Log For Week.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 45, 23 May 1930, Page 30

Log For Week.

Sunday, May 11. 5Sw was R8 at 8 a.m., but too gushy to be readable. By 9.80 a.m. strength was less but more clear, Ambrose and his orchestra were heard from the Mayfair Hotel till 10.30 a.m., when 5SW closed down. Zeesen at R8-9 were very mushy at 8am. W2XAIF were just audible at 11.45 a.m., reaching fair volume _toward signing off time. W2XAD at 11.45 a.m. were R2. They increased for a while, but were inaudible early in the afternoon. W6XN was gushy at R6 at 1 p.m., gaining in volume to R9 by 3 p.m.

W9XF was R8 at 5 p.m. RA97 with talk was R8 at 9.30 p.m, KIXR from 9.30 p.m. had a very strong gushy -carrier wave, while music was only R6. Monday, May 12. 7, SESEN at 6.45 a.m. was R8-9, being the only station heard in the morning. 2ME and GBX at 6.40 p.m. were R9 and R8 respectively with commercial duplex. . . _ KIXR were on about 25.38 metres at 8 p.m. Strength R7, gushy with slow fades. They closed at 830 p.m. On about 82 metres at 10.25 p.m. music and talk was heard at R7 with very bad fading. Morse on top of it made speech impossible to read. They went off the air just after 10.30 p.m. RAST at 10.80 p.m. were R9 with severe static. Tuesday, May 13. "THE ‘41.6 metres station was just audible at 615 am. VK2ME at 6.15 a.m. were only R38, increasing to R8 by 7.30 a.m. GBX were just audible at 6.15 a.m., also rising to R8 by 7.30 am. SSW inaudible at 6 a.m. R7, but gushy, at 7.80 a.m. KIXR at 6.30 p.m. were R3-4, with talk, music being R5. They increased to A8& by 8.30 p.m., when they closed after giving details

of their programme for the evening session to commence one. hour later, Volume from 9.30 p.m. was R8-9. WG6XN were R4 at 6.40 p.m., with morse QRM. RA97 were RS at 9.20 p.m., when what appeared to be a debate between a man and woman was heard. Wednesday, May 14, ON 41.6 metres (about), foreign talk at R2-3 was on at 6 a.m. 5SW: The carrier was just audible at 6 a.m. By 7 a.m. strength was R5 with slight gushiness. GBX, from R1 at 6.15 a.m. increased to R8 by 7 a.m, 2ME was not audible till about 7 a.m., and then they were very weak,

Zeesen was heard till after 6.30 a.m. " when they were R8-9. KIXR was weak during the early evening, audible at 10 p.m. ‘ On about 26.7 metres at 6.45 pm, a voice was heard, but too weak to be readable. 2MH and GBX at 6.45 p.m. were R9 and R38. On about 32 metres at 650 p.m. several "Hullos’" were heard at R7, but nothing else. RA97T at 10 p.m. was R8.. ‘WOXT was tuned in at 10 p.m., when a special test programme was being transmitted for Japan. Strength was R& with a slight slow fading. After some music a talk in Japanese was heard. Thursday, May 15. ON about 35.8 metres at 6.10 am. a woman’s voice was poh borane "Hullo." Reception was too weak to hear more than odd words. ‘- Zeesen was R7 at 6.30 a.m. and R at 7 a.m. Reception was spoilt by gushiness. GBX was R5 at 6.20 a.m, to RS by 7 am., talking to 2MBE, who was not audible here during that period. G5SW was only R1 at 6.30 m., and R4 at 7 a.m. | 2ME at 6.30 p.m. was R9, while GBX was only R2. KIXR, on about 25.8 metres, was R7 with records till, 8.30 p.m., when it signed off till 9.30 pm. It was not heard again till after 10 p.m., when it was R5 with bad fading. WO9XF was on again with another special test for Japan on request of the Chicago World Fair .Committee. Reception was excellent, except for slight static, at R8-9 at 10.15 Dane RA9Q-7 was R8 at 10.30 p.m. Staticy very bad. t Friday, May 16. GBx was very weak, while 2ME was not audible at 5.45 a.m. The 41.6 metres station was just audible. Zeesen, from 6.30 a.m., was very gushy at R4. POJ also was very poor, R4, with a lot of mush till after 6.30 a.m.,

when strength improved to R8. 5SW was not audible till nearly 7 a.m., and then too gushy to be worth while. W6XN at 6.45 p.m. was only R38 with more interference. 2ME was R7 at 8 p.m. GBX -was very weak. RA97 was only R7 at.9.45 p.m. KIXR could not be found either before 8.30 p.m. or after 9.30 p.m. Saturday, May 17. aa HE 41.6 metre station was up to R4 by 6.80 a.m. PCJ was again very poor. Strength at its best was R7, but was too gushy to be readable except for a few odd words. GBX was inaudible at 6 a.m., and up to R4 by 6.380 a.m. 2MW could not