THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 29, 31 January 1930, Page 11

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

| I denti fication Wanted

"8 AS any listener heard a station broadcasting on 675,k.e.? I received this station on January 12 at excellent volume. I am now listening to an orchestra from KNX, playing "My Fate is in Your Hands." I receive this station on very good volume-in fact, it can sometimes be heard all over the house. I have a list of eleven New Zealand stations, ten Australian, four Japanese, and five American, making a total of 30 stations, excluding the unknown one.-I. Hansen (Manaia.) LASst evening (January 18) I picked up an American station between 280 and 285 metres (1060: k.c.). He was playing a it of gramophone music and closed down about 9.20 p.m. (New Zealand-time). Though his reception was at good speaker strength I eould not quite catch his call, which

‘seemed to me like KGMC.-

F.

Freitas

Hokitika)

Stations Identified

I NOTICED in your issue of January 17 several inquiries (under D.X. Club section) for the identification of stations. The first one for "Suspected" (a New Zealand station). I should say this is a station near Kawau Island, Auckland, talking to another station near the city. I have heard similar conversations on varying frequencies for several years now. The call sign sounds very much like 8LO, but I have my doubts if that is the correct call : sign. Also, re inquiry on station 1FC or 1ZC: Unless this is 2FC, Sydney, I think that this was the harmonics of station 1BC, a powerful short-wave’ station at Avondale, near Auckland. This station works at.very erratic hours, and generally tests with a good

selection of gvramonhone records.

T.

Pascoe

(Epsom. )

IN reply to J.T.S. (Napier), I. wish to state that I received the American station KGM, Los Angeles, on the loudspeaker on 21/1/30 at about

9 p.m. approximately 885 metres (780 k.e.). This apparently new station was broadcasting a Brunswick pro gramme and came through at fair

strength.-

B. J.

Bayliss

(Waipukurau)

DX Topics

-- AN TICIPATING inquiries concerning a station on the air on Monday at midday) January 20, lam sending a few particulars to your D.X. corner. The station is situated at Wairoa, and has not been allotted any call or frequency as yet. He especially asks for reports which will find him under "P. Perry, c/o County Garage, Wairoa." Since I started radio I have logged some 250 odd stations in about two dozen different countries, and I am still adding to the list. -I wonder if any amateur can enlighten me as to the identity of two sixth district American "hams" on *phone on 80 metres? Date of reception, January 17. In conclusion, Tf would very much like to correspond with anyone interested in radio in general, and "ham" radio in particular.

P.

Circuitt

("Wyfold,’ Omahu Road,

Hastings).

ECEPTION of American stations during the New Year has been quite satisfactory. -I have logged WTAM, 1070 k.c. (280 metres), Cleveland, Ohio; WTIC, 1060 k.c. (283 metres), Hartford, Connecticut; WOC,.1000 k.c, (300 metres), Davenport, Iowa; and KYW, 1020 k.c. (294 metres), Chicago, Illinois: I have also heard eight other Americans (including KMMJ, Nebraska. and KFVD). and the usual Cali-

fornian stations.-

C. V.

Blucher

(Wai-

hopo).

N a five-valve factory built Brown-ing-Drake I picked up station WTIC, Hartford, Connecticut, working on about 280 metres. This station, the loudest American I have ever received, came in at excellent volume. I have logged eleven American stations, and one in Los Angeles.without a call. The announcer at the latter stated repeatedly that they were broadcasting from

-- Hotel. Los Angeles,-

J.

W.

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