NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE D.X. CLUB

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 15, 24 October 1930, Page 10

NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE D.X. CLUB

Address and Addresses Wanted. is ISEMAN" (Gisborne): Address of WLW is Crosley Radio Corp., Cincinnatti, Ohio; and of KGO, General Hlectric Co., Oakland, Calif, "Willie". (Timaru): WENR,~ Great Lakes R.B.C., Chicago, Illinois. KOIN, Ine., Portland, Oregon. KEW2B, Warner Bros. Broadcasting Corp., Hollywood, Calif, KTM, Pickwick Broadcasting Corp., Santa Monica, Calif. KGER, Merwin Dobyns, Long Beach, Calif. KFOX, Nichols and Warriner, Inc., Long Beach, Calif. The addresses you already have for the Japanese stations are sufficient. ‘Addresses of New Zealand stations are published elsewhere, ‘Identification Wanted. QCTOBER 9, at 7.50 p.m., apparently an American, on 51. 3LO on 48, KGO on 49. Gramophone record, "I Love You So Much."-‘Wiseman" (Gisborne), \ October 8, 9.25 p.m., dial 9, 9, 14 (2ZL 18, 14, 16). Items heard: 9.58 p.m., "Mary of Argyle." 10,5, "Rio Rita." 10.20, "Barnacle Bill" and "(say Caballero." Station closed down at 11.30. Call was , Chicago. October 9, 7.15 p.m., just below 2KY. Items heard: (1) Childten singing "Loch Lomond"; (2) piano solo; (3) mandolin solo ("Annie Laurie’). No call heard.-"Clema-tis" (Raurimu). ; At 10.45 p.m., October heard two strangers, 2 degrees below 4QG, ‘near an unknown Jap. I was tuning out the latter’s whistle, lost him, and heard the strangers. One was clear and the other mushy, with plenty of static, A concert was in progress. A lady was singing, followed by a cornet solo and another song. A boy was singing from the other station -‘Mark" (Dunedin), * On October 8, 9.45 p.m., on 222 metres (1850 k.c.), call 4-K, Brisbane. Advertisements appeared between items, the Carlton Club Cabaret being mentioned.B.J.B. (Waipukurau), [Probably 4BK, Brisbane.. See "DX Topics."-Hd.]

Two degrees below 2ZI, broadcasting "Midnight Waltz" at 9.55 p.m., on October 11, and "Hungarian March" at 10 p.m. on October 12, Sounded like 4BK, Brisbane. Stations heard at 1.15 on October 16, 1 degree below 2YA, one 2} degrees above 8AR,.and one 1 degree below 2UH. Also _o° October 17, 3 degrees: below KTAB, Oakland, station playing, I think, "Over the Waves." All at weak speaker strength. At 9.30 p.m. on October 16 heard a foreigner-3 degrees below 2YA at good speaker strength. -J.C.S. (Beckenham). On 840 metres (880 k.c.), just below JOAK (not THO), heard on October 4, 9.30-10 p.m, It was a foreigner, but not a Japanese. A mandolin solo was heard. Another on 300 metres (1000 k.c.), not 5DN, at 10 pm. A threeletter call was given, and music that sounded Chinese.-R.J.R. (P.N.). On October 8 at 11 p.m. foreigner ta fair speaker strength. Announcements in English, Items: 11.2 p.m, chimes and clock struck one, Request’ for reports. 11.24 p.m., stringed instrument with piano accompaniment. 12: p.m.: "Allo, Allo," followed by talk in English, mentioning Australia, the R101 disaster, annual Labour Congress, followed by a talk in foreign tongue until 12.15 p.m. Operating on 49 metres.H.W.Y. (Auckland), Short-wave on October 10 on approximately 14 metres, Another on 12 metres, (approximately), at the same time, broad-, casting records. Also a foreigner on 77 metres broadcasting music, with clapping between items, Station on 38.5:

metres' broadcasting music on October 12. Another on 22 metres broadcasting music at 10.80 p.m. on October 11. Station heard on music half degree helow WOXAT

on October 11.-

J.

C.

(N.P.).

Short-waver on October 16 on about 49 metres. Jirst heard at 10.15 p.m.. when a children’s story was being told. A lady: sang, and then it was announced that they would continue with Parlophone recordings. Nine records, including "Oan’t We be Friends," "When the Real Thing Comes to You," "Lovely," ete., were heard. The announcer then asked listeners to stand by for the seven o’clock chimes, which were followed by

> weather, stock and market reports, money amounts being given in dollars and cents. Is KZRM, Manila, identical with KIXR? -‘Query" (Te Awamutu). Seattle station on approximately 215 metres (1390 k.c.), on 16/10/30 at 8.30 p.m. (New Zealand §.T.), R7, static bad. Address K-, Hotel -. Studios.

