THE D.X. CLUB

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 1, 18 July 1930, Page 37

THE D.X. CLUB

views and News.

Identification | Wanted N 9/7/30 I heard a’station on about , 208 metres (1440 k.c.) calling up Awarua and Point -, asking if M. — heard them to report to Te Anau Hotel. The announcer said something about point-to-point telephony. Aftet this they called np Awarua, and then shut down. Would this be a small amateur station.or an experimental

station ?-

D.

B.

Seatoun).

qT answer to "Philco" (Dunedin), the address: you were inquiring about is c/o General Electric Company, Oakland, California. : lA . XTASION heard between about 1 a.m. and 3.80 a.m. on July 6. Wavelength\ about 240 metres (1860 kilocycles). Call sounded like PHCJ or PHC. °°" Woman announcing at first, later aman. Gramophone records apparently, one called "There’s Danger in Your Byes." About 3 a.m. transmission ceased, but carrier wave was still on at 3.30 a.m., when I switched

off.-

J.E.

S.

(Whangarel).

ON June 13 and 14,. between 11.30 ‘pm. and 1.80 a.m., on 357 metres (846 k.c.), I tuned in to a weak station relaying a description of the Test cricket in 2Bngland. On the 15th I heard them again. The announcer’s ‘description could be just followed on headphones, fading being bad at times. ¥ listened for two hours each night and have never heard a call. On June 28 they were just audible on musie at 1.30 a.m. On 485 metres (690 k.e.), I ard music. Speech was almost inaudible. I first tuned in at 11.10 a.m. and acain at 1 and 2 pm. = Station

closed down at 3.15 p.m.

A.

G.

(Ingle-

wood).

QTATION heard June 28, 7.40 p.m. Call sounded like AMB or 2GMB. It evidently belongs to some American oil company, and operates on 1820 k.e. (227 metres). Items heard: "Little Pal," and after several more pieces "Tittle Pal" was played again by request. Finally the next days programme was announced concluding with a dance programme played by

Noble’s Jazz Band-

Universal

(Lad-

brooks).

ANY thanks, "A.E.C." (Taneatua) for information re WTHI. Can anyone identify American station operating on 2ZH, Napier’s, wavelength on June 27. I held him from 7.30 p.m. fill after 9 p.m., but could not get his 1. One item announced was "1’m Keeping My Job For You," by the "High Hatters," phonograph recording. At times he was very loud but power induction interfered with his announcing. " JT have just received a letter of confirmation from 2ZI, Hastings. His schedule in future will be 7 to 10 p.m. Monday and Thursday evenings, 1330 k.e, (225 m.), working with five watts in the aerial. He would be pleased to have reports. Address, Arthur Simmonds Ltd., Heretaunga Street, Hast-

ings.

L.

I.

(Gisborne).

HE last three Sunday evenings Y¥ ‘have tuned in on a foreign station I cannot locate. The: announcer gave his call number, which sounds something: like 2MH or 2MA, but he has such a guttural voice that it is very difficult to understand, although

he announces the call in Dnglish. I might mention that every Sunday evening he is on the air on 1425 kc, (210 m.) from 7.80 to 7.40. I have never been able to hear him before or after these times. My set is a sevenvalve all-electric.-O.D.L. (Inglewood ). wae was working on 244 metres (1230 k.c.) from.1 a.m. till 1.30 am. on July 11? Items heard were: Selection by stringed orchestra, three tenor solos, dialogue (lady and gent}, band item with solo and. chorus (vocal), and a military sketch and song (humorous). Speech was unreadable, static bad, signals surging. Did not

sound like an American.-

Amazon

(Palmerston North).

TATION on about 265 metres (1130 k.c.), transmitting July 6, 3.20 p.m. till 3.45 p.m., from full volume to R2. Faded when announcements. were made. Heard about six piano solos and two or three orchestral pieces. Station appeared to be testing, as fre-

quent pauses occurred in transmission. -T.S. (Palmerston North). {To our knowledge, there is no station of call-sign 2ZI located at Hastings. -Hd.] (GOULD any knob-twiddler give particulars of the following shortwave station which I heard on July 10 between 7 and 8 a.m.? Lady speaking in a foreign language, probably German. Man speaking in good Fnglish about the weather forecast and broadcast. He said it was very dry in Germany for July last year, also talked about the rainfall in Bulgaria and Italy and Alberta and the United States of America. Orchestral music followed. The reception was quite vood. the English being 100 per cent.

readable:_

H.L.

