Round the World on Short Wave

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 3, 3 August 1928, Page 63

Round the World on Short Wave

Notes of specjal value to shurt-wave enthusiasts are contributed

weekly to the "Radio Record" by Mr.

F. W.

Sellens

This week, on

account of pressure on space, we have been compelled to hold over much matter.-Editor.

The main feature of Mr. Sellens'‘s log for the week was the reception on two mornings of special broadcasts ftom PCJIJ by members of the’ Australian Olympic teaim:--"On Wednesday, July 25 POJIJ, at 5.380 am. was 1 and increased to R5-at 7,30 a.m., strength then decreased. At 7.36 acm. a speeial traysmission commenced, when the manager and special press correspondent for the Australian Olympic Games team spoke to listeners in Australia. I listened till nearly 8 a.m. When I had to leave. The manager spoke first. ‘Hullo, Australia. I am now speaking from Hilversum. Sorry all the team are not here, on account of the altered hours. of trausmission they are unable to be present, because thé studio is quite a distance from Amsterdam. They will speak to-morrow at the same time. Listen then for thepi.’ iverybody was well in England; since being in Anisterdagi things are not so good, ete. The training arrangements are not of the best. Headquarters are twenty miles away from Amsterdam and although we haye a special bus, it seems a long way after being in Sydney, with every means of tr ansport.

Those who have not visited Amsterdam. before are impressed with the long ‘streets and wide canals. Everybody here uses bicycles for getting about. liverybody is in -the best of spirits, siniling and cracking jokes all the time, so we are quite happy. The games start on Saturday. Individual members of the team are in top form. (He then mentioned various members by name, and what they were doing; ete.). Speech was nearly 100 per cent. readable; a shorthand writer would have been able to get it all. On Thursday morning PCJJ was on again for the second special Olympic transmission. First heard at 7.20 at R -+-5, when gramophone records were being played. 7.40 a.m., the National Authem was played. After stating that they had received advice from Ausiralia that yesterday’s transmission was excellent, a list of members of the team who were going to speak was read. The first speaker, name not heurd, sturted with: "Hullo, Australia. I¢ seems remarkuble that I, a member of the Australian Olympic team, looking out on the Dutch countryside, can yet be able to talk to dear old Australia, ete." Reception, though fairly good, was not quite up to the previous day.