NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE D.X. CLUB

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 19, 21 November 1930, Page 10

NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE D.X. CLUB

Replies in Brief T.M.T., Masterton-Te Aro Book Depot, Wellington, for "Amateur Radio Call. Book," Addresses and Addresses Wanted ‘P.K.B.-The latest list of American Stations does not reveal a station WNR. XYZ-JOHK, Sendai; JOCK, Nasoya ; JOFK, * Roma (Kilbirnie) -2GJ has shifted from Feilding, and his address now is: K. L, Hiliott, 5 Bosworth Terrace, Wellington. I hold a card from this station, which operates on a power of 45 watts on 80 metres. and 75 watts on

20 and 40 metres

J.

C.

(New Plv-

mouth).

Roma, Kilbirnie-ZL4BU, R. Cook, 61 Shetland Street, Roslyn, Dunedin.

Dynamic

(Lower

[Another station required by Roma, 2CH, is operated by B. T. Giles, 175 Owen Street, Wellington.-HEHd.] Stations Identified The Japanese station a little below 2BL Sydney, and asked for by "N.R." (Greymouth), is JOBK Japan. The one a little below 4QG Brisbane is JOAK Japan.-Amuri (Invercargill). "Keyo" (Invercargill): 4BK Brisbane is only 14 degrees above 2HD; you must have heard either 5AD Adelaide or 4BG Brisbane. Ratsam (Hawera): WENR Chicago. Lawrence Hutton (Mercer): American on 1190

ke.,. KSUL, Salt Lake City, Utah. Yankee (Buntroon): 2YA’s harmonic; correct call for station on 1090 ke., with Seripture talk, is WMBI Chicago. I have not had a reply from him yet, but I think he broadcasts Seventh Day Adventist services; he says at the close, "The Lord willing, we will be.on the air at.10 a.m. to-morrow, when we will broadcast our morning service (that is, Saturday in Chicago). Inquirer (Motueka); 2Z0O Palmerston North, is correct; he is testing quite a lot just now,

and will be a good station.-

J.P.

C.

(Falmerston North ) .

J.L.D. (Clyde): Only American station I have received on 360 metres is KOA Denver. Phones (Hastings): I have heard a station between 5CL and JOBK on November. 9, broadcasting a church service between 8|30 and 9 p.m. Lawrence Hutton (Mercer): Probably WOA1, San Antonia, 252 metres.-

R.J.

R.

(PN)

Identification Wanted ON Sunday, November 2, at 6.5, New Zealand summer time, on about 49.19 metres, just above W3XAL, no call heard. In English: "I am a Mohameddan," then reference to Omar Khayyam. Foreign speech like RV15,

music of harp order.-Ocece (North Auckland). What American station that comes on 8ZC? Is it KPQ Seattle, Washington, or KFOX Longbeach, California?

X.Y.

Z.

aru)

N.R. (Greymouth): JOAK Tokio, 345m., 870ke.; JOHK Sandai, 390m. 770ke. Station on 2ZF Palmerston North frequency will be KNX Los Angeles, Oalifornia. T.A.L. (Wellington) : WBBM Chicago. J.S.: WHNR Chicago, below 2BL. I cannot understand you receiving this station above 2BL,

as I also listened to their programme.

Squeak

Christchurch) _

About 1200ke., 250m., on November 3, at 2.15 a.m., call sounded like 50X, South Australia. Is there such a station? Station operating on 580ke., 516m., on October 29, at‘2 a.m., sounded like a Japanese. American on 2HD Neweastle’s wavelength; has halfhourlv talks ahont M&M = taoniec

every. evening.-

J.M.

J.

(Masterton).

Re the station I inquired about in "Radio Record," November 7, which "J.P.0." (P.N.) said was 2ZO, I think he has made a slight mistake, as six degrees below 2YB does not correspond with 2Z0’s frequency. The station in question has the same characteristics as the one "Bob" (Lyall Bay) describes, but with this difference: He varies between 224 metres and 2385 metres, and I get him with the kick of a local. This station is located at Gisborne, as he gave his telephone number and location, but no call-sign. My latest are KRLD. KGBM, KDYL-

Jaka

(Wellington).

