DX NOTES

New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 929, 31 May 1957, Page 17

DX NOTES

HESE notes bring news about stations in other countries, programmes information and details of special broadcasts for New Zealand listeners. They are supplied by the New Zealand Radio DX League, 212 Earn Street, Invercargill, from which further information can be obtained.

JVINTER Reception: Signals on ‘both the broadcast and shortwave bands have been making the usual change to winter conditions, with Asian signals becoming evident at nights on broadcast band and daylight signals building in strength on shortwave. On_ broadcast band the American signals are weakening, but can still be heard at favoured locations at dusk before the. Australian stations become evident. The Australian signals are also being heard in the mornings before daylight, and two further stations, 2UE (950) in Sydney, and its relay 2KO (1410), Newcastle, are now operating 24 hours a day. 2KO recently took a controlling interest in the Sydney station, which is the key station of the major network. 2UW (1110), 4BD (1120), 5KA (1200) and 3XY (1420) are other Australians on a 24-hour a day operating schedule, ASIA: The signals from this area after the Australian stations close down, and at times strong enough to penetrate the Aussie interference, are the Japanese stations. The stations of Japan have four broadcasting services. The two networks of N.H.K. (Broadcasting Corporation of Japan) are on the air with the second Network, closing at 2.30 a.m., and the First Network at 3.0 am. The American Armed Forces Radio service uses several frequencies and has been received, with News on the hour at 3.0 a.m., 4.0 a.m., etc. Voice of America transmitters in the Philippines and Okinawa are strongly received on 920, 1140 and 1180 ke., while the many Philippine stations are

often received. KUAM (620) in Guam closes at 2.0 a.m., while the Marshall Island station at Kwajalein, using 1220 kes., closes at 3.0 a.m. Special Broadcast.-On Saturday morning, June 15, from.3.0 to 4.0 a.m., when DZFE, Manila, on 1030 kcs., will be beaming a special transmission for listeners in the South re. 3% Shortwave HAITI: The Evangelistic Moics of the West Indies, broadcasting from Cap Haitian, Haiti, provides good entertaining signals on 9645 kcs,., 31-metre band, when they open broadcasts at 10.0 p.m. The session opens at 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, the first 30 minutes being used to answer listeners’ letters. The station uses the call-sign 4VEH, and has also been heard on 4VWI (on 15405 kc. in the 19-metre band).