The Log

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 12, 3 October 1930, Page 29

The Log

Stations Heard During Week Ending September 27, 1930. 8RO Rome, 80 metres. Very weak now at 7.30 a.m., but is always very clear and. steady. Heard each morning. RVi5 Siberia, 70 metres. Full speaker volume every evening from about 9.30 p.m. On Thursday and Friday only one stage of audio was required, the volume being too much with two stages. Static ¢. been so bad on this station y9XF Chicago, 49.838 metres. On Saturday and Sunday, "The Voice of Service, Chicago," was heard from R38 at 4 p.m., increasing to R8-9 by 5 p.m. 49.8 metres (about). A station was tuned in on about this wavelength on Saturday night at 11.380 p.m. Volume was Rd, with foreign talk, which, I' think, was Russian. Music was heard ater. PIK3AN, Sourabaya, Java, 49.7 metres. Tuned-in about midnight on Saturday. Details given previously. WSXAL, Cincinnati, 49.5 metres. Just audible from 4 p.m. on Saturday. W9XAA, Chicago, 49.34 metres. Satur--day and Sunday, R5 being maximum yolume, with a noisy background. WS3XAL, Boundbrook, New Jersey. Sunday R6 when signing off at 4.30 p.m. Saturday up to R9 at the same time. Radio Saigon, Indo-China, 49 metres (about). Heard first at 11.45 p.m. on Saturday. Received at R9. ‘They were

apparently testing, as parts only of records were transmitted, with slight pauses: between. Talk was heard later-not any English, K1iXR, Manila, 48.8 metres. Hach evening except Monday, from 9.30 p.m. Volume R8-9, with medium static, except on Thursday and Friday, when strength was up to R9 by 10 p.m. 87:4 metres (about). At 10.15 p.m. on Tuesday, a foreigner was calling "‘Allo,’" and what I took to be counting. No call was heard, but think the station was HS4PJ, Bangkok, Siam. CXY, Lyngby, Denmark, 31.6 metres. Was R383 at 6.380 am. on Thursday. W2XAF, Schenectady, 31.4 metres. At 1 p.m. on Saturday, they were R3. When tried for a little later, they had closed down. _Zeesen, Germany, 31.38 metres. Saturday was the only morning this station was good. R9 from 6 a.m. till 6,30-.a.m.. decreasing to R7 by 7 a.m., and up to R& by 7.30 a.m. On the other mornings volume was below the average. PCJ, Eindhoven, Holland, 31.28 metres. ‘Thursday, R8 at 6.30 a.m. to R4 at 7.30 a.m. Very gushy. Very weak on Friday) Saturday R9 at 6 a.m. to R3-4 by 7.30 am, On Saturday afternoon PCJ was R&-3 at 2.2C p.m., but not heard again till nearly 5.30 p.m., when strength was R6, ; , LSH, Buenos Aires, 29 metres (about). Sunday and Saturday. R2 at 1 p.m., increasing to R9 by 2.30 p.m. They closed at 2.40 p.m. on Sunday, and 2.35 p.m. on Saturday. Recention #8 very good. All talk is in Spanish. VK2ME. Sydvey, 28.5 metres, and GBP, Rugby, 27.7 metres. Telephone serviee morning and afternoon. GbSW. Chelmsford, Fingland, 25.53 metres. Has been heard each morning, but rapid fading has spoilt reception. 25 metres (ahout). On Wednesday nt 19,10 v.m., foreign talk wes heard at RS. Another station on about 24.5 metres was heard at the same time at 4, also foreign tatk.