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NOTES AND NEWS-LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. AM

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supports six loud speakers and sands out radio programmes that can be heard for a considerable. Histance...

The tower stands in the public. aquato in Leipzig. It is large enough for an operator to sit inside with receiving apparatus: A platform on the outside is used as a speaker's stand

The horn speakers are pointed alightly down so that the fange of ing a percentage of the total to the station starts at the foot of the Radio Sodiots, so as to on-the tower and continues way courage them in their ploncer several hundred feet.

work.

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[By "Mike Hofone.”] ̧

The principal broadcasting Those who recall the extremely

stations in Germany and foreign large attendance at the City Hall Every week radio" notes and countries are tuned in by the. when the Hongkong Radio Society news will appear in the Telegraph tower apparatus and their pro-t was formed some few years ago on Fridays. Renders possessing grammes are sent out so that will assuredly regret that its mem-information saltable for inclusion passersby may enjoy these con- barship has now dwindled, down in this page are asked to forward certs. to a mere handful. When the same to "Mike Rafone," c/o Hong,

It is planned to install similar i possibilities of radio locally wore kong Telegraph.

towers in public squaresand. first mooted, there was evident a

parks of other cities. "vory keen desire by enthusiasts to take up this new hobby, and even

MOONLIGHT ENEMY OF RADIO. to-day there are many "fans" in Hongkong who possess receiving sets. Indeed, I hear that quite a fair business is being done in this line by local firms. As yet, how- ever, radio has not come into its own in the Colony, although there is no reason why it should not in course of time gain widespread 'support.

The announcement of the Government's policy in regard to the future of broadcasting is pro- milsed immediately.

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The general outline of the report

Moonlight is one of the radio fan's worst enemies.

This is revealed in a report re- Icased to us through NEA Service of Earl Crawford's Committee is on preliminary tests conducted in being accepted by the Government Amarica during the greater part

It is understood that Lord Read- of the last year. ing will be invited to be Chair-The tests were made under the man of the Broadcasting Commis-direction of Northwestern Univer- sion, which will replace the B.B.C.sity and the Stewart-Warner Cor In its early days, of course, the and be put in charge of broad-poration. They are still going on Radio Society was badly handi-casting at the end of 1926 in co-and plans are being made to in- rapped because it had practically operation with the Post Office. crease the present army of 5,000 no equipment" whatever. Such The Commission will be aobservers that more definite broadcasting as "there was, was statutory body, and will hold a results may be achieved. left to private enterprise, and this licence from the Postmaster-

The report states "In the testa la Course of time ecased General for 10 years.

made by our observers in con- altogether. Thors were various The title-B.B.C.!! be re-function with Northwestern reasons for this, one of the chieftained, but it will stand for British University through 20 observation being the uncertainty prevailing Broadcasting Commission.

stations and with the assistance with regard to Government regula- There will be no interruption in of about 5,000 observers, the tions on the subject. So the the listening service and no physics departments of many

modification Radio Society fell into a somewhat drastie

"affecting universities and technical schools, moribund state, and it is only listeners. latterly that it has again come into evidence.

IMPERIAL BEAM STATIONS.

The chief circumstance leading to the resuscitation of the Society was, the opportunity of securing a broadcasting bet, which has now been installed in the Morning Post Building, and by the use of which it has already been possible to give two experimental concerts. It is hoped to extend the present programme as time goes on. but obviously money is needed if the best results are to be obtained. Indeed, unless more members join up, there will be no other course than to wind up the Society. It would be a thousand pitles if such a development occurred, as there are numerous radio "fans" in the Colony who want to see broadcast ing extended here.

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one of the most outstanding features was that almost invari

ably where state was found, fading was also in evidence. That all four. Imperial beam Where static was bad, fading was wireless stations in Great Britain bad, and where there was no will operate before the end of this fading there was no static. year, is the announcement made And the effect of moonlight as by Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson. a radio wrecker seems fairly well He declared that the completion established. Observers report of the stations was unavoidably that during full moon only the delayed, principally on account of most powerful stations were able the simultaneous illness of Signor to get through."" Marconi and his chief assistant." The magnetic effect of the Stations at Bodmin and Bridge-moon upon the tides is well known water for, communicating with and, the thought is advanced that South Africa and Canada, were this visible electrical display ought practically finished!

to have a definite influence ob the He hoped a station for Southlonized stratum of the atmos- Africa would be ready by the phere." middle of August.

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That barometric pressures may have a great deal to do with the quality of reception.

Other important facts brought Stations vat Grimsby and to light by the tests show: Skegness for communicating with That statle often occurs where Australia and Indiag would be previous surveys have indicated ready in October.

the territory immune. Some enthusiasts, argue that The tariffs settled in every case, ..That super-power stations have they gee no reason why they except in the case of Australia, little effect on fading, should join the Society until they represented two-thirds of the cable That too much blame has hereto- know more of what it intends rates which operated in July, 1924. fore been placed on the aurora doing. The answer to these is In rates in the case of Southborealis as a radio diaturber. that the scope of the Society's Africa represented a reduction of That fading and static, are work must necessarily depend on 8d., and, in the case of India related. support by listeners-in. If these reduction of 78., compared with join up in good numbers, as they cable rates, with a proportionate ought to do in their own intereats, reduction in other classes of traffic. the Society will be placed on a sound financial footing and the opportunities for service thereby, largely increased. 'An appen! is therefore made to all interested radio development is an artistic be far enough separated to cause to communciate with Mr. HG.. tower nearly 30 feet high which no heterodyne, 18 Swinburne, the Hon. Secretary of the Society, c/o the Moming Post Building A cordial invitation i also extended to all radio chihagiasts, whether members of the Society or not, to be present at a general meeting of the Soélety to be held in the Morning, Port Building at 5.30 p.m. on September 2nd.

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The question of the licensing of receiving sets locally is likely to be raised in the near future. The Government is known to have the matter under consideration, and there is talk of the imposition of a licence fee for every set owned. Whilst, admitting the advisability of the Government controlling. wireless here, the point has been made, with some measure of reason, that this could be "doza' merely by licensing, and without the necessity of a fee being im posed. It is argued that the Gove ernment cannot be so hard up as to need the relatively amail amount which would be derived from licence Legat any rate until the hobby expanded, and that 'there is no more reason for taxing radio sets than there would be for charging a fee for possession of a piano. Eventually, if and when broadcasting,ahould grow to such' an extent as to be undertaken on a commercial basis, it might, be desirable to impose a fee, part of which could go to the monopo- lists to help provide them witn funds to meet their heavy outlay. But that time is not yet. Shoulit a fee be decided upon with con- ditions as they now are, maybe the' Government would consider grant-

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