BIG FIGURES

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 10, 23 September 1927, Page 13

BIG FIGURES

144 STATIONS RECEIVED AN IMPRESSIVE LIST. The number of creditable "logs" of distant stations continues to grow. Here is an interesting letter from ‘Taranaki, ‘Mr. T. W. Ward, of Inglewood, writes:-"I have been interested in your search for the greatest number of broadcasting stations received by any listener in New Zealand. I do not see that this points to any great ability by the owner of such a record, but it certainly shows that amateur is keen and persevering, and that is what we want amongst out amateurs to-day. If a bigger percentage of New Zealand lis-teners-in would spend more time searching for new stations, instead of growling at our own stations and the Broadcasting Co., they would very soon learn to appreciate our own transmissions. I enclose a complete list of all stations on telephony received by myself, The list comprises 50 New Zealand, 34 Aussie, 52 American, 3 Japan, 1 Philippine Islands, 2 India, i Russia, and 1 Holland, making a total of 144. These have all been received on two to seyen valve receivers, but the seven valves were seldom used, except for very weak reception from America, in fact, I can assure you that even tliese were first picked up on five valyes, but to overcome fading I often used the other two, which were H.I’, Praétically all the long distance stations have been officially checked and the replies are in my possession. As regards londspeaker reception, first I want to know What constitutes loudspeaker reception ou DX work.

T may also mention that Mr. B. Dwen, Waitoriki, Inglewood, also has a log comprising a total of 127 stations, and all these were received on home made receivers, — This gentleman will be only too pleased to supply a complete log if desired, In fact, I know of other amateurs in New Zealand whose logs are well over 100 stations, if they would care to total them up. Talking of D.X. reception, I have just had an experience that is real D.X. work, T built a crystal receiver, and the results were startling indecd. ‘I'he receiver was only made from cast out material in my shack, but the following stations were reccived w-1YA, QYA, SYA, and from Aussie, 2B, 2FC, 8L0, and 4QG. Not only received on one night, but on several nights, Stations Received on Telephones. New Zealand stations.-1VB, 1A0, IAB, 1YA (old station), 1AM, AX, JAA, LVYA (new station), 1ZB, 1AR, 1ZQ, 1AZ, ¥AB, 2\A, 2AC) aYM, ZATT, 2AB, QAT’, 2AM, 2AP, 2Bz, 2AQ, 2AJ, QAK, 2YB, YK, AVA (old station), 2YA (new station), 22K, BAA, BAC, 3BQ, 3A}, 3AQ, 8YA, 3AU, 3YA (new station), 4AA, 4YA, 4¥0, 4AG, 4AD, 4AC, 4AB, 4AP, 4BM, 4AK, 4ZB, VLDN.

Australia -2CM, 2GR, 2IM, 22G, 2°B, 2FC, 2BO, 2BI,, 2RJ, 2, IKY, QRA, QEM, QUW, 8MA,~ 2DN,’ 2RA’ 2BE, 2GB, QUX, 2H, BAR, ILO, 3DB, 30Z, 38MA, 3L0 (short wave), 40G, 5DN, 5Cl,, 5DN (short waye), 6WI', OWI (short wave), 7Z]y. America.--KI'I, KiTJ, KDYX, KGO, 6XB, WDAP, WGAY, KPO, WMB, KGU, KGW, KNX, WQJ, WGN, 6xD; WEBH, 8XAA, WREO, WFAA, KOA, CFCN, WDAF, KFRU, 9XG, WCBD? KDYL, KHQ, KDKA, KFWB, KION, CNRV, KIFRU, WBBM » WLW, 2QXAl‘, WSAT, 28AG, WHR, KFVD, WLIB, KESG, KOWW, KISD, WIINR, KMOX, KFWYI, KTAB, KFPR, KIWR, 8XG, 2XAD, NRRL, Japan.--JOAK, JOBK, TOCK. Philippine Tslands,---KR MZ. TIndia.-7BY, TCA. Russia.-RI'N. South Africa and Enyland.--Tele-phony heard from both places, but never received the call letters to definitely prove the reception. Canadian stations (2), and Hawaiian Tslands stations (2).-She call letters are included in the American list above (CNRV, CCN, and KDYX, KGT), HWolland.--PCJJ.