Notes on Reception

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 17, 7 November 1930, Page 32

Notes on Reception

A TRIP to Christchurch, followed by some alterations to my receiver, has prevented me from doing much listening during the past few days. The mornings have been very poor, 5SW and Zeesen weak, with 3RO off the air. FZR, Saigon (24.9 metres), and FEN, Paris (24.46 metres), have been heard at good volume on duplex, after 10 p.m. W3XAL and W9XF have been the best Americans, the latter carrying on till 7 p.m. KIXR and RV15 have come in at excellent strength after 10 p.m., but static has spoilt reception. A talk to New York from Sydney, vie London, was heard on Friday evening. Speech from New York was a trifle unsteady; the quality was spoilt by retransmission, as GBP, the English station was excellent, when speaking direct to Sydney.