THE D.X. CLUB

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 14, 17 October 1930, Page 22

THE D.X. CLUB

Views and News. |

Addresses. and Addresses Wanted, J. ar a Fs Address of W6AKQ is R, Brearley, 1450 Genesee Street, California. "Curious" (Otago): Address of VK4LW is e/o C. R. Morris, 20 Blizabeth Street. Rosalie. Probably testing when you heard him-thus accotnting for irregular -hours. of transmission. -"Proton" (Gisborne) : Address of WLY is Crosley Radio Gorp., Cincinnati, Ohio. R.E.K. (Westland) : Address of KGA is Northwest Broadcasting System, Inc., Spokane, Washington. Kaukoki (Murchison): See D.X. Topics. . J.C. (N.P.): Address of VK2JF is J. D.. Fraser, North Street, Quirindi, New South Wales. I hold a card from this station. having picked it up on 8rd. ult.-

O.J.

D.

(Ohakune. Junction).

KAD_

(Havelock North):

JOHK,

Sendai, Japan. Identification Wanted. GTATION operating one degree above KGO. I caught the words "Los Angeles, California’.- (Christchurch). Sunday, October 5, 10.30 p.m. A staton oneratine on 1400 k.e. (214 metres),

brnadcasting orchestral music:-

J.A.

L.

W ellington

Station operating on about Lo0UU KC. (200 metres). ‘Call sounded like VK

(? 8UR), Newmarket.-

B.

W.

(Strat-

ford).

What stations operate between lio to 200 metres? I have received five unjdentified stations, their dial numbers being 5, 11, 15, 17, and 20 (2UB, Sydnev on 299 and 270. Christehurch. on

34

P.K.

B.

‘Oamaru).

October 1 and 2, at approximately 10.30 p.m., station on 203 metres (1480 k.c.). Neither music nor speech was clear.-"Neweomer" (Te Awamutu), Goud anyone give me times and frequencies of 2ZP, 1ZH, and 2XN?-~

W.J.

S.

(Waiau),

At 11.80 p.m. on October 4 station

broadcasting records on 2Z1*, Palmerston’s, frequency. Strength R7 on speaker, slight fade, static bad. About 11.40 p.m. this announcement was heard: "Station-, K.B. Mr. — will now address you. Time 6.15." After a few minutes an address on an impending election was given. Both announcer and speaker had a decided accent. Also on the same night at 12.85 a.m. an American broadcasting "phonograph recordings’ on 255 metres (1176 k.c.), strength R7, fading and static bad. On September 8 at 7 p.m. an American three degrees below 4QG. One item heard. "Au Revoir." Call eommenced

with W.-

Jaka

(Hataitai).

On October 6 at approximately 11 p.m. station on 248 metres (1230 k.c.). Items heard: ‘Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time" (soprano), and "Picador" foxtrot. 4Z1L,, Dunedin, obliterated the stranger at times. Signals R6. At _ approximately 9.45 p.m. to 10 p.m., another heard operating on 258 metres (1160 k.c.). Items heard: (a) "Dreaming of You" (South Sea Islanders), (b) orchestral selection, (c) "When you come to the End of the Day" (baritone). Signals R6, and was heard on the 7th-

Bob

(Wellington).

Station 10 degrees below 2BL heard on October 6 at 10.45 p.m. Item was played by four saxophonists, who were announced as being members of a Sydney orchestra, at 11 pm., "Give Yourself a Pat on the Back" was Broadcast.

Slight fading and static.-

Crystal-One

Valve

(Auckland).

About 1 p.m. on October v I heard three new stations. (1) Dials 18, 20, 26

(2YB 20, 18, 22), on various. musical items. At 1.15 a.m., time was dnnounced as 9.33 p.m. (2) Dials 18, 19, 23, also on music. What sounded like "Dunbar" was repeated after each call. (3) Dials 15, 17, 28 (241 14, 14, 18), playing "Tiptoe Thru’ the Tulips," at about 1 a.m."Clematis" (Raurimu). Station heard at 11.10 p.m. on October 8 on 640 ke. (468 metres). A talk

was in progress, evidently dealing with the tone range of a radio speaker. At frequent intervals the lecturer gave examples of various instruments, and also of different pitches of the human voice. Statice was bad. although the signals were strong. The lecture finished at 11.20 p.m. At 11.22 p.m.‘a band recording was broadcast, the first side being ‘Colonel Bogey March’-the other I did not recognise, At 11.80 p.m, the _ station went off the air, apparently giving no closing ‘announcement. I think this must he the station "Switch" inauires about in

issue dated October 3.-

W.

Hutchison

(Gisborne).

