RADIO REVIEW

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 23, 1 December 1939, Page 37

RADIO REVIEW

Contributed by

N.Z. DX R.A. Inc.

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

With the Branches Wellington: The November meeting was well attended. As Vice-President E. Haines has enlisted, an election was necessary. J. Saunders was the successful nominee, Broadcast competitions were won with KMBC, WBAP, XEAC, entered by R. Free ist, R. Clarke 2nd and 3rd. Shortwave: ES5D, OZ5BW and GM2UU, verified by Chas. Brown Ist, and C, Taylor 2nd and 3rd. Members are reminded to call and see the R.A. stall at the Exhibition. Next meeting November 29th, at 54 Manners Street. Brevities 6TZ, Dardanup, Ww. Australia, is reported by several’as heard on 1340 k.c. F. Wilson, Dunedin, advises, KZRH, Manila, P.I., on 710 k.c., closing at 4 a.m. XGOY was heard by D. Duff to announcé new station, XLPA, on 860 k.c. (Thanks are: -due to these correspondents. -DX.Ed.) ss The Freedom Stations The frequency of the Austrian station is as given recently, but from "Tune

In" it is observed that the German station is on 24.9 metres. Shortwave Notes WRUW, on 15.13 m.c’s, and WRUL, on 11.79 (both at Boston, U.S.A.), are being heard with good signals in the mornings until 10.30 a.m. On the 19th they were both testing with TG2 at Guatemala City until 8 p.m, WRUW then being on 11.73 m.c’s and WRUL on 6.04 m.c’s OZU at Copenhagen, Denmark, is now operating on 7.26 m.c’s daily from 7 to 10 a.m. KZRH, "The Voice of the Philippines," at Manila, has shifted its frequency to 9.63 m.c’s, and is being heard from about 10 p.m. with excellent signals. TGXI at Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America, has shifted its frequency to 5.855 m.c’s and continues until 6 p.m, COCE at Santa Clara, Cuba, is a new station on 6.47 m.c’s and is being heard with good signal strength until 5 p.m. and later on Sundays.