Log for Week Ending February 14

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 32, 20 February 1931, Page 31

Log for Week Ending February 14

EOHPTION on the whole has. been fairly good,. On account of there being so many short-wave stations working on’ duplex telephony, only broadcast stations were listed. . RV15; Siberia, 70.1 metres: Each evening from about 8 p.m., at good volume. MY, Bandoeng, 58 metres: Friday morning, 2 a.m., R7-8, good quality, but spoilt by static. HVJ, Vatican City, 50.26 metres: Testing on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Tuesday was calling GLN, Dorcester, volume R9, with one of audio. On Wednesday the order of the opening ceremony was broadcast. 7L0 Nairobi, 50 metres:. Hach morning, volume best about 6 a.m., spoilt by static as a rule. . W9XF, Chicago, 49.83 metres: Continues to come in well after 5.80 p.m. till p.m. PKS3AN, Sourabaya, 49.7 metres: Friday morning, 2 a.m, at R8, statie very bad. WS8XAL, Cincinnatti, 49.5 meires: Testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, good volume after 6.30 p.m. On Wednesday they were still on at 10.30 p.m. Volume was R8 at 6 p.m., increasing to R8-9: by 6.80 p.m., remaining at that till after 10.30 p.m. Static was very bad. WS3XAL, Boundbrook, .N.J., 49.18 metres: Still the best from U.S.A.,. till 6 p.m. each evening. a WISP, Bangkok, Siam, 49.3 metres: At 1.45 am. Friday morning, orchestral musie was received at R8-9, static, as on

all these 49-50 metres on Friday morning, was very bad. i Radio Sargon, India-China, 49 metres: Saturday from 11.30 p.m., R9, with one audio, WSXK, Pitisburgh, 48.86 metres: MesSages to the far north on Sunday, R6 at x m VE9CL, Winnipeg, 48.7 metres: Wednesday at 6 p.m., R7, very gurgly, only odd words readable. They closed "just after 6-p.m.-HRB, Honduras, 48.62 metres: Sunday, R3 at 445 p.m., too gurgly to be readable. 3Z0, Christchurch, 46.3 metres (about). Camé, in at good volumé on Friday evening, but spoilt by a harmonic of 2YA. Radio, Pidcenza, Italy, 45 metres. Good -yolume every morning, best between 6 a.m, and 7 a.m, co: . JIAA, Japan, 37.5 metres, Tuesday, 8.50 p.m. Take at RZ; Morse interference very. ..'. VK3ME, Melbourne, $1.55 metres. Hxcellent each Saturday, from 10 p.m. W2ZAKF, Schenectady, 31.48 metres. Sunday ill 4.27 p.m., reaching R8. Satur‘day not. so strong. Zeesen, Germany, 31.38 metres. This station has been heard at its best several times during the week. On Friday at 1.20 a.m. (an all-night sitting) they were excellent at R9 with an organ .recital. Valime was down to R6 at 5a.m., but up

to R9 again by 6 a.m.,. when a choir rendered some fine items. Other good mornings, about 6.80 am. were Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. WIXAZ, Springfield, Mass., 31.35 metres. Sunday R3 at 430 p.m. About the same at 1.30 a.m. Friday. Saturday, good at R8-9 till signing off at 4.45 p.m. POJ, Holland, $1.28 metres. On Friday and Saturday mornifgs our old friend was back to his old time’ volume and quality, being R9 from 6 a.m. , Costa Rica, 30.5 metres. Sunday at 345 p.m. R5 with a long talk, odd words only being readable. The closing announcement was made at 4.8 p.m., followed by their usual signing-off song. LSX, Buenos Aires, 28.98 metres. Sunday. R3 at best. VK2ME, Sydney, 28.5 metres, was heard calling HUJ, Vatican City, on Thursday morning, but the latter station could not be heard. . G5SW, Chelmsford, 25.53 metres. usual morning transmissions have been louder, but still subject to rapid fading. On Friday morning from 12.30 a.m. till 1.30 a.m., reception was all that could be desired, both as regards quality and volume. An organ recital was heard during the first half hour. After the Green- wich Time signal, 6 pips, at 1 a.m., vocal and pianoforte items were broadcast till closing time. 12R0, Rome, 25.4 metres. Has not not been so,.good as usual. They have been gushy each morning except on 'Thursday, when they were R8-9 at 7.30 a.m., with what appesred to be a debate between a-lady and gentleman. WSXK. Pittsburch. 25.25 metres. Each morning. but too wenk to listen to. VI, Vatican City, 19.84 metres. Fridav morning, Report earlier in notes. Ww2xAn, Schenectady, 19.5 metres. Wach morning, but only just: readable now.