THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 27, 17 January 1930, Page 12

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

. Identification Wanted

OULD you identify a station on about 260 metres (1150 kc.) which ZI heard at 10.40 p.m. on Wednesday {January 8). A lady was singing, "If You Want the Rainbow." This was followed by a march. About half-way through this piece transmission stopped. It was being relayea from a hall or .theatre, as there was very loud cheering. Full loudspeaker strength.t

T.

S.

(Palmerston North).

INCE the set we are using was installed I have logged no less than 15 unidentified stations. From most of these I have heard either music or speech, but one or two have only been audible by carrier waves (all through speaker). One carrier directly behind 1YA was very strongly in evidence the Monday before Christmas, but has not been heard since. However, ‘on* December 29, prior to 1YA opening. at 11.40 a.m. this carrier was very strong, and I imagine I could hear a _ muffled voice. I already have KHJ, U.S.A., about this wavelength. On the evening of January 2 I had KPO, San Francisco, for the first time for about six weeks, but it was not very loud I also had two stations I would like to identify, transmitting duplex telephony. These were heard at 7.15 p.m.-7.20 p.m. both quite plain on 1350 kc. approx. It was the same type of work that I heard from the two Tasmanian stations I asked identification fer (September 27) on approximately the same frequency. The following is part of their conversation, and I’m inclined to think they are New Zealanders :- From. the first: "How’s that now?" (preceded by "Hallo" ‘The second (and louder): "Oh! All right! Getting that well now. Friend in engineer’s office getting report of receiving transmission. It’s quite a change to hear your voice!" First: "Yes! / --? (missed). Will you ring up William Charles Henderson? If you can’t get him come back." Second: "I'll try and get him." (Much speech missed.) The first: The only trouble is when the lights are on, as that causes interference, as "---? (man’s name) has a motor running. I might ring up -~-? ten o’clock or later perhaps as he may have gotie out to the pictures-he often does." Second: "Righto, I got that O.K. Best keep all your messages till after quarter to eight o’clock this evening.’ Though I went back -fter that time I heard nothing further from them: On Friday, January 3, I had the two above stations at 2.55 p.m. for about three minutes on messages. The earrier on 900 ke, was also loud at

2.40 p.m., musie being audible.-

Ar

thur E.

Allen

(Avondale ).

SANRIO ON January 4 at 11.40 a.m. I received a station playing gramophone music, Among the items was a song which commenced with "Dreams," repeated three times, and the second verse with "Smiles," similarly repeated. The song finished with: "In that little place called home, sweet home,’ The last record played was, "as lift up my finger and say Tweet, Tweet." The station closed down at 12.35 p.m. Station call sounded like 1FC or 1Z0, Statice interfered with announcements, but music came through very well. During the programme something was said about "radio service." I have received this. station (at 964 on dial calibrated 1-100) many times, but plainest

Stations Identified

SOME time ago Mr. Blucher inquired about a station on 1060 k.c. (288 metres). I think this would be KWJJ, Portland, Oregon. Power. 500 wattce-

Kauspanka

(Hawke’s Bay).

DX T opics

lomeematnemeiensd LASst evening (January 8, 1930) at 9.25 p.m. I logged station WHK, Cleveland, Ohio, on 1890 k.e. broadeasting a test programme. Several reports were read from listeners in Quebec, Manitoba, Three Rivers, Oklahoma and other places, all of which stated transmission was excellent. I noticed in "Radio Record," December 13, 1929, this station has not been renorted as

heard in New Zealand before.

J. I.

Bilton

(Cromwell).

N your list of American: stations recently published: in the "Record" some are "starred" as not having been heard in New Zealand. Among them is WHK, Cleveland, Ohio. It may interest you to know that I picked this station up last night on the speaker. He was on a "special test programme," and I listened-in at various times, from about 830 p.m. to 10.5. p.m., when he was still on the air, evidently operating right through the night. I got his

