Short-Wave News

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

Short-Wave News

ME- A. P. MORRISON (Brooklyn) contributes some interesting facts regarding short-wave stations heard in New Zealand. He has just received another letter from NRH, the remarkable 7k watt Costa Rica station. An excerpt from that communication reads :- "The metronome is only a smal] mantle clock and its tie-tae is what you hear. I use this exclusively for the noise, which has been reported from many nations. T transmit for the fun of it. and TI carry no advertisements, for NRH is an exclusive omateur radio station under my care, prized by many fans, and by my Government, who help me some way or other. I am every day transmitting, therefore I heg you to write to your papers that I do it for two hours, 4 to 5 p.m., and from

8 to 9 p.m. O.S.T. in America, (The 8 to 9 p.m. broadeast is 2 to 3 p.m. New

Zealand time).-

Cespedes

NRH.

RE the all-night programme to be broadcast by W9XAA, Mr, Fred Waster, Ohio, sends me the following in-formation:--Station W9XAA, Northeast Tower, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., will present an all-night programme on the night of October 4 (October 5, New Zealand time), starting at 10 p.m. and continuing until 6 a.m. eastern time, or 03.00 to 11.00 G.M.T. Do not fail to listen in on this and send in your reports. There will be many valuable prizes given for the most. complete reports sent. The feature prize, for the one sending in the most complete report over the longest distance, is a: 10-valve broadcast and short-wave super-heterodyne receiver, complete wth a power pack. Many other prizes are offered. A few addresses which may be of interest to s.w. listeners :- Hnglish Phones, Radio Section, G.P.O., London, B.C.I. HI, N. V. Philips, Omreop, Holland Indie Kerzersgracht, Amsterdam. Dutch Phones: Parkstaxt 29, S’Gravenhage, Holland. ; German Stations: Reichspostzelratamt, 11-15 Schoneberger Strausse, Berlin, Tempelhof, Germany. VRY, McInroy Building, Georgetown, British Guiana. NRH, Box 40, Heredia, Costa Rica, Central America. Argentine Phones: Transradio-Interna-cional, San Martin, 329 Buenos Aires. VK2MB, 47 York Street, Sydney, Aus- tralia. VPD, Amalgamated Wireless, Suva Fiii Islands. Javanese Phones: Government Post and Tel.. Bandoeng, Java. KIORCA, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii. KIXR, Radio Corp., of Manila, Philippine Islands. HRB. Tropical Radio Tel., Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Republic, C.A. 8RO Via-dei Conditti II, Rome, Italy. HKC, Universal Broadcasting Corp., Bogota, Colombia. G2GN. GAA. G2/V. Tnternationsl Marine. Radio, Connaught House, Aldwych. London, W.C. 2. In writing to stations it is always best to give time in G.M.T. A list of rules to govern mailing reports:(1) Write plainlv the address as near as you can give it. (2) State the day, hour, and minute of reception in N.Z. time or G.M.T (3) State part of the programme heard (the more the better. (4) State how it was received, and the volume (be honest in this), noise, modwat on, ete. (5) Ask them to kindly verify. (6) Ene’ose an international postage counon. (7) Print (not write) your address exactly as it should appear on the reply expected.

(This is important, as all nations do not use the same manner of giving addresses, and English is not universally used.) The above rules are taken from the International Shortwave Club booklet.