R.

(Wairoa).

Stations Identified J N reply to L.H. (Mercer), whose query appeared in issue dated July 11, the Hamilton station, 1ZH, broadcasts on the following hours :- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12 noon to 1 p.m; Tuesday, Thursday, 12.30 to 2 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 12.80 a.m. A Wednesday evening session from 8 to 10.30 vm. will shortly : be in-

augurated.

D.

J.

(Waikato)

yw reply to S.B. (Christchurch). Write to the management of the station heard, giving full particulars concerning ‘reception (ie., time heard ; items, or description of items, broadcast; strength of transmission, etc.). The Australian stations will send @ card upon receipt of a report. DX. -= Topics A Seldom-Heard Station. AS anyone heard VCIA, Fiji? Picked "him up shortly after 6 p.m. on July 10, when, after mention of a talk on "Aviation," to be given "to-morrow

night" (Friday), by a gentleman whose name I missed, the announcer gave the above call, and the station went off the air. The announcer could be understood 4ft. from the speaker. This station is located 4 degree above KGO, i.e., between KGO and KTM, and was at times heterodyning slightly with the. former station. Also, has anybody heard the. call of the Jap. operating just above 2UH? Another stranger I picked up at 10.30 on July 8, I take to be a small Aussie. He is-to be found a degree below 1YA, or 14 degrees above 8UZ. WOAI came in splendidly on. the same evening. He is located between KFOX and. 3ZC. Further to my letter re VOIA, Fiji, I heard the announcer state. to-night (July 11) that. the station is transmitting on approximately 380 metres (790 k.c.). He did not: state the station’s location, but, in concluding the weather report,- said, "The weather in Suva today: has been fine and clear." This might indicate that the station is in

Suva:

Ray Dio

(Shannon.)

Morning Reception. [s ii nnusual to be able to receive 2FQ, Sydney, in the morning? The other morning we heard the 7 o’clock chimes (Sydney) strike (8.30 a.m., N.Z. time), and the 2FC announcer giving the cricket scores. The score we heard was that the Aussies had 404 for two wickets. He then went on to give individual scores and some other news-the weather report, as far as I can remember‘followed by musical items. Each morning since we have had this station in, and on July 3, at 11.30 a.m., we could still hear it. We rang ane

other owner of a. wireless set, but he said that he could not get a "cheep" from oever:there. Our set is a Browning Drake, 4-valve, home constructed, operated from an A battery and a B

éliminator.-

F.E.

M.

(Waipukurau. )

Early Morning Loggings. ETWEHDN midnight and 2 a.m. on July 11 I logged an American on 333 metres (900 ke.), a stranger on 244 metres, and JOFK on 353 metres (850 ke.), after 2BL closed down, KFOX must have been working late, as I heard an American of that frequency, but could not. get the call owing to static. DxX-ers, keep your column full. I could almost weep when I open the "Record" and find no DX notes.-

Amazon

(Palmerston North.)

Verification from France. FEW weeks ago I reported hearing a French short-wave station on 24.46 metres, working a station on 25.20 metres which I thought was St. Gall, Switzerland, and which another listener took to. be Senegal, Africa. I have just received confirmation from these stations. The letter reads as fol-lows:-We are in receipt of your letter of March 4, 1930, and thank you for its contents. The transmissions have taken place between Paris on 24.46 metres and Saigon on 25.20 metres, on the date and hour you indicated. For a public service which was opened on April 10 the following waves are used: Paris, 16.44 metres, FIN: Saigon, 18.8 metres, FZA. Actually the two-way communications have taken place between 14 and 15 hours 30 minutes G.M.T. (12.30 a.m. and 1,30 a.m. N.Z. time.-Ed.)--Yours faithfully, Socials Francaise Radio, Hlectrique, Liege Souals Bureaux, 79 Boulevard

