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Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 38, 5 April 1929, Page 32

Bi Dt Li ih hi lie ow , R. SELLENS’S (Northland) report for the weeks is as follows :- Saturday, March 23. C.J. was held from 5.30 a.m. till 7.3 * am. Signal strength from R8 at first to R7 at close of transmission. Reception was mushy for first hour, but cleared up after. G5SW opened at 6.25 a.m., with their tuning whistle. The opening announce- ' ment was very clear. The talk from Lon‘don was not clearly readable, W2XAD and W8XK (KDKA) were both transmitting the same item till just after 3.30 p.m-an American NSenator talking politics. 2XAD carried on with a musical programme at R8 after the talk, SXK closing down. PCJ from 3.30 p.m. (did not try them before) till 5.30 were received perfectly, volume was easy K9 towards the finish, They concluded with "Goodbye, don’t forget to write." Sunday, March 24. WJ L2AX was well received at about ° 11.30 am. Transmitting on the 80 metre band, signals were R9, with slight fading. KDKA at 1 p.m. were readable at R38-4, which is early for this station to be good enough to follow talk. At 3.30 p.m. a tribute was paid to the late Marshal Foch, an orchestra playing the "Marseillaise" ; this was followed by the "Last Post." After the weather forecast, which was not very promising, music and messages to the Far North, also to the Byrd Expedition were relayed from the Italian dining-room of the William Penn Hotel. The station closed at 4.80 p.m. W2XAF and W2XAD were transmitting the same programme during "Lucky Strike" hour, from 2.30 till 3.80 p.m, after which a special programme for the Byrd BPxpedition was put on. At 4.30 pm. 2XAD was R9, -while 2XAF was R&. The former station was much the clearer. A station was heard on about 52 metres; their call was not picked up, but it was probably WLW. At 9.30 p.m. RFM was transmitting some orchestral music, which was very fine. :

Monday, March 25. LO from 6.80 a.m. was R9. clear and steady, with slight slow fade. s REM, at 10.15 p.m., talk; RS; statie ad. Tuesday, March 25. UP epee late for duplex between 5SW an G5SW onened at 6.27 a.m., announcing that they were radiating on aerial A for the first 25 minutes..Big Ben was followed by a literary eviticism. The talk was very clear and steady, being 100 per cent. readable. RS-9. A French lesson was given tater. RIM: Talk as usual. Wednesday, March 26, Gesw, as usual, opened at 6.27 a.m. A talk by Mr. Al. Simpson followed the striking of Big Ben. KGO was R8 at 6 p.m., transmitting a variety programme by "Radio Keith’s Orpkeans." portion of the music was relayty} from Gos Angeles. They signed off at 730 p.it. (midnizht, Pacfiie time). Wave-length given as 23.35 metres. ZL2GK with some records was well refeived at RY.