Round the World on Short Wave

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 25, 3 January 1930, Unnumbered Page

Round the World on Short Wave

Ts page is ‘conducted in. the interests of shortwave enthusiasts. A weekly los comprising notes of reception and interesting topical events

is contributed by Mr;

F. W.

Sellens

Northland, Wellington, but all

listeners are invited to send in paragraphs of general interest. ~

raat "engineer" of adi ‘Polegraphs, I Alberations . to i 5 tittse notes’ recent- -. gate. ly. BEDS? ‘168 midtres, transmits on Sund a (bes 2,30 a.m., end froth 6 atm, to 8. am, ae metres, Wednes- ‘ , and 6. a.m, to ead eg St time. Tam: French, Ger- : ant « Siamese. ’ Reports welcomed. : Radio Chief, Bangkok; Siam. "A new short-wave telegraph station ‘Is under construction at Singora. in Siam. . This station, which has been the eall-sign HSJ, is intended for communication with New York and Yacuiba;. Bolivia, ‘and will be equipped for C,W.. transmission on the wavelength of 12.9, 15.7, 25, and 387.4 ‘Metres, Zeesen .(Konigsusterhausen) to In‘erease Power.-Sinceé August 26° the Konigsusterhausen short-wave transmitter has been broadcasting regularly on 31.88 metres. (9560 kilocycles). Tts power for the present is 8 kilowatts, but within the next few weeks it is to be increased. Eiffel: Tower Station Experimenting. »--Experimental transmissions on short waves by the Wiffel Tower, Paris, are now taking place every Wednesday and Thursday between 8. 15 a.m. and 9 a.m. New Zealand summer time. Several Wavelengths are being tried out. Short Waves: from Franz Joseph’s Land.-News has been received that the experimental wireless station erected on. Franz J oseph’s Land in the Polar regions, is now in regular operation. Transmissions are carried out each morning between 8 and 10 am. (New Zealand summer time) on ‘a Wavelength of 43 metres; the callsigns are TSJ, TSR, and TSCH. Trans-Atlantic Telephony to Milan. --With the extension to.Milan of the trans-Atlantic telephony’ service, on short waye, the American Telegraph and Telephone Company have enabled their subscribers to communicate with twenty-one different countries. China and U.S.A.-The Chinese Posts and Telegraphs will open in January, 1980 a short-wave wireless telegraphy service with the United States.

Reception during Week ending December 28, 1929. . The Stations continue to be yery- weak ‘during the afternoon. KZRM, Manila, ig about the most: consistent station just now, RA97, Siberia, 70. Metres. -Static as usual has been very bad on this station, but the Russian is worth trying for every evening: now as: they broadcast some very fine music, which is received at good strength, static permitting. W9XF, Chicago, 49.83 Metres.-Was. at its best on Wednesday. (Christmas Day). From 6.30 till 8 p.m. they came in good speaker strength, ‘eoncluding with "Good morning, everybody. Merry Christmas, lots of luck," ete: * in the annhouncer’s usual cheerful voice, This station ‘was heard on: other evenings, but not nearly so loud. PCL, Holland, 38.8 Metres-v\as heard on Tuesday morning talking’ to Bandoeng at R8. Reception was excelTent, A. stranger on about 28 metres ap: peared to be -the station at the Java side as it was heard calling Amsterdam. This was the only station that could be found on duplex at that time, W2XAF, Schenectady, 13.4 Metrés. -On Sunday, Wednesduy, and Thursday this station was heard; volume only being R3 by 4+ p.m. After this time on Sunday volume rapidly increased to R8 by 4.30 p.m., but on the other days the gain in volume was very , little. ce PCJ, Holland, 31.4 metres,-This station was only heard ou Siturday this. week. It appears to have ceased transmnitting on Fridays. From 6 a.m. ‘on Saturday, when volume was R8, reception slowly went off to R4 at 7.30 a.m, Rapid fade was bad at first, but this: improved when the signals were weaker, readability being better during the last half hour. During the afternoon they were not audible till about 4 p.m., but were quite good at 4.80 D: m., being R5, increasing to R8-9. by 5 p.m., and remaining at that till 6 p.m. Best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year were extended to all listeners. A "PCI" booklet will shortly be available telling all about this short wave station, and I understand shortwave broadcasting in general. Australian and New Zealand listeners were advised to apply to the Sydney and Wellington offices of Philips Lamps, Ltd., where supplies would soon be to hand. Zessen, Germany, 31.38 metres.Again the German was only once heard during the week, this was on Tuesday

