THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 30, 7 February 1930, Page 11

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Identification Wanted

AS any reader heard a station on about 45.5 metres which works another station on about 45 metres? They are on most nights, and to-night (Sunday) at 7.80 p.m. I heard a ¢all from the 45.5 metre station which sounded like 2BI. Most of the talking is done by a lady, who is undoubtedly American. I also heard a station at 4.30 p.m. on about 28 metres, saying "Write down ‘notation’; write down ‘invasion’," ete. Would this be 2NXNG, New Jersey?-. Fy Adeock (Masterton). N Thursday (28/1/30) I heard a station operating on 420 metres (715 ke.) at 7.15 pm. It was just above 2YA, Wellington, which was broadcasting its news session. In between the various news items = announced, music and speech came

through plainly.-

V.W.

G.

Eketahuna ) _

Stations Identified

R. ELLIS asks whether anyone has logged the new station, 4ZI, Invercargill, Last night (January 27) I had this station on the speaker at about 10.30 to 11 p.m. Good strength and call sign distinctly heard. At about the same time on the same night I heard 4YA testing on about 285 metres (1050 k.c.). I hope this means that this station may broadcast on this wavelength in future, for on its present wavelength 4YA is a most distinct failure, in spite of its

new 500-watt transmitter

G.H.

A.

(Auckland).

[Ny reply to the inquiry by Mr. S. Fllis in issue of January 24, I heard 1ZC0, Auckland, testing on Monday, January 20, about 7.45 p.m. The different wavelengths used were between 280 and 3800 metres (1070 and 1000 k.e.). Re 1FP, Hamilton: This station, which is situated in Radio House, Victoria Street, operates on a wavelength of about 550 metres (545 k.c.), and is licensed to operate only befere noon. Tf am only about 25 miles distant from 1FP, but cannot get this station very loudly. Sometimes it is hardly audible. I do not know the

a i ii i ll i i ee power used, but it cannot be very great. In reply to "J.T.S.," Napier, I get station KTM, Santa Monica, California, on about 886 metres (775 k.c.). This may be the station about which he is inquiring. However, I once received a station on the same Wavelength with a call sign which I took to be KTM until I heard the announcer say "KGM, Los Angeles." Perhaps this station is KGM, Los An-egcles.-""New Chum" (Morrinsville). wor LD you kindly inform Mr. Bilton (Cromwell) that WTIC is in the "Radio Listeners’ Guide" as 280 metres (1060 k.c.). I heard this station to-night at 2 p.m. (January 25) with fair volume on the loudspeaker.-

M.B.

S.

(Palmerston North).

‘By the DX notes of January 24 "J.T.S.," Napier, inquires of an American station on 886 metres (775 k.c.), of whieh he believes the callsign to be KGM. No such station appears in the latest Americal callbooks. It is almost certain that "J.T.S." heard KTM, which is on a wavelength of 385 metres (776 kc). This station is at Santa Monica, about 15 miles from Los Angeles, and sometimes announces itself of the latter city. It comes in fairly strongly considering the season, Looking up my notebook I find I received a station which sounded exactly like KGM on Juve 14, giving a Columbia record transmission. Reception in other respects was quite clear, but I came to the conclusion that the announcer had bungled the pronunciation of the call-sign. Re Mr. J. T, Bilton’s inquiry concerning the wavelength of WTIC. Given as 500 metres (600 k.c.) in a recent issue of the "Radio Record," it was not there stated that this station also has a permit to transmit on 283 metres (1060 k.ec.) with a power of 50 k.w. It would not be easy to receive this station on the 500-metre wavelength with a power of only -250 watts. WTIC was particularly clear on the 9th inst. on the *phones. On the loudspeaker it was rather week, but qnite andible. Statice

was almost absent.-

E.H.

C.

(Toka-

anu).

Amateur Transmitters

Wellington Branch HE general meeting of the Welling. ton Branch of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters Was held in the local ¢lub-room eu Tuesday evening, January 28. The meeting was well attended and the election of officers for the current year resulted as follows:-Chairman, Mr. C. Brown, 2GG:; hon. secretary, Mr. W. S. Green, 2GR; hon. treasurer, My, Taylor, 2DG. Committee: Mr. D. L. Bedingfield, 2DH; Mr. H. Dixon, 2BO; Mr. V. Parminter, 2AJ7; Mr. F. D. Bittossi, 2AY; Dr. B. G. Thompson, 1BG. ; The prospects for another successful and interesting year are exceptionally bright, much scientifie and research work haying been arranged for. It has been decided to extend the secial activities of the branch, a start having been made by challenging the Amateur Radio Society to a cricket match.

Special Transmissions from America

For N.Z Short-Wave Amateurs J] HAVE been advised by W9GHE, Baldwin, Kansas, U.S.A., that he will call New Zealand on both ’phone and cw. between 7-8 p.m., N.Z. time, every Sunday night. He will be on 2 frequency of 3575 ke. or about 84 metres. After 8 p.m. he will listen for any N.’*. amateurs calling him, and he will call anyonr he hears. There is no reason why he should not be heard here, as I have been getting Californian amateurs at speaker strength lately-W6ABF, W6BJQ, W6KT, W6EPD. Of these, W6BJQ is by far the loudest, and can be heard

almost any night.-

Mark H.

Churton

(Auckland).