Interesting Tests

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 5, 16 August 1929, Page 30

Interesting Tests

ME. R. L. Jones writes :-2MH, Sunday, August 4, G.M.T. (Amalgamated Wireless, Australasia, Ltd.), provided shortwave listeners with some interesting tests, when testing with GHB (England), on 28.5 metres, The actual tests being given as from 1800 to 2100 G.M.T.’ The station was to resume egain next day at the same time. Many are the vagaries of the atmospherical conditions, and Sunday, August 4, was no exception to the rule, and there is not the slightest doubt that local interference .was to some extent responsible for intermittent bubbling, in reception, and slight fading. KDKA was not up to usual strength, and clarity during the afternoon. Even

PUM UL WLLL ULLAL with the excellent transmitter and power 100,000 watts, 2M@H (Sydney), had to force its message through troubled ether; but the interference was not so noticeable as with many broadcast stations, probably owing to the penetration power of that very fine station, 2MB. The tests; were taken in sections, first a 1000-cycle modluation, and then reading; the latter proving of great interest to listeners, the Sunday papers providing news of the day, including latest racing, football, topical news, and weattier reports. One particular Rugby Gnion match was stated to have provided one of the greatest thrills and

spectacular games ever seen in Sydney. : wes No doubt many shortwave listeners would perhaps tune in 2MB, and not hearing a voice or music, think the station was not on the air; but the 1000-cycle note will in future act as a guide to listeners. It is'a fact that when such stations (on shortwave) as WGY, and KDKA (America) are received "off colour" in Wellington, one can generally expect trouble with other stations from overseas, and invariably a keen listener, who is used to working certain stations on familiar wave-lengths, can foretell what ‘we are likely to get in and around Wellington. ‘Last Sunday, August 4, KDKA_. (Pittsburg) on shortwave, broadcast gome’ old-time songs which were very enjoyable indeed. They included SHeHITERLTIETODETECD ETE PEEETEVETR UO DVQIG SMUD ED UDSREUPOPS PSD ED USA HEISE PET LEP ped

LL "Asleep In the Deep," "Rosy O’Grady," "After the Ball," and "A Bicycle Made For Two." . , . KDKA was unable to pick up the reply message in Morse from Commander Byrd satisfactorily, aud the sta-. tion signed off at about 4.14 p.m. (New Zealand time). Comimbander Byrd and party must feel a keen sense of appreciation for the wonderful work being done by the General Electric Coy., New York, also the Westinghouse Coy., Pittsburg. Many of the message broadcast from both KDKA and WGY on alternate Saturdays (Sundays here), are of a very ovivate character.