News and Views of the D.X. CLUB

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 21, 5 December 1930, Page 12

News and Views of the D.X. CLUB

Answers to Correspondenis A.O.H. (Otorohanga).-yYour sugges: tion re DX pages is quite a good one, but unfortunately it has been found necessary to reserve the two centre pages for other purposes. Re N.Z. and Australian B class stations: From time to time, as new B class stations appear on the air, the particulars when ayailable are published in the ‘Radio Record." These are, however, not always to be found on the DX pages. Addresses & "Addresses Wanted "(XATCH ’EM (Wellington).-WBBM, Atlass Investment Coy., Chicago, Illinois, OULD "Gregg" (Dunedin) please send his address? Identification Wanted "A WEAK station heard on November 22, operating on 1380 ke. (220 mettes). Heard between 7.30 p.m. and 8 pm. Too weak for speaker to be understood.-‘Catech ’Em’" (VWellington). N November 15, station on 2ZI’s fre quency. There was some talk about Chicago. Call sounded like New York. At 9.5 p.m., band, announcement, jazz music, announcement, jazz music, with man singing, announcement, 9.15 p.m. Closed down. Is there a station with eall sign 1ZK? Does 2ZH, Eketahuna operate 1 degree above 2YB? What was the station on 2ZI’s frequency testing on Wednesday, November 19, at 9 p.m.’ It was a New Zealand amateur. Two items heard « were "Sleepy Valley" an4d "Honey."-"Amuri" (Invercargill). [2ZH, Wketahuna, operates on 247.8 metres (1210 ke.), while 2YB, New Plymouth, operates on 248.8 metres (1230 ke.). To our knowledge there is no ie operating with the call 1ZK.- ] STATION heard on Wednesday night, November 26, from 8.30 p.m. till 9.35 p.m., when he closed down for a few minutes. His wave-length was about 225 metres (1330 ke.), and he gave address as 217 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, telephone 1859, but no call sign. Some of the items broadcast were: "Broadway Melody," "Spring Song," and "Jeannine." The announcer said it was blowing hard in Gisborne, and he would like to know how they were being received. TI think

J.P.

C.

(P.N.)

inquired about this sta-

tion in issue of November 7.-*L.P." (Wellington). QTATION on about 550 metres (555 ke.), November 22, and occasionally during last week. Very distorted. Strength fairly good. Programme seemed to consist of gramophone re-

cords RJ.R

(P.N.).

UNDAY, 28rd instant, at 1.380 p.m. to 1.45 p.m., on 1150 ke. (260 m.), dial 36,.I heard a station about R5 playing: 1.80, "British Grenadiers," "Annie Laurie’ (medley); 1.84 p.m., "Happy Days Are Here Again"; 1.40 p.m., piano and vocal numbers. Closed down at 1.45 pm. Station call not given. Heard same station a fortnight previous.-‘Stores" (Dunedin). WO stations heard early on Sunday morning, November 23, broadcasting what sounded like a_ footbal! match. The announcer said _ tha' "play was carried from the 45yds. linc to Tyds. line," ete. One was just above W2XAI"’s wave-length, and the other a degree below. A foreign station on about 80 metres at the same time on telephony. Bangkok, Siam. was heard on 40 metres (about). Foreign station broadcasting music on 4°

metres on Sunday morning.

J.

C.

(New Plymouth).

Stations Identified T.S. (Napier).-There must be sou. mistake about my saying that WMBR is situated in Chicago. "Amuri" (Invercargill).-The Japanese stations ure JOKH and JOAK or JOCK. I would like to get in touch with J.T.S. (Napier).-M. Ellis, Barrett Street, New Plymouth. P K.B. (Oamaru).-You do not say * what wave-length you heard this station on. J£ an SO metres, it may have been 83AG, Greymouth, or 4BL of your own town. both owned by lady

"hams.

J.

C.

(New Plymouth.)

