THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 48, 13 June 1930, Page 10

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Identification Wanted ON 1/6/30 I logged KGER, Oakland, California, and KFOX, Long Beach, California. On 3/6/30 I logged an American station on about 240 metres (1250 kilocycles). Among other items was a song entitled "I Don’t Want to Go Back to Ireland." The announcer mentioned that a "hard-up" dance would be held, admission 1 dollar a couple, and that ". the Honolulu. orchestra would play. The station closed at 7.80, New Zealand time. Would this be KGMV, Honolulu? At 8.25 p.m., on about the same wavelength, I logged another. station. He played a foxtrot, "Light of Happiness," several orchestral items, and a march by the Coldstream Guards. His eall sounded like "VK4G0." Newmar-

ket testing

J.C.

D.

(Palmerston

North)

GTATION broadcasting gramophone musie on 250 metres (1200 k.c.) at 10 am. on May 381. I picked it up about 9.30 p.m., holding it till 10 a.m., when it faded away. No announcement was made: Two of the records were "The Desert Song" and "Hawaiian Sunset." About 10.30 a.m. on May 29 I heard a man talking on 210 metres, 1415 k.c. (approximately). Wonld this he VK&3RT. the Mealhonrne

amateur? ~~

J.

C.

(New ‘Plymouth).

Stations Identified * GISBORNE listener asks for information re WITHI. The station he heard is probably WCHI, Chicago. — I have just received their letter of veri- — fication, with following information: .

-WCHI Broadcasting Co., "The Voice of Chicago," Illinois Women’s Athletic Club, 111 East Pearson Street, "Just West of the Water-tower," Chicago. Power, 5000 watts; wavelength not given, but is roughly about 203 metres (1480ke.). The station heard by Vogeltown, "New Plymouth," with a call like WGMG, is probably KGMB (or

KGMV). Honolulu.-

Geo. R.

Munro

(Auckland).

DX. Topics M.- S. B. ELLIS (Okato) forwards a list of frequency changes of American stations, This, however, was

published in our issue of June 6, on page 30. "THE station heard by "Vogeltown" (New Plymouth) on May 29 was ‘IKGMB, Honolulu. The hotel referred to was the "Royal Hawaiian Hotel." I have logged 62 stations to date on a

6-valye commereial receiver.-

D.M.

S.

(Hawera).

Short-Wave News From his yacht Elettra, in Italian waters, Marconi was heard by American _ listeners, speaking to

W2AF, Schenectady, New York, on 26.7 metres; strength was not quite as lou as G5SW, states a correspondent wrifing to Mr. R. Leslie Jones from Ohio. A new ’phone service has been opened between U.S.A. and Argentine; the wave-length used between the U:S.A. and Buenos Aires being below 14 metres. A new station in Italy, I8RO, on _' 25.4 metres, was heard in U.S.A. by the same correspondent, the strength being better than G5SW. . A unique broadcast was put over by WAIU, Columbus, a description of the ' great fire which destroyed the Ohio State Penitentiary, when 820 prisoners were burned to death while locked in a cellar. The air mail service between San Francisco and Ohio only takes 48 hours as against five days by train across the continent, and the air mail postage is an additional 8 cents (14d.). The correspondent goes on to say! "I see that there is some talk of New Zealand having a short-wave broadcast station, but according to the editor of the ‘Record’ there are no funds provided for one, and the listeners who pay the license fee want the money used to better local service and programmes, instead of being used for maintaining a short-wave station." Static has been bad in U.S.A. lately on wave-lengths over 30 metres, states the writer from U.S.A. G5SW is still the most consistent European 8.W. station, with PHI a close second. The correspondent corrects a typographical error in the "Record" as follows :-The eastern standard time is 5 hours earlier than G.M.T.. not 8 hours

as stated.-

R. Leslie

Jones

Lyall Bay. 5

DX-ers! Read This! WE have found it necessary to request DX enthusiasts to recognise the following courtesies when corresponding :-- (1) Address letters to: The Editor, DX Club, Box 1032, Wellington. Noms-de-plume may be used, but all letters must be signed. Names of sets must not be used as noms-de-plume-letters so signed will not be recognised. © We regret this step, but it has been made necessary by abuse, (2.)° Be brief, but do not omit interesting or essential details. Long letters, unless of special interest, will not be considered. (3.) ‘When stating wavelength, give corresponding frequency. (4.) When inquiring about the identity of stations, give the following ‘particulars: Date and time of reception, approx. wavelength and _ frequency, and items heard (not more than three). If unable to state wavelength, give dial readings and proximity to well-known stations. 7