Foreign Verifications

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 34, 7 March 1930, Page 32

Foreign Verifications

ME. 4. D. RODGERS (Newtown) / has sent along verifications of French and German stations that ne had received. The verification from the French station F8GC reads as fol-lows:-We are pleased to receive by your letter of October 28 that you have heard perfectly our transmissions on short-waves; also we would be very pleased to hear from you concerning further broadcasts. We wish to inform you that we fransmit on 60 and 870 metres from the: same transmitter, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week from 21hbrs. 30miu, to 33hrs. (G.M.T.). oe The verifications from the German stations DHG and Radio Konigwusterhausen read: "The Government Post and Telegraph Office, 11/12/29, learn from your report that you huy¥e heard the German world short-wuve transmitter on a wavelength of 33.8 metres. This station generally works ~ from 14.00 to 15.00, 16.30-to 19.30 and 20.00 to 00.80 daily, and -oceasionally till 01.30 C.E.T. (ihr. ahead of ‘G.M.T.) The station chiefly relays the programmes of the German broadcast station on 16.35 metres, or the programmes from Berlin. The- modulated R.F. power in the aerial is 8 kw. We would be grateful if you. would send us an occasional ‘report "of your observations of your reception." The next reads: "We acknowledge with great pleasure your friendly letter of October 28, and are pleased that the German short-wave station K°VL was well received by you. We would , be grateful if you would send us from" time to time further reports on your reception. We have asked the C.P.O. to send you technical data of the station." . The letter from the Government radio station. containing this dita, reads as follows: "We received your letter frou: the Government Radio, "Sorporation and learn with great interest therefrom that you have heard the German short-wave station« ' 38 metres. This station was built by the Telefunken Company *° *' ‘3, ode voltuge of 10,000. Its modulated. R.F. power in the aerial is 8 kw. The aerial system consists of a splendid aerial and slopes from the transmitting room up to a mast 210 metres away and has a height of 75 metres, As an earth, the earth net of the German broadeast station is used." Then follow the details as to the transmission times which appeared in the first lette