Short-Wave News

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 43, 9 May 1930, Page 31

Short-Wave News

\ Confirmation from UOR2, Vienna. vN CHRISTCHURCH correspondent recently received a letter from Vienna confirming his report on — reception of vo They state: "Our. transmissions are experimerital tests on 49.4 and 25.42 metres respectively, with a carrier power of 20' watts, and are performed on the following. days, transposed to New Zealand time) : Tuesdays, 9.80 p.m. to 11,30 p.m.,. on 49.4 metres; Wednesdays, 1.30 a,m. to 3.30 a.m.; on 25.42 metres; Thurs: days, 9.30 a.m. to 11,30 a.m., on 20.4 metres; Thursdays, 9.30. p.m. to 11.30 p.m., on 25.42 metres; Fridays, 1.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m., on 49.4 metres; Sunday, 9.80 a.m. to 11.80 a.m., on 49.4 metres. ‘The transmissions of ‘Wednesday and Friday, 1.80 am. to 3.30 a.m., are omitted ‘if a eee conditions do not make D le change for 25.42 and 49.4 mes We hope you will further give .out short-waver your attention; and a reply, when there is an opportunity, will mueh oblige-Yours truly, Oesterr, Radioverkehrs A, G." (Signed, but undecipherable.) Call of. Marconi’s Yacht "Elettra." THE official. call of this yacht recently heard in New Zealand is IDBK. Daily News from Mexico. rPaE Trens News Agency, of Mexico, anounces that a daily news bulletin is transmitted at 8.80 a.m., New Zealand time, on a wavelength of 16 metres, The transmissions begin with QST in morse. for five minutes. . More About NRH, Costa Rica. HH writer bas seen a "certificate of verification," issued by station NRH, Costa Rica, Central America. Besides photographs of the owner-operator, transitter and building, the following is on the certificate: "Radio Perigonia, NRH, Heredia, Costa Rica, A.C. Extended to radio listener Mr, -----. Commemorating the first year, May 4, 1928, to 1929, of our amateur broadcasting, ‘doing it for fun just to please you,’ and in behalf of culture and universal fraternity, the undersigned owner, operator and announcer of the NRH radio station, working with a wavelength of 30.5 metres, and using 74 watts oscillator with its corresponding modulators on aero transmitter circuit set, as byilt by him, wishes you a full measure*of pleasure and prosperity, for a better appreciation of his consistent phone radio work-Amando Cespedes Marin." . Unidentified. 41.6 metrés (about), Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

31.6. metres (about); Wednesday Thursday. 9) 31 metres (about), Saturday. 80.5 metres (about), Stnday. 25.7 metres (about),: Tuésday. , 24.5 mettes (about), -Wednesday. and