News and Views of the D.X CLUB

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 34, 6 March 1931, Page 10

News and Views of the D.X CLUB

"> Addresses and Addresses Wanted "Ar BOY" (Timaru): 2AY, Charles A* Riee, Radio. House, 610 Dean Street, Albury. Would "Dink" (Helensville). please forward his address? "Oockney" (Inglewood): TLA, Wills and Co., Ltd, 7 Quadrant, Launceston. fas : Identification Wanted . ON Feb, 22 at 8 p.m., an American ‘ . Station heard almost on 2NO, Neweastle's, frequency. He announced "Telephone number 6988, neutral, Los Angeles, California." Newcastle then came in‘very strongly, and I could

not get the cail-

Doris

(Dunedin).

‘AT 12.45 a.m. on Feb. 4 I tuned in a station broadcasting two vocal items, and then the announcer said he would commence the morning session. I'could only catch "--, Shenandoah," when he faded out and was lost. He came in directly on 1YA’s

frequency.-

T.R.

T.

(Dunedin).

STATION, I think an American, operating on 950 k.c. (316 metres) heard at 815 pm, N.Z time. He remarked that it was two minutes past 12, Pacific time, and that.they were

signing off.-

A.M.

H.

(Lirau)

TATION on 680 k.c. (441 metres) heard on Feb. 21 at'8 p.m, on orchestral items. Announcer then remarked: "You will now hear --." ‘Another on 640 kc. (468 metres). ‘heard on the 2ist. Announcer speaking, but 4YA’s 8 p.m. chimes came in and prevented my hearing any a1:

nouncements:

Oscar

(Marton)_

TATION operating on 315 metres (950 k.c.), heard at 9 p.m, on Feb. 28. I held him for 15 minutes, but ‘no announcements were heard. At 9.5 ‘pm., "Invitation to the Waltz," by jWeber, played by the Philadelphia Sumphonys Orchestra, followed by ‘a

ehorus of sea shanties.-

Scion

(Tim-

aru

{Address required is KRLD, inc, Dallas, Texas.-Hd.] , STATION heard about 8.30 p.m., Feb. 7 92, operating practically. on 3ZC’s frequency. Items included. "Turn on the Heat.’ "Broadway Melody,"

and other hits from the "Broadway

Melody" talkie,-

Big Bill

(Timaru).

N February 27, between 8 p.m, and . 8.80 p.m., foreigner on KGMB's wavelength (approximately 222 metres, 1250 k.c.). which T took to be a Jan. No

eall was heard.-

Ocol

(Hawke's Bay)

AMERICAN station heard on February 23, at about 7.55 p.m. Volume fair, but static was too bad to decipher the exact call. and all I heard was "K, New

York. on frequency 1320 k.e.’’-

Civic

(ambridge)

GTATION heard at midnight on February 28, on about 500 metres (600 k.e.). wo men were speaking in a foreign language, and after a pause of about

three minutes at 12.15, one man _ continned. Statie and the language prevent-

ed by! picking up a call.-

A.

N.

(N_

UTaZo).

A B. (Gisborne)-WJDX is listed as Jackson, Mississippi, not Missouri.

D.N.

A.

(Timaru)

TATION heard at 7.55 p.m, on the 7th, operating at 454 metres (660 ke). He elosed down at 8 p.m. Would

this be WEAF ?-

Squeak

(Cheh.).

APANBDSE station broadcasting on approximately 500 metres (600 k.c.) on the night of February 23. After listening to him for an hour at R7, speaker strength, he closed down, giving a call JOAK, MEvidently he was relaying this latter etation. Would this be one of the

new. stations Mr. Bllis mentions?-

H.

Walker

(Bluff)

HE} Melbourne "B" class station was’ the call 8-, Melbourne, heard. below 2HD, Newcastle, is quite audible at times, but the announcer appears to be always in a hurry. California station on 2UW’s frequency héard until late on February 22 on tlie following items: (1) "I Surrender, Dear," and a request from F. J. Wood for ‘‘Choo-choo, Bound for Better

Times." 2UW’s carrier on 267 metres

(1120 kc) spoilt it_

SG.V.4

(Otago).