Yankee (New Plymouth): You do not give any particulars so that it would be impossible for anyone to identify your stations, You must give some of the broadcasts.-Ed. A Melbourne station heard on No«vember 11 (Tuesday), from 11.30 p.m. to 12.5 a.m., good speaker volume, on about 280-240 metres. Heard fox-trot "Riding on a Camel," two Hawaiian numbers, one called © "Hawaiian Echoes." Piano solo composed by Schubert, and advertisements for offices to let in Block Court; a number of Melbourne chemists’ names, and the final number I heard was John Brown

singing "pagliacci:

D.

X.

(Dunedin).

DX Topics Noms de Plume. N last week’s’ number a Dx'eh by the name of "Yankee" (Duntr bn wrote to the "Record" under my nomde plume. I think that it would be better if he changed it, because it may

be confusing to DXers

Yankee

(New

Plymouth).

LxOou have raised a good point, Yankee. Correspondents should not encroach on others’ noms-de-plume, though no doubt in this case it was accidental.-Ed.] KGW’s Frequency? ON October 25 logged an American . On 508 metres (590 ke). Got the callas KGW. ‘Radio Call Book" gives the wavelength of KGW as 484 metres (620 ke.). Will some listener who has logged KGW tell. me what the wavelength was? Has an American been logged on 508 metres? = I frequently log a Japanese station almost exactly half-way between JOIK and JOGK. Is this JOCK or JODK? I cannot get the third call letter clearly. On what wavelength is KZRM now? Has anyone logged KSTP St. Paul on 205.4 metres ,1460 ke.) ?O0n October 9 I logged a station on this frequency, but could not get call letters clearly. Some of the latest additions to my log are:-KGA Spokam (1470 ke.), KGMB Honolulu , (1320 ke.), KSL Salt Lake City (1130 ke), WBAL Baltimore (1060: ke.), KRLD Dallas (1040 ke.), KYW Chicago (1020 ke.), KOIN Portland (940 ke.), KROW Oakland (930 ke.), KOA Denver (830 ke.), WCCO Minneapolis (810 ke), KTM Santa Monica (780 ke.), KPO San Francisco (680 ke.). Have not noticed anyone reporting reception of WBAL, who is my "farthest East" American, logged on 5th inst. . Have received a verification from oz Palmerston North, 285.5 metres (1050 ke.).-Guy C. Holmes (Masterton). [The latest American list to hand give the frequency of KGW as 620.Hd. Frequencies of European Stations. OR the benefit of the DX’ers who tune-in in the small hours of the morning, I enclose the following particulars of Huropean broadcast stations taken from the "Wireless Magazine," October, 1930 :- 372.2 metres, 806ke., Hamburg (Germany), 1.8 kw., Mar announcer. Opening and interval signals: HA (Morse, 4 dots, dash), also gong and metronome,’ between items. Call: Hier Norag o Hier die Norag sender. : 885.1 metres 779ke., Radio, Toulouse (France), 8kw, Mar. announcer only.

DX Correspondents OULD correspondents observe the following courtesies: — 1. In asking for the identification of a station it is necessary to give more than the dial setting. ive the item broadcast, and before the stations can be definitely identified some other DX member should have heard that particular station giving the item. Otherwise there is far too much guesswork without any results, hen writing to different sections of the DX Club please keep the items separate, and write legibly. For example, do not mix up a paragraph for the DX Topics with a request for a station to be identified. Of paramount importance-be brief. & DX Topics should be of general interest to all DX readers, and not merely a statement that your log comprises so: many stations received on such and such a set. 4,-As far as possible try to fol- ‘ low the form of questions and notes that is set out in the page. ‘5. If possible express frequency in kilocyeles and metres, 6. All communications addressed to "DX Editor, Box 1032, Wellington." Trade names will not | be accepted as pen names, 7. A coupon is unnecessary. ;