morning soon. after 6 .a.m., when strength was R3-4, . 7L0, Nairobi, 31 metres.-R3 is the best I could manage with 7LO during the’ early morning. a Bangkok, Siam, 29. 5 inpion -On Saturday morning, just before 6 a.m., I ‘tuned in ‘a station which was probably Bangkok. Music was heard, and although not quite the same style as the Siamese are fond of, it was entirely different to what we are accustomed to. After 6 a.m., what appeared to be a play was heard, Volume was Rb, VEK2MBE, Sydney, 28.5. metres, and GBX,. England, 27.5. metres about) .- On Monday evening these stations were on- duplex as usual at ‘R9 and R6 respectively... It appears that it was arranged that the Lord Mayor of Melbourne was to speak at Melbourne. through 2ME early on Tuesday morning; but apparently this did not eventuate on account of conditions, fgco ording to the talk that was heard from "Melbourne via Sydney. 2MH at 2 a.m, on Tuesday was R9, with the regeneration condenser "all out," loudspeaker on’ one-valves "GBX also was oo, being’ RS, but not so clear as Sydney. | KZRM, Radio Manila, 26 metres (about) has been good every evening from 10 p.m. , (except Monday, their silent day)... the weather is not too good there, as twice during "the week the Philipine Constabulary ~Band were unable to pay in their usual open-air bandstand. Volume is good at.10 p.m., but by 12 p.m. it: is much better. : G5SW, Chelmsford, 25.53 metres, is still too weak from 7 a.m. to hear properly, but on Saturday a vast improvement. in volume . was noticed, strength being R6 to start. Readability was spoilt. by gtishiness, KDKA, Piftsburgh, 25.4 metres.Sunday was the only day for volume was reached, and then not till after 4.30 p.m., when. messages to the Byrd Expedition were being read. On Thursday, a Christmas, service was broad-. cast for the residents of the Far North and for the members of the Byrd Expedition. Seasonable greetings were ‘also sent. .Volume was R5 at 4.30. p.m. Strength on Wednesday and Saturday. was too poor for listening. WO6XN, Oakland, California, 23,35 metres, was only heard on Sunday, R1 at 2.30 p.m., increasing to R8 by 5 pm. After that, strength slowly went down again. {

‘Saturday they we e" er ‘a short time. Thi Atle wetter, A ohereh service was. ‘hear fom about #45 a.m. ; | Mis volume remaine ‘fairly tiktatter 1 p.m. "Soon after this. they were lost. ‘ -- PLG, 1638 metres; PLE,. 15.74 PF 14.5 metres, all of Java, were heard duplex on several evenPCK, Hotth hd, 16.3 metres; Monte Grande, 15.08% metres, and Nauen, on 14.83 metres, were also heard on duplex, Unidentified Stations. ON 64 metres (about) at.12' p.m., sat. urday, a stranger was heard this wavelength at R8. -- Music ; talk were broadcast, but static ! much ‘too severe to allow me to } 2 ny good with now. ae 8 the call, My 41.6 metres (about). On Tuesday and Saturday mornings, about 6 a.m., a foreigner was talking. Signals were very weak each morning, but on Tuesday "Hullo Bandoeng" was heard. . 80.9 metres (about)-just below ‘TLO, Nairobi, on Friday morning an English voice was heard at R4 about 6.30 a.m, Static and gushiness spoilt readability. It appears to be duplex. This station, or another on the same Wave-length, was heard again about 12 pm, on Saturday. Music at Rd with slow fades to RB, with "Hullo, 4s The voice was English, but could not get call, 28 metres (about).- Station either calling or giving the.call of Amsterdam, Strength R8, but véry gurgly;, heard i on ‘Tuesday morning and Saturday . night. ..~