Hs anyone heard a station giving the eall 6AY (or perhaps 6KY) on 2KY’s frequency? I heard announcements three times, but could not get locality. They closed down at 12 p.m,, our time, and while on the air they were strongly heterodyned by presumably 2KY.°

E.

C.

(Chch;)_

Sté TION heard at 8 p.m., Monday, Feb, 23, on about 1840 k.e, (224m.). Bevis Williams and his orchestra played the "--- Blues." This was. a gramophone. record." Following this, "Song of the Islands" was played. Programme for the next day ‘was then and station closed down. Another on about al k.c, (280m.) was picked up at’ 7.25 p.m,, surging "badly. It was relaying the Athletic Clube’ Wxhibition from the

Washington Hall."-

Uncle

Sam

(Has-

tings) ,

Stations Identified R.D. (Morrinsville) : Station * which sounded like KEP, Santiago, California, was KGB, San Diego, California, on-225 metres (1830 k.c.). BRA. (Masterton): -Oall which you took to be WBHN was probably WBBM Chicago, operating ‘on 389

metres (770 ke.)

G.R.

M.

Cleve-

land; S.) ,

"QCOTSMAN" (Whangarei) : Station on 2ZP’s frequency is probably. KOA, Denver, Colorado, whose freaqueney is 830 k.c.. (861 metres).-

Wireless Bug

(Raetihi).

"\ANDIDAS" (Timaru): Station heard advertising International Oil Burner was WLW, Cincinatti, Ohio. The band heard is called the International Orchestra. On the 15th I also heard KRLD, Dallas; Texas, testing. Volume was excellent, but the carrier wave seemed to have a peculiar bubbling sound.

Did anyone else notice this/-

W.

B.

(Linwood).

Galway (NE): Station on 250 metres 00 ik.2.) was WOAI re laying "I -heard him the same night and tried both stations, who were

transmitting. the same programme.-

H.

Walker

Bluff)_

W. (Stratford): On two separate * nights now I have heard a Jap on 590 ke. (50S m.), closing down, announcing JOAK very slowly and distinectlvy. 1 have written asking why.-

J.P.

C.

(P.).

"CANDIDAS" ' (Timaru). — WRYA, Richmond, Virginia, is on 270 metres (1110 k.c.). You have heard WOR, Newark, on 422 metres (710 k.c.|). WSK (Nelson), WBZ; Springfield, and WBZA, Boston, both owned by the Westinghouse

E. and N, Co.), operate on 303 metres (990 k.c.), You must have heard the Springfield station relaying’ the Boston one. "Dink" (Helensville).-ICHJ, Los Angeles, 383 metres ,9000 k,c.), is usually on organ sessions on other nights to 8.30 p.m., or thereabouts. He then closes down. until 7 p.m, the next morning, N.J.

(Masterton WSUI ; not WSAI:

R.J.

R.

(P.N.).

A ¥. (Waverley).-Station heard on * Jan. 21 was quite possibly JOFK, Hiroshima, who operate on. 850 kc. (353 metres).-Time in Japan would then be about 7.25 p.m., and you evidently tuned in duringe their talks and musie session.-

Cockney

(Inglewood).

DX . Topics Jap Relays. + T 12.80 a.m, on Feb. 23 I heard [ lady singing from ‘station JOAK, Some station must have been relaying the latter’s programme; for I received him on 870 metres (810 ke.) and JOAK is on 845 metres (870 ke.).-‘Red

Bird

(Wellington). —

Australian "B.'s," HERE are 28 Australian "B" class stations at present in operation, and five more, namely, 2WG Wagga, 4CH Charleville, 4MK Mackay, 4TO Townsville, and 83BO Bendigo, are not on the air yet. Stations 2CA Canberra, on 285 metres (1055 ke.), 2MO on 226 metres (1325 ke.), and 2GN Goulburn, on 201 metres (1490 ke.),,are only testing as vet at unschedtled times.-

Keijo

(Invercargill)

"THE following results -were achieved on a short-wave two-valve set without using an aerial or earth. No screen grid valve is incorporated in the circuit. On Feb. 12, at 7 a.m. N.Z.T., station G5SW was heard. announcing, "Good evening, everyone, this-is G5SW, the short-wave transmitting station at Chelmsford, England, transmitting on a wavelength of 25.58 metres; We are now going over to London-for our evening’s transmission." The clock chimes and strikes 7 at 7 am. N.Z.T. Programme was then announced. Other stations received under -similar conditions are W8SXAL, W3XAL, 2MBE, and "Radio Roma." On Feb.:16 from 8 to 8 30 a.m... nsing an aerial but-no earth.

