Short-wave Notes

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 26, 9 January 1931, Page 13

Short-wave Notes

Shortwaver at Bucharest. [THE shortwave transmitter recently ~ installed at Bucharest is reported to have completed tests, and to be working on a regular schedule. Transmissions take place each Thursday and Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., New Zealand summer time, on a wavelength of 21.5 metres. Rabat-Radio Maroe. A NEW shortwave station, working on 23 metres, relays the main station -programme, This station is erystal-controlled and is rated at 6 kilo-wat’-@@The regular operating times are fro. ‘p.m. to 1 a.m. daily (N.Z. summer time). They have been heard testing at other times.

W9XAA, Chicago. A LETTHR has just been received from this station. ‘The following extract, regarding its unique location, is of interest: "It is located in the north-east tower of Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, The pier is a municipal structure extending 5000 feet from ihe shore into Lake Michigan. W9XAA and its sister broadcast station, WCFL, are at the extreme eastern end of the pier, a mile out in the lake." 3RO, Rome. ON 25.4 metres, they were quite good at R9 at 7 a.m. on January 2. A stranger was heard at the same time with the sanie’ programme on about 24.5 etres, The lady announcer, giving the esil "Radio Roma," was distinctly heard on this shorter wavelength, so it must have been a relay or rebroadcast of the Rome station. Volume was about R4 with a slight gushiness. PCJ, Holland. WERY little has been heard of PCJ ' lately, but on Saturday afternoon (January 3) the special Australian and New Zealand programme came in quite well from 5.18 p.m. till signing off at 6.4 p.m. Volume R8-9, increasing to R9 with slight gush and medium fading. American Amateur on 40-Metre Band. AN American amateur has been heard after 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 28, and Saturday, January 8, working

on about 48 metres. His ’phone was quite good at R6 each time, but Morse interference was troublesome. New Year Broadcasts. R. SELLENS has sent an interesting account of New Year celebrations in Hngland and America. This appears in an earlier section of tue paper, following Mr. Levy’s account of the N.Z. and Australian broadcasts.