Log for Week Ending December 26.

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 25, 2 January 1931, Page 13

Log for Week Ending December 26.

RU15, Siberia, 70 metres.- Only heard on. Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings when volume was good, but static always there. 50 Metres (about).-Saturday at midnight a foreigner was heard at R9. Static was too bad to get a call, 49.9 Metres (about).-Nearly every morning, best about 6 a.m., too weak to identify. W9XF, Chicago, 49.83 Metres.-Good volume each evening till 7 p.m. W3XAL Boundbrook, New Jersey, 49.18 Metres.-The best American station at present for volume and quality, closing each evening at 6 p.m. Radio Saigon, Indio-China, 49 Metres.-On Saturday at 11.45 p.m. this station was easy R9 with one stage of audio. Their modulation was excellent. Only native music was heard at this time. KIXR was also good volume at this time and careful tuning was necessary to separate the two stations. KIXR, Manila, 49.86 Metres.-Sat-urday, Wednesdays and Thursday from 10 p.m., quite good each evening. WS8XK, Pittsburgh, 49.86 Metres.Up to R7 at 5 p.m. on Sunday and Thursday, with Christmas messages to residents of the Far North. HRB, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 48.62 Metres.-Sunday 4.40 from R3, a strong ripple spoiling reception. 46.2 Metres (about).-Friday, 5,380 aune foreign talk at R7%. Statice very a . .

Moscow 45.5 Metres (about).-Hach morning, best up till 6.30 a.m. 43.2 Metres (about).-Friday at 5.30 am,, all foreign talk at R7. Static bad. VK3ME, Melbourne, 31.55 Metres.Saturday evening, reception perfect at R9 with one audio. W2XAF, Schenectady, 31.48 Metres.Saturday, Sunday and Thursday afternoon and Monday evening. Reception was weak except on Sunday when they reached R9 by 3.30 p.m. Zeesen, Germany, 31.38 Metres.-This station was only heard on Tuesday and Friday mornings, and then at poor volume. WIXAZ, Springfield, Mass., 31.35 Metres.-Weak on Saturday, but up to R8 by 4 p.m. on Sunday. They closed down at 4.30 p.m.

PCJ, Eindhoven, Holland, 31.28 Metres.-Saturday R4 at 620 am, a strong morse station spoils receiption. During the afternoon they increase to R8-9 by 6 p.m., signing off at 6.15 p.m. 31Metres (about).-At 10.45 p.m. on Saturday, Chinese or similar music was heard at R8&. A call was not heard. NRH, Heredia, Corta Rica, 30.5 Metres.-Saturday, Sunday and Friday till about 4 p.m. On Saturday this 74 watt station was heard at its best, reaching R8& by 4 p.m. LSX, Buenos Aires, 28.98 Metres.Not near so strong now as a few weeks ago. Sunday was best, being R7 when closing at 2 p.m. G5SW, Chelmsford, 25.53 Metres.Volume fair most mornings but rapid fade spoils receiption. They opened at 6.80 a.m. on Friday morning (Christmas evening at home). After the Greenwich Time Signal, a religious service was transmitted. Volume was fair -about R8, but rapid fade made it impossible to understand the talk. 3R0, Rome, 25.4 Metres.-Heard on Tuesday morning for the first time for several weeks, being R8 at 6 a.m. They have been heard each morning since, but not at such good volume as before they went up to 80 metres. WS8XK, Pittsburgh, 25.25 Metres.- Each morning, but seldom above R4. On Saturday and Friday they reached R8 by 7.80 a.m. FIN, Paris, 24.46 Metres.-Quite good after 10 pm. on duplex with Rabat. W2XAD, Schenectady, 19.5 Metres.Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Volume remains fairly steady at about R4 from 6 a.m. till 7.80 a.m.

Rabat, Morocco, 24 Motrea---Dunlex)-with FIN. : XDA, Mexico City, 20.5 Metres-': Saturday and Tuesday at 7.45 a.m., Rd.4 KWG, Bolinas, California, 19.4} Metres. (about) -This new station was, tuned in at 6.15 a.m. on Monday. They| put on records and called, "Hullo, KWG, Bolinas, California, testing." They called another station but did not get the call as their wave was not steady. Volume was R9. They: closed at 6.80 a.m, PLF, Java, 16.8 Metres; PCK, Kootwijk, Hoiland, 16.3 Metres and PLE, Java, 15.93 Metres, were heard. on’ Saturday, Monday and Wednesdays at; good volume and clarity after 9 p.m. FTM, St. Assise, Paris, 15.5 Metres.Tuned in at 11.10 pm. on Saturday when music was received at R8. Later, "Hullo, Buenos Aires, ici Paree" was heard, followed by duplex telephony.