THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 10, 19 September 1930, Page 22

THE D.X. CLUB Views and News.

Identification Wanted

STATION one degree above: KOA (about 2ZP’s wavelength). I hear him every Sunday between 5. and 6 o'clock. Another on 2ZM’S. frequency gave the eall KTRH, but could noét hear his local

ity

J.T.

S.

(Napier).

TATION half degree above 3L0 at 12 p.m., September 1-Pukewai. HAT is the: address of 1ZH, Hamilton? The Japanese stations came in well on September .10 at 9.30 p.m. These were JOAK, -BK, -OK, -FK, -GK, and -HK, all at R5. (Wellington). [Address of 1ZH is ¢/o G. §. Anchor, Radio House, Hamilton.-Hd.] « ON September 11 I heard a station operating on 285 metres k.e.) at 9.20 p.m.; played "Cuckoo" waltz, an organ solo, and the International Covent Orchestra playing "In a Persian Market." The National Anthem was then played and the station closed down at 9.35 p.m. Also another station on 305 metres k.e.). Man talking about experiences in the Great War. Heard at 10.385 p.m-

Torquay

(Auckland). .

‘ON September 2 at 10.30 p.m. to 11 p.m I heard two stations, one gree above 3YA, the other exactly on 1YA, neither of which I could identify.

Both were R1.-

Amazon

(Palmerston

North).

QGUNDAY ‘evening, 7, 9.30, I tuned in ‘2 to a station, possibly American, at 8.15, and I think the announcer said that

Mr. (I couldn’t catch his name) was endeayouring to beat the world’s record continuous piano-playing. "Missouri Waltz’ was being played. Also heard him again last evening (Tuesday, at 8-p.m., the announcer stating that the pianist had just completed 108 hours Static was bad. At 10.10 pm. Sunday night (7, 9.80) I tuned in a station 2 degrees above 2ZI, Hastings. The "Blue Danube" waltz was in progress and the announcer appeared to say 4BC calling. Is this 4BC, Brisbane? At 10.80 same evening I heard another station 3 degrees above 2ZI, Hastings, but the announcing was very weak.-J. ©. 8. Beckinham., ANY thanks, "Gregg," "Metre," J.A.S., and "Yankee" for information on stations. J.A.S. (Otahuhu): Clavnld wan oeivea me 17M’: address and

Rnn cdtlc 0 # power used

Bob

(Wellington).

All correspondence must be signed and if the name is not intended for publication F: nom-de-plume should also be given.

Stations Identified

W FLANNIGAN (Millerton) probab- * ly heard KGER, Longbeach, California. I have a card from him, and he is using 1000 watts with the latest type transmitter. My latest is 2ZL Has-: tings, owned by Lockyer’s Piano Co., corner of Heretaunza and Warren Streets

(on same wavelength as 2ZH).-

J.T.

S.

(Napier).

"PROTON" (Gisborne): Station 4ZO is owned and operated by Barnett’s Radio Supplies, Lower Octagon, Dun-

edin, and is on the air daily except Sundays from 12 noon till 1 p.m. ‘and 5 till 6.p.m. Also Fridays 7 p.m. till 12 midnight. It is operated on a wavelength of 277.8 metres (1080 ke.). Power. 7 watts

(in aerial)

C.R.

L.

(Wellington) _

B -H.B. (Masterton) heard KNX. On * September 10 I received .a letter from WENR, Great Lakes Broadcasting Co., 20 North Wackerdrive, Ohicago. They stated that they would be very pleased to hear from distant countries.

Go to it, DX-ers.-

Yankee

(New Ply-

mouth)

R A.B. (Masterton): The Jap on 60 * is JOHK Sardai, the other on dial reading 54 is JOFK, Hiroshima. "Wilcox" (Timaru): 2ZI Hastings may be heard any Monday or Thursday evenings. I agree with "Switch’-the 200 metre band at times is terribly crowded, and one would hardly believe that so many stations could operate in so small a space on the dial (about 10 degrees). 4ZP and 8DB fight verv hard to vet a hearins —

Bob

(Wellington).

