DX Notes

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 6, 23 August 1929, Page 26

DX Notes

Japanese Identified. Worn you identifyLA Japanese station between 1YA and 2BL? kt is slightly nearer to 1YA (JODK, 345 metres, 865 kilocycles). 2. Another Jap. two degrees below 3LO0? (JOAK, 375 metres, 800 kilocycles. 8. Another Jap. just above 4QG? (JOGK, 380 metres, 790 kilocycles). _ 4, Was station 2YB operating at 6.45 pm, Tuesday, August 6. I had 2 station about 2YB’s wavelength at that time, and 1 thought it might be KFOX, California, It was fairly weak. 5. Was 2FC operating at the same time and day as above? I had a weak station on 2FO’s wave, and think it might have been KPO, San Francisco.-

Query

(Te Awamutu).

Two Stations Identified. E "Puzzled" and "Beginner’s" inquiries for station identification: "Puzzled" has been hearing KZRM, Manilla, Philippine Islands. ‘"Begintier" heard KMOX, St, Louis, U.S.:AW-

D. W.

Tapp

(Rotorua).

Philippine Station.

JKAUSPANKA (Hastings) writes :-., "The following may interest shortwave enthusiasts. I think I heard the new Philippine station on 50 metres on Sunday, July 28. I fitst heard this station at 10.80 p.m., playing dance items at RS. ‘The announcements were barely readable, but the American accent could easily be recognised. I was listening to this station till midnight, when 1 turned off. There were two speeches in Japanese during the pfogramme, and the announcer must have been speaking faintly as the Japatiese was as loud as the music.

"On the long waves my: latest logging is WBAP, Texas, on 800 kilocycles. I heard this at 5.80 last Monday, 12th, just before it closed down. Signals were almost at full speaker strength. Smali stations like KFSD are coming in easily readable on speaker. "T have just received a verification from KFSD, with four valves. I have now 34 Americans. I think "Switch" was wrong with regard to the frequencies of the two Japs. about which he wrote last week, as a card I received last week gives the Jap. stations as follows (alt 10 kw., with the exception of JOCK, which is 1 kw.) :-JOAK, 870 kes., 345 metres; JOBK, 750 -kes., 400 metres ;.. JOCK,- 810 kes., 370 métres; JOFK, 850 kes., 853 metres; JOGK, 790 kes,, 880 metres; JOHK, 770 kes., 390 metres; JOIK, 830 kes., 361 metres. "Hoping this will help to.clear up any doubt about the Japs." Good D.X. Period. N reply to "Beginner" (Hastings), « Inquiring identity of station heard, but he does not. think anybody can locate this station for him if he does not say wavelength or else position on his dials. This is thé kind of D.X. notes to help other listeners who have not the luck to hear the call clearly. Also I must draw attention to D.m%. listeners in New Zealand in keeping their results to themselves. Some gvod bags of American stations have been amassed on the Hast Coast where the

Americans have ben.coming through with great volume latély. Some are on the air till late-in the evening. I hope to see some good D.X. notes.‘in.

the future.-

S.

Ellis

(Okato)_

D.X. Competition. N this week’s "Record" I see an inquiry from "Beginner" (Hastings) for the call-sign of an American station. He doesn’t give anything to identify it by, but. the only station I heard speaking of the endyrance flight ‘was KMON, St. Louis, on 275 metres. Re Mr. lis’ s inquiry of station 2ZH, Napier. ‘This station transmits on Sundays from 3 to 4.80 p.m. and 7 to 9.80 p.m. and Wednesdays from 7.20 pm. to1i0 pm. He is at present operating on 20 watts, but hopes to be on 30 watts soon. I notice that several of the Americans havé been going to 10 and 11 p.m. New Zealand time lately ‘with a programme of request gramophone items. One Sunday night I Weard KFOX sign off at 3 am. (their time 10.80 p.m, New Zealand time). I haven’t seen many .competitors for the position of D.X. king yet. .:My leg now: totals 64° stations, 45 being

verified., ‘This is on four valves

A.

E.

Ireland

(Taradale).

[Mr. Ellis has reported the, largest number--60 verified on a five: valve receiver, Mr. Ireland, with 45 on four valvés, is a good second.]