New Britain herald., 1926-01-28
Through fife Static

| ''''N'H''b ii'llllI lu uHA ITO, mostly 10, proved to be tn, main barricado against intornationa,
 reception last night, Of course, there
 would bo something Hut last night
 was the best one so far and We are
 living in hopes that tho evenings
 VIII continue to improve until we
 are able to hear at least n peep
 from the othor side, There was more
 volume, also last night, than has
 been present heretofore this week,
 and 1t was possible to bring In a
 variety Of stations without straining
 the ear-drums too much.
 The international test period
 opened inauspiciously. Stations sign
 ed of leisurely anywhere from one
 10 10 minutes after the bell rang.
 WEAF, with Roxy and His Gang.
 held the air for over 10 minutes
 after the quiet period had started.
 ROXY didn't seem any too much in
 a hurry to halt proceedings, and at
 seven minutes past the hour he was i taking his time about announcing l another number. The next time we
 swung around 10 tho chain of
 WEAF broadcastlng all was quiet, so
 someone must have chloroformcd
 Roxy and shut off the power.
 Static, rattlins over the dia- | phragm like peas in q tin pail, came
 between us and our hearts desire
 and formed a good bed covering. We
 heard thousands upon thousands of squeals and whistles and hows and whoops and coughs ana sputterinrs and crashes and misses and bangs and clatterS, etc. ad innnitum, but
 not one sign Of music could we pick
 up. Code on the high waves. rattles on the low. why we have q radio set,
 We don't know. As you can see, poetry comes easy to us.
 At any rate, we signed off at about 1l:3o o'clock and enjoyed good book, while others were sweat ing about the temples in an attempt to hear that faint sound Of music and voices which would denote that they were hearing Europe or ratcr, son, x. J.
 The evening didn't start off so we'll either. Volume was notably lacking and the only station VIC could pick up with q degree of ease nd from which wo could derive any pleasure whatsoever, was WGY, l which was again working on 30 kill oWatts, the well known 50, GOO watts. | And, We ask you, who can get any pleasure out Of market reports, un- ! less be bo q student Of market con dltions' We're not. But the station | dld present an interesting bedtime | story, told in real he-man way by l a fellow who knows how to entertain ! children. The story was The Story | Of the Bearded Fig Tree" and, We | dont mind admitting it. we became | interested in 1t ourself. The boy was clever and We understand he is very | popular with the children, for thc | main and simple reason that Inc | talks 10 them as a man 10 man.
 And once, againDrda's Souvenir" i that over worked selection from the | classical department. came to us from WGY, broadcasting from its WIlAM studio, little more satisrac- torily played than usual, perhaps, but still the same old "Souvenir." which has been ringing in our ears r since We first saw the light Of day. It has been played in every movie ,' house. yes, and "!eeit" house. too, :, for that matter, Every amateur con i, cert has seen it's name on the pro- gram On. me! Oh, My. And. the worst part Of it was that We enjoyed it,
 The Coast Guard band enter tatned at WTTC and We noticed q great Improvement ovtr ,hc prcscn- tation earlier in the season. The in strumcEts seemed 10 be placed more dVantageouSly in the studio, which resulted in a much smoother offer ing. "The Wedding Of The Hose" by the composer ot Parade of The Wooden Soldiers" proved to be ppointmcnt if one were seeking q partner to that well known num- Der. It vas oi an altogether different type, a distinctly sentimental num- Nh ,I-1Il lao lrI the band vert through large variety Of selections, happy choice having been exhibited. All types Of melodies from marches down through ballads and Southern melo- lies, to the primitive music of tho North American Indian.
 The best reproduction Of xylo- f phone music we have ever heard ( anne through from WNYC, q sta ion which has been extremely bash { ul Of late and which has never , ome through with simplifying vol {, ,me, for that matter. Bill Green Of q c!ated at tho instrument and wr narN'Ilod at the clarity of tone and , he sharpness and distinctncSs Of Y ach and every note Code did not interfere, for some reason. "Ador- = ton Waltz" was about he best unbar he played, although d med- y o' Irish jigs proved to be toe icklcr.
 WOR at Newark also surprised us iitl its Nolnmc. The announcer stat d that the station was heard in tOScOW l1nSSia Mopboy