SANDY (Palmerston North): 1ZH, 3 degrees above 4YA, Wednesday night, KZRM, on 38AR, Sunday night after 3AR has closed; that is your best chance. KGU, a degree above 2GB, and KGM13, 8 degrees above 2HD.: I would like to get in touch with you. "Screen Grid" (Opunake): You must mean 3UZ Melbourne. Station you hear must be KROW Oakland, California. The Jap. on 2ZD’s frequency is JOIK. I cannot understand you getting KROW on 2ZP, as I get him 10 degrees below, on 3UZ. Station on 2ZP is

Denver, Colorado.-

J.P.

C.

(Palmer-

ston North).

"THE foreign station reported by several listeners on a wavelength of approx. 36 metres, from August 25 to 27, is probably PLW, Bandoeng, Java. This station was heard on September 5, 1930, testing duplex telephony with VK2MQ, Sydney (387.6 metres), and gave its correct wavelength as 36.92 metres, ‘The conversation’ was between Mr. Macdonald, of Sydney, and Mr. Vandevin of

Java, and a schedule was arranged for a further test on September 12, 1930, commencing at 5.30 p.m. (Sydney time). After signing off with Sydney, PLW, *é mained on the air and commenced playine records. as hefore. withont.anyv an.

nouncements:-

J.V.

M.

(Wellington). .

"NFEDICO" (Hastings): On August 14 4QG, Brisbane, 394 metres, was broadcasting from an open air park, among other things the various heats of a goat: race. The animals were driven by small boys in jockeys’ colours. One animal sat down and had a rest; two drivers had an argument as to the winner. ..No mistake, "Medico," 4QG gives one of our strongest receptions. ("Kilocycle," Huntly, also identifies this station.) EH. W. Anglesey: 2XN, Lismore, broadeasted a church service on Sunday last, closing down at 9.5 Australian Bastern time (about 225 metres). He iy heard here frequently. "Wilter" (Hawke’s Bay): About a fortnight ago I heard a land station giving his call as B1A, calling BJMM (?) and addressing him as "captain" and giving instructions about making port. The same night I broke in on a conversation: evidently from a ship giving the contents of his holds to the. shore and asking his listener to notify .Mr. So-and-So. I forget the wavelengths, but one was on 220 metres, the other 203. . On the morning of September 4, at 1.30 am., JOAK gave an item in English, probably a record. A song about the spelling of Constantinople. 8UZ, before closing down, said he was transmitting to Ballarat, a picture I thought, and he asked listeners to stand by and they might hear something. I heard what appeared.to be a_short time signal note, then a ‘ring like a bell altarnataly far ten minntes or so and sot

cold -waiting. so switched off.-

A.

C.

(Greymouth).

E W. ANGLESEY (Nelson): 2X*N * Lismore, New South Wales, 224 metres (1340 ke.). W. Flannigan (M ¢ lerton): KGER Long Beach, 220 metres (1360 ke.). He comes in just above 2HD Newcastle. "Filter" (Hawke’s Bay): I have heard this ‘ship on 220 metres with telephony, and one night I. heard 2M® calling ‘him thus: ‘Hello, Nora, Hello VJINL. 2MBH calling." I wrote 2MH) for verification, and asked what ship it was.. They verified my reception, but the only information they gave about the ship is that it is the s.s. Noora, call sign VJNL. I think it must be an Australian coastal vessel. The one Mr. Ellis heard may be a different one.-

M.B.

S.

(Palmerston North).

RAx DIO (Shannon) : Station just above 2KY is probably WTIC Hartford, Connecticut, I have heard him -on two occasions, and heard his call clear each time. "Bob" (Wellington): Station heard on about 4.50 metres jnentionin oning the "Silver Slinner Cafe’ would K

San Francisco, 441 metres.

W. L.

Peters

(Pahiatua).

