I've seen since some time that you have been making memories of what was broadcast in Cañete, its development and difficulties than men who started it had to overcome. I want to add to those memories a fact that has gone unnoticed, as it is not screened in time and furthermore it long ago. But that is why the recall has value: it is nothing more nor less than the first "Radio" Canete.
were the fifties and Cañete was a radio repair workshop, technically led by Hernán González Pacheco, who had learned the trade, when it was necessary that the provider of the then RCA Victor for the province Arauco my father Paul Sperberg implement a repair service for selling radios, which were the first to be marketed at the time, along with the Wind Charger, or wind generators for electricity, in order to operate these radios in the fields Araucanian.
However, Hernan was a true genius of the electronics of the time and not only repaired, but also created elements such as amplifiers and transmitters and it was like a day oscillator developed a valve that is connected to an antenna and by means of a double switch to a turntable and a microphone, allowing transmit either voice or music. Thus was born CNT La Voz de Cañete, broadcasting directly from the Blue Room of Hernan Gonzalez, used to say one of their speakers, the prematurely deceased Mario Torres, who with the writer were the speakers 'official', apart from some others who were attracted by this development.
The technical part of course was by Hernán, supported by my friend Luis Sáez who served as "control" as required by manipulating the switch microphone changed player. The transmission time was around 20 hours ahead and kept in the air a two or three hours, during which he had live performances harmonic as played Maño Durán or a group of radio play spontaneously formed small works of art featuring simple but with love itself. Most programming was dedicated music, especially the lady who had dreams or birthday.
Needless to say we had a great understanding and listening to a radio outsiders cañetina not get over their astonishment. Would have been even bigger if they had seen the "transmitter" was not bigger than a shoe box of a child. It is likely that over a certain age remember cañetino even this technological adventure of times long gone. The range was about one kilometer away, which is covered in those years was the people. How could it be otherwise, this company had a happy ending: a zealous defender of the laws and regulations silenced us. Fortunately, the name of the Governor I have forgotten, as it surely has happened to all cañetinos. Originally published in
Lanalhue News
Jaime C. Sperberg Concepción, September 2002