On September 29, 1.20 a.m., station near 2YB, eall-sign sounded like VKSESO. an experimental station. Items heard: "Oh, Mildura." "Singing in the Bath Tub," and "Give Yourself a Pat on the Back.’-Ridley (Pakaraka). Station heard on October 7 at about 7.45 p.m. on 10 degrees (4ZL 173. 2ZH 16). He was calling "Halloa, Nora," and said he would not call at 10 a.m. to-morrow, as there was a holiday in Sydney. He gave his call 2MH, Sydney. It could possibly be a harmonic of this station. What is the call of the Wairoa station. Is the station two degrees below 8LO, JOCK? I recently heard a eall 5AD. Adelaide. Ts this

a new station?-

Kaukoki

(Murchi-

son

Station on 200 metres (1500 k.c.) heard between 10 and 11 p.m. on October 4. I think it was a New Zealand amateur. Station heard behind 2FC at about 9 p.m. playing records. Also an American behind 2ZM, Gisborne, 1150 k.c. (261 metres), heard about 7.30 p.m. on September 28, Also an American, 1210 k.c. (248 metres), 1 degree below 3ZC. playing records on October 2. I picked up a New Zealand amateur on September 22 on 2KY’s wavelength. All I heard was "Station — broadcasting from the — Gramophone Parlours." Also an American on about 620 k.c. (483 metres) playing records. Heard at about 7.30

p.m. on October 3.-

H.E.

M.

(Dunedin).

Stations Identified. "TAKA" (Wellinston): Station 2UW.

Sydney, testing:

~H.E.M.

(Dune-

din).

"BALB." (Masterton): WBBM, Chicago. J.I.S: (Napier); VK4LM, Rosa-

lie, Queensland, Station heterodyning 7Z0, is KRG, Shanghai. *J.L.D." (Clyde) ; American on 4YA is Ki, Los Angeles. ‘Keijo" (Invercargill) : Station on 8YA is Chinese. "Norman ©," )" (Queenstown) : Station on 1200 k.c. Pap metres) is KEX, Portland, Oregon. Ver often broadcasting request items. . 3D Melbourne heterodynes with him. "G. Cooper" (Timaru); 2XN,..Lismore, and DAD, Adelaide. "BW." (Stratford) ¢ 5DN, Parksaide, Adelaide, and KEX, Portland, Oregon. "Radio. Boy" (Oamaru): VK3EF, Ellwood. Other items heard were "Lucky in Love" and the "Stein Sone." Station was still on the

air . at 3.15 a.m_~

J.P.

C.

(PN.)

"R.E.K." (Westland): Probably KRLG, Dallas, Texas: (1047 k.c.). 1 heard him at midnight on September 28, giving a serintural talk.: Aecordinge to the

"Guide" he is a daytime station.

Pro

ton

(Gisborne).

"JT.VM. SESW." and "Metre": L.S.H., Buenos Aires. IT see "Citbss Creck" identified it as 4SH. «i'd. Rogers" appears’ to have heard the same station. I logged WS8XK relaying KDKA on Sunday afternoon, October 5.-

F.B.

P.

(Gisborne).

The station "Switch" heard on September 25 was undoubtedly 1ZH, Hamilton, on approximately 472 metres (637 k.e.). I picked him up at 9.5 p.m. ypolovine a concert. Tt was fading badly

at times.-

W.E.

D.

(Picton).

" 87, cy "* (N.P.): Station broadeasting WABC is W2X8, Richmond Hill, N.P., on 49.02 metres. .‘W2NAT, Schnectady, is the station with WGY programme. Station on 32 metres is WND, New York; usually tests duplex telephony with GBW and GBF, in eonjunction with

WOO on 44 metres.-

J.V.

M.

(Welling-

ton).

E.T.D (Wellington) : Missionaries, broken English, ete., from 2UW Sydney. I held them till they closed down. J.T.S. (Napier) : Station on 1480 ke. will probably be 3L0’s harmonic. I receive this on 34 (dial 0-100). "Keijo" (Tavercay gill): VK8HB Brighton, and VK2U Uralla or Bodallah (opinions vary over this locality). {C. J. Henry, Bridge

Street, Walla, N.S. Wh. J

B.W.

(etrattord ,

yy." =. * will find very little, excepting amateur transmission, on the air below 200 metres (1500 ke.). Consequently ‘your get is not graduated below that.-~ Eid.J DX Topics. REGARDING the Japanese stations: I ' have heard five of these relaying the same concert on several occasions. recently heard three Chinese stations; Ast, half a deg, below 2UE; a second, one deg. above .38YA; and a third, a deg. above 2YA. Also the Manilla station

near BAR-

W.E.D.

(Picton).

New station giving the call 4BK, Brisbane, was heard on October 5 between 8.30 and 9.80 p:m. It may be found between 3BA and 2XN on approximately 1400 k.c. (214 metres). sjstinge of hymn tunes. Strength about

R3.-

H. D.

Hunt

(Nelson). |

IT recently received a bateh of American verifications for the DX Cup. The following is an extract from a letter from KMOX.-S. Ellis (Okato). "We expect to be on the air with the new transmitter within the next thirty days. and in the meantime they will be used at various times for broadcasting our regular programmes. As you probably realise, any report that you can make on our future tests will be of considefable help to us. If you experience any difficulty with fading, and care to write us again, we would apnreciate your giving us information as to your local wea. ther conditions both before. durine and after the period of reception. Yours

ete.,

W. H.

West

(chief engineer)."

