THE D.X. CLUB

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 28, 24 January 1930, Page 12

THE D.X. CLUB

Views ana News.

Identification Wanted

OULD any member of the D.X. Club furnish me with the call-sign of an American station which was on the air from about 8.30 pm. to 10 pm, (when I closed down) on Wednesday, January 8. This station was operating just above 2YA’s harmonic, which is given as being 208 metres, 1440 kilocycles. I get this harmonic on a reading of seven (0-100 dial).The American: station sought was on dial reading eight, wavelength. approximately 212 metres (1410 kc). We ecouldn’t get the call, which was frequently given, but the following items were plainly heard : "Just a Little Love, a Little Kiss," followed by a soprano item, then an ‘orchestral number, which was followed by "Piccolo Pete." At this stage the station was coming in stronger and we heard the following announcement, which was given out before each item, more plainly: "This is a test transmission of station (sounded like WJKN) testing their new transmitter from the Engineers’ National Bank Building. .’? The announcer then proceeded to read out what appeared to be telegrams received by the station reporting on transmission. The name of a Miss Pickard was mentioned, also a Mr. Chaytor, of 1814 Westminster Street. ---. Someone from Ontario {Ganada) was also mentioned, but the eall of the station and the town where it was situated were always marred by static. However, just before clos-. ing down, we got "This is Station WwB-." Later in. the evening the station became weaker, so at 9.55 o’clock I gave up. If I.can get this station’s call it will add another to my log, which now totals 51 stationsH. D. Hunt (Nelson). [Probably WHK, Cleveland, Ohio, operating on 216 metres (1390 k.c.). Power, 1 kw. Refer to D.X. columns im last week’s issue of "Radio Racord. ad m-Hd.] ON January 5, 1930, I tuned in a ' very distant station on 240 metres, at 3 o’clock am. playing records: first, "Sonny Boy"; second, "Wedding of the Painted Doll,’ and following that an orchestra playing several jazz tunes, There was very little static, although fading was bad. I could not Gatch announcement of station, but could hear quite plainly the announcer apologising for the absence of some ‘record. -I am quite positive it was not an American, as the accent

was good English.

Universal Five

(Ladbrooks)

'A NOTHER three stations for D.X. enthusiasts to identify. Sunday,

January 12, at 6.10 p.m., on 945 k.c. approx. (317-metres), I picked up a station at fair speaker strength, though slight fading made volume Vary.. The ‘following items were heard :--‘Smiling Irish Byes" and the other side of the record, containing the songs sung by Helen Olark. Then two Wurlitzer -organ solos, followed by "Shine, Little Glowworm," and a violin solo medley, containing "Annie Laurie’ and "Auld Lang Syne." A saxophone band item was also heard. During the whole time I was listening to this station I heard no announcement, but a tick: ing sound very. like a metronome was heard. Monday, January 13, at 8 o’clock

p.m., on 715 k.c., approx. (420 metres), the following items were heard:"Shine, Little Glowworm," an orchestral item, followed by an announcement, unidentified on account of static bursts. Also "Sweethearts on Parade" and "Where the Shy Little Violets Grow." Several other items were also heard, but though volume was fair to good, 2YA marred the best reception by occasional spreading, especially when coming out of a fade. While 2YA was fading this station was at its best, but static, in violent bursts, prevented any speech being heard. Could this be KFVD? This evening, January 15, on 840 k.c., approx. (357 metres), from 6.45 p.m., a strong carrier wave, but ‘no speech or music was heard up to 8.40 p.m. This is well separated from 2BL, Sydney, and is on one of the Japanese stations’ wave-lengths, Could there be any connection between my station on 715 k.c. and the one heard by D. McLaughlan (Karori), after 2YA closes down?-Arthur H. Allen (Avondale), {As Mr. McLaughlin does not mention the approximate frequency of fhe station received, it is impossible to identify same unless you are able to recognise the items he mentions. as coincident with those you receive.-Id.] ON Saturday ‘(11/1/80/), at about 7.57 pm., I tuned in a. station which sounded like an American, This was on 860 k.c. (348 metres), or on 0-100 dial, was on 39%. I receive a Japanese station on this reading, and also receive 1YA, Auckland, on 37. I was just in time to hear the announcer say "Good morning," just as they say "Good-bye’ in the American talkies. After playing a short piece of music they closed down. On Sunday I. tun-. -ed into two stations. The call of the first I took to be KOIM, but later found ‘it was KOIN, Portland, Oregon. The ,announcer said they were broadcasting on 940 k.c. (319 metres). The other was KGM on reading 51. This would be about 775 k.c. (386 metres). On looking up the call book I find there is no station using this call," They were. reading telegrams from all parts of America complimenting them on their programme. I am positive of this call being KGM. Did- anv other listener

hear this station?-

J.T.

S.

(Napier.)

, Stations Identified

° I SDE someone has logged a station with a call IFC or 1ZC on January 4, Would it be the new. Hamilton station 1FP?~ This station should be found any time now, also 4ZI, Invercargill,. What wave are these stations and time of broadcasts? Could any. listener give same through the D.X. Club? KEOA is coming through well now on 1480 (kil.). Has any listener logged this station? My log is now 95

stations and 72 verified.

S.

