THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 42, 2 May 1930, Page 8

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Stations Identified |

I the issue of April 11, 1930, mention was made by M.B.S. (Palmerston North) to the effect that he heard KTM, Los Angeles, made two announcements (KGM and-KTM). His statement is quite correct-the stations are evidently jointly controlled. On Friday, 11th, I hear KTM at 7.30 p.m., when they were relaying a dance programme, well-known items being played ("Moonlight and Roses," ete.). During the jtem mentioned the announcer broke. in: "Friends on the air, we wish you could just drop in here, but we are returning to the studio." At the studio the announcer said: "This is KTM, Santa Monica; you are now in the studio of KGM, Los Angeles, U.S.A. The time is one minute _to twelve o’clock, Pacific standard time. We wish everybody pleasant dreams, ete." Later, however, I heard musie from KTM again, so it did not.close down. The same evening IT had seven other .

Americans, all quite audible.

Arthur E.

Allen

(Avondale)_

S it is something of a novelty for Mr. Morrison to ask for a call sign. (he is usually able to answer others’ queries). "fT am pleased to be able to answer his ‘question (in issue of April 18) as to sta‘tion on approximatély 1065 k.c. (283 . metres), beginning with W. This is al- * most certainly WTI1C, Hartford, Connecticut. I received hn verication card from this stntion to-day. They operate on 1060 .k.c, (283 metres), power 50,000 volts. Why Mr. Morrison has not loge ed them ‘is probably because they divide time with WBAL of Baltimore, and sign off early. After installing a new transmitter they made several] 24-hour special tests. and specially asked for DX reports. Their letter thanked me for renort on one of

these tests:

W.

S.

(Tokomaru Bay).

‘TN the "Radio Record" of April 11, 1930, J. Howie, of Dunedin. asked ‘what station was conducting a children’s session on Thursday, 27/3/80. This was station 4Z0. owned and operated bv Barnett’s Radio Supplies. of the Lower

"Octagon, Dunedin.-

I. W.

Standage

(Dunedin).

Identification Wanted

ON April 18 at 8.10 p.m. I tuned in a station on 1340 k.c, (224 metres), -ealling "Hello, Radio, Melbourne! We left Williamstown last night at 7.30 p.m. ‘and we are 55 miles north-east of Syd‘ney and are having.a westerly wind, :ut everything is O.K." This was reveated three times. It seemed the per‘son he was talking to had some difficulty in hearing him. Can anyone identify this station? It was an Australian

station. strencth R77 to RS-

S.

Ellis

(Okato)_

ON Friday, April 4, I picked up a station at 7:45 p.m. broadcasting items from "The Love Parade." Kilocycles anproximately 665 (450 metres). strength about R6 on the speaker. 2FC was just

below, interfering to some extent, so it was not the Australian. In fact, the unknown station was once or twice loud, er than 2FC, Has anybody heard thi one? Others I would like identification for are: (1) Saturday, April 5, 7.45 pm. kes. $20 approximately (366 metres). This station (evidently an American) was just above KOA, broadeasting orchestral music. (2) Sunday, April 6, 5.8 p.m., kes. 1130 (265 metres), music was faintly heard. On Sunday, April 20, at 6.50 p.m., I picked up a station on 580 kilocycles (517 metres). Strength was then good on the loudspeaker. One or two of the items were "That’s My -Baby Now," "Just Like a Melody Out of the Sky." No announcement was given between items, the station going off the air for a minute or so. I had the same station to-day (21st) at 4.20 p.m. with popular items again It faded out at 5.15 p.m. The procedure was the same as yesterday. Strength in both cases varied from a mere whisper to good volume. There is probably some connection between this station and the one heard by S. Ellis (Okato) on 610 k.c. (492 metres). To-day. beginning at annroximately 5 o’elock. I logged KF RU. KVUX (both new to my. loz). as well as KGO KPO. KFT. KOA. KMOX, KNX. WCKY. WENR. KHJ, WLW, and KFRC; ell before six o’clock. at various strengths. but statie was very bad. Mest of these can he lorred ‘any evening after six and before

7.45 nm. on ‘the speaker.

Arthur E.

Allan

(Avondale),

rNO-NIGHT I logged a station operatA, . ing on 356 metres (842. kilocycles), This station is between 2BL and 3L0’s frequency. Items consisted of musical numbers. one being "The Toymaker’s Dream." after which a man spoke. Time, 10 p.m. to 10.15 p.m. Strength R3-4. Static extremely bad, Plenty of "howlers" about. Fading acute. Would this be 2ZC. Waitoa? No announcement heard-conditions far too bad. Could anv D.X. member give ad-

dress ?-

Sonora

(Wellington).

CAN any readers identify two short sta-tions-one at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, on about 65 metres, transmitting musical numbers (Moonlight: and Roses" was one). Call was given, but static too bad, closed down 5.30 p.m.,. strength R7 on the speaker. The other stution about p.m., on same date, on about 48 metres, musical items and band music. The latter included the "Double Hagle" march. Strength about R4 on speaker,

statie too severe for a call.-

N. C.

Win

stanley

(Picton).

