Log For Week

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

Log For Week

Sunday, March 30. . GTATION W2XAD was first tuned in ut 1.30 p.m., when the "Adventures ip Seience" series of talks were on, the day's subject being "Liquid Air." R5 with

light gush. Strength increased to R6 and remained at that. W2XAF were only R1 at 1.45 p.m., but during the last hour were excellent at R9. KDKA. at 4.p.m. were R8 with a special "welcome home" programme for Admiral Byrd and his party. On about 31. metres, singing was heard at’ R7, modulation was very poor. This station went off the air at.4.10 p.m. without any announcement. W3XAL with dance music from New York city till 5.30 p.m. were excellent at R8. In closing they announced that they were transmitting every day except Sunday from 11 p.m. Hastern standard time (3.80 p.m. N.Z. time). On 51.4 metres (about), at 5.80 p.m., an American voice was just. audible. KZRM from 9.80 p.m. transmitted a programme by the Philippine .Constabulary and. RA97 at 9.80 was R8& with bad static, Monday, March 31, STATIC was very bad, both morning and evening, on most stations heard. Zeesen, R8-9, musical items, ‘and 47.4 metres with talk at R38 about 6.20 a.m., were spoilt by static. 2M®, R9, and GBX, R4, were on duplex at 8 p.m ‘RA97, orchestral music, ‘and talks. Static, although bad, was not quite as severe as usual, Tuesday, April 1. EESEN was tuned in, just in time to hear them close at 6 a.m. Strength R8-9. 2ME, R8, and GBX, R7, were both gushy at 6 a.m., clearing up considerably by 6.30 a.m. ‘The 31.5-metre German was R2-3, with talk, at 6.10 a.m. SSW opened at 6.27 a.m. with announcement re holidays at Waster. After Big Ben, Miss Rebecca West ave her fortnightly talk on new novels. 8, 100 per cent. readable. Music at R3 was heard on about 31.4 metres at 6.30 pm, W6XN was R8 from 6.30 p.m. Static was bad at first, but. improved later. GBX at 6.40 pm. at R8, was much more clear than usual, when on due plex tests with 2MB. RAQ97, at R8, was impossible because of very severe static. KZRM_was weaker than usual, being about R5 at 9.380 p.m. : PCK at 10,15 p.m- were excellent, ale though weak (R3), with records. At the same time, PLE were R5 with records, also very clear. W2XAF from 10.30 p.m. were R9 with recorded music. Static was bad. Wednesday, April 2. 7 EESEN were excellent at 6 a.m., being R9: Volume went down slightly by 7 a.m. POJ were tuned in at 6.10 a.m., being R9. This was apparently a special transmission, only one foreign language (Spanish, I believe) was heard] They signed off at 6.87 a.m., still at R9. 2ME and GBX on duplex at 6.15 a.m. were both very good at R8. At 6.20 a.m. duplex telephony was heard in Dutch on about 24.5 and 28.5 metres. Both about R3. G5SW after the usual announcements "went ever to London." Big Ben was very clear at R8. "London in the Nineties" was the subject of a talk in the "Looking Backward" series. This was given by a lady whose name I missed. The talk was 100 per cent. readable at R8. 2M and GBX were on as usual during the evening. KZRM at 7.55 p.m. were

R38, while, from 9.30 p.m, signal strength was R8, with slight static. On about 25 metres at 7.45 p.m., what appeared to frequency tests were being carried: out. First they went up and down the scale something like a-fire siren. Later various frequency notes were put on for a few seconds each. No talk was heard, but on tuning in again at 10 p.m. a piano was just audible; speech was not readable. Thursday, April 3. JP ESEN from 5.40 am, were RS8-9 with orchestral items. The 31.5metre German was R5 with talk at 5.45 am. Voices were just audible at 6 a.m. on about 41.6 metres, and on 46.4 metres. On 23.7 metres an American voice on. duplex at R4, Modulation _was poor. Strong carriers only were heard from 2MB and GBX during the early morning. 5S W. after Big Ben, a talk was given by Dr. Butler under the auspices of the Minister of Health. 100 per cent. readable at, At 7.25 a.m. an orchestra was receiv~ able at R4. KZRM were R5 at 8 p.m., with records, and R8 after 9.30 p.m. Static and morse interference was very bad. 2ME and GBX were R9 and R6 respectively at 8.30 p.m. RA97: was again spoilt by static. Friday, Avrif 4. STATIONS 2ME and GBX were both ‘excellent at R9. Both sides of the conversation was readable from. the English station at 5.80 a.m.. The 31.5-metre German at 5.80 a.m. was R5d with bad static. PCJ. was impossible. Signals ‘were weak with rapid fading. Static also was bad. On about 41.6 metres at 5.50 a.m. speech was just audible. Zeesen started at 6 a.m. with an announcement, followed by choral singing, which was excellent at full speaker strength. ‘There was just a sign of static. -Excellent reception from Zeesen, when PCJ is poor is unusual, as both stations as @ rule are about the ‘same volume. PCK and PLE were on duplex at 6.15 a.m. at R4 and R8.respectively. Big Ben at 6.30 a.m. was RO. The talk that followed, although loud enough, was not clear enough to follow. W6EXN were R9 from 6.45 p.m. with dance music from the Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco. A strong. morse station spoilt reception. 2ME and GBX were on as usual. . ; On about.30.2 metres at 6.50 p.m., talk just concluded as I-tuned them in, Volume R8. KZRM at 7.45 p.m. were R4 with sizzling static. At 9.30 p.m. signals were R8 with less static. 8Z0, Christchurch, were R7-8 with intense fading. Modulation was quite good. RA97, R8, with the usual static. PCK were transmitting records at. 10.80 p.m., RS. WS3XAL were tuned.in at 10.30 p.m. with a test programme consisting mostly of reading. Reception was ‘excellent at R8, except that a morse station kept butting in and smothered signals from.3XAL, who signed off at 10.45 p.m. W9XF was then heard, also testing. The calls WENR and W9XF were given. Strength was R8-9, but not so clear as W3XAL. Saturday, April 5. STATION PCJ was excellent at R9 from 5.80 a.m. till 7.80 a.m. Zeesen were the same volume and quality. On 31,5 metres at 5.45 a.m. the usual German talk was heard at R7. 2ME and GBX were R9 and R8 at 5.50 a.m. on duplex. The yacht Dlettra at Genoa was calling "Hullo, New York," and counting at: R4 about 6.20 a.m, Rapid fading spoilt readability. 5SW made a long. announcement re Oxford and Cambridge boat race, etc., mentioned earlier in these notes. Big Ben R8. Talk one of a series of "Careers for Boys and Girls,’ Subject, "Teaching." ; J was R3-4 at 1.30 p.m, increasing to R9 by 4.30 p.m., and remaining at that till closing at 5.30 pm. W2XAF at 130 p.m. was R4, reaching RO by (Concluded on -previous page.) :