Short Wave Reception

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 21, 6 December 1929, Page 32

Short Wave Reception

— Some Well-known Americans GHORT-WAVE station W2XK, short wave of WABC ‘New York, was on a_ special test programme on Tuesday, November 26, between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., and.'they ‘asked for reports from New Zealand. Address reports to W2X8, Box 13, Ozone (or Odone) Park, Long Island, New York. An announcement was made that W2XE’s present power was 500 watts, but very soon it would be increased to 20 kilowatts. The frequency was given as 6020: kilocycles, Strange to say, W8XAL, Baundbrook. New Jersey, was testing just above. W2X2, and as they gave their frequency as 6020 kilocycles, one station was off their frequency, : Quite a number of stations are now working around 49 metres, namely | WOXF, WS8XAL, W2XE, W2XAlI, | WSXAL, and another station the eallsign of which has not been heard yet. Two French stations have been heard, one on 60 metres, which TI believe is F8PB. The other, on 22 metres, is often heard on a different frequency, and at one time was regarded as a mystery sta-

tion:

A. P.

Morrison

(Wellington).