DX NOTES

New Zealand Listener, Volume 25, Issue 629, 20 July 1951, Page 26

DX NOTES

ITH the approach of spring, listeners for long-distance stations on the broadcast band are looking forward to the "North American season." Though they can be heard throughout the year, American broadcasters are received best during New Zealand’s summer. At that time- winter in North Americastations there begin the day’s transmission in darkness, which gives signals a good start on their path across‘ the Pacific. Through the night, Americans are heard in New Zealand with the minimum of interference from near-by stations. Nearest American stations to New Zealand are in the Hawaiian Islands, which have the same system of broadcasting as the United States. Several of these stations are being heard at good strength at present. Probably the most consistent is KOHN (1380 kilocycles) Honolulu, which operates 24 hours a day. In the early evenings hefe it runs typical late-night disc-jockey. shows (at 8.0 p.m. in New Zealand, it is 10.0 p.m. in Hawaii). Other Hawaiians heard at this time are KGMB (590 kilocycles) and KPOA (630 kilocycles), both in Honolulu. Several: others can

be heard at the best time for Hawaiian reception around 4.0 a.m. DX Session ‘THE New Zealand Radio DX. League’s DX session from 4XD (1430 ki#tocycles) Dunedin is now broadcast on Wednesdays at 8.45 p.m. instead of on Thursdays. Vera Lynn Show EMEMBER Vera Lynn, Britain’s "Force’s Sweetheart" of World War II.? She co-stars with the orchestra of Roberto Inglez in a ‘half-hour feature, which is heard from 3UZ (930 kilocycles), Melbourne, on Wednesdays at 10.30 p.m. (N.Z. time). Most Powerful Stations ‘THE highest-powered radio stations in the world, two 1,000,000 watt longwavers, are being built for the -Voice of America. Their location will be revealed when the stations are completed. The biggest concentration of long-wave stations now is at Tangier, North Africa, where units total 650,000 watts. The one-megawatt transmitters will have unprecedented coverage. ‘Around the World Greece: Athens Radio, which has seldom before been heard at good strength, is being received in a transmission to North America on 11715 kilocycles (25-

metre band). News in Sng is broadcast at 1.30 p.m. Indonesia: The English transmission from Jakarta, from 7.0 to 8.0 a.m. daily, intended for Europe and New Zealand, has been received on a new frequency, 11770 kilocycles (25-metre band). Callsign is YDF7. YDC (15150 kilocycles in the 19-metre band) relays the broadcast. Argentina: LRA, Buenos Aires, of the Argentine International Broadcasting Service, is being heard particularly well in New Zealand on a transmission for reception in Europe on 17720 kilocycles (16-metre band). Programme is in English until 8.30 a.m., and then in Swedish until the sign-off at 9.30. Mozambique: Lourenco Marques Radio, which transmits commercial programmes to South Africa, is being received on its morning schedule from 4.0 p.m. daily on 11765 kilocycles (25-metre band). This station, Brazzaville (French Equatorial Africa), and Leopoldville (Belgian Congo), have the most consistent signals from Africa, Japan: Commercial radio will start in Japan this autumn. Two commercial stations will operate in Tokyo and one each in other cities. The new radio setup will end the monopoly held by the Broadcasting Corporation of Japan since 1925.