SRN NNN NNN NCGS call clearly, five times, and twice not so clearly. I think that he was there the night before, on musical items and reading telegrams: (reports or reception) between, but did not hear a cail ‘Sign given, As this was a special programme running through the night, you will ptobably have received a host. of other letters noting this station -J. Currie, Wanganui. SEEING that the "Radio Record" of December 13 had Station WHK, Cleveland, Ohio, listed as not having been heard in New Zealand, I would like to report that I received that station to-night (January 8), from 8.50 until 9.30 p.m., on a 7-valve all-electric set, on approximately 1445 k.c. (207 metres). The teeeption was very clear, but not of great volume. We heard songs, music, and the announcer read telegrams received from all parts of America, advising him of the reception. He also asked distant ‘listeners to let him know if they heard him, Have any others yet notified you of receiving this station?-Mrs, L. W. Davies, Nelson. , [We believe that yours is the. first report of reception of this station.Hd.] ~ JN the last three months ‘I have added six more stations to my log. One is 3HX, Melbourne, and the other KLO, and KOMO, both in Washington; KYW, Chicago; WTAM, Ohio, and KPRC, Texas. In the list of stations in the "Record" the last two stations are marked as not reported in New Zealand. There is also an asterisk by WGOA, which I have verified. My log now totals 92, 47 being American, and 48 verified. Since 1YA shifted to 900 kes. it has been troubled with interference every night, until KHT closes down. Would it be too much to ask the engineers to put it back to 895 kes., where it'was working until Mr. Bingham gave it a spring

clean.

Kauspanka

Hawke’s Bay.

ON Friday, January 3, I received KPO, on dance music, quite loudly. Also KGO, on dancé music, several well-known fox-trots being heard. At approximately 83 p.m. (N.Z, time), the annguneer of this station gave the California weather report, easily readable, and then closed down (12 midnight, Pacifie U.S. time). This station was still on its old frequency, and not on WLW’s, as Mr. Ellis, Okato, mentioned in the "Record" of December 20. In the December 27 issue I see a letter from WLW sent to A. D, Rogers (Wellington). I also have a letter.from that station which reads word for word with Mr. Rogers,’ except that it gives WSAI as 1330 kilocycles, instead of 700 k.c., as you published. However, as it was written a month earlier (October 25, 1929) the frequency may have changed. Lately I have noticed a curious phenomenon, ‘On Monday, December 30, I received 4ZL, Dunedin, at good speaker early in the evening. In fact, the volume

was surprising. On tuning in to 4YA’s wave, I found it was inaudible, and during the evening rarely campy. . up to good volume. And yet 4Z% closed down at 11 o’clack, it was. audible all. over the house, As you mentioned in the "Record" of Noyember 29, there may "possibly be some. relationship between distance and wave-length."-Arthur BH. Allen, Avon--dale. Speech by King George

Impending Short-wave Broadcast EExpennumnrar, station a Ww, Chelmsford, HWngland, annoxneed late Wednesday night last that the King’s speech at the opening of the big Naval Conference on the. 21st instant would be broadcast between 11 a.m. and 1 pm. G,M.T., which will be 11 p.m. to 1 am., N.Z, time. This announcement was picked up by Mr. R. I. Jones, of Lyall Bay, at the conclusion of the usual transmission by G5SSW, Chelmsford. Reception last Wednesday when Mr. Jones was listening-in. was perfect, and if the same conditions obtain. on the 21st instant short-wave listeners will have no regrets, The same evening 2MH, Sydney, did not receive GBX, London, too well, during their usual tests, yet strangely enough GBX (direct) was received at excellent volume; and immediately afterwards both GBX and 2MB were heard simultaneously on Duplex. It frequently happens that syanesl does not at some time or other perhaps pick up GBX as lond and clear as they would desire, yet on tuning direct to London it might happen that GBX, London, is heard more clearly than at Sydney; and the reverse is also the case at times. In view of the fact that the King’s speech at the Naval Conference will be of special interest, it is hoped transmitters will refrain’ from causing QRM between 11 p.m, and 1 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, in order that listeners may have a clear opportunity of hearing the speech; and it is not asking too much to request those with short-wave sets. (without sereengrid valyes) to refrain from "howling" during that two hours.

Amateurs Heard in | England Y

a HORT-WAVBE transmitters and listeners will be interested in the fol--lowing extract from an Dnglish magazine short-wave notes:-"As for the Antipodes, I have been in two-way communication with them regularly every morning on 20 metres for the last four or five weeks! There are, however, only a few regular stations at "the other end,’ mostly New Zealanders, the best being ZI4AA, ZL8AS8, ZL80M, | ZL2RG, and ZL2BxX."