Short-wave News

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 20, 28 November 1930, Page 30

Short-wave News

---- Russian on 43 Metres. ME. ™. McOAUL (Nelson) reports having heard # station on the afternoon of Friday, 7th inst., on about 43 metres. What appeared to be political speeches were being transmitted, each lasting about ten minutes. After each speaker concluded, the audience were heard applauding. Some popular marches were played. Three times Mr. McCaul heard the announcement, "Allo, Allo, here is Moscow." Reception was quite good in Nelson, being R8&-9. Notes From U.S.A. AX interesting letter has just been received from Mr. Joseph B. Sessions, Connecticut, U.S.A. The foilowing extracts will be of interest to short wave listeners in this country :- "I received with loud speaker volume, sufficient to be heard in the street, from VK2ME a record programme played in the studio of W2XAF, which is only 75 miles from my home. I really feel the world is quite small, this programme having been sent by Schenectady to Australia and returned to me after travelling approximately 21,000 miles. Only a short time ago I heard the operator’s voice in Schenectady after having been relayed clean round the worid through the co-operation of Holland, Java, and Sydney, also with loud speaker volume, and with only one eighth of a second time lag." Commenting on my report of LSH, Buenos Aires, Mr. Sessions writes :- "Regarding the South American station in Buenos Aires, may I correct the call letter to LSS instead of LSH as you have it? For some time I thought it was LSH, but after receiving a printed circular of the station sent me by Senor Cespedes (of NRH, Gosta Rica) I find that LS8 is the call Their power is 20 kilowatts."

Regarding G2NM, England, Mr. Sessions says: "I have also recently received acknowledgment from G2NM, which I understand is the only amateur broadcasting station in England. They are on every Sunday afternoon from 12.30 to 2 p.m. HBastern Standard Time. (Monday morning 5 a.m. to 6.30 a.m, N.Z. summer time, on 20.9 metres).