RADIO REVIEW

New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 80, 3 January 1941, Page 48

RADIO REVIEW

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The World Over Listeners in all parts of the world have their particular complaints about this or that programme of artist. Here are a few American examples. A Connecticut man said he had been personally stung by the "Green Hornet" series. "Great Plays" are not that according to a Philadelphian. Burns and Allen would be barred from the air by a New Yorker who doesn’t think some of their jokes are funny. An Ohio listener objects to certain Berlin broadcasts. "Stop me if you’ve heard this one" didn’t stop a listener from writing about it. Shortwave Notes A special programme from Japan is heard from JZJ, Tokio, on 11.80 mc-, which beams a programme to Australia and New Zealand from 10.30 to 11.30 p.m. The JZJ transmitter has been heard experimenting for some weeks. An unusual use is made of the National Bank of Mexico station, XDHX. Every day at 11.30 a.m., messages to the various branches throughout Mexico are broadcast on 10.05 me. European transmission from the BBC’s transmitter GSL on 6.11 me. is being heard here, with a terrific signal, after 6 p.m. The Chinese station heard for the past few weeks after 10 p:m. on 9.72 mc. has been identified as XGOY-a National transmitter at Chungking. All India Radio The Indian stations are continuing their 31 metre band transmissionS now until late in the evening. VUC2, Calcutta, is on 9.53 mc.’s VUB2, Bombay, on 9.55 mce.’s, VUM2, Madras on 9.57 mce.’s and Delhi VUD2 of 10 kw. or VUD3 of 5 kw. on 9.59 me, These stations are also operating irregularly on their 90 metre band frequencies after midnight, and have been heard here this past fortnight in place of their 60 metre band assignments. VUD2 is on 3.49 me. and VUB2 on 3.305 mc. With the Calcutta and Madras transmitters operating on cc mt between these. © Amateur Licence Stead: The amateur radio operator licence of a Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.A. "ham" has been suspended for ‘a period of three months, for deceptive tactics in broadcasting music and deliberate violation of the ' rules governing amateur stations. Amateurs in Empire countries, who are forced to forgo the privilege of carrying on their hobby during the war, will find it. difficult to understand the action ‘of a man who jeopardises his privileges.