RADIO REVIEW

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 14, 29 September 1939, Page 54

RADIO REVIEW

Contributed by

N.Z. DX R.A.

Inc.

‘Address all Communications — P.O. Box 437, DUNEDIN.

With the Branches: The annual meeting of the Southland Branch was held recently. The election of officers resulted:President, L. Boyer; vice-presidents, G. Teychenne, S. Barrett, L. Gilmour and R. Thomas; social committee, R. Thomas, J. Neilson and S. Barrett; secretary, J. C. MacKenzie. A social was held at the conclusion of the meeting. Brevities: We have further details of a proposed new West Australian station, 6TZ, as mentioned previously. The transmitter will- be located at Dardanup, 8 miles from Bunberry, using 500 watts power on 1340 k.c. 6TZ will relay 6PR

Perth. Both stations are owned by Nicholson’s Ltd., Perth. Evidently the Australian Commercial Stations are making comprehensive frequency changes. In additional to those already advised, 2BH changes to 570 from 860. 4AY also from 860 to 970, while 4VL has moved from 570 and now shares 920 with 2XL, ZJV, Suva, and 2YN Nelson. Mention of 2BH reminds one of the unusual feature relating to this broadcaster. It is located at mining centre, Broken Hill in N.S.W., and therefore uses the N.S.W. prefix 2 but operates on South Australian Time. XL is one of the few stations where a lady announcer is frequently heard,

7UV, which recently moved from 1460 to 1250, is now on 900 kc. By changing to 1450, 7DY has made a considerable difference to the congested 1400 k.c. channel. The French Radio Coloniale ~ has put in an appearance on 9.68 m.c, in the afternoon and has been heard at good strength simultaneously with the 25 metres band transmitters. Rome, Italy, 2 RO 16, is now in operation on 21.51 m.c. daily from 1.30 to 2.25 a.m. The new call sign of W4XB at Miami, Florida, appears to be WDJM. It is on the air from 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. KZIB, Manila, has a new transmitter on 6.04 m.c. operating simultaneously with its 9.492 m.c. transmitter, but it does not appear to be in regular operation as yet. ZHJ, Penang, Malaya, is said to have a power now of 500 watts, and can be heard with an English programme every day, except Sundays, from 11.10 p.m. on 6.09 m.c,

Bagdad, Iraq, can be heard now through its station HNF on 9.683 m.c. on the air daily from 10.30 p.m. to 7.30 a.m. It is also authorised as HNG on 11.724 m.c.. HNH on 15.145 m.c., and HNI on 17.815 m.c. Rabat, Morocco, is understood to be returning to the short-wave bands again shortly with a 15-k.w. transmitter on 8.19 m.c. and 11.94 m.c. The new Australian National shortay wave transmitter VLW at Waneroo, Wes’ tern Australia, of 2-k.w., has been undex construction for some time and is .expected on the air shortly. XMHA ("The Call of the Orient"), at Shanghai, has changed its frequency a number of times to avoid interference but seems to have settled for the time being on 11.855 m.c. It can be expected to reach better strength within the next few weeks. A Chinese station heard this last week on 9.295 m.c. is believed to be XTC at Shanghai. It is on the air from 12.30 to 1.30 a.m. daily.