Across the Pacific

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 17, 8 November 1929, Page 7

Across the Pacific

New Zealand."Season" in Full Swing : CORRESPONDENT at Cape Beale, British Columbia, who regularly listens in to 1YA and. 2YA when conditions are favourable, -writes under date September 14, at the commencement of what he terms his "New Zealand season," up to which date reception during the northern summer had been poor. He states :- "Of the two stations 1YA has been coming in with more strength and frequency throughout the summer, For the past few nights, however, 2YA has been steadily improving, until tonight when both stations came in with wonderfyl strength and clarity, quite like old times. Unfortunately there is a Japanese station very close to both 1YA and 2YA, and I have found that under certain atmospheric conditions’ these Japanese stations interfere considerably. To-night, I am glad to say, however, New Zealand had the upper hand, and I trust’ will continue to do so throughout the autumn and’ winter. Having kept close observation on 1YA since September, 1926, and 2YA since its opening. night in July, 1927 (vide previous reports), I find that undoubtedly the best time of the year for reception of these stations is from Sep- tember to about the middle of January when they begin to get freakish. This somewhat proves, does it not, that midsummer at the sending end offsets the midwinter at the receiving end, as undoubtedly reception is far better in the month of October than in December? I would add that I enjoy the programmes from both your stations immensely, and am looking forward to many pleasant nights ‘in’ both Wellington and Auckland during the approaching winter."