THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 30, 8 February 1929, Page 24

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

KFOX And KFON Identical. URING the last week it has been just great as to DX. The Americans are coming in with plenty of volume and many at full speaker strength. KNX, on 285.5 metres, came through bere on January 29 at full speaker . ptrength and I had to cut the volume back. Their radio club hour is from 42 to 1 AM.T. or 8 till 9 N.ZM.T., playing request items for listeners. The announcer had the microphone near the telephone answering calls from all parts of U.S.A. He would then read out the name of the person asking for the request item. This ‘was very interesting. He closed down et 9.13 p.m. N.Z.M.T, KEFON, on 239.9 metres, announced that they have changed their call to KFOX. Has any D.X. listener heard this ‘call? KHT, on i1YA’s wavelength, came through at good speaker strength on Monday, 28th. I have received verifications from stations the last fortnight as follows:.KHJ, KNX, KFRC, KPO, KYA, KOIN, KHX. This makes a total of 18 now and four more to gome. Following is a letter from an ‘American D.X. enthusiast. Cheerio.

S.

ELLIS

(Okato).

TN your answer to Mr. Ireland at Taradale, it was not KPLA as they had their wavelength changed on November 11 to 526 metres. KPLA ‘has an output of 1000 watts. I think he heard KRLD at Dallas, Texas, 10,000 watts, or WFAA, Dallas, 5000 watts, both on 288.3 metres or 1040 kilos. I think the one on 420 metres was WGN at Chicago, 416.4 metres, 720 kilos., 15,000 watts. The 2B station might be 2BH or 2GB on 3826 metres. I have logged 55 stations so far, but the only foréign one is CNRV at Vaneouver, B.C. KFON is now KFOX. Who is KFPR? I have what they eall a "Sunset Ground’: just a lot of chemicals mixed together in a can and five feet in the earth. Your friend, ©CECIL GORTON (Los Angeles).

| > » & & Aa eae eee eee ee eee {[KFOX was noted by one or two in our columns. It was thought to be a new station.] Identity Wanted. (ouLD any listener oblige me as to the identity of what is probably an American station operating on approximately 430-432 metres? I have twice heard this station, the last time being 12.30 p.m. on January 30, when the annonneer was giving a summarv

of the evenine’s ~ programme,

IN

TERESTED

(Waipukurau).

More Unlisted Stations. ON p. 3, issue of January 4, you ask for reports of stations. Below is list of. some not included in your list of those heard since change of wavelengths. These were all heard recently but did not log date. KIR, just above 3YA. This to-night at 7.30 (29/1/29). WLW, on 2YA (trial of 4 a.m. session. Asked for opinions.) WMAQ, about 2FC. KFRO, San Francisco, 2 deg. above 2FC. KFWG, San Francisco, about 1YA. KFI, Los Angeles, about 4YA. KRLD, Texas, 2 deg. below 2ZF. WIZ, New York, 2 deg. above 2ZF. CNRU, Vancouver, just above 2ZF. KOMO, between 2UE and 2GB. KWEH, Louisiana, just below 2BL. KGO, Oakland, 3 deg. above 3L0O. None of these are in your list as reported. Best wishes to your interesting paper, Yours-‘"HAST COAST" (Te Pora).

9XF Changes Hands. I NOTICE in this week’s "Record" Jno. Luke, Clevedon, inquiring about station 9XF, which used to come in at great volume about 12 months ago. This station has changed its wavelength and also its call-sign. The call is WENR and it logs in the same as JOAK, just below 2BL. To-night (Thursday), January 81, it came in at great strength and closed at 7.55 p.m. our time. ; KFOX, Long Beach, and KNX, Hollywood, also came in at great strength. :

Following is a copy of a letter received from Mr. B. H. Gager, chief en-

gineer ` 0f WTNR

W. G.

STURGESS

(Christchurch).

DPD=BAR Radio Friend,-Please accept our thanks for your report and comments on the test programme from our experimental station, 9XF. This station is being operated as an experimental station during the preliminary

testing period. When the tests are completed the station will replace our present stations, WENR and WECN. These stations are owned and operated by the Great Lakes Broadcasting Company of Chicago, Illinois. my The new station is located on a 40acre farm 22} miles south-west of Chicago. ‘The equipment is. housed in a two-story brick building; the towers are 800ft. high and spaced 700 ft. apart. ‘The equipment consists of a 50,000-watt erystal controlled transmitter built by the General Wlectric Company and sold. to us by the Radio Corporation of America. We are operating on a frequency of 1040 kiloeycles, or 288.3 metres, but this trequency may be changed when the new allocations are made, but you will be able to find this station listed under WENR and WBCN. The studios of the Great Lakes Broadcasting Company are located in vas the Straus Buildings, 310 South Michigay

gan Avenne. Chicago.-( Signed)

E. H.

Gager

Chief Engineer.

Some Good Results. RESULTS obtained by me with a 4-valve set may be of interest to some of your DX readers: 2FC and 2BL every day on earphones, 4QG on several occasions. In the evening on speaker 38 stations, including 17 Americans and Fiji, On shortwave I have not done much searching, but have on various occasions ‘readily picked up 5SW, 2XAF, 2XAD, W2XG, 2BG and POJ. I had London one evening clearer than anything else I have ever heard on the speaker, the voice being so "natural" as to, be uncanny. The foregoing results have been obtained from intermittent work over a period of several weeks only. [ . said that I had London one evening. I ; should have said early morning, as it / was about 1 a.m. The daylight recep- ; tion from Sydney is surely remarkable : for this time of the year on four valves.

W. A.

WILTON

Mangonui:)

Accuracy and DX. I SAW a letter in our DX Club corner criticising DX ‘listeners as to logging stations, and say some guess the calls. Well, I must draw Mr. Terrill’s attention to this, that if he was a real DX enthusiast he cannot get Yankee calls clearly at times. It depends entirely on conditions. Also, I must draw his attention as to station 2BH. I have verified his reception on March 9, 1928. He may not have had the luck to log this station on his six-valve set. Stations heard this week are as follow: KFON, KNX, KEX, KGER, KHJ, KGO, WENR, KOIN, WLW, =: KPLA. KELW-all logged on a five.

itis valve set. Cheerio.-

S.

ELLIS

(Okatc

Good Record for Two-Valve. M4 a two-valve receiver presume to join the DX Club? On January 3 ang 4 I logged KNX, Hollywood, and I had him again on January 25. He talks about Paramount pictures, boys in red caps, and the Silver Fizz Orchestra. He gave the names of persons, requesting "repeat" items, and at 9.153 p.m. he signed off, stating that it was 1.16 a.m. there. My set was made by a Wellington amateur, and I have now had two Jap stations, and eight Australians. I am miles from anv other valve set, so the reception ig.

quite genuine:

HAYFOOT

(Plri-

Do8.).