SHORT-WAVE ITEMS

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 26, 13 January 1928, Page 5

SHORT-WAVE ITEMS

ona» LONDON AND HOLLAND CALL

NOTES FROM MR. SELLENSY There have been at least two trause! missions recently from 5SW, Chelmsford, of which we in New Zealand didi not receive any advice, The first, heard: here on Tuesday morning last, was in-. cluded in 2U'C’s progranmme, published in the local Press on Saturday last. The other was a complete surprise. Appareitly the Australian Press is advised, but not New Zealand. On ‘Thursday evening, December 29 4NW, Brisbane, was the only station whose call could be understood. 55W, Chelmsford, was heard very fointly at 7.30 a.m. on Friday morning, lirst Big Ben was heard. This was ‘ followed by a woman talking-too weak to understaud. During the evening 4\H, Gore, 2HM, New South Wales, and REFN, Russia, were heard. A harmonic of 2BL, Syd-, ney, was heard quite clear, though faint, on about 44.5 metres, 4NW and RIN were the only sta+ tions heard on Saturday evening. ‘- On Sunday afternoon 2XA¥ was heard: relaying the watch night service from the First Methodist Episcopal Church, New York. KDKA were also relaying a watch night service. It was quite a noveity to "‘see the New Year in" again, 17} hours after listening to the watch night through 2YA. KDKA were again heard on Monday morning at 8.15 o’clock, transmitting musical items om 26 metres. LO were heard in their regular weekly test on 32 metres. Gramophone records were played and were heard at good speaker strength. They announced that they test on 82 metres each week from 18.30 till 20.80, G.M.T., Sunday, which is equal to 4.30 to 6.80 a.m. Monday, Melbourne time. They also asked for reports from wherever heard. 5SW, Chelmsford, was tuned in at 1.15 a.m. on ‘Tuesday. Musical items. were given till 2 a.m., when they closed down. ‘Lhe yolume was the best yet, but reception completely spoilt by a strong Morse station on the same wave-, length. 21'C, who were to re-broadcast this programme, were tuned in at 1.38 ‘a.m., just in tine to hear them closing: down, so apparently the interference was too had for them to attempt re broadcasting 5SW. 3YA made a very fine joly of it, but of course the Morse’ spoilt it.

5SW was heard again at 7.30 a.m. om their daily test. Big Ben, followed by a talk, then music, was heard, but tov faint to understand. KDKA were heard soon after this, also again in the afternoon . QA\T, Wellington, was testing on Wednesday evening. ‘The modulation showed an improvement on previous tests, On Thursday evening 4NW, Queensland, came through at gocd strength; modulaiton, which was pvor at first, improved later. The volume of REFN appears to have gone off a little, but is still quite loud. PCJJ was heard again on Friday mornitg, after being off the air for oyer two months, Gramophone items were given, with only one talk, while I was listening from 7 to 7.80 a.mt. This was all in Dutch, calling "Hullo, Radio de Bandoeng (Java)-Philips’ Radio Labortorium-experimental," was all I could understand. ‘hey have increased their power considerably. Instead of being only just audible at 7.30 a,m., as was the case just before they went off the air for alterations, their music was audible all over the house. ‘The volume must have been wonderful before 7 a.m, The station calling ‘Alloa, Alioa, Su Japanese,’’ was also heard from ‘7 till 7.80 a.m. Talk only was heard in a for eign langnage. 4AI%, Gore, RIN, and a station too rough to get call were feianie in evening,