Stations Heard During Week Ending August 16

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 6, 22 August 1930, Page 28

Stations Heard During Week Ending August 16

8RO Rome, 80 metres: This. is one of the best stations now for clarity, although the volume is seldom more than R5-6. Hach morning from soon after 7 a.m. RV15 Siberia, 70 metres; Comes in well each evening. Plenty of talk ag usual, but some very good musical items at times. : W29XF Chicago, 49.83 metres: Only heard on Sunday this week. Not so strong as usual. W9XAA Chicago, 49.84 metres: Was heard at R8 on Friday after 10.80 p.m. W3XAL New Jersey, 49.18 metres: Sat"rday and Sunday. R3 at 4 p.m., inergaring to R7 by 5 p.m. New York, 49.02 metres: Tuned in on Saturday at 4 p.m. when they were R4 with a slight gush. They signed off at 4.30 p.m. Radio Sarjon, Indio-China, 49 metres: The schedule of this station is not known yet. They are on nearly every night, but sometimes are too late in commencing for me to hear. On Sunday, Friday, and Saturday they were good volume. R8 early, reaching R9 later. KIXR Manila, 48.8 metres: This station has made another change in wavelength, being back to 48.8 metres, where we used to hear them. They were heard each evening except Sunday and Monday. Volume as, a rule about R7, but up to R9 on Saturday. Modulation is not the best; this, with static at times, mars reception. W2XAF Schenectady, 31.4 metres: This one time regular station to be heard, is more or less a stranger now. Was on the air on Tuesday at 10 p.m. with records and calling 2MH Sydney. R8 at first with slight gushiness, becoming more steady and louder by 10.30 p.m.

Zeesen, Germany, 31.38 metres: This German is not the station it was in the morning. It is heard each evening from about 6 a.m., usually reaching R7-8 by 7.30 a.m. It used to be R9 before the latter time. PCJ Holland, 31.28 metres: On Frida; at 6.30 a.m. they were very gushy at RS increasing to R7-8 by 7.82 a.m., when they signed off. Saturday the quality was also poor, and only R6 at 7.30 a.m. During the afternoon, reception was not wotth while. The best was at 5 p.m., when they were R7-8, but gushy. | 2 Sydney, 28.5 metres: Duplex with GBP. GBP Sydney, 27.7 metres: Duplex with 2M. Both these stations are on morning and early evening. 5SW Chelmsford, 25.53 . Heard each morning except Sundayfand Monday. -Not audible now till about 7 a.m., _ still very weak when I have to close own.