RADIO REVIEW

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 35, 23 February 1940, Page 37

RADIO REVIEW

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With the Brenches ' Auckland reports an enjoyable social at Christmas, and another social evening when a travel talk illustrated by lantern views was given. The first business meeting was held in January, and four displays were arranged in the city, when trophies, verification cards and letters were on view. Shortwave Notes LRX, Buenos Aires, Argentine, is at good strength when opening at 10 pm. on 9:66 mc/s., shifting to LRU on 15.29 mc/s. at 11 p.m. Both transmitters are well . received. An unknown French-speaking station is reaching good strength on 5.06 mc/s. after midnight. It broadcasts news in English at 12.10, with a lesson in English at 12.20 and then news in French at: 32:90, : XMHA, Shanghai, is at present operating on 11.83 mc/s. and can be identified by its three-tone chime before and after announcements, which

: . " are all in English. Its signal strength is generally poor before midnight. HJFK, Pereira, Colombia, reaches excellent strength when opening at midnight. It uses the slogan of " La Voz des Amigos" and a four tone chime as identification. ZHP, Singapore, has shifted its frequency slightly to 9.70 mc/s to escape interference from the Japanese station JIE2 at Tyureki, Taiwan,. on 9.69 mc/s. XGOA appears to be the call letters of the Chinese station heard nightly until midnight on 8.05 mc/s. It plays English dance tunes and has a lady announcer, but its location remains unknown. CXA8, Colonia, Uruguay, is being heard with good strength from 10 p.m., usually interfering with the programmes of KZRH. CXA8 is on 9.64 mc/s. YUB, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on 6.10 mc/s. is now being used intermittently with the YUG transmitter on 15.24 mc/s. Listen -for these stations from 5.45 p.m. daily.