COURIER
Recognised text
Text below was produced by optical character recognition and may contain errors. Check it against the original.
Radio (mostly) items in the Weekly Courier Richard Rogers VK7RO 1993 An asterisk means that I have photo-copied the item 21/7/06 * Picture Devonport masts 21/3/12? * Picture Hobart Domain construction 14/2/12 p18 Amundsen photos p21 Photos of Hobart Wireless construction (same as Mercury) p27 Aurora at Hobart re Mawson 28/3/12 p19 * Picture Hobart Domain mast raising 25/4/12 * Picture King Island masts 6/12/23 p19 Radio Today . . . the newly formed Wireless Club of Launceston . . . Mr Cave the manager of Wills Wireless Department . . . p23 photo of Wills & Co Wireless Department in the Quadrant 13/12/23 p33 RT . . . newly formed Wireless Club . . . meeting Thursday at Club Rooms Wills & Co advt 20/12/23 p33 RT . . .meeting at Wireless Club rooms on Thursday . . . Howe & Simmons responsible for the transmission . . . "roar" B/C stns SA Millwood Auto and Radio 830M Vic Farmers 1720 & 400M NSW Farmers 1100 and 380M Broadcasters Ltd 350M Wills & Co advt - Mr Arthur Smith joined staff 27/12/23 p20 RT The Wireless "Roar" - report by S.C.Cusack of Melbourne 3/1/24 p29 RT 10/1/24 p31 RT . . . induce authorities to scrap "sealed receiver" . . . 17/1/24 p25 * photo page "Listening in!" p31 * Radio Sparks by Aerial Mr A.A.Watkins (Hobart) call 7.T.A.A. Large attendance of members of the Wireless Institute at the concert last Thursday Next meeting of Wireless Club at Club Rooms, Thursday 24th inst. Morse class every Wednesday Wills & Co putting the finishing touches to their experimental transmitting station . . . 225M 24/1/24 p31 RS How to Make a Crystal Receiving Set 31/1/24 p31 * RS Wireless Institute membership form - 20 shillings p.a. Wireless Institute report 7/2/24 p31 RS Symbols W.Watkins advises transmitting every night from 9-30 to 11 - asks for reports Mr Smith to Hobart for expts in receiving Launceston Wills & Co to carry out experimental transmissions on 235M from 8 - 10pm 7AA T.A.Watkins heard 14/2/24 p40 RS 21/2/24 p40 RS Q code glossary 28/2/24 p40 RS 6/3/24 p40 RS Wireless Club News 13/3 - 27/3 RS 3/4/24 p40 RS recently visited 3ZC, E.N.Johnston also 3ZL 3JU 3BU 3AR 10/4/24 p27 photo L.M.Tongs wireless operator on Boorara p40 RS Mr E.Sheldrick transmitting on low power Wills & Co now Monday and Wednesday A.H.Masters to lecture at Wireless Inst 17/4/24 RS 24/4/24 p26 to Cradle Valley by car - crawler! photos p40 RS 1/5/24 p40 RS heard 7BN 7AA 7BH 7AB Crystal Set construction 8/5/24 p40 RS Crystal set photos 15/5/24 RS L.Crooks honorary radio inspector 7BE heard 22/5/24 RS the Launceston branch of the Wireless Institute held its usual fortnightly meeting - lecture by A.Smith re 7BN and 7AB 29/5/24 p44 RS report from 7BK report from McLurcan re s.s. Tahiti 19/6/24 p44 RS 7BN tx cct 7AB tx cct 3/7/24 p44 RS 7BH tx cct 17/7/24 RS new radio regulations 24/7/24 RS regs 11/9/24 p44 RS travelled to St Helens to Thompsons Hotel to listen to KGO on Mr Stipeks home made set 3/10/24 p44 Wills & Co advt 23/10/24 p34 photo of wireless exhibit at show by Auto Electric of Hobart p36 photo Bruce opening Braybrook station 13/11/24 p48 Radio Sparks by Aerial Howe & Simms advt 20/11/24 p44 RS Wills & Co advt 27/11/24 p44 RS 4/12/24 p44 RS "Roar" . . . Wireless Institute, Launceston Branch in conjunction with the City Council held a test . . . Prog listing 2FC 1100M, 2BL 350M, 6WF 1250M Wavelength vs number of turns chart (diameter not shown!) 18/12/24 p44 RS H & S advt 12/2/25 p44 RS Low Loss Tuner 26/2/25 p44 RS . . . Hints to Amateurs . . . 5/3/25 p44 RS 7ZL heard, 7BN going again 12/3/25 p44 RS 7BN tone improving 26/3/25 p44 RS Launceston Station Opened 7BN Messrs Wills & Co in conjunction with Findlays in Findlays, George St 1928 Radio Sparks QST available from WIA 15/- pa 29/6/33 * Special Wireless Number pp 24,25,26,30,31,35,36,48 6/12/34 p40 The World of Radio by Screen Grid National Broadcasting Programmes detailed p41 A Commentary of Radio Events mostly program guff, occasional local info 20/12/34 p21 CRE photo 7ZL talent with microphone like the one 7GB owns 21/3/35 p21 CRE 7NT preliminary testing ABC using Blattnerphone 4/4/35 p18 photo from top of mast at Kelso p21 * re Campbell Town field day photo PA speakers at Elwick 11/4/35 p21 CRE Radio and the Taroona 1 1/2 KW ICW p51 * page of photos of field day