ON Wednesday night, 16/4/30, I tuned in a station whose identity, if possible, I would like to know per medium of some D.X, member. Items consisted of gramophone records, one being "Show Me the Way to Go Home," a concertina (or similar instrument) piece. Strength R2-6, fading. bad. Static also very bad. ‘There were plenty of howlers about the station. Time approximately 10.15 to 10.30 p.m. Wavelength 240 metres, 1250 kilocycles. Somewhere

around 2YB, New Plymouth,

Sonora

(Lyall Bay),

DX Topics

A Reply to Verification Complaints. I’ reply to correspondents who complain about not recéiving replies to requests for verification. of reception we would state that the ofyners and operators of 4Z0 (Baruiett’s Radio Supplies) at all times welcome reports, and in every instance the official’ verification card (sample enclosed) is sent by return of mail. Station 4ZO is owned and operated by Barnett’s Radio. Supplies, and transmits from their business premises

in the Lower Octagon, Dunedin. Daily, 12 noon to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., with the exception of Sundays; Friday evenings, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., 10 p.m. to 11 pm. Wave length .is 277.8 metres (1080 k.e.) on a power of approxmately 80 watts, and we are very pleased to receive reports from anyone at any time. We do not wish to be included. with other stations concerning whom the complaints previously mentioned have_been | made-B. Barnett, Junr., operator (Dunedin). ; A Seldom-Heard Australian. I NOTICE that mention is very rarely made of 6WF, Perth, in the "Radio

Record," and it may be of interest toj readers to know that this station is regularly heard by me. Particularly good reception was accomplished on 14th inst., when I picked this station up at about 10.30 p.m. at good loud-speaker strength. May I suggest that correspondents to. the DX Club state the hour of reception of various foreitn stations. This wouid

greatly assist: identifications.

Listener

(Opuniho).

Mexico on the Broadcast Band. O-NIGHT (April 23), at 6.1 p.m. I e . ? up station W‘TAM, broadcasting a test programme on 1070 k.c. The station is situated in Cleveland, Ohio, and the announcer asked for reports. Though this station is marked in the "all-electric" handbook as not being heard, I believe it was logged some time ago by "Majestic II." The strength of the signals was fair speaker, but static was bad. WLAM is the station that was to broadcast a special programme for New Zealand, on, April 11 last. I did not pick up WLAM, on that night, but I got WHAR, Cleveland, which broadcasts on the same fre-./ quency. I picked up WEAR at 7.20 * p.m. and identified several items, at good strength. I am enclosing a cutting from an American.paper (Allentown "Morning Call," Peinsylvania) which shows that WHAR and WTAM broadcast the same programmes. I wonder if it is possible that WEAR was broadcasting the New Zealand programme that night, too? Also, to-night, I had a station giving musical items, and announcing in a_foreign tongue. It was practically on 2YA’% , wavelength, 720 kilocycles (416 metres) at weak speaker strength. I had it from 6.40 p.m. till 7 p.m., but I. heard no cail sign-that is, one I could identify in Bnglish. I presume this is the Mexico City station XEN, which Mr. 8, Ellis, Okato, reported recently. Statice was too bad to warrant waiting for an announcement in English. XEN _ broadcasts on 411 metres (7380 k.c.) ‘according to a letter T have received from an Am-

erican enthusiast

Arthur E.

Allen

(Avondale).

"B" Class Stations. I WISH to thank your correspondent Mr. R. Leslie Jones (Lyall Bay) for his information in answer to my inquiry re short-wave telephony picked up. Other D.X. members are suffering the same as myself with regards to answers from our "B"- stations. I have since written again, enclosing a penny stamp as a reminder that some correspondence on their file is as yet unanswered. That is nearly one month ago, Still they ignore me. If the business part is carried on in the same way their customers must vanish into _ the air like the transmissions, gone, but being appreciated elsewhere. For the. benefit of other D.X. members who too may fall I enclose the call letters of the offenders: 4ZL, Dunedin (all of us have heard this station’s slogan. and don’t they live up to it?); 4ZN, Dunedin; 4ZB. Dunedin; 2Z1KK, Wanganui; and 2ZM, Gisborne. I anite navree with "Diseusted"’ (Wnraikato)

re our American friends

Sonora

(Lyall Bay).

Short-wave Notes

WHILE listening- in on the afternoon of April 19, I picked up. (at approximately 8.3 p.m.), Station KPO. Oakland, California, on approximately 22 metres. Reception was medium speaker strength, with slight gushiness. Towards 5 p.m, reception imnroved. every word coming through clearly. .They were still on the air at 7 p.m.. when I shut down.

M.

W.

(Wellington).

To DX Club Members

-- OWING to the heavy demands made on our space, and to the increasing amount of correspondence received from DX enthusiasts, we have found it necessary to request the following courtesies: (1) Address letters to: The Editor, DX Club, Box 1032. Wellington. Nom de plumes may .be used, but all letters to be signed. .. Write in ink, and on one side of the paper only. (2) Be brief, but do not omit interesting or essential details. (At present. almost every letter has to be .re-written and condensed.) -:-- (3) When. stating the wavelength of a station, if possible give the: corresponding frequency. This may be caleu-. lated from the formula: K 700,000 M where M = wavelength in metres, and K the frequency in kilocyeles. (4) When inquiring about the identity of stations, give the following particulars: Date and time of reception, approx. wavelength and frequency (see Rule 3), and items heard (not mere than three). If unable to state wavelength, give dial readings and proximity to. well-known stations.