LISTENING ON SHORTWAVE
For those wishing to tollow the race news on shortwave "The Listener’’ mode inquiries about English-language broadcasts criginot'rs along the route .which can be readily ;+ ceived in New Zealand. The result is a list which, while not complete, includes stations at possible stopping places which will be likely to broadcast up-to-the-minute _ information. As far as possible the list has been checked by the NZBS monitoring station ot Quartz Hill, Wellinaton, and the frequencies shown are those which have given the best reception. A commentary as the planes take off can be heard at 4.30 and 5.45 a.m. on Friday in the General Overseas Service of the BBC Broadcasts about the race can also be heard ot 6.30 a.m. on Friday, October 9, at 1.15 and 6.30 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, at 1.15 ond 4.45 a.m. on Sunday, October 11 and at 10.45 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13. Some English broadcasts from other countries which may include sir race news are listed below The times given are New Zealand. Rome: Daily at 2.45 p.m.; 11.90 and 11.81 m.c. (31-metre bond), and 11.65 m.c. (25metre band). Daily of 2.30 p.m.; 11.88 m.c (25-metre band). India: Daily at 12.30 a.m.; 11.780 m.c. (25-metre band). Daily at 3.30 a.m.; 7.17 m.c. (approx.) (41-metre band). Daily at 2.30 p.m.; 11.85 m.c. (25-metre band). Ceylon: From 1.30 p.m. and throughout the ofternoon; 15.12 m.c, (19-metre band). The
BBC news is broadcast in this programme at 2.0 p.m. Indonesia: Daily at 11.15 p.m.; 9.74 mec. (31-metre band). Raily at 7.0 a.m.; 11.770 m.c. (25-metre band). Australia: A full coverage is expected from Redio Australia, which broadcasts in the mornings on the 19 and 25-metre bands, in the afternoons on the 16 and 19-metre bands, and at night on the 25 and 31-metre bands. Shortwave radio will, of course, be in con stant use by all the aircraft taking part in the race, but so far as the high-speed planes are concerned, their broadcasts will be in-, audible to the ordinary shortwave listener since they will be using VHF-Very High Freauency-wavebands. The freauency bands allotted to aircraft in the handicap section, however, may be within reach of some commercial receivers. Five frequencies have been allotted here: 2976 ke. 6557 ke. 8523 kc. 11344 ke. 15055 ke. Broadcasts from the planes using these frequencies may be audible on the domestic set when planes are homing to Harewood across the Tasman on the last stages of their long journey. Airfield control-tower broadcasts to planes will be on 118.1 megacycles (VHF), 3105 kc. and 3023.5 kc., but GCA _ transmissions (Ground Control Approach) will be VHC. The call-sign of the Hastings, incidentally, will be MFBSD,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 742, 2 October 1953, Page 24
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