Notes from Oamaru

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 34, 8 March 1929, Page 31

Notes from Oamaru

N thanking the correspondents who answered his query regarding G.C.T., S.W.B. (Oamaru), writes: "J wish to thank you and_ the correspondents who wrote to your paper on this matter, especially ZL 3 CP. Kindly extend my appreciation to Mr. Morrison on the way he is conducting the Shortwave Notes, while Mr. Sellens is away. This morning, Friday, February 22, I tuned in a station of 21.9 metres. This station was transmitting a musical programme of "National Broadcasting Co.," and closed down at 9 a.m., N.Z.M.T. The closing announcement showed it to be station W2XO, of General Wlectric Co., U.S.A. Have any of your listeners picked this up? Last night, Thursday, February 21., DHC Navua, and VK2MHB, carried out a successful test, the former at R7, and later R8-9. On 32 metres, I picked up another foreigner at 8 p.m., strength R71, but modulation rotten. To-day, Friday, reception has been quite good. 7.30 a.m., PCJ came in at R7, on music, ending by calling "South America, United States, South Africa." 8 am.: SSW, at R6-7; at 10 a.m. this station had only fallen to R4-5, so conditions are improving. 8.30 a.m.: W2X0 received on music, at R6. 2.30 p.m.: KDKA (8XK) on 26 metres, was received at R38, increasing to R5 at 4 p.m, 3.45 p.m.: W2XAF, at R5, increasing to R7-8 at 5 p.m. The latter part was_ organ recital from the "Stanley Mark Strand Theatre, Albany, New York," closing down at 12.15 am-E.S.T.