DX Topics _

* The DX Competition. I AM very pleased to see that the "Radio Record" DX Competition an accomplished fact, This, I am sure, will engender good healthy’ rivalry among "DX’ers." This winter has been ‘the best: in my experience for reception of foreign stations, particularly the Americans. I have a good log, but I don’t think. I'll be entering for the DX Cup. (Wey not?-Hd.). . MccH has been written and. said about different earth systems, but my own experience is that an efficient "earth" is a good contact with a piece of galvanised pipe (or other clean metal) ‘into the moist earth, and it does not matter if it is one piece din. in diameter or 100

pieces Bin. | in diameter, the result is precisely the same, In most cases the water service pipes to the house is the best, .though sometimes electrical disturbances ean be redneed= by having ai separate

earth pipe =

W. E.

Davis

(Picton.) |

idvecent measurements tend to conlirm this -Tee. Hid.]‘Overseas Programmes From Japan. RECEPTION: has been excellent these’ last few days. ‘To-night (September 5), although it is only 9 p.m, I am enjoying an R9-programme from JOHK. The transmission is apparently for overseas listeners, as many well-known Wnglish pieces are being played by a very efficient orchestra of Wnglish instruments. Quite a change for the Jap. stations, My latest logging is 2XN, Lismore, I have also this week heard 8TR, Trafalgar, and THO, Hobart. I have not been able to collect sufficient notes from the two latter stations to write for verification, but will get them again. I have not seen these fwo mentioned. in the DX notes yet. 5AD, 8BY, and 4BO are coming in well with some good items. and a large

amount of advertising.-

‘‘Amazon"

(Pal-

merston North).

_ An Impending World-wide Broadcast.HLL listening to W9XAA, on September 10,°the announcer stated that they would’:broadcast an __ international programme on October 5 from 9 p.m, to 5 am: C.S.T. (Sunday, October 5, 1.80 p.m. to.9.80 p.m., our time). Listeners are invited’ to listen to this programme, and send in a report of no less than 300 words. The reports must be interesting, giving details of modulation, fading, weather conditions, type of receiver, whether’ the listener is a_shortwave enthusiast or an amateur, description of town, etc... Numerous prizes will be awarded to the best reports from different localities.:.-W9XAA operates on 6080 ke’s, or 49.389 metres, with a power O% 500 watts, is crystal controlled, and 1Q0 per cent. mod, If enough letters are réceived, WOXAA will broadcast an arly morning: programme from 12 mid. fo 1 a.m. (4.80 p.m,-5.30 p.m.). W9XAA is the short-wave station of WCFL, Chiesen. and is sitnated near Lake

Michegan.-

H.F.

A.

(Masterton.)

An Interesting Communication. Wwe have received the following communication from KGMB, Honolulu. It should interest all enthusiasts. "So many New Zealand and Australian radio enthusiasts are continuously writing us about our station in complimentary terms, I would like to have you quote for us the following: "Station KGMB is located in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel (on. the Waikiki Beach), in Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu is one of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific, 2300 miles from tle mainland of California, and a territory of the United States. Address; Honolulu, Hawaii. We operate on 1320 ke, 227.1- metres, with a power of 5Og@w watts. We are a day, on the cale: , ahead of you, less 2 hours. Our best concerts are Sunday night (Monday nights to you), 6 to 8 p.m. (4 to 6 p.m. to you). , Your stations get us mostly Sunday nights 8 to 10 p.m. your time. Many New Zealand and Australian people come ‘here to spend your winter time. It is spring time here con-tinuously-Honolulu Broadcasting Co., Ltd., A. Henery,. general manager." Sydney on a Crystal. . BH. W. ANGLESEY doubts that anyone has received Australian sta: tions on a. erystal and two valve amplifier. I built such a’ set and sent it to .., relatives at Mangere, Auckland, who resorted hearing various stations, I veri: fied this when there recently. Most of "" the’ main Australian and New Zealand stations could be heard on the phones on any average good night by turning the dial round, so there was no chance of these being picked up from radiating sets. The eall signs were’ ‘heard quite clearly. Locality is everything, I-certainly could

— not hove to duplicate this in Wellington.

S.

Paul

(Wellington).

