News and Views of the D.X. CLUB

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 31, 13 February 1931, Page 13

News and Views of the D.X. CLUB

Identification Wanted = AUSTRALIAN operating on 214 metres (1440 k.c.), heard on January 31, on the following items: Tenor solo, band item, and a foxtrot with vocal refrain. Afterward a talk was given in which a telegram from or concerning Mr. Scullin was mentioned. All I could get was "- Broadcasting Service, closing down until seven o’clock to-morrow." Ke comes in between 2HB, Newcastle, at 210, and KGHR at 215, on my res ceiver. It is probably the station R.J.R. referred to a short while ago. Has

he identified it set?

Moi Whare

(Feilding) _

% . LE "Wireless Bug" I have . picked tp a station on 2Z0, Palmerston North’s, frequeti¢y, but have been unable to identify it. The best reception was obtained at 1.30 a.m, on Februaty 1, when a player-piano roll was played three times in succession. Apparently testing was being carried ont, No station call was given. Several times I heard another station on the same frequency. The item sounded like a tale duet. This, however, was faint

compared with the tormer.-

Kay Gee

(Wellington).

STATION heard at 10 p.m. on Japuary 31 one degree below 4 body Was vivine an Mow ahont ne

férent nations,-

Amuri

(Invercargill).

ys there a station KOG (not KGO), = Port Worth, Texas, operating on

@in mettes (120 kt) X

Pap

(Paba:

toetde}-

wat are the ¢allg of the following ‘ stations?--Brisbané. Atinotincer retharked that they were operating on 217 métrés.-Neweastle atid Geelong, both on about 220 metres. Also where is sta-

tion 3G0Q located?

J.

P.

(Waihi).

[The former is 4BK, Brisbane Broadcasting Company, Brisbane, operating on Zi7 metres (1380 ke.) with a power of 200 watts. The next may be BHD. Airsales Broadcasting Company, Civic Building, Newcastle, operating on 212 metres (1415 kc.) with a power of 200 watts. The last mentiotied is probably 8GL, operating on 214 metrés (1400 kc.) on a power of 50 watts. You probably mistook the call of this station for 3GOd.J QTATION operating on 1245 ke, (240 J metres), rebtoadeasting 2BL on January 80 and 81, Would this be 2MC Newcastle? Another on abotit 1120 ke. 268 metres) broadcasting records on anuary 24 closing down at about 11

pina Cal Solinded Zike IARS

Catchem

(Welifzton).

AM_La new chum at radio, and’have catight the DX fever badly. At 12.46 am. on January 3 I heard my first American, pat could not get his signal. He came at 214 on the dial (about 1060 ke.), and on talk about trapping animals for fttts. He then announeed two eramonhone items. but

afterwards faded ont«

H.G.

W.

(Ohrist-

ehurch).

GTATION on approximately 366 metres (820 ke.) heard on January 3, at 8.15 p.m., broadeasting: "When it’s Springtime in the Rockies." At 10.55 pm, I heard the "Blue Danube Waltz" and earthquake news. On the 4th, at 9.80 p.m., he was btoadcasting "Mother Maehree." T feel certain that his eall was

8ZR Greymouth.

J.C.

S.

(Beckenham).

iThigs probably was 3Z2R, a new "B" class station--Ed.] Stations, Identified ee ee pus station that "Little Willie" (‘Timart) thinks is KMOX, Oalifornia, is probably 2K Y, Sydney. On Decein-

ber 81 I was listening to community singing from that station at 11.30 p.m., when the conductor remarked, "Now for another old-timer-‘Pack Up Your Troubles"? I listened until about 11.45 p.m., when the call 2KY was given. I. have picked up community singing from this station several times, but have rarely heard the ¢all sign. As "Little Willie" sovs. the station is just on BYRB’s fre.

quency:

K.

M.

(Kaiapoi) .

"Little WILLIK" (Timaru):* TI should say that the only station on the air at 11.30 p.m. on 2YB’s frequency would be 2NC, Neweastle. KFOX certainly would not be broadcasting community singing at 5 am. If "Cockney" (Inglewood) refers to the last few issues he will find the station on 610 ke. (492 metres) mentioned several times.

