Don'ts for the S.W. Listener

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 30, 6 February 1931, Page 15

Don'ts for the S.W. Listener

[HH following advice to shortwave listeners is taken from the December issue of the International Shortwave: Club’s magazine, forwarded us by "ZLDX" (Palmerston North) :- Don’t expect to find stations on all ‘parts of the dials. Shortwave stations are widely separated, except in a very few places. Don’t expect stations to tune broadly. Most distant stations tune very sharply. ; Don’t expect to hear the world the first day you tune. It requires some ‘knowledge of tuning to get excelient results. Don’t be disappointed after your first efforts. There are many distant stajtions to be heard when you learn to tune. . Don’t expect to hear a station simply because it is on the air. Many things govern shortwave reception. Don’t get discouraged. If reception is poor one day, it may be fine the next. Don’t skim over the dials. Tune slowly. Don’t ignore any weak signals. Often . a weak programme can be brought out plainly by a careful tuning. Don’t tune for stations when they are not on the air. Use a station list. ’ Don’t tune haphazardly. Learn where stations should be found on the dials of your particular receiver. Don’t expect wonderful results with a poor receiver. A good receiver is necessary for good results. Don’t tune above 33 metres for distant stations in daylight. Don’t tune below 25 metres for distant stations after dark. Don’t expect to hear many distant stations above 50 metres. _ Don’t expect the best at night. Short waves offer twenty-four hours of entertainment each day. Don’t say, "I heard your station" when writing for verification. Tell what you hear and how you hear it.