The DX Club

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 36, 22 March 1929, Page 27

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Further Jottings Byrd Expedition. (oULD some listener kindly let me know what sts ‘on was broadcasting a talk abou! the Byrd Expedition about 11.15 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, the wavelength being about 31 metres ?-"SHORT-WAVE." Another Station. HAS any other reader heard station WSOA? This station I hear nearly every night. The frequency is given as 1480 kes., or 203 metres, and it comes through as loud’ as CNRY. On February 19 I heard a2 station on this wavelength with the call WAP, but WSOA has always been © on lately so that I cannot pick the | former up now. WSOA usually closes down about 8.20, New Zealand time. I could not hear the location of the stations, but last night the announcer said, on closing down, "1480 kes"(then followed 2 long burst of static) — Washington, D.C. Good-night, every~ body." ‘This might be the station’s © location. Other stations heard since I wrote last are: KIFI, KMIC (268 mtres), KPO, KVOO, KMTR, KPLA, KSL. fF heard KMTR on March 1; they closed down at 8 p.m.; then KPLA came on till 9; it was coming through a bit louder than KPO.-KAUSPANKA (Hastings). What Is It? T AST evening (Thursday) at 845 p.m. I picked up a station one point on the dial above 2YA. Plenty of speech in a foreign language, which I took to be Norwegian. The only speech received in English was at 9.25 p.m., when the following was heard: "Roll her over, captain." After 2YA closed down at 10.10 p.m. I received a further four minutes of foreign speech and then lost the signals altogether. Strength equal to 2YA and very clear. No call sign. Would this be the C. A. Larsen?- HENRY JAKHMAN (Huntly). KOIN, Portland. R. A. B. Ireland, Taradale, writes: I have not seen this station listed in the DX Club yet, KOIN, Portland, which I heard last night, Sunday, March 10, at about 7.50, New Zealand time. When I tuned in the announcer stated that they had concluded a relay from the Portland theatre; he then gave their programme for Sunday, after which they closed down. The wavelength is 319 metres and power 1000 watts: strength was fair loudspeaker on a four-valve set. In H.P.G.’s_ notes, "Radio Record" for March 1, I notice he lists KGO as 254 metres. Is this correct: I couldn’t find him last night, but heard 4ZL, Dunedin, relaying KGO on 240 metres. My list for February gives their wavelength as 880 metres.