Short-wave News

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

Short-wave News

GTATION 8RO, Rome, has been heard lately making tests on wavelengths of 80 metres and 25.4 metres. On the 80-metre wave they have been heard a little before 5 o’clock in the morning, coming in very strong and clear. The station heard by Mr. ‘Sellens on 46 metres in the mornings has been identified as a Portuguese station. He gives his call-sign as CT3AG, and has also been heard late at night at different periods. For some time past a station has been heard testing on 58 metres. He generally opens up a little after midnight, and I think he is another Portuguese station, because that country has been mentioned. Also the foreign language seemed similar. Sunday, December 28, was the first time good English was spoken, and I recognised his call as OVJMPT. A word after this sounds like Prague. He sometimes comes up to R8. On looking up one of the latest call-books this station is not listed, but another is listed from there on a wave of 60 metres (no call-sign), located at Bratislava (Czechoslovakia). ZL2AW has also heard this station operating. Another station which works very near to the above station I have also heard and I believe the ecall-sign is PMY, Java. On three nights last week after midnight a station was heard on 50 metres, on each occasion coming at good strength. Very few announcements were given. The language used was Italian, so it is probably the new Vatican station. Station on 60 metres has been heard, call W3XK, and is owned by *the Jenkins Experimental Laboratories of America. The Canadian station WGECL, 48.5 metres, was heard broadcasting a church service from Winnipeg on Christmas Night a little after T p.m. WIXAZ (7), operated by the Western Blectric Co., is also heard after 12 p.m., on an early morning programme. I am inclined to

think this company operates two shortwave stations, because on listening to his midnight transmissions his call is W1IXAD, relaying from WDD and WDDL. W9XAA has been heard between 6 a.m. and 6.30 am. on 409metre wave. Also an American with call W9XEC. I have failed to get his location. The American amateur phone stations on the 80-metre band are coming in quite well. just now. The best time to tune for them is 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. (our time). Some of these stations reach the strength of R1 to 8. NRH is still heard at good strength at times.-A. P. Morrison (Wellington). In his last letter he mentions that he is still using 74 watts and sends a photo. (See page 6.-Hd.)