Round the World on Short Wave

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 28, 24 January 1930, Page 32

Round the World on Short Wave

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

is contributed by ‘Mr.

F. W.

Sellens

Northland, Wellington, ‘but ait

listeners are invited to send in paragraphs of general interest.

WENR and W9XF, Chicago. ° P'HE following letter has just. been. received from the Great Lakes Broadcasting Company, Chicago, Illinois, giving particulars of the above stations, the latter being heard every evening by many short-wave listeners in this. country. ayy vis "Thank you very much for your report and comments. on the transmission from our experimental interna, tional — relay _ broadcast | transmitter WOxXF. This transmitter was constructed for ‘the, purpose of relaying the programmes of Station WENR to foreign countries, where they may be rebroadcast by foreign broadcasting stations. It is operating on an experi:. mental license granted by the Federal Radio: Commission. * , "The ‘transmitter .is located ‘at’ the site of the WENR transmitting station, which: is’ three and: one-half miles south of Downer’s Grove, Illinois, or about twenty-three’ miles south-west. of Chicago., The power output is 5000 watts.’ The transmitter is operating on a frequency of 6020 kilocycles at the present time. We are authorised to use the frequencies of 11,800 and 20,500. " Separate transmitters will be ‘built to operate on these frequencies at a later date. "WOXF transmits all the programmes of Station WENR, and ail announcements include the call letters of both stations. If you are listening on a broadcast receiver, the station you hear is WENR; if you are listening on a special short-wave receiver, the station is, of course, WOXF. ~ "We will be pleased to have further reports from. you on ‘our short-wave _transmission, especially: as to tane, quality and fading." We would like to know whether fading is of short duration or whether it is rapid enough to produce an audible tone. Enclosed is a copy. of the schedule of Station WENR, which is also the schedule of transmissions from W9XF.-BE. H. Gager (chief engineer)." ' The schedule covers the whole week, opening each day at 10 a.m. and. carrying on till 2 a.m. the following morning _(Suriday to 1 a.m.), with several interyals. The following is the regular "fare" for Saturday. . -.10 am. to 10.30.a.m. The Sunshine Hour with Paul McCluer, 11.15 a.m. to 11,25 a.m. The Sunshine Hour (con-' tinued), 11.25 am. to 11.45 a.m.

Home: Service . Feature, | Anna J.. Peterson, 5 pm, to. 5.30. pm. The Air Juniors, with Zola and Everett,. 7.15. pm.. to 7.30 p.m. Farmer .Rusk, with. "A.G." Talks, 32 midnight to: 2 a.m..DX Air Vaudeville Programme.. ~ ‘he-above times are "U.S. A. Central Time." "New Zealand summer time is 18 ‘hours .ahead. of this, therefore 12 midnight there is 6 p.m. here. W3XAU Testing. GTATION W38XAU, Universal Broadcasting Compan}, 21 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, testing on 6020 kilocycles, 49.5 metres, was heard at good strength on Wednesday till they signed off at 1.57 a.m. (6.57 p.m. here) by ‘a local short-wave friend. They stated that it was a new station. testing. 8.8. -Olympie, G2GN, Heard. NOTHER Wellington listener told the writer that he heard at 7 p.m., Sunday, G2GN, "s.s. Olympic," calling. Rughy, England. The operator on the Atlantic liner gave his wave-length as 32 metres, and mentioned the time of leaving New York. A schedule, apparently. arranged before, was referred to. XMTR, Vienna. THIS. short-wave station has been heard in Australia on about 60 metres. The following are‘the particulars of the station, but the correct wave-length ‘is. not given. Call sign, XMTR, owned by broadeast "Ravag" Telefunken. Operator, Eduard Wettendorfer.. Address, Wien XVII, Veronikagasse 36, Vienna, Austria. .. . Set RA9%. On 35 Metres. EVERAL. listeners have -reported hearing the lady announcer who speaks English give ‘the "wave-length -as 85 metres. The writer. has often heard: the wave of 70 metres given, ‘but neyer 35, so apparently transmissions on the lower. waye-length are not regular. . Reception during" "Week| ending January 18, 1930. RA9?, Khabarovsk,, Siberia, 70 metres, has ‘come in very well every eyening .except Thursday, when static was very: bad. .At 10.20 p.m., Saturday, the lady announcer gave the call as RA97 at Khabarovsk, on 70 metres. Numerous news items were read in English, all.to do with industrial matters. . One was in reference to the