-nsStreet, Seattle.-

E. W.

Anglesey

(Nel-

son )

Stations Identified. J C. (N.P.): VK2I3F does exist, and * I have a report ready to post when I get address. HS2PJ is on 29.5 metres, and HS4PJ on 87 metres. Station rebroadcasting WABC is W2XE, New York. Station with call WGY is W2XAF, Schenectady. "Keijo" (Invercargill) : Foreigner on 2ZP’s frequency is JODK, Japan.-"‘Metre" (Huntly). J-L.D. (Clyde): Station heterodyning 4YA is KFI, Los Angeles. G. Cooper (Timaru): 5AD, Adelaide, is on 2Z1’s (Hastings) frequency. IH. (Auckland) : Station you heard testing on 1320 k.c. on September 28 was also heard by me between 6.55 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. Strength R5 on speaker, very clear with stringed musical items and speech. Heard again on October 6. No call given either time. B.W. (Stratford): KX, Portland, Oregon.-( : B.H.D. (Masterton): Probably KVI, Tacoma, J.T.S. (Napier): Probably 8ML, Malvern, Victoria, on 202 metres (1480 kec,.). J,L.D, (Clyde): Station

below 4YA is WSM, Nashville, 461 metres (650 k.c.). "Keijo’ (Invercargill) : 8JG, Camberwell, 214 metres (1400 -C.). GOW, Hong Kong, 300 metres (1000 k.c.).". There is a station 2MO on 200 metres (1500 k.c.). Mr. Olivier, Gunnedah, N.S.W. "Radio Boy" (Oamaru): 8HF;’ Elwood, 248 metres (1235 k.c.). Heard this station on date mentioned. B.W. (Stratford): 5DN, Adelaide, 319 metres (940 k.c.):-Norman ©, (Queenstown): Probably KPQ, Seattle, 248 metres (1210 k.c.), 1 kw. Heard 5WS, Adelaide, on 245 metres ‘(1225 k.e.) recently. C. Cooper (Timaru) : Probably 2AY, Sydney, 227 metres (1320 k.e:),‘and 8YX, Gardenvale, Victoria, on 223 metres (1845 k.c.). J.L.D. (Clyde): Would you let me: have your address, please?-R.J.R. (P.N.). : Details of 5AD, Adelaide, are as follow :--Wavelength, 229 metres (1310 k.e.) ; power, 1 k.w.; broadcasting hours, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday; 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday; 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.,- Sunday... .Address: Advertiser Newspapers, Wayméuth Street, Adelaide. -M.W. (Wellington). B.H.B (Masterton}: Station on 4QG is WBBM, Chicago. Norman C. (Queenstown): Station on 250 metres (1200 k.c.). is KEX, Portland, Oregon.W.L.P. (Pahiatua). "Ajax" ( ): VK2MB, Sydney, operates on 28.5 metres in the morning and early evening on telephony with GBP, London: on 87.5 metres on Friday nights with PLW, Java, and occasionally on 18.37 metres with Java. I do not know of a short-wave station 2UW. 8UZ was once on short-wave every Saturday night.-J.C, (N.P.). R.G.N. (N.P.): CRON, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, owned and operated by the William Grant Company. It is one of the most powerful of the. Canadian stations and is thoroughly up-to-date. Station CJCA is owned: and operated by the "Hdmonton Journal’ newspaper, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and has half the power of the other heard. It may be heard in communication with stations in the Arctic regions on Sunday evenings. Another good: Alberta station is CFAC, operated by the "Calgary Herald" newspaper. Would R.G.W. -communicate with me? I know most of the stations on the American continent ac T listened to them all vears ago from :

Wdmonton. Alberta.-

A. A.

Hassan

(Bay of Plenty).

DX TOPICS. A New Australian. ~

RE station 4BK, Brisbane, reported by me in last week’s issue. This station was heard again on October 12 at R7-8. 2HD was overlapping it, but all announcements, some by a lady and some by a gentleman, came through clearly. The programme consisted of gramophone records, after which the station passed over to relay a chureh service. J.A.L (Wellington) appears to have heard it also on the 5th. Re the station above. Dunedin mentioned by "Switch"’ I have heard this on numerous occasions, but have been unable to get the call. It is certainly not Hamilton, On the 16th it was just audible, all speech being in French. I thought it Was possibly a new Jap, as they were delivering lessons in French for the first part of their programme, but on twisting over quickly the speech heard was quite different. Another station. probably an American, 4

was heard 24 derrees above 4YA.-

H. D.

Hunt

(Nelson), |

The Mystery Stations. I HAVE received five of the early-morn-ing stations at good strength; but have not identified them. On "October 11 and 12 I heard two without much static. They came in at 280 metres (1070 kc.) and 394 metres (760 k.c.). On the former a lady and gentleman were speaking and appeared to be conducting a children’s session. On the latter a man was speaking all the time,

As far as I could judge both stations were using the same language. The following is an extract from a letter from KRLD, Dallas, Texas: "During the past week we received five letters from your. country, whose reception we were able to confirm, One item that might -be of interest to you is ‘the fact that your letter was. brought to America by the s.s. Tahiti. The passengers and a little of the mail was saved, yours being one of the letters. The letter came. to us stained by the sea water but still legible, and with the explanation of its remarkable history printed outside by the postal authorities. A feature story is to be carried in the ‘Limes-Herald,’ the newspaper owning this station, this Sunday, with a reprint of your letter and its story.’ KSL, Salt Lake City, advise that they are putting on an organ broadeast from the famous Tabernacle, especially for this part of the world. It will toke nlace at an early date between

7 and 8-v.m.. New Zealand time.

