THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 26, 10 January 1930, Page 12

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

CAN anyone identify a station on about 1240 k.c. (242 metres) that I heard to-night (January 2). They were giving ome choral music, followed by a jazz tune. An announcement was made at 9.10 p.m., but this I could not catch, "God the King" was then heard, and they closed dlown. I heard this on a seven-valve all-electric set at vood strenscth. but very distorted.

Dynamic

(Lower Hutt),

HAs any listener ever heard plain English from Japanese stations? If so, from which stations? Is there any such station as 4Z0? I had a station very faint on December 14, at 7.30 p.m., on 300 metres, playing dance music. The call sign sounded like the above.-Universal Five (Ladbrook). HAVE have a crystal set, and for quite a number of evenings after 2YA closes down, I have picked up a voice from somewhere. Last night, January 1, after 2YA had signed off, I heard the following items: 1, At 11.25 p.m., "Roamin’ in the Gloamin’" sung by 2 Scoteh voice. 2. 11.30 pm., "Wedding of the Painted Doll." 8. 11,85 p.m., Band ite.n, "The Whistler." 4, 11.40, Tenor solo, "Lay My Head Be-

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McLaughlan

(Karori) _

FA Bout 1 o’clock on the morning of November 18, I tuned in a station on wavelength approximately 230 metres’ (9 on my dial). I get 2YB, ee

244 metres on 12. I heard the announcer, 2 lady, closing down quite plainly, saying: "This is station 3LG, Newport." Have any readers heard this station? On the sathe evening at the same time, and again on December 23 at the same hour, I heard two stations very weak on speaker, approximately 235 and 240 metres, but could not get the station call, although the lower one of the two sounded like two letters and then 3A0 (for instance, ZL-3AC). Would it be possible’to get the Christchurch Amateur ZL-3A0 on the broadcast band? (No, unless by re-flection-Tech. Hd.) I have heard this station. very clearly. on a crystal set. I also get a Jap. right on 2L0’s wavelength, or rather, a fraction’ below, going fairly strong at same time as 2LO. Would this be JOCK on 370 metres? There arc three other Japs., one 2 degrees below 2BL, one 2 degrees below 2YA, and one 1} degrees below 4QG. Could anyone tell me the names of these stations? Is there a book with complete list of all foreign stations with operating hours, for New Zealand time? If not, could you give me some idea as to when to look for them? I am morc or less a novice and have not yet had any American stations. I would ‘also like to know if a moving coil speaker is suitable for DX work? Mine seems to bring in a. terrible lot of static. or is this usual

for this time of vyear-

Westrad

(Woolston).

[Dynamic speakers are quite good for D.X. work, Statice is the order of the day during the summer.-Tech. Hid.] a rh aa