Reports from America

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 30, 7 February 1930, Page 39

Reports from America

] R. A. P. MORRISON, of Brooklyn, writes: "I take it a report on the American amateurs of the 80 metre band would be of interest to shortwave listeners. These "hams" are generally to be: heard at about 7 p.m. New Zealand time. On Christmas Bye some were heard as late as 1.80 a.m., but any night they can be- heard from 7 p.m. until] 12 p.m.. Dozens are to be heard, and — the strength of some is R7; the of them always have 100 per. cent, modulation. One evening last week within ove hour and a quarter 16 of them were logged and calls heard. which were:W6KP. W6ABQ. WT7ABU, WAGIUL, W6DBJ, W9ENG, Wé6BJQ, WaPo, WOPHT. W6EP. W9ABX. W9END, W6ABN, W6ERK. WOBHW, and WIABY. They are like all other shortware stations, some nights a great many ean be heard, other nights pérhaps only one or two. To date I have logged 82 and their calls heard. In some cases only the call letters will be given; others _ will give call letters. their locality, and address; the 6th district calls alwnys give. California: some of these "hams" I have heard are located as far. up as Chicago. On some occasions the "ham" "ill give his power on working another "ham." They average 150 watts, There has been only two stations heard on music, for: it is usually one in say California working. another in say Kansas and asking for-a report and just general "ham" topic They are very interesting to listen te . The shortwave transmitter of KHJ, Los Angeles, California, was heard Saturday, January 25, between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.. I have heard this station a great many times lately, but it was not until Saturday that I managed to get his el, it being W6XAU. on approximately’ 105 metres. strength Ri: modulation 80 per cent. There are four or five more ¢arriér waves to be heard within that tegion from 104 to.112 metres, hut too weak to locate. No doubt they will come in at better strength Jater, ~- : The shortwave station SXAU, of Pennsylvania. on 49.5 metres. reported by Mr. Sellens, has been henrd testing on 81 metres, just below 2XAF, but strength has been very poor. A great many new duplex stations have beeen heard lately; one logged on 20 metres heard to say WMT on 20 metres enlling GBW, and was calling for aboyt.20 minutes. Another on 84 metres, call. sign WOO ealling G2GN (ss. Olympie). G2GN was heard to reply on 52 metres. rn hand WOO carried out a word est. _ A French station has been heard festing on 37 metres and 23 metrés. generally between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.. One’ evenLAE IES,

es ing he was to be heard calling GEZ but GKZ was not heard; but on a later date GKZ was heard on 32 metres calling G2AA, but I could not find this station. A foreign station can be heard most evenings on approximately 49 metres; modulation is always good and strength R7; but the lingo is a puzzle to me; he generally opens up at about 11.30 p.m.