Round the World on Short-Wave

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 10, 19 September 1930, Page 29

Round the World on Short-Wave

AS§ there are so many American shortwave stations now working on about 49 metres, the following list of American and Canadian short-wave broadcast stations, with their hours of transmission, will be useful. I am indebted to Mr.

Raymond M., Bell, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for the full particulars based on letters received from the various stations, "The first letters are the short-waye and the second the associated broadcast station call, The times are reduced to New Zea land standard time :- ‘ Schedule. Daily except Monday, 2.45 a.m.-4.15, am, 8 am-i1l.30 am, 1 p.m.-5.30 .m Sunday till 6.30 p.m. Monday, 2.30 am-d am. 8 am-11.30 a.m., 12.30 p,m.-5.30 p.m. Tues., Fri, and Sun. 1.30 a.m.-5.30 am. Tue. 10.30 am-i pm. Wed, 9.30 am-3 p.m. Fri., 1.30 p.m.-3.30 pm. Sat. 7.30 am-ipm. Sun., 12 noon-3.30 p.m. Mon., 8.30 a.m.-11.30 a.m, and 1.30 p.m.-2.30 p.m. Daily, 11.30 a.m.-%.30 p.m. Testing, soon on regular schedule. Not: yet on air. Soon daily, 11.30 p.m.. -5.30 p,m, Daily except Monday, 10.30 pn 11.80 pm. 430 am -5.30 a.m., noon-1 p.m. 1.30 p.m.-2.30 p.m., 3.30 p.m.-4 p.m, Thursday also 4.80 p.m-5.15 p.m. Sunday also 6.320 pm.-l0 p.m. Monday, 1,30 a.m.--~2.30 a.m., 12 noon- : pm 1.30 p.m.-2.30 p.m., 3.30 p.m.15 p.m. Daily, 10.15 p.m.-3.30 a.m., 7.30 a.m.8.30 p.m. Daily except Monday, 830 a.m.-9.80 a.m., 2.80 p.m.-4.30 p.m. Daily, 11.30 p.m.-4.30 p.m. Wed., Fri., Sun., Mon., 10.30 a.m.-3.30 pm. Tue, Thur., Sat. 830 am- 3.30 p.m. Daily, 10.80 a.m. -1.80 p.m. Daily, 11.80 a.m.-2.30 p.m. Daily except Mon., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wed., Fri., Sun., 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Mon., Wed., Fri., 3.30 a.m.-11.30 a.m. Sun., Mon., Wed., Fri., 11.30 am-3.36 p.m. Daily, 8.40 a.m.-11.30 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., 5.80 a.m.-8.40 a.m.

Mr, Bell also writes:-"During this month I commenced television, I have been ‘looking in’ on W8XK, Washington, d¢., and W2XCR, Jere City, who broadcast movies. W3XK_ is on 103.4 metres, 8 till 10 p.m., B.S.T., except Saturday and Sunday, W2XOR is on 107.1 metres, 2 p.m. till 4 pm. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. except Saturday and Sunday. These are stations and are the best. URING the past week a "Chain of Luck" was received from an American short-wave listener. This consists of a list of seventeen names and addresses of short-wave listeners who have reported NRH at different times, Mr. Cespedes, the owner of NRH, sent it to the first on the list, with the request for him to sign his name, date received, and date for warded to the next name. This proces dure is followed till the chain is complete, the last name being the sender. Mr, Amando Cespedes, Marin, Heredia, Costa Rica. Nine of the persons reside in various parts of America. Two in Canada, British West Indies, England, Spain, one each; and New Zealand, two (Mr. A. -P. Morrison, Brooklyn, and myself). All members of the chain are invited to be vety good friends by writing each other. (If any reader would like to correspond with a listener in any country referred to above, I shall supply particulars,

Calls. City. WSXEF-WENR, Chicago W2XAL-WRNY, New York W8xXAU-WCAU, Philadelphia W8XAL-WLW, Cincinnati W9XU-KOIL, Council Bluff W9XAA-WCIFL, Chicago VHIGW-CKGW, Toronto WsxAL-WIZ, New York W2XE-WABO, New York W8XK-KDKA, Pittsburgh W2XAF-WGY, Schenectady W8XAU-WCAU, Philadelphia CJRX, Winnipeg W8XK-KDKA, Pittsburgh W8XK-KDKA, Pittsburgh W2XAD-WGY, Schenectady Metres. 49.83 49.67 49.50 49.50 49.34 49.22 49.18 49.02 48.86 31.48 31.28 25.60 25.25 19.72 19.56