I received WOO calling GLSQ.-

N.C.

G.

(Oamaru).

An Error. Acknowledged. STAND corrected before the ‘multi- . tude. "Dancing Lessons" it must be, * so my litéle joke has crastied! (Sonny, "Radio Bug.) It would appear, in the light of later developments, to be quite an achievement to bring in WLW under the recent favourable conditions. Now

were getting personal.-

H.M.

S.

(Dun-

e(in ) _

N Feb. 24 IL received verification from 8GL Malop Street, Geelong, Victoria, They operate on 214.2: m. (1400. k.c.), and use 50 watts serial output. They would appreciate any reception reports from New Zealand listeners. Although it is a pity that many

of: the New Zealand "B’ stations have now closed down, it has* somewhat’ cleared the. air for those that desire to listen to overseas stations. On the | 24th KGO California came in at about Rd, and was held from 7.20:p.m, until 8 p.m., when he stated that it ‘was 2. minutes past 12 S.P.'T., and. signed off.

Wireless Bug

Raetihi)

Second. Doubting Thomas. PLEASE allow me to reply to "W.B.," Linwood. Writing under the heading "The Biter Bit" in your issue of 20th inst., "H.M.S.," Dunedin, is quite correct in correcting "Radio Bug" re dancing lessons from WLW, as this will also serye to correct "W.B." I receive this station regularly at excellent loudspeaker. strength, and references are always made to the early morning exercises. Not — dancing lessons. 1 hold a_ verification from WLW, in which Mr, J. L. Clark, dc! the Crosley Radio Corporation, veries the remarks I made re their early mourning exercises. If you cannot be conyinced, call on me some time and listen to WLW. on a real radio set, A/d waiting.G.F. (Port Chalmers). A Powerful Russian. I READ with interest a letter Mr. W. Peters received from -Czecho-Slo-valia, I wrote to a. Russian station, RA14, operating on 820 kc. (866 m.), 4000 watts, during November, but have no answer as yet. ‘There is a Moscow station operating on 1450 k.c.. (207 m.), with a power of 40 kw., which should: be easily heard during this winter. The call is RAI. Did any DX-er hear CNRV | recently on a special programme of dance music for overseas DX listeners? I logged this station in at R6 and found ‘it very hard to separate from KTHS. CNRY; signed off at 7.25, New Zealand time. ‘"Candidus" (Timaru): There is no such station as KRLD in Washington. It may be KRSC, Seattle, Washington, on 1120 k.c.. (268 m.), but this station is on only in the daytime; with

a power of 50 watts.-

S.

Ellis

(Okato).

Logging Honolulu. GTATION 4ZP is operated by R. T. Parsons. Hours of operation: Mondays and Tuesdays, from 7-10 p.m.; Fridays, 7-11 p.m.;. Saturdays, 6.30 to 7 p.m.; and Sundays, 4-6 p.m, and 6.30 to 9 p.m. Power, 50/100 watts, In the 1930 "Guide," KWK, St. Louis, Missouri, is marked as having not yet been heard in New Zealand. Surely someone has heard this station since then. I picked them. up on the 22nd at about 8 p.m, KGR was received about the same time. [KGR now operates on a power of i kw.-Had.] Is there a station KCMG, Honolulu? 1 picked this station upon the same night. At. the time a Hawaiian troupe were playing several items prior to passing over to some hall to relay a dance ses- , pion.. Has anyone. the address of this sta-

tion ?