Call: ICI, Radio, Toulouse (emissions de la radio phonie du midi). Interval signal: Gong, 431 metres, 696ke., Belgrade (Yugoslavia); 2.5 kw., woman announcer. Call (phon.): Hallo, Radio, Bay-owe-grad. Interval signal: Metronome (one’ beat per second). 394.2 metres, 76lkc., Bucharest (Roumania), 12kw., woman announcer. Call (phon.): at-tent-sec-ooh-aye! Aheetch, radio, Bou-koo-recht. Interval signal: Metronome. 441.2 metres, 680ke., Rome (Italy) ; 50kw., woman announcer only. Call (phon.) : Ay-yah Radio, Roma, if with Naples: Radio Roma e Napoli. Opening signal: Tuning note. Interval (if relaying Naples): Flute-like notes repeated ad. Tib. DX’ers will find further stations in last month’s "Wireless World." Go it, DX’ers! Iam after the scalps,

too ! Licten carefullv _

Bob

(Trvall

Bax ) _

‘Thformation on Unidentified Station. I NOTICE Keith A. Dixon wishes to know what station it is on 3884 metres (780 ke.). I have been in the same boat, but solved the problem this evening, and can vouch for the following: I heard the phone number he mentioned, viz., 65-01. The station’s phone number is 1841 Exposition. Two items I can recall are "Singing in the Bath Tub" and "White Mice." At 9 p-m., our time, they signed off, giving their call sign as KTM, Los Angeles, operating on 780 ke. I believe they style themselves the Lyceum Club. Can anyone tell me the power of this

station ?-

Te Ka

(Te Kauwhata).

WENR Comes in Well. AM using a four-valve set, and have picked up WENR almost each evening during the last three weeks. One item that came through about a week ago, viz., "Spring Time in the Rockies," was very loud; the time each evening is at six o’clock, sun time. I have also picked up WBBM, Chicago, coming through in good volume each eyening lately. Have just received a card from WOAI (San Antonio, Texas, 252 metres) to verify my request of July 20 at 5 pm. WOAT is a station of 50,000 watts full time, and is located 18 miles north of San Antonio at Sel-

ma, Texas.-

W.

B.

(Gisborne).

Pronunciation of Names. A A. HASSAN (Otakiri, Bay of * Plenty) would remind listeners for American and Canadian calls that the letter "Z’ is pronounced "Zee"

there, and not "Zede."’-

R.T.

R.

(Palm-

erston North).

L- N.Z, Early Morning Broadcasts. HAT New Zealand short-wave station operates in the morning? I received a station on Sunday morning, the 26th, at about 8 a.m. A lady was announcing, and gramophone records

were played-

P.K.

B.

(Oamaru),

KTM, Los Angeles. I HAVD just received a card verifying my reception of KTM, Los Angeles. I conclude from the card that KTAB, San Francisco, and KGB, San Diego, are controlled by the same concern, namely, Pickwick Broadcasting Corp., Associated Broadcasters Corp. Frequency is given as 780 kilocycles | 884.4 metres). J.C.C. (P.N.): Have you written away for verification to LTD yet? I sent a report to them a

few -weeks ago.-

R.J.

R.

(P.N.).

2Z0, Palmerston North. THE Palmerston station 2ZO is. owned and operated by Mr. J. V. Ingle, 50 Waldgrave.Street, P.N. He is also the operator of amateur station ZL2ZAX. 2Z0, 1050 ke, transmits on Sunday, 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Tuesday 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. on a power of 42 watts input to a TB 2/250 valve. All short-wave listeners will be glad to know that Mr. Ingle is continuing to transmit an 80metre band on an irregular schedule. JMany DX-ers have contributed to this information.-WHd. [ 4BK, Brisbane. HAVE received a card from 4BK. Station 4BK, Brisbane, owned and operated by Brisbane Broadcasting Co. Ltd.. transmitting on 217 metres (1380

K). Power. 200 watts.-

J.M.

J.

(Mas-

terton) .