Short-Wave Topics

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 36, 20 March 1931, Page 32

Short-Wave Topics

Dlixva-Short-wave Transmissions. ORKING on a wavelength of 7.05 i metres, a transmitter erected near Berlin by the Telefunken Company. broadeasts twice weekly. ‘ Gramophone records are every Wednesday and Friday from 4 a.m. to 6 am., New Zealand standard time, and from time to time a relay is carried out of the Berlin programme. The wavelength was chosen after a series of tests, as it was found to be the-.one most favourable and particularly free from magneto interference. ‘Dutch Station on 50.1 metres. "YY ORLD RADIO" (England) reports a new Dutch short-wave station working on 50.1 metres, which relays Hilversum. This station has been heard between 11.30 p.m, and 3 a.m., New Zealand time. Time Signal from Moscow. ° Moscow, on 46.6 metres, transmits a time signal each day at.3 a.m., New Zealand time. ‘The signal consists of the letter G (- — .) and is preceded by clock ticks, with the counting of seconds and minutes superimposed. Prince of Wales Heard. THE opening ceremony by H.R.H. the Prince Wales of the British Trade Hxhibition at Buenos Aires, Argentina, was well received on Sunday morning. Just before 5.380 a.m, the announcer gave the order of the pro- ceedings, This was followed by a band item, and at 5.30 a.m. the National Anthem was played. A speech in Spanish was then given by one of the exhibition officials. The Prince commenced by reading a special message from his Majesty the King, which was loudly applauded by the audience, This was followed by an address in English and one in Spanish. . The President of the Republic then replied in Spanish. At the conclusion

of this talk (6 a.m.) "God Bless the Prince of Wales" was played by the band. That concluded the ceremony, after which the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince George, commenced a tour of the exhibition, visiting the pavivilion of the Dominion of Canada first. The speech by the Prince of Wales, delivered in Spanish as well as the one by the President, was then translated into English. The 1 station closed at 6.11 a.m. The station heard was the British Post Office short-wave station, GBP, working on about 27.7 metres. Volume was R89 all through, readability 100 per cent. It was one of the best receptions of a transmission of Hmpire interest. Buenos Aires was not tried for direct till after the special transmission, when LSG on 15.05 metres was heard, but only at about R3. WoexXF and KTXR. war has become of these stations? They both were well received, but have disappeared recently. Has any reader heard either of these stations during the past week or two?