Inquisitive

Motueka), ©

[Probably station KGMD, Honolulu * Boadeasting Coy., Hawaii, operating on 1320 ke. (227m.), with a power of 500 watts.-Hd.] I HAVE also just received a verification from JOAK, who sent me a photograph of their station together with a complete: list. of broadcasting stations in Japan. At 6.30 p.m. (Tokyo standard time) they hold a language course. DXers will stand more chance of obtaining | verifications if they tune in at-that for they will probably be able to understand -what they are talking about-

Cockney

(Inglewood).

New Loggings. ECENT verifications include WKBH, WIC, WCCO, and WFAAJ.P.C. (PN, ). I also ‘received a verification from 1ZS on Feb. 4. This station shows a tendency to distort and fading is bad. New loggings include ‘WABG, New York, 860 ke, (849m.), .and KRFU, Cohimbia. 680 ke (476 metres). Con-

gratulations, Mr, Hllis.-

R.J.

R.

(PNS

Particulars of KSCJ. K SCs , one of the associate stations on the Columbia broadcasting system, is operated by the "Sioux City Journal.’ It uses erystal control with 100 pez cent. modulation and 2.5 kw.-output power. It operates on 225 metres (1330 ke.). Converatulations to the DX Cup winner.

Sioux

Gore)

Multi-Valve DX Sets. ON the. 26th I logged KHJ, Don Lee, Los Angeles, California, on a frequency of about 900 ke. (333 metres). He signed off at 12 p.m. S.P.T., which is 8 pm. here. Although static was preyalent, 1 managed to secure enough items tor yerilication, I have read the DX competition with interest, but am impressed that the owner with seven or more valves to his set gets the "bun." Is this any encouragement to owners of

sets with Jegg valves

Wireless Bug

(Raetihi).

[As a matter of fact the competitor who came third with a log of 70 verified. stations operated a five-valve B.D. It was also decided that at the commencement of the competition a small receiver handled well when using headphones was eapable of quite as good DX work as the multi-valve a.c. receivers, which are sometimes rather noisy on distant stations. Your suggestion, quite a good one, was noted, and will probably be attended to after the publication of the "Radio Guide and Call Book.’-Hd.]

Securing Jap. Verifications. RECENT additions to my log are:WJAK, Jacksonville, Florida ; WOAI, San Antonio, Texas; TLA, Launeeston; ZAY Albury; 8GL, Geelong; and 3KZ, Melbourne. Would any DX-er who has written to the Japs. please inform me if they take down items of interest when the announcer speaks in Hnglish, and at. what time this language is used.

Uncle Sam

(Hastings).

[Your log of over 50 verified stations in six months is quite a good one.] Logging the Australian "B.’s." M* heartiest congratulations to Mr. Bllis, Now we are off on the next competition, and it should make us all keen, I think that the Australian "B" class stations should be allowed to remain in the competition. I listened for two hours the other night to get the call of one station, and finally found it was 4BC Brisbane, who had shifted his frequency to 1140 ke. (263m.). I listened also to 6ML Perth, the following night, and ‘heard his call once. It was the same with 8BA Ballarat, so if logging these stations is so difficult on a powerful set what. must it be for the DX-er who- is not so fortunate? I notice several _ reporting KRLD, Dallas, testing on the 15th, but nobody mentions the one thing ‘which I thought was unusual, This was that the "Ambassadors of Melody Land," as. broadeast from 2YA on Wednesdays, were performing. Re WTIC, Hartford, Connecticut, I heard him testing on his allotted frequency 1060 ke. (283 metres) and two or three times he remarked that they would change over to 650 ke. (461 metres). I followed him on both frequencies. Two nights after they were celebrating their sixth birthday. On the 27th I heard WMAQ, Chicago, on a test

programme.-

J.P.

C.

(F N..

From Japanese Stations. SEVERAL listeners appear to be undecided as to the correct call of the Jap. operating on 610 k.c. (492 metres). He sometimes operates on 595 k.c. (505 metres). The first time I received him on the latter frequency was on November 1, 1930, when he gave the call JOAK. have just received a verified report dated January 15 from the latter station, stating that the station I heard is a twin of JOAK. On 610 kc. (492m.), I also received KGW, 3AR, and: KXRM. My latest American loggings are KJR, WMAQ, KVOO, KELW, and WOI and KMBC. The last three mentioned’ were testing.

