5S.W. Followed Through

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 37, 28 March 1929, Page 32

5S.W. Followed Through

Me. BH. A. PERRY, Queen Street, Wai4"4 roa, H.B., writes:-The following is a copy of a letter I have sent to Station 5SW, Chelmsford, Dngland, which may interest shortwave listeners. (I should like to know if any listener has followed 58W’s transmission through the daytime before, and, if so, would be pleased to hear from him as to his results). The letter states: "Reception of your station, 5SW, over mid-day at a signal strength of R6-8 on a three-valve receiver is, I think, somewhat of a record for this country, and I would be pleased if you could give me a verification on the strength of the following items, which I heard from your station to-day: 11.42 a.m. (23.42 GMT), I tuned in to what appeared to be a xylophone solo or a dance number in which the xylophone had a prominent part. Then followed four or five dance items, with no interceding announcements; only one of the items was familiar to me, namely, a waltz "Melody of Love,’? which was played at 11.49 am. (23.49 GMT). 12 Mid-day (00.000 GMT), Big Ben struck the hour. An announcement followed, stating the station-call (5SW). and the wavelength in both meters and kilocycles. It was then announced that a gramophone recital would follow. The first record was a foxtrot entitled, "‘Climbing on the Hill Tops." This was followed by another fox-trot, the title of which I missed in changing a grid-leak. 12.10 p.m. (00.10 GMT), "Kathleen Mavourneen" was sung by John McCormack on an H.M.V. record, the other side of which, "Love’s Old Sweet Song," also sung by John McCormack, followed. Then came an orchestral overture, during which I adjourned for lunch. 1.9 p.m. (01.09 GMT), I "resumed the dials,’ and heard the announcer say that Paul Whiteman and his orchestra would play "Three O’Clock in the Morning." The number following was a fox-trot, "Love and Kisses." . oe Signal strength by this had increased to R7-8, and, when the speaker was plugged in, the music. was clearly audible in the next room."