Ellis

(Okato:

RE "Westrad’s" inquiry re. 3LG, Newport. On same date and time I tuned in Newport station KOG ‘and held this station for quite a while. I distinctly heard lady announcér say KOG, Newport. Strength of signals R8. Probably this is the station that "Westrad" heard. I have sent for a verification card. My set is a threevalve kit set. Signals received on

loud-speaker.-

Cessor

‘ (Dunedin).

IN reply to "Westrad’s" inquiries re the Japanese stations, I would like to state that the station a fraction under 38LO (not 2L0) is JOOK, 810 k.c. (870 metres)... The one below 2BL is JOAK, 870 k.c. (345 metres) the one below 4QG is JOHK, 770 k.ec. (889 metres); and that below 2YA is JOBK, 750 k.ec. (400 metres). I have not logged the latter station yet. I logged five Japanese stations on Sunday, January 5-JOAK (32 -on the dial), JOIK (36), JOGK (40), JOCK (38), and JOHK (424).. As my dial seems to be the same as "Westrad’s," this may be useful for him. ‘There is another Jap, too, that I have not received yet, JOAK, 850 kc. (353 metres).. Have any listeners noticed the good female singer from JOHK, singing songs such as "Old Folks at

Home," all in J apanese?.

M.B.

S.

(Pai-

merston Nortn )

DX T opics

English from ‘Jap. Stations. ITN yours of January 10, "Universal Five’ (Ladbrooks) asks if any listener has heard plain English from Japanese stations. Although I have often listened during the last, three years to six of these Japs., only on two occasions have I heard English spoken, the latter. being when listening to JOHK (Sendai), a. lecturer evidently giving.a lesson in English to Japanese listeners, The lecturer would speak a sentence of English and then (I presume) pull it to pieces in Japanese, as he used st of the Bnglish words separately in Jap. sentences aS though explaining their meaning. This was at 9.45 p.m., November 22 last. There was an entire absence of static; volume as usual from this station was ample loudspeaker, and the lecturer’s English was good. I ean’t answer for his Japanese. The other occasion was from JOGK about a week previous, a lecturer talking on world affairs all in English, but static was too fierce to allow of this being followed in comfort, so I left it to him.

John

Luke

(Clevedon).

WTIC Changed Frequency. LASt evening (January 9) I "re ceived station WTIC with excellent volume at 5 past 11. After 12, however, it -became; weaker, In "Radio Record, 7 December . 20, 1929, you have WTIC power 250 watts,

ee ¥ . metres 500, 600 kc. Since this the have changed their frequency, becauge I distinctly heard the announcement, "WTIO, Hartford, Connecticutt, transmitting on a of 1060 ke, operating on a power of.-- watts, operating continuously for 24 hours," I am not sure of power. Has any other listener heard WTIC on 1060 k.c.?-~

John I.

Bilton

(Cromwell)

WTIC on 24-Hour Programme. LAS8t night (January 9) I heard WIC broadcasting a 24-hour request programme. I heard a request’ from Nova Scotia and another from Pennsylvania. The volume and clarity were excellent on the loudspeaker, the speech and music being heard comfortably with the volume controi*not quite full on, A slight fade was evident, but this disappeared about 9.30. I also wish to report reception from station ‘'WHK, Cleveland, Ohio. I. heard this station best on January 4, with plenty of volume, but a sharp fade. I heard the announcer say that the station was experimenting with the sound of the human voice over the radio and the telephone, the microphone acting as a *phone mouthpiece as well, ‘Station WTIC, Connecticut, is the most distant station I have got yet, beting about 100 miles further than New York. This evening, just befote 8 p.m., I heard items from WENR, Chicago, on a wave-length of about 303 metres, as well as on WENR’s usual wave-length of 345 metres. The reception on 380i méters was astonishingly loud, but was a rapid fade. I heard the an-* nouncer say, "WENR and W98XF." The next item was "The end of the day," which I received on both frequencies. Would this be another station relaying? If not, perhaps it had something to do with 3YA. At 8 o’clock 3YA came on the air, and that spojlt my chances of finding out what this station was. Perhavs "Switch" or some other listener

ean explain this phenoménon.-

New

Chum

(Morrinsville.

{This might have been 3YA testing before its time to broadcast.-Tech. Eid.j " Australian Stations. HAVE noticed several times recently, and especially in this week’s "Record," reports coneerning bad reception of the Australian stations by "Switch." Well, almost any night from 10 o’cloek on I can pick up 2FC,BL, 38LO, 4QG, 5CL, 3AR, TZL, and /, .wral of the smaller stations, On New Year's Eve I listened to the celebrations from the YA stations, and then about ten of the Australian receptions on that occasion being .particularly good. The set used is a home-made four-valve,

L. G.

Wainwright

(Invercargill).

Japanese Stations, ey reply to "Westrad" (Woolston) :- A list of Japanese stations which I have heard operating from 9.80 p.m. , until early hours in the morning is as follows: JODK, Kujo, 345 metres (870 k.ec.) ; JOFK, Hiroshima, 3538 metres (850 k.e.) ; JOCK, Nagoya, 360 metres_. (830. k.c.) ; JOIK, Saffaro, 861 metre (830 k.e.); JOAK, Tokio, 376 ‘metres (800 ke); JOGK, Kumamoto, 880 metres (790 kec.); JOBK, Osaka, 385 metres (775 k.ec.): TJOHRK. Sandai. 896

metres (760 k.e.).

Universal Five

(Ladbrooks).