MYSTERIOUS RUSSIAN STATION IDENTIFIED
SOVIET “SOAP-BOX” The mysterious Russian station which has been heard by shortwave radio enthusiasts in New Zealand for some months has at last been definitely identified. A Press Association message states that Mr. W. G. Strugess, of Bromley, has communicated with the station, which is at Khabarovsk, on the transSiberian railway. The call-sign, which has been puzzling amateurs, and has been variously interpreted, is stated to be RFM. The station transmits both telegraphy and telephony. A crystal is used to control oscillation. There are regular transmissions on 60.13 metres on all days except Wednesdays. commencing at ten o’clock. Greenwich mean time, which is the equivalent of 10.30 p.m. New Zealand summer time. RFM is owned by the Soviet Govern meat, and is used for spreading propaganda. Addresses given on popular topics are interspersed with musical items of good quality. Messages of cheer to “downtrodden brethren all over the world” are a regular feature.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 230, 17 December 1927, Page 11
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157MYSTERIOUS RUSSIAN STATION IDENTIFIED Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 230, 17 December 1927, Page 11
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