I would like to thank Mr. Hillis for the ‘description of his set, aerial and earth. Mine is similar-R.A.S. (Manakau). Congratulations, Mr. . Ellis, RRECHETION from American stations lately has been good. My latest are KGB, KDIN, and KDGY, the latter being listed as a 15-watt station. Congratulations to Mr. Hillis on winning that fine cup. He will have to look to his laurels. for all DXers will be keen to

hold that for six months.-

D.N.

A.

('im-

aru

American Radio Puplcations, _ (PHROUGH the courtesy of the Ameriean Consul-General I have been advised of. the following American_ official publications: "Amateur Radio Stations of U:S.A.," current edition, 25 cents. "Qommercial and Government Radio Stations of U.S.A.," 15 cents. "Radio Service Bulletin" (yearly), 40 cents. The last named is the supplement to the list of commercial stations and contains many new calls, changes of power, wavelengths, etc. It is published monthly, while the main list is published annually. These lists may be obtained by application to the Superintendent of Public Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, U.S.A. Remittances must

accompany applications, and. except for the "Service Bulletin," one-third must be added to cover postage. Roughly, 1 dollar (4/2d). will: eover the three.-

Cromdale

(Otago).

New Experimental Station. D W.H. (Masterton): A recent letter * from ZL2ZXY, operating on 1120 ke. (268 metres), states that it is purely an experimental station at present. Aerial power 500 watts, 100 per cent.

modulation, 4 stage rack and panel type transmitter with two 250 watt valves in the last stage. They were coming in very well on the 17th and 18th. Address is Collier and Beale, 70 Ghuznee Street, Wellington. On Feb. 22 I picked up KDYL for the first time. I have' received’ a copy of the book mentioned by "Sereen Grid," Opunake, from WBBM, ‘Chicago (389.4m.), and it was well worth hav-.

ing

S.G.

V.4

(Utago)

Mystery Station Identified... s GWITOHIS" identification of the mystery station on 3AR’s frequency is correct? After 24 hours’ patient waiting from 12.30 a.m. until 3.5 am. on Heb. 27, I definitely logged him as. KZRM, Radio, Manila, Prior to 38AR , closing down the two stations were iitex-. fering badly. I am writing for verification, Oan you give me his address?-

D.

McL.

( Wellington).

[Station KZRM, Manila, would no doubt be sufficient-Md.] Frequency Changes. "(CANDIDAS" (Timaru): The Ameriean station I mentioned recently should have read KRLD, Dallas, Texas, not KRLB. It comes in one deg. above 2ZF, Palmerston. M.S.’s (Obura). set must be almost the same dial reading as my own, as I also received 2KY on 31 and 2ZYB on 17. I notice THO, Hobart, is now on 1YA’s frequency; 3AR, Melbourne, has also reduced its wavelength by about 15 metres, 2MO is listed as hains on 200 metres. but I receive him

just above 3KZ-

E.

C.

(Christehureh).

+ 3ZR, Greymouth. Tus following particulars were taken from the official card received from station 3ZR, Greymouth (using the amateur call ZL3CW). The transmitter used is a Hartley with a power of 50 watts. Australia has been worked on phones, Address is c/o M. HE. Spiers, Secretary, 5 Cowper Street, Greymouth. European Stations. : I AM by no means convinced that th Buropean station on 279 -metres (1080 ke.), has been correctly identified. There are far too many Wnglish names mentioned for a station operated in a foreign-speaking country. It must have a large Wnglish community around ik, These morning stations. are coming in strongly again and can be heard here best about half an hour before sunrise.-~

A.E.

B.

(Tangiteroha).

K.P.O. at Good Volume. AMONG five Americans received at good strength on February 25, KPO was outstanding in volume. I also added WUT t. mv log. Congratulations to Mr.

Bilis. © He deserves his win-

Squeak

(Christchurch) .

Answer to Correspondent. "Ray Dio" (Shannon): Undue publicity of the wavelengths of the shortwave stations you inquire about is not encouraged by the P. and T. Depariment.