coal: mining trouble in Australia; another, anriouncing a demonstration on February 1, in Berlin by workers in reference to a seven-hour-day. and higher wages, When concluding the talk at 10.25 p.m., she said: "It is now just 19 o’clock and 25 minutes, Khabatovsk time (7.25. p.m.). , Some very fine- operatic selections were, heard later. W9IXF, Chicago, 49. 833 metres. This has not been quite-so loud during the week. © Wednesday was an exception, when they . were perfect at R8-9 till 8 p.m. . W2XAF; Schenectady, 31.4 metres. On both Sunday and Saturday it: was late before readable -volume was reach-. ed. R7 was the best at 5 p.m. PCJ, Eindhoven, Holland, 31.4 metres, ‘was excellent from 6 a.m. on Friday, decreasing to R4 by 7.30 a.m. On Saturday, morning they started well about 6 a.m., but went off suddenly in the middle of an announcement at 6.15 am. They were not. heard afterwards. ‘They were also silent or too weak to hear during the afternoon. ZEESEN (Konigwusterhausen), Germany,. 31.38 metres has been spoilt by static on most mornings. On Ttiesday they commenced at 6.10 a.m: with orchestral items at. R8-9. Reception was perfect, Strength, though weaker, was quite good at 7.80 am. A choir was being broadcast on Saturday morning at 6.15 a.m. Reception was spoiit by rapid fading. _ 7LO, Nairobi, Kenya Colony, 31 metres. This has been a week of varied reception of 7L0. R7-8 was the strength on Friday, spoilt by rapid fade and static. Thursday reception was R6. The other mornings volume was very weak, HS4PJ, Bangkok, Siam, 29.5. metres was tuned ‘in at. 6.10 a.m. on Monday, when orchestral records were heard at R7, Several items were transmitted. before a call was heard. At 6.20 a.m. chimes, followed by an announcement in Siamese, was heard. Then in broken English, "HS4PJ, Bangkok, 29.5 metres," ete, was given. His talk was difficult to follow. A native song followed at 6.23 a.m., and after 6,30 a.m. some of their weird instrumental musie was put on.VK2ME, Sydney, 28.5 metres, was heard ‘nearly every morning and evening carrying out duplex tests with GBX, England, On Saturday night they were on duplex with either Java or Holland, possibly both. The speaker in Sydney was talking in Dutch.

GBX, England, 27.5 metres (about), Duplex with 2MHB, as above. Averagi strength RT7-8. "a KZRM, Radio, Manila, 26 metres, continues to be received at good strength after 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday were the best days ‘during ‘the week, volume being R9. A morse station has been troublesome recently at times. G5SW, England, 25.52 metres, is a little stronger now at 7 a.m.,-but rapid ‘fading spoils reception. An announcement has been made each morning in ‘reference to 5SW © transmitting ‘the opening of the Nayal Conference at 11 am., January 21. KDKA, Pittsburg, 25.4 metres, was spoilt on. Sunday and Saturday by. a strong gurgling noise. . On Saturday afternoon after 5 p.m, was ‘said. about PCJ, Eindhoven,. Ho}‘snd, but readability. was spoilt) by" 1% xe referred to. W6XN, California,. 23.35 metres, on Sunday was fair, strength for a time during. the afternoon, but was too gushy to be readable. . W6XAD, Schenectady, 19.5. metres, was back to something like its old volume on Saturday, being R7-8 at its ‘best at’ 430-p.m. This. station and 2XA¥. were simultaneously transmit~ting the same programme of dance music from the Hotel St. Regis. PLE, 15.74 metres, and PMB, 14.5 both of Java, were heard several times on,duplex with PCK, Holland, 16.3- metres. On Saturday both PLE ‘and -PCK. were. broadcasting . records ‘prior to going over to. duplex with 2MRE, Sydney. Monte Grande, Chile, 15,02 meires.At 6.20 a.m., Thursday, this station was heard éalling : "Hullo, Paris." -Signals: were. very clear at R6.- The other station could be heard faintly through Monté Grande,.but. could not be locate ed .direct. Unidentified Stations: A STRANGER has been ‘heard on about 42 metres. Wednesday (Concluded on page 31.)

Short-Wave Ne otes -ne ( Continued from page 32, ) morning at 6.15 talk was heard at R5 by aman. Soon after this a dialogue between the same man and a woman, ‘and music later. No call was heard. The talk appeared to be German, On Thutsdgy at the same time yoices were audible at R3.. Static was bad, Again on Saturday a speech was being delivered; laughing at times could ~ be heard from the speaker’s audience, On 35.7 metres (about), on. Friday morning at 6.15 several "Hulld’s" and calling what I took to be 2BF. The talk was in Dnglish at R3, very clear, put iorse interference spoilt recéption. On. about 315 metres (just clear of Zeesen, who was transmitting at the same time), a weak voice could be heard at 6.15 a.m. on Tuesday. On Sunday afternoon at 4.45 on about 30.3 metres a man and woman were having a great yarn together. It was duplex. The station tuned in was, I think, the American side of the trans-Atlantic -service, where -the woman, probably the operator, was talking. All that-was readable was "Hullo, London," at intervals: On 24.5 metres (about) at 6 am. on Wednesday a foreign voice was heard at: R3.