Notes from Southland

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 33, 1 March 1929, Page 31

Notes from Southland

W G.L (Southland) sends his log for *the week, the additions to Mr. Morrison’s being: Saturday, 16th: I tuned in to PCJ, Holland, who at 7.80 a.m. was broadcasting gramophone numbers ; strength was then RT, and rather unsteady. _ Sunday, 17th.: WGY was again on the air. At 2 p.m. I tuned in to him and only the carrier was audible. At 3 p.m. he was R2, and at 4 p.m. was RZ. LI listened till 4.30 a.m. Somebody was on the air at about 32 metres; it was evidently a foreign station, as a man was speaking broken English. All L eould understand him to say at first was "Hello," "Hello," "Hello," and counted up to 20 twice, and repeated "Hello" again, then counted 10. I closed down for a while, after which I tuned him in again; he was not understandable this time, but slightly louder. He would speak a few words, and then there would follow a long space. He was just above WGY or 2XA¥’s wavelength, his strength was quite good, about R2, but neither readable nor very clear. RIF Mat., 8.30 p.m., was R2. ‘ Tuesday, February 18th: RFM was R4, the best I have heard for over a week on account of rough weather. Wednesday, 19th: At 11.30 p.m., 2M Sydney was testing with PLH, Java, strength R7. . Thursday, 20th: At 8.15 p.m, 2MH, Sydney, was testing with DGW, South America. I heard 2M@B say the American was testing on 26 point something metres. I couldn’t hear the rest because of fading. I tried to get the American but could not. Strength for Sydney was R8, with fading. RIM was R3 and very poor.