Short-Wave News

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 39, 11 April 1930, Page 40

Short-Wave News

French Stations Working Duplex Tele phony. ME: I. MELTZER (Auckland) and "Schnell" (Wanganui) were inquiring about identity and call signs of two French short-wave stations heard on Thursday, March 18, There is a station with the call FSI, St. Assie, France, which works on 11,985 kilocycles (25.08 metres). This is probably one of the stations referred. .I heard a station at 9.15 p.m. on that date on about 25 metres, calling "Allo, Ici Paree,"’ and counting quite a lot. After a while "I am getting you all right now," etc., was heard. The other station was on about 24.5 metres. Both ‘ vere good: volume and very. clear. We had a visitor that evening who speaks ‘French. It appears that. these stations were testing, as it was mostly -counting and reporting on each other’s signals. Call signs or localities were not mentioned while we were listening. Another language aS well as French was heard from the 24.5 metre station. Special N.Z. Programme from WTAM. 1A DVICE has been received that the WTAM station at Cleveland, Ohio,’ U.S.A., will broadcast a special programme for reception in New Zealand from 8 p.m. till 9.80 p.m. on April 11. The wavelength is given. as 66 metres., The latest radio call book gives WTAM as a broadcast station on 1070 kilocycles (280.2 metres), no mention being made of a short-wave station under that call. G5SW to Broadcast Oxford v. Cambridge ‘Boat Race. SPECIAL transmissions from’ G5SW "were announced during the week as follow :- . ; ’ Saturday, April 12, from 12.20 G.M.T. (11.50 p.m. same day, N.Z. time): The Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Saturday, April 26: "The Cup final." Further particulars of this event are to be given later. G5SW will not be transmitting on Good Friday or Baster Monday. They will resume at 12.80 G.M.T. on Tuesday, April 22. Explorer in New Guinea with Short-wave Receiver. N the heart of New Guinea, three hun- ~- dred miles from the neaerst white man, an explorer is forcing his way through the bush. He is taking with him a spetial short-wave receiver with which he tunes in the principal short-wavers. At night time natives creep within’ hearing ' distance to listen with wonderment to the "magic" music.

FL (Paris) to Try Again. [J AEPOINTMANT has been expressed in France over the comparative failure of the. preliminary short-wave tests from the Wiffel Tower in preparation for the proposed. colonial service. Different types of aerials have been employed, and more encouraging results are now being obtained with a short aerial placed at the summit of the tower. A more powerful transmitter is to be installed. American searares™ Reports Reception of A PRISONER in the Missouri State Penitentiary, giving his identity as No. 32,500, has reported to the station director of PCJ that he regularly listens

to their programmes with a four-valve receiver, which he designed and built himself, Unidentified Stations. . 51.4 metres (about), Sunday. 47.4 metres (about), Monday. 46.4 metres (about), Thursday. 41.6 metres (about),, Thursday and Friday. 31.5 metres (about), Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. 31.4 metres (about), Tuesday. 31 metres (about), Sunday. 30.2 metres (about), Friday and Saturday. 25.5 metres (about), Saturduv. 25 metres (about), Wednesday. 24.5 metres (about), Wednesday and Thursday. 23.5 metres (about), Wednesday and Thursay. , , Nearly as many unidentified as known. Several ‘are, I believe, transAtlantic telephony stations,