SHORT-WAVE NOTES

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 16, 4 November 1927, Page 5

SHORT-WAVE NOTES

THE WEEK’S RECEPTION

NOLES BY MR. SELLENS, fington, writes :- During the past week, some very interesting items have been heard on fhe short waves, and new stations logged. My list now totals 82 stationsall on telephony. Last Friday evening, RFN, 8AU, and 6AG were heard from 10.25 till 11.80 pm., and still going when I closed dowtt, I heard at good strength some gramophone selections and foreign talk at intervals, "la Argentine’ and "Buenos Ayres" wete mentioned, so it was probably RCB8, On Saturday afternoon, 2XAD, of Schnecta, New York, was heard to advantage from 1.30 p.m. to 3.41 p.m. During the first hour, a playlet was heard by the WGY Players, and then s0me music by the WGY Orchestra. At 2.30 p.m. the station relayed from New York City the 48th atiniversary ptoceedings of the invention of the incandescent electric lamp by ‘Thomas Alva Edison, ‘This programme conBisted of musical items, a speech by Mr. EH. Wilbur Wright-a director of the General Electric Co., the owners of WGY, who, after introducing Mr, Edison, asked him various questions, which the great inventor answered briefly. Other prominent men in the electrical world also spoke. The aunouncer at the commencement of these proceedings, stated that fortyfour stations from coast to coast were relaying the programme, During the evening REN came in well, also the foreign station heard on Friday even2. On Sunday afternoon KDKA was weak. Q2XAI was very good duriug €he last half an hour, when musical items by the "Original Melody Boys" from the Arcadia, Buffalo, New York, were relayed. REN, 240, 1AI, and SAU were also heard. | Tuesday evening found 2FC transmitHug on 28.5 metres (through 2M), as wel las their regular wave-length. | During the evening they called WGY Schenectady, asking them to re- | port reception through either 2XAD or AF, They sent greetings and Btated that it was hoped that later on these short wave broadcasts would be & weekly feature. He also announced that they would be on the air again on short waves on Thursday and Friday this week, from 7.30 to 11.80 Kastern tiburban time. RIN were also heard fluring the evening. PCJJ were transmitting their regular rogramime on Wednesday morning, t were not up to their usual strength. A new foreign station was heard very Barly on about 82 metres, musical items, speech and morse. On Thurs- day evening, 2FC were on 28,5 metres, again calling WGY. ‘They also anwouticed that, on Tuesday, November 2, at 3.15 p.m. Sydney time they would broadcast the Melbourne Cup on duai wavelengtlis, 28.5 and 442 metres, This, he said, would be the first time that a race would be broadcast in the British Empire so that all the world could hear. 8M, on Friday morning, were transmitting a test programme on 8.5 metres for reception in Britain. He announced that a special programme would be given on Sunday at §7.20 to 18.30 (.M.T., also on the 29th inst. from 3.30 a.m. to 4.80 a.m. Tastern Australjan time. The foreign station Meard on Wednesday morning was again heard, musi--cal items aud foreign talk, also morse. This time the call was heard being given in broken English-very hard to understand. ‘ihe station was ANUJ, Java, on 31.86 metres. In the evening, 21°C, on 28.5 metres, was again transmitting a programme for reception in America. He read a Cablegram stating that WGY intended tebroadcasting this programme if weather conditions permitted. An Interesting Log. J. Rait (Wellington) writes :--My Short wave log may he of interest. Australia, 25S, 4SW, SIVA, 21TB, TMW, 8LM, SBP, bAH, 2BC, 740, 2Www, OWA, "RB, 4OR (4GD?2), IME, 8LO, BW, GAG. Best phone, 25S. New Zealand:-1AN, 1AI, SAU, 3AJ, BAP, YAJ, GAY (8AZ2), IFT (1AQ?), 2BH, 2bA, 2A0. Best phove, 24Q, 1AY, IAN. Mixed:-8XAF, 2XAD, 2XAG, 2XG, 4NW, WLW, KDKA, 2NM, PCJJ ‘(Dutch $2 last Thursday), RIN, Belgiumn 33 (call SBR by my call book), osW, WMO.

The receiver used is the N.Z.R. "Allwave" receiver, three and four valves (three audio) and is OK for this type o€ work. My complete log numbers 93 stations from last December.