Short Wave News.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 42, 2 May 1930, Page 31

Short Wave News.

~Central. and South American Stations. . AM indebted to My, A. Lambourne (Rekding, Hnglatid) for the particulars of the following short-wave stations: HRB, Tegyicgalpa, Honduras, 49,95 metres, transmits on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 1.45 p.in.-5.80 p.m. . KT, Bogata, Columbia, 48.5 metres, transmits daily from 12.30 p.m. to 5.80 p.m, e . . NRH, Costa, Rica, 30.5 metres, from 2.80 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., all in New Zealand times: ; The latte station has been heard by r. Morrison (Brooklyn) and niyself. 8K0, Rome, Testing on 80 Mettes. Me: MORRISON (Brooklyn) reports , heating 3RO; Rome, testing on 80 metres on Friday and Saturday mornings, (25th and 26th inst.), at 7.30 a.m., volume being R7with perfect modilation, — Arinouncements are made in Italian and Bnglish, Extra Transinission from G5SW. [ was announced that till May 17, there would be the following additional transmissions from .G5SW: Mondays to Saturdays, 16.50 to 17.15 G.M.T., tuning signal followed by 2 news session. Sattirdays, 18.00 to 28.00 G.M.T., relay of the’London programnie. The New: Zealand times are Tuésday to Sunday (inclusive), 4.20 a.m. to 4.45.a.m.; Sunday, 5.80 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Hae RAI7, Sibetia, Changéd Their Call? WHiLs listening to’a thlk in Hnglish by a lady, she was heard to give the call of "RB16, Khabarovsk, on 70 metres." A Christchurch listetier algo reports heating the call, — 5SW Shéds Joy in Japan. HH "Japan Advertiser," Tokio, tells ** a human story of how the speech of Mr. Reijiro Wakatsuki, Japan's chief delegate at the.Naval Conference, was heard by his family in Tokio, Considerablé anxiety was felt by the engineers of station JOAK as to whether Mr, Wakatsuki would be heard, particularly as the earlier speeches at..the inaugural seSsion, including that of King George, were almost inavdible owing to extraneous. noises. As time went on, hbwever, 5SW’s_ power seemed to increase, and when Mr. Wakatsuki’s turn‘ came, his speech was strong and clear, The chief delegate’s family were grotjpéd ‘round a loudspeaker in Tokio and were: overjoyed when they recognised his voice. . Daylight Saving in U.S.A. S UMMBR-TIME commences in the districts that havé 4dopted it on Sunday tmorning, April 27. New York stations will therefore close one hour earlier according to our time from Monday. i occas