DX Notes

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 10, 20 September 1929, Page 14

DX Notes

ae ae Some Queries. ye reply to K. Dixon (Kelburn), the station you undoubtedly heard on the night you mention was 2UR, Sydney. This station has been powerful lately, almost as strong as 280, and broadcast the programme you mention. In regard to the controversy about the Japs, JOAK is the station which overlaps with 4QG. I have had him every night for over a month and heard him announce scores of times; he distinctly says JOAK at the close of his announcements and has. been héard by dozens of people in my house at different times; the other Japs are weaker. . JOHK, just below 2BL, is. the next best. Can anyone inform me of results with a Mullard Master 4?. H.F. is S8.G., two P.M.3’s and last stage P.M.4 on short wave. I get perfect results on _ the broadcast band, but so far have only been able to get two short-wavers, PCJ on good speaker strength and 2M) very Joud. -.-I have only been able to get these once each about a week apart, _and being. new to short wave think it mgy be my own fault. On the broadeast band I have got'on good speaker strength three Japs, JOAK, JOHK and JOACK, and 18 Australians, 2BL, 2FO, 2GB, 2UR, 2KY, 5CL, 7ZL, 4QG, 2UZ, BAR, 3L0, 3KO, 2ZM, 2YB, 2Z¥, 3Z0, 1ZB, and 4ZL. So there is nothing wrong with the set, but on the short svave I ean get nothing but morse. Can any DX’S help me? Whit time do the best short-wave stations transmit?-DE. W. Anglesey. (Tadmor, Nelson). = " [The "Radio Listeners’ Guide" has a good list of short-wave stations and ‘times; also see Mr. Sellens’s notes week- ‘ ily.-IEd.] , , Javanese Stations. HAVING received verification from two : stations, I thought there might be Some information that would interest _Short-wave listeners, REM has now changed its call to RA97 and operates on 70.2 metres, Government Telegraph and "Telephones, Banoing, Java, state that ‘they operate the following ‘phone sta--tions: PMB, on 14.5 metres; PLE, on 15.74 metres; PLF, on 16.8 metres; "PLG, on. 18.88 metres; PLR, on’ 28.88 ‘or 37 metres; PMY, on 67 metres. Hours

of transmission to Holland. between 640 and 1610. G.M.T.. daily, except Sundays

and holidays-

A. D.

Rogers

(Ni ew town). *

Mr.. Ellis Wins, M* log totals 81 stations, ‘but I have verified 26 only, so that Mr. Bilis is an easy ‘winner. The frequency. of W1XG is 1060 kes., or 283 metres, just between 2KY and.-KNX. My. letter should also have read, "With the exception of 2ZQ., ete.,. all my verifications are American. I logged 2ZD, Masterton, last week. I had heard it before, but thought it was 2ZQ working on a’ higher wave. Strength was good speaker. Kauspanka. : A New American. -NIGHT, September 11, another American station was added to my log, of the broadcast band,: it being KZGA, California. Was first heard at 6.45 p.m,; the announcer.stated the station was owned and operated by the, Standard Oil Company of Los Angeles, California. He gaye his wavelength as 832.1 metres. There was approximately only one kiloeycle separation from the R.B.C, station 1YA, 333 metres, so it. took a little careful operation. A new shortwaver was heard on Saturday, September 7% Another G.E.C. station, call 2XAB, approximately 33 metres wave. This was evidently a test transmission because of station continuing on well after 2XAF and 2XAD closed down. Strength of station was on a par with ,2XAF. Station KZGA is not listed in mv latest call -book,-evidentlvy a new one.

A. P.

Morrison

(Brooklyn) .

KPO’'s Wavelength. HE answer to "Puzzled" (Masterton) inquiring as to KPO wavelength and station heard on 368 metres, on consulting latest list of Pacific’ Coast: American stations just to hand (dated August 10), it gives KPO 680 kilocycles or else 440.9 metres. Station heard on 368 metres is KFQZ. I logged in this American on September 1 at ’phone strength, 250 watts, and closed down at 8.30 p.m. Now, DX listeners, keep the competition going, and varv nleased to sea mv Ticst lowered.

Carry on-

S.

Ellis

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