Short-wave Notes

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 24, 26 December 1930, Page 11

Short-wave Notes

Trans-Pacific Telephone Service. A RADIO-PHONE service between America and Manila, Philippine Islands, was opened last month. KBK, the Manila terminal, was operating on 81 and 25 metres from Radio Manila, and was picked up by KDV, the Ameriean terminal, at Bolinas, California, and placed on-the local network from there. KEV was operating on 29 metres. The opening transmission (on November 26) was rebroadcast by KZRM, the Manila broadeast station on 485 metres, and by KIXR, the shortwave sister station. NRH Again. JN another letter just received from Senor Amando Cespedes Marin, he peports that his little NRH, with only "3 watts, has now been reported as having been heard in Australia, which is his best DX, New Zealand being the best prior to this. Reception During the Week. S it was necessary to write these notes much earlier in the week than usual on account of the holidays, only a brief summary is given. Reception generally is still about the Same as the past few weeks, the regular stations being received about the same strength. I have not yet heard 8RO, Rome, on 80 metres since changing from their lower wavelength. The station reported as possibly W9XF each morning about 6 a.m. is still unidentified, but I do not think it is an American. VESCL, Winnipeg, 48.5 metres, was heard again on Wednesday at about 6 p.m., when a relay from a theatre at Winnipeg was transmitted. Reception was spoilt by static and local intéreference. On about 31 metres, a station was heard on Wednesday evening at R9 with musical items, news and at intervals calling "Hullo, Discovery." This was probably an Australian, 2ME or 8MB, but no call was heard while I listened to them, On 30.1 metres (about), on Tuesday at 7.35 am., a station was calling "Hullo, Buenos Aires" repeatedly at R6. No eall, or anything else was heard. NRH, Heredia, Costa Rica, 30.5 metres, was picked up on Sunday at

3.49 p.m. at R4. The call, NRH, was all that could be understood of his talk. At 4 p.m. a familiar American tune was transmitted. The station went off the air at 4.7 p.m. The writer of these notes is always glad to hear from any reader at any time. News of reception not reported here (it.is impossible for one listener

to hear but a small fraction of what is "on the air," some good reception or a new station may be missed through listening to something else, or, perhaps, giving the dials a rest) and notes on reception in other districts and countries, which often vary considerably from Wellington are welcomed. With best wishes for the festive season and better DX for the coming year.

programmes. Wavelength ranges from 103.44 to 146.34 metres, Mr. Bell gives the Buenos Aires station the call LSX. Myr. Sessions, U.S.A., wrote recently giving it as LS8. The International Short Wave Club’s journal ‘give it both LSH and LSX in different parts of the paper, ‘so the last letter may be anything; it certainly sounds like H to me ©