G. C. Holmes (Masterton): Probably 3WR Wangaratta. Amazon (P.N.)$ Station on 1820 ke. (227m.) will be either 271 or 27%, Hastings. Both oper

ate on the same frequency.

B.

W.

(Strat:

ford).

R J.R. (P.N.): Your unknown "B" * class station is 1ZS, operated by McCabe’s Radio, Upper Queen Street, Auckland, on a frequency of between and 215 metres, with an output power of 5 watts. He is on the air at 7 am. to 9.30 o.m., and again during the evening. It is a difficult station to pick up here, 16 miles from Auckland. but fT notice it

is improving.

Pap

(Papatoetoe).

TN last week’s issué I noticed several inquiries concerning a Japanése station on a high wavelength. According to a recént verification received from JOKK, Okayama (500 watts, 427 metres, 700 ke.) they also operate occasionally on 490 metres (612 ke.), and relay JOAK and other programmes, This may account for the calls DX-ers have heard from this station. The latest list of stations received from Japan is reproduced in the table given on this page. This list of stations will perhaps elucidate those previously unknown to DXers. Most of these stations relay each other’s programmes, and the call alone is not enough to go on. Recent verifications have been received from KRLD,. Dallas, Texas; WMBI, Chicago; KWX; Portland, Oregon. and from other lesser:

lights:

E. W.

Anglesey

(Nelson).

W ELR. (Dunedin: Station on 370! * tetres (810 ke.), is JOCK, Na» goya, Japan, power 10 kw. "Cockney" Ung lewood) ad iF, (P.N.): Station n tmetres «.) is, actording te On ard LT vecerved from JOAK dated Dew

cember 10, JOKK, O kayama.-

Keijo

(Invercargill).

"Kets ORA" (Frankton Junction): 7 9.5 p.m. on January 1 I heard t station which sometimes _heterodyn 7 announce KITMR, BHollywood-

J.C.

S.

(Beckenham).

DX Topics I HAVD just received verification from 1ZR, operated by Lewis Dady, Litt Queen Street, Auckland. Following their schedule :- Daily, noon to 2 p.m., 2.45. to 4.15 p.m.,

€ to 10 pm. Wednesday close down at 8 pim., and Saturday at. 11.45 p.m. Sunday, 9 am. to 10.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m., and 6.30 p.m. to 9.80 pam. Mon-

day, ‘sSliehnt day.-

Red Bird

eliing-

ton

ys last week’s issue Mr: Morrison refers. ~ to my letter of the previous week in regard to the Nairobi short-wave station. Che. call is VQ7LO not VQYLO, as published. .""Amazon" (P.N.) mentions the earth system recently illustrated in the "Radio Record" to Mr. Hillis. If the car radiator is removed, it will be found that the pipes would not be nearly as good. Also if the radiator was used alone and then the pipes connected up afterwards, no difference would be noticed. .1 think’ that: ZL2BE (Mr. J. Mills); and ZL2FF (Mr. C. Hands) should be complimented on the fine work in keeping the earthquake area in contact with ‘the remainder of New Zealand. I should like to get

into toueh with a short-wave listener: in Auckland or North Auckland, and also with one in Otago, My address can be obtained from the "Radio Record" office.

Z.L.D.

X.

(PN;)

ON January 28 I picked up the new station 3ZR, Greymouth, N.Z., operating on 800 ke, '(875 metres). I also picked up the station on 3AR’s frequency, but owing to static I was unable to get the call. However, I heard the announcement, "Radio Manila," so I take it the station was KZRM.' Incidentally 3AR seems to have moved down to 610 ke. (492 metres). He is now much easier ‘to pick up. J.P.C. (P.N.): I would like you if possible to get the call from a stranger on 610 ke. (492 metres). He. announces fairly frequently, usually after ‘a. talk, One has to. watch him fairly closely, as there is practically no pause between the

end. of his talk and the eall sign.-

B.

W.

(Stratford).

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