Mary Lewis (Sopirano).-6378.

Orchestral-" The Twilight of the Gods"-Siegfried's Journey to the Rhine Symphony Or chestra.--0007.

Songs Boheme-" Rudolph's Na-

rative" Aida"Heavenly

Aisa Giovanni Martinelli (Tenor).-0505.

5.30-0 p.m. (Approximately).-A ro

lay of the first three items of the coneert from the Helena May Institute, by courtesy of the Camiitter. 8-0.35 p.m.-

Orchestral.

--Paul Whiteman and his Or-

chestra.-35032.

"My Hero";

"Purequited

Love" (Lincke)-International

Concert Orchestrn.-33093,

"Sous Bois" (Staub); "Menuct"

(Boccherini)-Victor Orchestra.-20330.

REMOVAL SALE.

Concert RECORDS

"Over the Hills and Far Away." (Grainger-Schmidt); "Colonial Song "

(Grainger-Schmidt)--'

Victor Sympony Orchestra -

36035.

7 p.m.-Closing Stock and Exchange

Quotations.

6.35-7.5 p.m.-

Concert Items.

Songs" From the Land of the

Sky Blue Water" (Cadman);"

"Little Grey Home in the

West! (Lobr)-Mary Lowin

(Soprano),-1140,

Violin Solos Andantino" (Le mare-Saenger); "At Dawning " (Cadman)-Fritz

.50 cts, each

ада

$1.00 each,

DANCE MUSIC

20 cts, per copy.

Selection at

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1165. Chorus Bedouin Song"

Where'er (Foote): Walk" (Handel-Spross)---Asso- eiated Glee Clubs of Arnerion. —

30043.

Violin Solos" Caprice in E Flat Major" (Wieniawski-Kreisler);' "Vocalise (Rachmaninoff.

Press)-Mischa Elman.—1384.

Songa-"The Narative" (Sto.

thart);The Rogue Song " (Stathart)-Lawrence

"Fin Waltz "

(Andreef); "Autumn Thoughts"-Kiril- (Baritone)-1440. loff's Balalaika Orchestra.-***

20732.

"Three Shades of Blue! (Grele)

HAVE YOU HEARD THESE?

Here are lata of long-wave and short-wave stations which should be picked up by anyone

in Hong Kong who has a mods- rately good set suitable for re- ceiving such signals. Success in picking up these stations also depends very largely upon fav ourable atmospheria conditions. Readers are invited to add to. this list should they succeed in picking up any station not in. cluded in either of these lats.

LONG-WAVE STATIONS.

་ 4

Ware length (Mietres) Station

900 Manila 277 Shanghai

348 Tokyo

Call Kilo- Sigo cycle KZ.I.B. 1,153 K.S.M.S. 1,083 J.O.A.K. #TO

383 Hiroshima J.O... 880 255 Hong Kong Z.B.W. B18 357.1 Bombay

V.U.B.

840 361. Sapporo

360 Keijo

370 Nagoya 370.4 Calcutta

J.O.I.K.

069.

J.0.0.K. 810 V.U.O. 800.9 380. Kumamoto.. J.O.G.K. 200 290 Sendai J.O.H.K. 770

J.Q.A.K. 305 Dairon

J.Ö.B.K. 400 Oinka 410 Canton

C.M.B 480 Manila K.Z.R.M.

SHORT-WAVE STATIONS.

STATION

CALL RIGH

stich an advance as is represented Good paychology was demonstraċ- tion to their various radio com- by this H.M.V. instrument he woulded at the Westinghouse stand wher: poncats, Those anti-interference have been thought insane.

technicians in overalls tent an nir units are for the suppression of of dignity to the display befitting interference due to lifts, refrigera- the importance of the name of tors, and so on. They are connect- Westinghouse in modern mains ed to the interfering apparatus, radio. The idea would have been from experience that the noises dis- and when this is done I can say quito ruined had they been ob-appear. With Post Office publicity, 67.06 Dobiniz (Germany) viously hired attendants

and research, and this Dubilier 0.13 fortably wearing the robes of apparatus, less and less trouble $0.7

be experienced from ought to

$9.6 laboratory science. 1

"man-made" static..

42. In order to infuse a little varity 41,3 into my itinerary I passed from the 28.8 ground floor to the Mezzanine' fleur, | 27 leaving the remainder of the ground. | 85.2. floor stands to be "done" later.

| 31.55 The Metranino floor is something 01.20 new. It is reached by the wido 81.28 leads to the gallery. It lies beneath 28.5 and imposing staircase which also s the gallery and is, in effect, a 27.8 gallery itself. But it does not run 25,58 time looking for a, delivery slot tral point at the top of the stair 33.25

right round the ball. From the cen- such as figurce in a railway slot case it runs for a certain distance machine. But plop! A heavy little right and left, in the form of a 18,4 book foll on to the land I had horseating. I do not expect the 174 firma occupying positions in it 160 sorted "and" "made me start. A were particularly cheerful about 168 clever, and decidedly uncanny ap that, although they looked pleased 16.74 plication of the photo-electric cell, enough about the show in general. that!

JAMES PIANO here bearing the inscription: "Pat

Without importunity to purchase.