W. L.

Peters

(Pahiatua).

Some Seldom Heard Stations. \' R. A, GREENING, of Feilding, has forwarded the following notes on stations on the broadcast band received on an eight-valve battery set: "I have received verification from the following stations: CKCK, CFBO. OAX, VCIA. COMK. VUB, XEI, XEN, ZIJ. All these stations are on the broadcast bands and make interesting fishing. Last week I added a few new stations to my list as follow: KFUM, WREN, VWVA WMC, WPG, KPRC, KSAT, WIOD., KOMO, KTW, WEBC. VK’s: 2KL., 8AU, 3AM, 3ES, 3KU, 4ZW, 2A0, 2AK 2CZ, 83MM, 4JL. 5WO, TLJ, 2AY, 2KZ, 8TR, 4MK, 5AD, THO, TLA. In the early morning from 5.80 a.m. till 7.40 a.m. I have traced out the following: IRO. 441 metres; a Berlin station on 283 metres; Munchen, 582 metres; and RV43 on 866 metres." A Thoughtful Offer. ARLY in the New Year I am going overseas and will continue to take an interest in radio. Should I receive any items of interest at foreign stations visited I will be only too pleased to pass them on to you for benefit of radio enthusiasts

in New Zealand.

M.

Walker

(Welling-

ton

{We are sure that DX-ers will be keenly interested in any such reports you eare to send along.-Hd.] A Guinea for a Report. OVERSEAS broadcasting stations seem to appreciate very much reports sent in to them from New Zealand listeners, Recently WTAM Cleveland, Ohio, sent me a copy of the "National Geographical Journal," which had a full account of the doings of the Byrd expedition in the Antarctic. From KGMB Honolulu I received a courtesy card extending the complimentary use of its station at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel studios, and from 4BC Brisbane a cash prize of one guinea for a report on a special transmission, my report being from the greatest distance. My latest loggings are KDYIL Salt Lake City, 2ZL Hastings, 2ZM Manurewa, and 6ML Perth. I would like to get in touch

with "Keijo," Invercargill.-

H.

Walker

Marine Parade, Bluff.

I RECENTLY received verification from RV15 Siberia on 72.2 metres, The power has recently been increased to 15 kw., and also operates on 385 metres every day with'a power of 2 kw. This proves that it is not RV15’s harmonic which has been heard on that frequency. I also received a card from KGMB Waikiki, which allows me the free use of that

station.-

E. W.

Anglesey

(Nelson).

I HAVE picked up quite a few new Americans lately. including KVI, Washington; KYW, Chicago; KGDM. Stockton; and KGA and KHQ, Spokane. On October 9 I received WIZ, New York, testing on about 293 metres ’(1020 k.e.).

I have received several verifications from New Zealand stations lately, the latest being 2ZD and 2ZQ, Masterton, According to the former’s card they are on a power: of only 24 watts. Atmospheric conditions during the past week have been very unfavourable after nine o’clock. Has anyone noticed a bad surge on all Americans below 220 metres (1360 k.c.) lately? Some nights it is not so noticeable. The foreigners broadcasting in the early morning come in quite ‘clearly at times, but as yet I have been unable to hear sufficient to identify them.

V.

Cuncliffe

Nelson).

ON October 12 the Americans were coming with rare volume and clarity, and I logged three or four new ones, and one Canadian, giving the callsign CFCN, Calgary. KGW, Portland, Oregon, 484 metres (620 k.c.) (right on 38AR), was heard at R6, WHAS, Louisville, 8365 metres (820 k.c.) (just above ‘KKOA); WCCO, Minneapolis, was received at R9 on the speaker and was found just below 38L0O. Then WCOA, 223 metres (1840 k.c.), was R6 and located

just above 2HD, I have been listening consistently to the 5 a.m. stations, but have got no further ahead concerning ’ their identification. One morning I heard as many as twenty stations operating, but fading was the chief complaint. I have recognised the language spoken in one or two cases, and of the two stations, one on 440 metres (680 k.c.) and one on about 463 metres (646 k.c.), I take the former to be of German and the latter of French origin. Short-wave reception appears to be improving, too, and on October 18 I heard as many as four unidentified stations on 49 metres, 40 metres, 31.48 metres and 29. metres’ respectively. Did any DX enthusiast enter for W9XAA’s contest? I listened-in from 4 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. and sent in a report covering every item. Static was the troublesome feature toward the close of the broadcast, and this, coupled with somewhat severe gushiness, made conditions anything but pleasant. However, the 10-valve long and short-wave superheterodyne, not to mention numerous other valuable prizes, proved too much of .a draw for me. Is there a Chinese station operating on about 420 m, (712 ke.) or just above 2YA or another on 480 metyes (625 ke.) ?-"Unconscious" (‘Timaru).