New Short-wave Loggings

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 48, 13 June 1930, Page 31

New Short-wave Loggings

Above 80 Metres REGARDING shortwave reception. There does not seem to be many new stations to report, but from 80 metres up I have logged a few new ones. They are not of much interest to listen to, but for all that they are there to be logged. Their calls and wavelengths are as follow: KFO, Oakland, California, 99.6 metres; KOK, Wyoming, 99 metres; KQM, Iowa, 91 metres approx.; KQC, Wyoming, 91 metres; KQD, Utah, 9 metres; KFM, California, 100 metres. I have heard these stations working between the hours of 5 and 6 p.m., 8 and 9 p.m. and 10 and 11 p.m., and generally they have been exchanging weather reports, and giving positions by numbers. Evidently the numbers are aeroplanes, because all these stations are owned and operated by the Boeing Air Transport Co. of America. There is also a station working on approximately 120 metres which has been heard giving American stock reports and also music. One evening I listened to him just before he closed down, and he made the announcement: "This is WRDH. It is now 1 a.m. and we are closing. down." It was 5.30 New Zealand time, and no locality was given. On exactly the same wave another station has been heard, and by the nature of the conversation it is probably another station operated by the police department, because the conversation heard is identical with the station I reported some time back, on approximately 90 metres. The callsign I gave of this station was WGK, and Mr. Easter reports it the same in his notes in this week’s ‘Radio Record." On June 1 quite an interesting sixway conversation was heard between American amateurs on the §80-metre band per ’phone. The stations operating were W6ABF, W6BEP, W6BXA, W6BXI, W6BBJ, and W7MK.. The six districts cover the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. W7MK is situated in Oregon, so my eall-book states. All these stations were heard with the exception of W6BXA, WGABF being the loudest of them all. It was 9.85 p.m. when I heard the first station, and it was after 11 p.m. when they closed down. W6ABI" was working on practically the same frequency as ZL2BH, Hastings, and I believe he was causing a little interference in the ‘early part because I tuned to ZL2ZAW, who was working 2B, and I think he stated that there was another station on his frequency and he thought it was an American. This winter is the best I have ever experienced as regards DX reception on the broadcast band. The Americans come in early and loud. To give an instance. On April 25 WTAM, Cleveland, Ohio, 1080 kilocycles, could be heard at good strength at 4.30 p.m. KGU, Honolulu, Hawaii, has been heard quite a number of times, and can be found just above 3YA. © The other Hawaiian station I have not logged so far. KHJ, Los Angeles, California, 833 metres (900 kc.), can be heard any night till 8.30 pm, New

Zealand time. On Monday night he closes down at 7.30. I have very often heard him give his frequency. Evidently he works off his wave because he is heard just below 1YA.-A.: P. Morrison (Brooklyn).