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"There was a largish cabinet affair

your hand in and the photo-cell will give you a copy." I rather timid ly placed my hand in a dimly illuminated äporture at the same

The B.3.0. Exhibitska

Apparently there was a ray of

"The B:B:C. hid their exhibits or the Mezzanine floor. First there light continuously shining across Camo & pictorial representation of the aperture and whon this was the complete broadcasting clain.

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Tibbett HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

Variety.

Chorus "Down South "Thy Eveready Hour Group.-38823. Dust Sometimes I'm Happy." -Louise Groody and Charles King.-90609,

Organ Solo Why can't You"-

Jesse Crawford-21051. Song "Louise"-Maurice Cheva

·lier,-21918,

Piano Solo-"The Flatterer "-

Hand Barth.-20340. Orchestral Jeannine I Dream of Lilac Time"-Victor Salon Group.---359-15,

Song "Beautiful Love"-Lewis

James (Tenor)-29688. Orchestral Begging for Love " -Rudy Vallee and his Connec- ticut Yankeca.-29773, Accordion Solo" Wedding of the

Wings"-Mario Perry-20176. Chorus-"Goin' Home "Eve-

ready Hour Group,-35923. Chorus "Hallelujah!” — The

Revellers.-20300.

REGISZTE.

Hong Kong Observatory, November?.

[Previous]On DatejOn Date

Day st lat 4 p.m.) 10 1.0.

Baromator... 30.03. 30.12

67 Temperature

74 Humidity... 79 Wind-

Direction

At

4 p.m.

19,98

68

ENE

ENE

ENE

3

3

0

BO

0.06 0,0

0.00

Force.... Weather Bain ..... ! ... Highest open-air Temperature, 1:73 Lowest open-air Temperature, 2:70

B-Blus sky; C-Cloudy; D= Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning: M-Mist; O-Overcast; P-Paming Showers; Q-Squalls; B-Bain; T- Thunder.

HONG KONG TION TAKEN,

From November 8, to 9 1982,

HIGH WATER,

Og Kong

Height

Hoog

Height,

ના

LOW WATER.

Hong

Kong

Standard

Standard

Time:

Time,

12, 0, 1, 1.

Thar. 3

0209

Organ Solo "Why Can't You"- Fri

14:30

47

4 0018 8 1

1850 0891

Jesse Crawford,-21051.

Trs (Hong Kong)

Song- Wait 'Til You See Ma Bat,

Oberie Maurice Chevalier.Bun. В 21918,

6

77

QP 35

1034

21.10

Mon

7

0814

8.7

1125

19 15 57

28 18

Тася 8

Wod. 9

0150

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12.0

06 11

1245

OF WORKING

4,434 Mon., Wed,& Fri., 6 p.m. & 2 à‚m

1,730 Daily 11 p.m.

8,108 Tues, & Fri., 9 p.m.--1 am,

9230 Not regular

9,603 Not regular

9,530 Dally

9,820 | Fri. 8 am, Sat. 8 am, & 10 am,

0,590 Not

10.677 Midl

daily

A.F.K

Nakobi (Kenya) Sydney

Manila Schenectady

Eindhoron (Holland) PUJ

1.F.C.

4.ME.. Bandoung

PLE Chelmsford (England) | 5.8.W... K.I.K.B WAX:0.- Bandong.

P.LLG. Kootwijk (Holland)P.O.L..

PLT. Bradong Bangkok

HALPT Howl (Holland)','* POK Bandoong

P.UE. Nandy (France) 15.6 18.03

Pittsburg

W.8.I.K,

Khabarorik (Russia) B.A.97. Nanaw Mosco Rome Perth Singapore Kootwijk (Holland) Bangkok (Blam) Bourne Schenectady

4,990 6-10 p.m.

A.GJ.

6,201 Not regular

B.F.N.

6,000 Tues., Thurs., Sat., B p.

I-M.A.

6,996 Bunday midnight

4.4.0.

7,142 Dally 6.80 p.m. & 11 p.m.

V.8.1.A.B.

7.310 Not regular

18.88

10,520 Not regular r 11,020 Midnight-3 a.m, dally 11,751

7.80 p.m. § 3 a.m. dally, except

Saturday and Sunday 12,240 Nightly

13,850 € L.m, Wed, Fri, Satz 16,102 Daily 6.80p.m. to midnight 16,804 Dally 7 pm:

17.280 Dally 8 pm to midnight www.B1-Bombayu7pm & akdaleht

18,404 | End afternoon. 19,290 Daily 5.80 p.m. | 18,351 | Daily & Mor

91,640

(Allowance must be made for "summer-time."!" in moet.

which is one hour ahead of true time.]

Piano Solo-"Scarf. Dance "---

Hans Barth.-20340. Orchestral "Sonny Boy"-Vietor

Salon Group.-35045.- Song By the River Sainto

-Marie-Lewis James.-22886. Orchestral As Time Goes By ".

Rudy Vallee and his Connec ticut Yankees.—22773. Accordion Bolo-" Estudiantina"

-Mario Perry, 20176.

8 p.m.-Local time, and wenther

report, etc. 8.3-11.30p.m.-Chinese Studio con-

vert.

0.30.10 p.m.-A relay of the Band

of the South Wales Borderer- from the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks by courtesy of the Officer Commanding,"

11 p.m. Close down, f.

(All records, in the above Euro- pean programmes are supplied-by Mesare Thing Fook Piano Co.), *|

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