Early in. the Morning. I RBAD with interest about the Milton Milton enthusiast and his 7 a.m. reception of a station between 2F'C and 6 . I have listened. to. this station on 446 metres every morning for the last two months. There is nearly always someone talking, and speech is not clear. The best reception I haye had of this station was on Acgust 29, at 6.15 a.m., after speech for two minutes or so, musical items were played there, reaching

on the speaker for a minute or so, then fading right out, and coming back. On September 8, at 6.45 p.m., I heard someone say Johannesburg, and gave their time as 9.80 p.m., and faded away. I am still trying to clear this up. Perhaps someone can help me. Hvery morning I hear on 238 metres, 823 metres, 338 metres, 468 metres, 406 metres, 528 metres, 356 metres, 263 metres, and 296 metres. The 856 station I get from 6 to 7 am. I have cleared up one early morning station on 375 metres as ZTO. These stations are nearly always on musical items; sometimes you can just hear talkine. but not clear: enough to.

understand.-

A.

Greening

(Inglewood).

Russia on Broadcast. HAs any listener ever logged Soviet Russia on the broadeast band? I received RA42, Leningrad, on the morning of September 1, at 6.25 a.m. to 6.47 a.m., at good loudspeaker strength, R1RS, very clear, with music and speech, carrying out a test transmission on a frequency of 1334 kc. I was using a 4-valve s.g. battery, operated received, and I think this is just about a record . for the broadcast band. I would be very grateful to know through any DX member _ by eorrespondence or through the "RaAfa "Reeord’" if thev have everv reached

out. this far.-

A.

Dryden

(Poukina)

Surely! Knight of the Cat-whisker. I HAV®D been using a two-valve amplifier (R.R. circuit) for a considerable time, and with an average aerial and earth. Batteries have been kept’ in good order. I have repeatedly received ‘the following stations at good phone strength: 280, 2BL, 8LO, 4QG, 1YA, 3YA, and

4YA, Also ZL2AW (Wellington) calling Hastings, and Hastings (ZL2BE) replying. I received an Auckland amateur whose call I have forgotten, and one or two other unidentified broadcast stations,

T.G.

N.

(Lower Hutt).

Out of Bed DX-ers! At 5:30 a.m, on Saturday, September 6, I made an early start on the set to clear up the stations on KPO’s and 4QG’s frequencies. Time was 5.30 a.m. I heard stations working on the following frequencies: 850 ke., 860 ke,,. 1820 ke., 1400 ke., 1150 ke., 1130 ke., 1070 ke., 826 ke, These were heard at. various strengths, some just audible. The. station working on 1070 ke. was playing orchestral numbers, R6 to R7. The station on 820 ke. was the strongest, so I devoted my time to him, It was a foreign station on fox-trots, The announcer had a very deep voice.. The studio was poor, occasionally giving a bad echo of his voice. The announcements appeared to be in German, strength R9, with slight fading. Now, DX-ers, here are some sealns to clear un in the early morning.

S.

Ellis

(Okato).

New Scalps. H228 is a new one, boys: 2ZL Hastings, right on the frequency of 2ZI, with a good strong, signal. I have had a a few more, too. 8Z Carlton, VE2UR

Bodallah, 7HO Hobart, KEGA Los Ane geles, VK4LW_ Roscalli, VK3W1 Vie toria, KEJK Beverly Hills, California. After the Australians had closed down last Sunday night I had a screw round and bagged some rare scalps: TBY Bombay, 7CA Calcutta (at good strength), COMK Murkden, China, VRG Shanghai, KZRO and KZRM, Philippine Islands. I have heard church service from Calcutta on three Monday mornings recently, and without a great deal of atmospheric interference. On one occasion I heard the announcer state that the weather was beautifully fine, and then goon to describe the state of tea market. The singing at the church quite impressed me. This station ean be heard on the dial setting. of 3LO from about 1 am. TBY Bombay is 14 degrees above 2BL, KRG Shanghai a degree above 1YA at 11.30 pm I have just added another American to my log, KIKB, Milford, Kansas, coming in very strong with varied programme, at 11.380 p.m. Two items és pecially appealed to me, a Wurlitzer organ solo, "Stein Song," and _ vocal, "Roll, Roll, Rolling Along." ‘The station was right on 2ZE and KNX. I also heard KTFOX at 12.55 a.m.; announcer said he could hardly keep his eyes open as the time was 21 minutes past 4. "We are the early birds," he added. New fields to to my log, KFKB, Milford, Kansas, North.)