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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1926.

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LOCAL TOPICS.

I see efforta are now being made to add a few home comforts to the Society's headquarters and broad- [AY "MIKE ROFONE"] casting room in the Morning Post-

building and members are asked Since the meeting of the local to contribute anything, they can Radio Society last week, I am in which is likely to prove of use. formed that the membership has Various articles of furniture and seen a further increase, with the floor covering have been supplied, result that the fifty mark has now and the room is looking a good' been reached. No doubt, this is deal more pleasant and bomely the forerunner of many more ap- than it formerly did plications for membership, and now that it is known that the Society is going ahead, and better! broadcasting enn be expected in the future, many other enthusiasts will no doubt decide to throw in

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Last week a member raised the question of interference and oscil-

RADIO JOTTINGS.

The Prince of Wales, is not only good dancer, but a good radio entertainer. He has a model radio delivery, say officials of the British Broadcasting Company,

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Denmark has passed regulations iation. He spoke.of the annoyance which encourage the operation of it caused to other listeners-privately owned amateur stations. in, and had come to the conclusion The license fee has been made as that it was caused through some low as $5 a year, to develop short- one in the Colony operating high wave work.

powered sets in a wrong manner.

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He explained that he had located The most important features. in the direction from which this in-presenting a radio drama are to.

not choose actors whose voices' are en- terference came, but could find the exact spot, and suggested pable of carrying the most defi- that the Society might take up the cate shadings and inflections, matter, and help to eliminate such select plays with small casts and interference by educating "fans" use music and special equipment In the proper manipulation of their to heighten effects, according to instruments. This is a line findings of experte. work which the Society could usefully embrace, and by helping in this manner much could be done for bettering radio in the Colony, Naturally the manipulation radio sets must be encouraged and it would be a good idea if all beginners joined the Society and obtained. first-class information how to operate them. Thus their

The number of licensed radio re reception would be the best pos-ceiving gets in Victoria, Australia, sible, and annoyance to other listeners-in would be abated.

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The experiment at Hull Institute valves have been arranged for, the Technical Commitee is dito be given a chanco to distinguish was successful with 80 per cent. themselves. For the present the of the children, who thoroughly mantling the broadcasting competition is based on efficiency enjoyed the music and showed a and making a thorough overhaul ir radio compase work only. Those sense of rhythm. When at the generally. Some doubt as to the

end the inventor, with his back advisability of this-in view of

turned, asked "Isn't it bed time?" the fact that so many experiments.

the chorus of deaf listeners shout- had been made to get the set int

ed "No, no," showing they had all first-class order was expressed

In view of the difficulty of fit heard, Children speaking near. at last week's meeting. This is ting refuge huts for mountaineers the microphone heard their own doubt the right step to take, how

with the telephone, experiments voices for the first time." ever, us the set was stored in have been carried out during the Kowloon godown for two years be past three years with wireless in fore the Society again brought it France, The Radio Club de into use, and thorough overhaul France has now decided to equip and cleuning are necessary. Thanks to the enthusiasm of the some of the more generally fre quented refuges with transmitting committee the time that the set as well as receiving sets, those will be out of commission will not mentioned being La Charmette, in interfere with the activities. of the the Chartreuse; Blaney-Dufour, Society for any appreciable period. on the Tournete; Wallon, Oredon, in the Pyrenees; Cerbier-des- Jones; Aberbuat and Arieres.

The Programme Committee is determined to give Hongkong It is learned that the Radio Cor- listeners-in the best selections poration of America has designat- that the Colony's talent can pro-ed 'a special committee to study vide, and serious consideration of plans for a circuit which will link programmes will be started when Washington with the Philippines the transmitter has been found via Cuba. The Arat step in the to give every Batisfaction. Of programme would be to include course, it is obvious that, the the West Indies, in the general broadcasting must be of the best system of the corporation. Om- possible before well-known local cials believe that with the develop- artists can be expected to assist ment of short waves transmission, with programmes, and it is only it will soon be possible to have when the Technical Committee is easy dependable communication sure that the transmitting is as between the East Indies and the good as it can possibly be, that West Indies. the services of local people can

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When MAKING THE DEAF HEAR.

the broadcasting act has been re- assembled we may expect an in-

Deaf children beating time to dication of what line the pro- grammes will take, and I think the music of a phonograph, and they will be all that can be desired. their bodies awaying with ecotasy

It must be borne in mind that the was, the touching spectacle wit- nessed at the Hull Deaf and Dumb better the programmes, the

Institute in London recently. will gradio gain in more

By so doing the children, who Hongkong. Once it had never before, heard anything, that really good and intercamonstrated to a startling extent ing items are broadccast,

jj many "fans" who are undecided the efficacy of a new "apparatus whether to Join Society or not will invented by Mr. W. L. Calvard, a make up their mind to do so and civil engineer -- TENUTA many others, who are not as yet in- The apparatus, to all appear- terested in radio, will buy setaces, is a wireless set without

aerial or ground connections. I Thus it will be seen that consists of a microphone, tela- the committes has a respon phone distributing board and head sible proposition to carry phones," through, and have every Amplification plays a part, but | confidence that its members will not the most important, the chiof discharge their duties conscient object being the transmission of ously and to the general all-round sound to the nervos of the inner. satisfaction of Histoners-in. There car, Galvard worked on the will be no transmission for at principle by which plumbers trace Joast another two weeks, but after leaks in pipes-they, drag a'atcel that regular weekly programmes rule held in the open mouth, along Imay be expected.

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