THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 48, 14 June 1929, Page 5

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Excellent Daylight Reception. HAVE not heard a new American for weeks now, and no new stations to report, so DX has not been too kind to me. Wednesday, May 29, was a really good night with me, and I had the following stations on the speaker aes strength :-KIFOX, KNX, be O. This is the best strength I have ver had from three stations in one night. They came through with as much volume as 2YA. I notice that the Americans close down an hour earlier now; they must be on their daylight saving time; this will give the ' DX-hunters a very early start. The following, taken from the DX Club Notes in the "Radio Doings" (American magazine) :-‘Mr. A. Autumn reports as follows: I have heard 2YA with good volume twice. I heard him sign off at 2 am. (A.M.T.), February 3, playing ‘God Save thte King,’ with -elarity. and. almost the volume of a local station." This listener is located in the centre of Hollywood, and uses a six-valve set with water-pipes for a ground. This speaks well for our super-station. I can tune in 2FC, Syd"ney, lately at full speaker strength, any time of the day, and have received . cards from 2FO verifying my reception at 12 noon, Sydney time. Any listener on the West Coast should be able to tune in 2FC. with ease now that winter has come. I can hear the following stations any afternoon :-1YA, OVA, AYA, 8Z0, 8YA, 1ZQ, 2ZF, and 2YB, at good speaker strength ail on ‘a fivevalve set. N answer to Mr. E. B. Boyd (Waver(ley), the station I can trace is 5DN, Adelaide, operated on 313 metres, and 3YA, 306 metres. This is my reception for the week on a five-valve set: June 1: Logged in 4ZO at 5.55 p.m. and they signed off at 6 p.m.; a new station to my.log. At 6.80 I logged in the Americans as follows: KGDER, KFOX, KEX, KEJK, all on speaker, but static was troublesome at this stage, so I closed down. June 2: No reports on DX. June 8: Logged in 2FC at 8,30 p.m. on their early morning news session, signed off at 9.30 am. Also at 11.5 am. 3YA broadcasting races, At 6 p.m. the following: KFOX, KNX, KEX, KEJK, KFWB, KHJ, KGO. June 4: At 8.45 a.m. 2FO, as usual, at full speaker strength. Listeners on the west coast of New Zealand should make a practice of trying for 2FO, as conditions are excellent at this time. 2BL at weak speaker strength at 3.30 p.m.; 38ZC, 4YA all on speaker in the evening. The usual Americans were heard; no new ones to report. June 5: As usual, 2FC and 2BC in « morning and 1YA at 11.30 a.m., and ‘ a station above 8YA on about 312 metres on bedtime stories, with a lady speaking. Who. Is this stranger. Can anyoné help me? Could it be an American, At 1.15 p.m. a station on 256 metres on dance music, closed down at 1.30 p.m. Who is this stranger Then

in evening logged in three new Yanks, KHM, Santa Monica, California, on 384 metres; KMIC, 267 metres, Inglewood, California; KGFJ, 211 metres, Los Angeles. I have sent away report on reception of these stations. Tune 6° Statice was too bad for DX.

Did not listen-in. Cheerio-

S.

ELLIS

(Okato).

The Round World Two. I THOUGHT that my experience in working "The Round the World Two"? would interest some readers. Stations received on short waves are: VK2MB, KDKA, Pittsburg; DCH, Germany; W2XAF, America; PCJ, Holland; KGO (short-wave), California. Amateuts: ZL2GA (Wanganui), 3ZC (Christchurch), ZL 2GO (Wellington), ZLAGK (Wellington), ZL2BI (Wellington), ZL2BA (Otaki), ZL8BA (Christchurch), ZL8BL (Christchurch), ZLSAW (Wellington), ZL2AX (Palmer-

ston North), ZL2BE (Hastings).-

W.

GARRATT

(Lower Hutt).

On 293 Metres. . OULD any listener identify a station on 293 and 294 metres which —

was broadcasting between the hours of 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday? During this time a sermon was in progress (Catholic), so no call sign was heard. At about 9.45 2UE came on with organ music, but the stranger was still in the background. Hope of getting call sign was then defeated. There is an Australian station on 294 metres, 4GR, Toowomba. Could it be this? . Reception was variable, ranging from good speaker strength to inaudibility. A three-valve set (popular kit)

was used.

C.W.

S.

(Khandallah).