FINE “BAG” BY AUCKLAND LISTENER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 385, 20 June 1928, Page 6

FINE “BAG” BY AUCKLAND LISTENER

114 STATIONS HEARD I MR. CHURTON’S RECORD ' t A total of 114 stations, all working : on telephony, has been heard by Air. ! Mark Churton, of 13, Dexter Avenue, Auckland, during the last twelve months. Air. Churton uses only two ! valves, both of the 4-volt Philips series. ! The set itself is of the capacity coni trolled reaction type, and will tune from j 15 to 600 metres by means of inter- | changeablo coils. A variable primary is used, giving a smooth oscillation control over all frequency blinds. The set is fairly selective. B battery voltage is supplied by an eliminator, a method Air. Churton considers infinitely superior to either dry battery or accumulator plate supplies. On certain wave-lengths, chiefly between 45 and GO metres and round about 180 metres, a slight hum is noticeable from the eliminator, but there is no serious interference with reception. Air. Churton uses an aerial of the inverted L type. The single strand is S 5 feet long and is 42 feet high at the end nearest the set and 50 feet high at the other. Two pipes let into the ground in such a manner that they can be filled with water form the earth connection. A lead from the eliminator also runs to the ground. Numerous stations have been heard of late on Alorse, but the number is necessarily restricted since Air. Cliur- | ton, only a beginner at the key, has | to listen at present to slow code only. Alessages from amateurs in the eastern j American districts as well as a few on the Pacific Coast have been picked up. Scattered words were heard duri ing the flight of the Southern Cross on ; the last hop from Suva to Brisbane. ! The “bag” to date is as follows: Broadcast Stations. —lYA, IZB, IZQ, 2 YA, 2YK, 2AQ, 3YA, 3ZC, 4YA, 2FC. 2BL. 2GB, 2KY, 2UE, 2UW, 3LO, 3AR, 3DB, 3BY, 4QG, SCL, 7ZL, JOxAK, JOBK, JOCK, C. A. Larsen and Sir J. C. Ross (whaling ships). Total, 27. New Zealand Amateurs. —lAß, IAC, IAI, IAL, lAN, IAO, IAR, lAS, TAP, 1 AY, IBC, IFE, IFJ, IFK, IFP, IFT, IFU, IFW, IFX, IFS, 2AB, 2AL, 2AP, 2AQ, 2AT, 280, 2BU, 2AY, 2BE, 2BIT, 2BR, 2BY, 2GA, 2GC, 3AJ, 3AL, 3AP, 3AR, 3AU, 3AZ, 3CM, 4AE, 4AAI. Total, 43. Australian Amateurs. —2CAI, 2LG, 2LJ, 2TIS, 2YD, 2RC, 2AIE, 2RT, 2YG, 2RB, 2RP, 2WO, 3AIE, 3XK, 3KR, 3BK, 3GT, 3BY, 4NW, 4PN, 4BD, SAW, SJH, SRJ, SDX, SDAI, 6AG, 6WP, 7CW, 7AI, 7CH. Total, 31. Short Wave DX.-ANE, ANII, RFAI, JHBB, a Japanese, PCJJ, SSW, GBS, AFK, 2XAF, 2XG, KDKA, CJ (Canada). Total, 13. Grand total: 114. It will be seen that some of these stations are bags worthy of much larger sets, notably 3DB, Alelbourne, on 50 watts. The amateur stations are all on short waves. Air. Churton was one of the first in the Dominion to pick up GBS, the powerful station at Rugby, on telephony, although it had been heard previously on Alorse. Even now listeners who have heard this station and stations CJ and 2XG are not numerous.

Air. Churton has given a fine start to the appeal for those willing to let Sun readers know of their exploits, and reports from others will be welcomed. Perhaps you may not have heard so many stations as All*. Churton, but possibly you have bagged some that he has failed to pick up. Now then, you “fans,” in with your logs.