Radio Progress

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 10, 20 September 1929, Page 7

Radio Progress

Short Wave Transmission THE following communication has been received through National Electric Hngineering Company :- As interest in the broadcasting from Schenectady by the shortwave trans-_ mitters has been increasing, the studio management has for some little time been sending. out the schedules, giying complete programmes two days in ad-. vance of the actual broadcasting. In other. words, on Mondays, the listeners in the foreign field ‘received planned programes for the following Wednesday. These programmes are sent out first by the voice, followed by the repeating in morse code. Following are the days, with . wavelength and kilocycles and time of transmission. Time given is Greenwich civil time; with New Zealand time in brackets :- Monday: W2XAF, 2140 G.C.T. (Tuesday, 9.20 am.); W2XAD, 2140 G.C.T. (Tuesday, 9.20 a.m.). Tuesday: W2XAF, 2140 G.C.T. (Wednesday, 9.20 a.m.). Wednesday: W2XAD, 2140 G. 0. T. (Thursday, 9.20 a.m.). Thursday: W2XAF, 2140 G.C.T. (iit day, 9.20 a.m.). Friday: W2XAD, 2140 G. OT, (Saturday, 9.20 a.m.). ~ Saturday : W2XAF, 2140:°G.C.T. (Sun- ‘ day, 9.20 am.); W2XAD, 2140 G.C.T, (Sunday, 9.20 a.m.). ; Sunday: W2XAD, 2140 G.C.T. (Monday, 9.20 a.m. ). After September 9; the above schedule will be transmitted one hour earlier. W2XAD is broadcast on 15,340 kiloeycles and approximately 19.56 metres. W2X AF is broadcast on 9580 kilocycles’ with approximately -31.48 metres. We would be greatly interested in learning as to whether this broadcasting of programme schedules in advance is of benefit or service. 4 The local studio is also much interested in receiving comments as to reception and the acceptance of the programmes. We do not ask detailed facts, but information only that will show us the radio public is interested and willing to co-operate in that we may plan. our programmes and broadcasting, in a technical sense, that will enable us to give you more ‘complete satisfaction in this respect throughout the foreign field.