Short Wave Notes.

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 5, 15 August 1930, Page 22

Short Wave Notes.

Transmission from Mexico City. NFORMATION has been received that the short. wave station XDA, of Mexico City, now gives transmission of agency

news on the following wavelengths, and at the times mentioned: At 3.30 a.m. on 16 metres, from a 20 k.w. transmitter, directional aerial towards Hurope. In Mnglish. At 8.30 a.m, on 82 metres, from a 20 k.w. transmitter ;. Aerial directional toward Europe. } Spanish. At 11.30 a.m., on 44 metres from a 3 k.w. transmitter, Universal aerial, In Dnglish or Spanish, "The above times are New Zealand standard.) KDKA, Pittsburg, U.S.A. | sS80) KDKA’ transmissions are now broadeast daily on three different wavelengths, according to the following schedule (N.Z. time) : 12.30 a.m, to 4.30 a.m., 19.7 metres, 4.380 to 9.30 a.m,, 25.4 metres, and from 9.30 a.m. to 4.80 p.m. on 48.8 metres. Radio Saigon on 49 Metres, 7 THE 49-metre stranger has now been definitely identified as Radio Saigon, Indo-China. Mr. H. R. Hughes (Auckland) and Mr. R. T. Stanton (Christchurch) both heard’ this call: "Allo! Allo! ici Radio, Saigon," in French, also in Wnglish, Stranger on about.49.8 Metres, M®- H. R. HUGHES reports a station on about the same frequency as W9XF, heard almost every night for the past six months. They fade in with musie just before 11 p.m. At 11.8 v.m. a clock chimes, and strikes seven. This has been followed by the Dutch National Anthem. Music is always of a high standard. . Another station on about 56 metres has often been heard by the same correspondent, starting about the same time or a little earlier,