Log for the Week

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 41, 24 April 1930, Page 31

Log for the Week

Sunday, April 13. wees when first tuned in at 11 a.m. was R2-3, increasing to R8 by 4 PO W2X AR was RO by 4 pm. CJRX was just signing off when I came across them at 3.3 pm, R5. KDKA with a programme from the William Penn Hotel was R8 at 4 p.m. on 25.4 metres. Volume

CRRRGRLEDGRERRERERRSASEROEERRRERERLSE CREAR LE Rac ees ‘ was R5 on their 48.86 wavelength and R4 on the first harmonie (24.4. metres), in fact, the harmonic was heard first. W3XAL was quite weak at 4 p.m., but was up to R8 by 5 p.m. with their usual dance music from the Hotel New Yorker, New York City. W2XBH and W9XF, although audible, were too weak to bother with. On about 44.4 metres at 4.40 p.m. a Yank voice was heard calling London. On 24.7 metres music was audible at R38 at 4.50 p.m. The station was too gushy to get a call. Monday, April 14. ON 41.6 metres weak talk was just audible at 6 am. Zeesen started at 6 am. R7 with organ music. Volume soon increased to . A station opened at 6.30 a.m. on about 81 metres with foreign talk at R3-4. This is possibly LGN, Bergen. 2MBH and GBX were heard both morning and evening putting through calls. RAQ7 were very good at R9, but static was bad as usual, 5SW at 11 p.m. was very weak. Big Ben was just audible in striking the half--hour. Apparently an organ recital followed, but’ could not swear to it. Wellington lady was scheduled to sing, byt could not be heard. (If any reader heatd’ this lady during this session’ I should’ be pleased to hear from them, as she had friends at my place who were disappointed).

Tuesday, April 15. At 6.15 am., from SSW, a talk was in progress about income tax, death duties, ete, It appeared as though Mr. Snowden was talking, as he was heard to say seyeral times what he intended doing in reference to taxes, ete. The talk was about 90 per cent. readable. GBX at 6.20 am. was R8 with a slight gush, talking to 2MH, who were

BESSLERCRSSERRSRRSSRECES SRC CSS SERS ASEH ETERS See R SR SaSS not readable here at that time. Zeesen started at 6.80 am. with orchestral music, at R8. Morse interference was troublesome at times. Music on about 31 metres at R2-3 was heard at 6.30 a.m. KZRM at 10.45 p.m. was gushy at R5. W2XAF was apparently testing before 11 p.m.,.as a few bars of band music were heard several times at R8, with several seconds silence between. VK2MB started at 11 p.m. with records at R9, while "waiting for ZXATF to contact." 5SW at 11 p.m. was just aud-ible-carrier only. RA97 was spoilt by static. ; Wednesday, April 16. T 6.15 am. 5SW was very weak. An improvement was noticed later, but was too gushy for listening. 41.6 metres, R2, with foreign talk at 6.15 a.m. Zeesen started at 630 a.m. with a string quartet, at R9. Reception was excellent. GBX at 7 a.m. was R6, but 2MBH was very weak; they were both much better at 7 p.m. Duplex was heard on 82.3 metres at 6.45 p.m., strength being R4. RAST was R8-9 at 845 pm. with slight static. Volume was R4 on the first harmonic (35 metres), KZRM at 10 p.m, was R7-8 with Morse interference, On about 30.7. métres at 10,15 p.m. a very strong carrier was heard, with a metronome ticking at about 60 per minute. I listened for some time, but. there was not any talk or m

A Thursday, April 17. ~) UST before 5.30 a.m. BSW made the ‘announcement that appeared in the Press recently in reference to broadcasting news. This was. about 50 per cent. readable, gushiness being bad. Volume was R5.. This was better at 7 a.m., but signals were still too gushy to be readable. GBX at R8, and 2MH) at R2, were on duplex at 5.80 a.m. Zeesen were R8 at 5.35 a.m., with a slight hissing noise in the background. Strength increased to RO by 6 a.m. On 46 metres a foreigner was tuned _in as he was signing off at 5.40 a.m.;. RB. The 41.6 stranger was R3 at 6am. was R9, but very rough at 8 p.m., while GBX was too weak to understand. | KZRM at 9.30 p.m. were R8-0 with recorded music. The station on about 30.7 metres with the metronome was again heard at 9.50 p.m. and were on for a long time without any sign of talk. RA97: Static was too bad. Friday, April 18. I WAS up too late to hear the usual early morning stations. Zeesen was just audible at 8.45 am. 5S5SW had a strong gushy carrier at 8.45 a.m. The strength, which was too weak for speech or music, remained about the same till 10.80 a.m., when Big Ben was just audible striking midnight. PCJ was not heard dyring their early transmission. They reached R4 by 2.30 p.m., when they closed down, it being the conclusion of their second session. W2XAF was R4 at 3 p.m. and very gushy; R8-9 at 4 p.m. with an organ recital, This concluded with "Abide with Me," the station closing down at 4.35 p.m. W6XN were R8 at 3.45 p.m. with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. It was announced that this was their last performance beforé disbanding for the summer. A radio play followed. From 5 p.m. the "Olympians" entertained with a varied programme. Strength ‘was R7 at 7 p.m. WSXAL were R5 at 4.15 p.m... jncreasing to R6 at 5.380 pm. W2XH were R4 at 4.20 p.m. W9XF was just audible at 4.30 p.m. A station on about 30.1 metres was on duplex at 5.15 p.m., very rough at R7. Another station at the game strength was heard on about 443 metres, also on duplex. KZARM were good at R89 at 9.30 p.m... except for slight gushiness. RA9T was R8 with plenty of static. Saturday, April 19. yrrom 6 am. till 7.80 am. PCJ was _ 8-9 with rapid fading. Zeesen from 6.30 a.m, with a choir were excellent, except for slight gushiness at R8-9. On about 42 metres talk was. just audible at 6.30 a.m. POJ were heard again from 2 p.m., when they were R2. Strength increased to R8-9 at 5.25 p.m., when they