D.X. Topics Japanese Stations. I RECENTLY received Q.S.L. cards from JOHK, Sandai, and JOAK, Tokio. JOHK forwarded a complete list of the stations in operation-eleven in all. Broadcasts commence at 6 a.m. and continue till 9.40 p.m. JOAK forwarded a photo card of JOJK, with time schedule, etc. JOHK, JOAK,

JOCK, JOBK, and JOFK form the "chain" broadcasting system. ‘To stations not listed in the Guide are JOJK, Kanazawa, 710 ke. (422 m.), 3 k.w. (innut). and JFAK. Taihoku. 900 ke. (333

metres 10 k.w.-

Bob

( Wellington)

Station Particulars. GTATION WS8XAL usually relays the WLW programmes and announcements (although occasionally the WSAI programmes go over this shortwave station, and also occasionally special programmes of international interest

go over this station only). It operates on 49.5 nietres (6060 ke.), with a power of 250 watts. The schedule is 6.30 a.m. to 11 a.m., 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 1.30 p.m., daily. .They would very much appreciate reports on recep tion. Address: Crosley Radio Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio. W8XAL do not give any particulars, Address: National Brondcasting Company (Inc.), 711 Fifth Avenue, New York. PCJ is a erystal-con-trolled transmitter broadcasting, on a frequency of 9.59 x 10.6 cycles/sec. (wave-length approx., 31.3 m.). Maximum power, 27 kilowatts, with watercooled transmitting and _ rectifying valyes. Announcements in Dutch, English, French, German, and Spanish. schedule: Wednesday, from 16.20, G.M.'T, Thursday, from 18.20 and 23.0, G.M.T, Friday, from 0.3 and 18.20, G.M.T. Saturday, from 0.6, G.M.T.

(This is from their latest Q.S.Iu card). Address: N. V. Philips, Gloeilampenfabrieken, Bindhoven, Holland.

J.

C.

(New Plymouth.)

A Mystery Station. if PICKED up the Gisborne station that "Jaka"’ (Wellington) mentions, on November 26, broadcasting on 1ZJ’s frequency (4 degree below 2Z1).1 first heard him at 8.30 Pines ‘and held him until he closed down at ‘10.30 p.m. Records were played throughout the whole programme with the exception that he closed down for about 20 minutes owing to being short of reeords. He also relayed the last two items of 3YA’s programme. No call sign was given, and no items announced, but he gave his *phone number and ' asked for reports to be sent in to 217 Gladstone Road, Gisborne. Here’s yous chance, "Proton" (Gisborne). Are you

a Sherlock Hoimes /-

B.

W.

(strat-

ford).

I NOTICE in the "Radio Record" that "Squeak" (Christchurch) cannot understand how J.S. gets WENR, just above 2Bl. I have picked up WENR practically every evening at about 6.30 p.m. (our time) during the last four weeks and always get it above 2BL. I have recently picked up Zeesen (31.38 metres) and G5SSW (25.538. metres). They came through O.K. Last evening I picked up WBBM quite plainly, operating from Chicago on 889 metres (770 ke.). I am using a 4-valve s.g. battery

set,-

W.

B.

(Gisborne) .

A Flexible 2-Vaiver. HAVE logged the following stations, chiefly on speaker, on a two-valye "inverse duplex" of my own make:19 N.Z., 15 Australians, including Perth, on 1230 metres (244 ke.), its old wavelength, 4 Japanese, and 3 Americans. One morning about 3 o’clock some time ago I thought I heard the announcer say, "Station TCA, Caleutta speaking." It was almost on top of 3L0, Melbourne’s wave-length. The set is very flexible, one pair of coils tuning from 180 metres to 550 metres, another pair from 550 to about 950; and another which I constructed by way of experiment used to bring in Perth (sometimes). One morning I received an unknown on about 1400-1500 metres. The talk-and there was plenty of itwas distinctly foreign. On the 550-950 metre band there is nothing but Morse, but I get some enjoyment from that sometimes. I once heard a ship on the Atlantic transmitting fairly slowly.

Inverse Duplex

(Rahotu).