Haussmann, Paris,-

Trim

An Amazing Reception. AN any listener explain the following reception:-On June 26, at about 11 p.m., I was "keeping an ear" on all Australian stations for cricket scores. I had been listen‘ng to 3DB Melbourne (which must be operated by "The Sun" newspaper) for a few seconds, and on leaving this station I struck as I thought a new station, just above 8DB and a point belov, (on the dial reading) of 2ZM, Gisborne. However, on listening in I was amazed to hear an announcer at Lord’s cricket ground describing the Test match. He described each hall of every over, saying who hit the ball, who fielded it, cte., and between overs, when the field was being changed, someone else spoke on topical subjects. The reception was good, and I listened until 1.15 a.m. The Australian stations giving progress reports were fully half an hour behind with their information. I am only a novice, and would be very interested to know how the reception was made

possible.-

Screen Grid

(Opunake) _

A Construetor’s Success. I HAVE built the Combination Receiver described in the April 12, 1929, issue, of the "Radio Record," and have had first-class results with it. The following is a list of stations reClived: 2YB, -38UB, 8YA, 26GB, 1YA, 2BL, 38LO, 4QG, BCL, 2YA. 2FC, 4YA. 3AR, aud several amateur stations in

wew seajand.-

J.

M.

(Wellington ).

The King Broadcasts. pr any other listener pick up station KGO, California, 879 metres (792 ke), at 1045 pm. on July 8,

rebroadcasting the King’s. Speech from India House in London? It was coming in at fair speaker strength, with occasional fading. After the "Song of India" -and two other it were pnlaved before KGO closet] down

at 1 ‘p.m

R.C.

S.

(Hawera).

Recent American Loggings. N June 80, KGHER was coming in well on 1850 k.c., while at 6.45 p.m.., the: Honolulu station KGMB, 1325 k.c., | were received well with "Loch Lomond" and "Annie Laurie" (a duet), At 7.30 p.m. 2ZI Hastings was on the air, on 1380 k.c., with the "Yeomen of the Guard," by. the Zonophone Light Opera Company. At 7.20 p.m. KFSG, 1140 k.c., with the "Tales of Hogtman" |

was heard. At 7.45 p.m. IZB jvas on with increased. power and came in exceedingly well on 1120 kc. though it is listed as operating on a frequency of 1090 k.c. They were having a night 6f old-time numbers, but at 8.20 p.m. they put on the song of the N.S,W. Optimist Club, "Give Yourself a Pat-on the Back," and remarked that it was for the especial benefit of a number of pessimists in the Auckland district. On July 1 I logged for the first time the Los Angeles station KPLa, on 1000: k.c., at 7.10 p.m., with the following items: "News from omewhere," "Where the Golden Daffodils Grow," and an organ number. On July 2 at 6.40 p.m. I managed to also log for the first time station KEJK on a frequeney of 711 kilocycles. On the 8rd I logged a station at 5.50 p.m. on 1842 kilocycles with the song, "Where is the Song of Songs for Me." Then it faded right out, and though I tyxed for some time to get it I was now successful. Did any other listener happen to hear it?

On Saturday, July 5, at 7.50 p.m.. station WIAA, Dallas, Texas (798 ke), was coming in so strongly with music that it was completely drowning 8LO, but faded rapidly and often for the first fifteen minutes, then was consistently steady and strong until [ switched off at 10 pm. Among the numbers I heard from this station were "Land of Hope and Glory," ‘Rio "ita," a laughing record, "I’m a Dreamer," and several announcements that WFAA, Dallas, was testing and operating on a frequency of 800 k.e. With phonograph recordings. This reception is something unique. as though this station is the same power as 3LO and is something like 6700 miles from here (as against 1200-miles) it was completely drowning it. Only hy careful tuning was it possible to {Jing in 3LO above WFAA, I am wondering if the Texas station has inereased their antenna power. We have a new arrival in the radio circle in this district, and a most unwelcome one, too, for he has a how! all of his own. I’m sure any boat would be proud to have it for a fog horn, It beats any I have heard, and I am sure it is not many yards away, either. I would like to give him a few lessons in tuning. What has happened to our old friends of the D.X. Club, for during the last four weeks there has only been a dozen short letters in two? issues of the "Record." Surely the fafpmbers are sufficiently interested to keep the club going. One short note a week on their receptions is not going to take up too much time. Come on, boys, let’s hear from you.

Vogeltown

(New Plymouth).