¥ Verifications Aboard the Tahiti. "THE following is an extract froin : letter recently received from KRLD Texas :-‘"‘One item that might be of in terest to you is the fact that your Tette was about the -ss, Tahiti, lost at .se

Verification from RV15 R. C. M. Walker (Wellington) has received an identification card from RA97 (now RV15), Khabarovsk of the -Far East, United States of the Soviet Republic. Gleaned from this card are the facts that the station is erystal-controlled, transmits on 70.2 metres every day from 11.10 p.m. to 3.40 a.m., N.Z. time. During the winter the transmissions commence earlier. Information is given in English, A note on the card reads: "On Sunday, 1.35 p.m., listen for "The Red Banner."

about September 1. The passengers and & part of the mail -were recovered, your letter being among:those saved, although it was stained: and discoloured from contact. with the sea water. KRLD reived five letters from your: country his week, two of them asking for confirmation (yours being one) on the progstamme of August 9, and were aboard this ship. A feature story appears in this: Sunday’s "Time Herald" about your lettex on the radio page, with a copy of

the Jetter:

H.F.

A.

Masterton) .

A Special N.Z. Broadcast. I RECEIVED verification by the last mail from several Americans, KSL, Salt Lake. City, Utah, states that: "In the hear future we hope to put on an organ. recital from the famous Tabernacle Organ-especially for you good people who live: at: this remote point. The broadeast, will go on, we expect, at about 10 o’clock in the morning, our time, which should be. around 7 or 8 o’clock your time." KSI also states: "We are especially happy in hearing from our friends way down at the bottom of the earth.". I have given this extract in the hope that our DXers will be able to pick up the broadcast, and report to KSI on transmission. KSL_ comes through well here on a five-valve battery set when atmospheric conditions are fayourable. It comes in about 2 metres

below

KMOX.―K.D.B.

(Taumarunui) _

A Curious Coincidence. DY any other listener notice the remarkable coincidence on September 80,.at 9.45 p.m., when 2ZI, 3ZC, and 4ZP were all "The Stein Song" at: the same time?’ i" tuned in W6XN, California (46 metres) later on in the evening just as he started the same item! ' Also, did anyone listen. to the conversation between 2MH and SSW less than two hours before the anticipated relay of the Premiers’ Conference on Wednesday, ist, and learn that 5SW had heard othing about any proposed relay when @: by Sydney in reference to the telegram received from New Zealand? Did. the proposed relay originate with Schenectady? Conditions were perfect, although Zeesen was certainly weaker than usual later on. America is to give us a 24-hour continuous programme on the. short waves on Sunday, October 12, by our time. This information also

eame from sSchenectady.

G.

Fraser

Ohura) _

HE following is a summary of 2ZR’s verification card: Hours of transmission, M. and F., 1-3.30 pm.; ., Thur. and S., 10 am.-1 p.m.; W., 1-5 p.m.j children’s hour, 6-7 p.m.; news, ete., 7-8 p.m.; music, 8-11 pm. 500 metres (600 k.c.); power, 150. watts; M.O. system; TP-TG 3 stage RF amp. push-pull throughout ; Xformer and recetifier, 2000 dc. 2ZR, Radio Specialties, Ltd:, 205 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui

Moi

Whare

(Feilding).

T HAVE just received a card from KROW which is operated by Bducatio: B. Corp. on 9380 k.c. Address: 1520,; _ Avenue, Oakland, California. Their slogan is " Wins to kean the

Hast Bay smiling."

J.R.

W.

(Waipawa).

HE. station operating on 31 metres (about) on September 15 (afternoon). was an Austrian station, most likely ‘VORZ. Another local listener heard this station also. I recently. received: a card from VK83MH, the experimental station at. Melbourne. They say that it is. the second largest short-wave

station in the Southern Hemisphere. The power is 5 k.w. Address: Amalgamated. Wireless (A’sia), Ltd., 167 Queen

Street, Melbourne.-

J.

C.

(NP).

Linere 1s no station VK2EI operating in Australia to our knowledge.-Hd.] ON September 28 I heard KFKB, Milford, on several numbers at fair strength. At 12.30 am. I heard GWE, Perth, for the first. time. (On September 30, at 7 am., I logged KROW. I take it that this is a privately-owned station, as he said he had received approximately 6000 letters in one day.. Following this up with: "Isn’t that -a lot of letters for one man to get in one day?" and requested listeners to consult him about business, ete. Can anyone tell me the address’ of WLW? I heard WLW on October 1 at 5 p.m. on several

numpers ac gooa strength.

Proton

(Gisborne)-