THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 11, 27 September 1929, Page 10

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Station Located. Bs reply to Mr. Jemmett (Gordonton), the station he heard was KEWB, operated by Warner Bros.’ Studios, Hollywood. I have added a few more stations to my log, the latest being 2ZD, 4Z0, WEBC, WOC, and WIXG. When I picked up WIXG they were operating om approximately 1000 kilocycles, and

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Information Wanted. "SONORA," of Lyall Bay, Wellington, ' would like to know if any listenerin possessing a set similar to his own ean receive American broadcasting on it. His set is a six-valve factory-built one of modern design. His aerial is 35 feet high and 80 feet long, including lead-in, and his earth consists of six copper tubes sunk five feet in the ground, each one foot apart. He also wishes to know the best hours for American reception, and what transmissiong may be received after 12.30 am. During three months operations he has logged 26 stations in all, including two Japanese ones. A Fair Enthusiast’s Appeal. [ HAVE been receiving a station at 634 degrees on the dial of my fac-tory-built all-electric set, just below 700 kileeycles. On Sunday night last (September 15) they came through very strongly, and after finishing their chureh service at about 12.25 a.m. (New Zealand time) they commenced their evening programme. Hvery time the announcer spoke static prevented the eall-sign from being heard, but I have an idea it is Perth, Australia, as they are apparently four hours behind New Zealand time.-Miss WBthel Stenson, Wanganui. Graf Zeppelin Again. Wit. someone identify: August 27, N.Z.T. 1.30 a.m. Description of Graf Zep. 29FC, Sydney had closed down and I received the signals within + of a degree on my dial of 2FC.

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Identification Wanted. RR, 3: COTWHLL, of Greymouth, * heard on the evening of September 14 the following two stations:The first, transmitting on about 215 metres, was broadcasting test programmes, one item being recognised as "A Night of Meditation." New Zealand time was 7.25 pm. Call sign W-KY. The second, wavelength about 235 metres (no call sign distinguishable), was playing fox-trots, one item being "Worty-seven Ginger-headed Sailors." Time, 12.80 a.m, EK J. WILLS, of Napier, operating a * five-valye battery set on Saturday last, between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., heard a station, apparently American, with a call something like WOPY, op: erating on a wavelength a little below WBBC, Brooklyn, New York. (This latter station, incidentally, is probably one unidentified by Mr. Cotwell.) The station in question announced that it was a test transmission, and asked for reports of reception, As far as he could gather, the station is a new one, A WH. ALLEN, of Avondale, wishes ° to know if anyone ean identify two Tasmanian and one American station transmitting on approximately 1400 kilocycles-ie., a wavelength of about 215 metres. The dial reading for each being 5, 6 and 4deg, respectively. J RIACH, of Central Otago, would * like to know if anyone could supply him with the address of station WCKY, --, Kentucky, U.S.A. He

heard him on Saturday night (the 14th inst.), and would like to get a card from there. An Excellent Performance. RE "Long Distance Reception" in your last "record," writes "Radio Fiend," of Haleomhe. About two years azo I made my first one valve set, and this is my log of stations, all of which were verified by friends. ("Radio Fiend" then adds a log of 17 stations in all, among them being 5CL and 721, these latter being occasionally faint.) Sinee operating a four-. valve set my log has increased to 28 stations, including Australian, Japanese, and Philippinian stations. This log is eotisidered very good in our location, and so far has not been beaten by any five-valve set. Good American Reception. IN reply to "Puzaled" (Masterton), I " am glad that I may he able to help a little in the placing of a station which he received and could not identify. This is station WOW. Last Saturday night, at 7.5 pm. I picked up this station at good speaker strength, giving orchestral items, When these were finished he gave the announcement, "WOW, Cincinnati, Ohio." A long list of names from those who were receiv- ing his transmission in various parts of the States, was then read out, and the announcer also asked for more names and reports. Then followed a saxophone solo, and the announcement gain, "WOW, Cincinnati." I am perfectly sure of this location, and hope it will help "Puzzled." As WOW came in on the dial at 623, and Wellington comes in at 60, it is rather difficult to separate them. The set is an allelectric seven-valve, using a 50-foot aerial, and not a very good one. So far, with three weeks’ use, we have had nearly 50 stations on it-Arthur

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A One-valve Achievement. K D. MeILRAITH, of Ashburton, * who recently eonstructed a onevalve set. of simple design, is able to pick up five Japanese stations very clearly with headphones, as well as receiving the New Zealand and Australian stations at full strength. He would like to know if anyone else has received the same under similar conditions. With Three Valves, REGARDING BH. H. White’s (of New Plymouth) query as to whether any other D.X. enthusiast has equalled his D.X. log, I have, on a three-valve and generally on two valves using Reinartz regenerative cirenit logged the following stations on good speaker strength. Log for September 13 from 10.10 p.m. till 12.80 listening to broadcast concerts between logging, (Mr. Skelton then adds a log of 16 stations, including Australian, Japanese, Siberian, American and Javanese stations.)

My set is all-wave and consequently not up to standard of straight-out short-wave.-~-H. Shelton (Gisborre).