News and Views of the D.X. CLUB

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 40, 17 April 1931, Page 10

News and Views of the D.X. CLUB

Identification Wanted ; TATION heard about 6.20 p.m, on March 831 approx. 1 deg. below 2ZL, broadcasting a Japanese programme, Announcements were made in English. Statice prevented my hearing the call before 2Z1, came on the air, when they

drowned the former. station,-

Morepork

(Ohakune Junction)

St TION on approximately ‘600 m. (1500. k.e.), heard at about 8 p.m. on April 4. He was calling, "Hallo, hallo, hallo, Radio Guiana (?) calling Glade House." He also | mentioned Awarua and Wellington. Strength R7, with rapid fade. I held him for 20 minutes, during which time he announced the names of several people, made. mention of the weather and intimated that he would call "Glade House"

at 10-p.m-

Quel qu'un

(Carterton).

LYes, your log is quite & fair one.--~-"ALL ‘ : QGTATION calling "Glade House" at 7.30 pm. on April 3. Wavelength 200 m. (1500 k.c.), He mentioned a "Myr. ‘Fox, of 44 Cuba Street, Petone," ‘J eonld -dAistinetly hear a noise like a cir-

cular saw.

J.V.

D.

(Cambridge).

GEYERAL nights in suecession, I have ged a station, evidently a Jap. on 500" "Ke. (508 m.). I cannot find: one on. this frequency in the latest call

book;

Ocol

(lawke: S By ) _

POS ‘station operating on 353° m. k.e.). . Musie and speech were. comiay in well after midnight on April 3 ant By. Although -I listened to them for over three hours their call was. not

given in English-

R.A.

S.

(Mamaku).

At 2 a.m. on April 5, -station heard on 8AR, Melbourne’s, frequency broadcasting a description of a boxing match: Also foreign music on 2BI’s

freqnency

J.

P.

(Waihi).

GTATION broadcasting an organ solo at 7.59 p.m. on April 8 on 900 k.c. (833 m.). Another heard at 8.30 p.m. operating on 780 k.c, (884 m.). Heard the following: "KPL, operating on a carrier frequency of 780 k.c. (384 m.), closing down." Gaye the studio time as 20 minutes. (or seconds). to 1 a.m, and hade listeners adieu till 6 a.m.--

Oscar

Marton

TATION operating on 1550 k.e.. (200 SJ +m.) at 9.10 p.m. on April 8, A ylayer-piano solo, "When I’m Looking at You,"* followed by. an orchestral selection, "Hearts and Flowers," was heard (Well wae siven hut was spoilt by mushi-

ness and fading.

E.

W.

(Sanson).

W. (Stratford): VK&8KU, Ronald A * Hipwell, Campbell Street, Swan Hill. Vie. J.P.C. (P.N.): Thanks. for infor mation re KZRM.- I- heard his ¢all several times on the Sth.-when they were relaying from the Grand Opera House Manila. G.C.H. (Masterton): I often hear IME on 1500 k.c. (200 m.) talking

ta shins at seh-

N.

J.

(Masterton). |

O* April 8 an American ,approximately 210 metres (1-430 k.e.). at 11 p.m. Dance music. Station 2HD is two deerees above. I. too, heard the same for‘aign. station. as W.B. (Tiinwood) = ov

2BL’s .frequency. Signals R-A.-

Bob

(W ellington)

Stations identified TATION heterodyning 2FC | late. at: night is a Japanese. I have heard three calls frem him. but the one ‘repeat-

ed ‘most often is -JOLK.-

C.E.

M.

(Auck-

Jana) =

FULL address of WENR, Chicago, is: "~The Voice of Service, Great Lakes Broadcasting Company. 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois." I have also veeeiyed a verification from VE2NC, an Australian Broadcasting Company relay staiton. It is owned and operated by the: P,M.G.’s Department, and is situated. approximately 14 miles ftom Newcastle. fs transmits on 124fke. (241m.), and is crystal controlled. Power rated ag input to .the final stage is 6 kw., corresponding to 3 kw. unmodulated carrier power. in the aerial. Transmitter is capable of 100 ner cent. modulation, which is carried out

‘at low power.-

Red Bird

( Wellington)

W. -(Stratford).:. Station on 2BL's + frequency, which- I. stated. was the ‘Bombay station, 1 find on closer investigation tobe the station referred to by W.B. (Linwood). J heard him on March ‘30, April 2 and 3. and again on the meh. Tt is, as W.B. states," Radio Vangkok, and ‘is situated in. Siam. Wik signal is a series of strokes on a beautifully toned . gong, .arranged .as a, smaljl scale, 8 up, 1. down, and 2 up. The station must be a recently completed one. He can be heard almost any night after 2BL has’ closed down. {-heard the Bombay station at’ 4 a.m. recently 14 degrees higher. -"Dud" (Bay of Plenty) : There is no 3GO. Melbourne,.and the other is 2MY.. Mossyale. "Cromdale™ (Otago): I think you will find KSTP. St. Pank Minnesotn. is the correct eal)

for station en 1400 k.c. (205 m.).-

J.P.

C.

(K.N.)

Dp. Met, (Wellington) : Station heard at . 2 am., March 22, was the experimental station 8EF, Ellwood. It often operates on 2NC’s frequency. Just prior -o the above time was broadcasting "When {t's Springtime in the Rockies." A ‘ew degrees higher up, 83BY, Melbourne. 24.8 metres, approximately (1210 k.c).-

was also putting. over items.-

E.J.

H.

Aranul

W B. (Linwood): Station on April 3 "was 3KZ, not 3ZZ, Melbourne. Regarding station on 2BL's wavelength, this is the first time I have seen Radio Bangkok reported on the broadcast bani. Bangkok is in Siam. approximately 5400 esniles from Wellington. Although I have searched through several of the Iates! call books I have been unable to find any station in Bangkok on 850 metres (2BIL*-

fremuenev) _

Static

aon).

OB lati fie es At 6.40 p.m. on April 2, "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" was broadcast by a station on 1330ke. (225m.), not 1Z] Auckland, Reception was surging and distorted. Station closed down at 7

p.m., no call being given.-

Oscar

Mar-

ton),

ON April 2, a Japanese station was heard broadcasting a BPuropean concert at 11.50 p.m. The station was onerating on 790ke., near 4QG Brisbane. A choir sang "Killarney," apparently in Japanese. Another station heard at midnight on approximately 600kc, (500m.). Lady was speaking in French. Station heard closing down at 3.35 a.m., on the 6th. operating on 1250ke, (240m.). "KM" was a portion of the call. Station on approximately 820ke. (866m.). heard at. .40 a.m., on 3L0’s frequency. Would this be Chinese? On March 29 T heard a station on dial reading 2 call 2MH Sydey. "Halloa, BJMK," was often called. "Hallo, Kalara,’ was also called, almost

continuously. hen, "Your position re-

cpived 0K "

A.

M.

(Dunedin

. [Names of ‘commercial receivers must not be used as noms de plume--

DX. Topics Seldom-Heard VK’s, J. (Masterton): I was listening to ¢ 3D, Hlwood,.about 1 .a.m, on March 80, when he remarked that owing to the. expense of sending verification cards, reports would be acknowledged over, the air only, The following VK’s were also logged the same morning ; 3KU, 1292 ke. (232m.); TJ, 1250 ke. (240m.) ; 8BH, 1295 ke. (281.5m.) ; and another on 1190 ke, (252m.), whose call, I think, was eunteenem aha

VABL

Ray Dio

(3namnQH} }

Particulars. of ‘WJDX. EN KDKA comes on the air on 980 : ke, (306m.), with a power of 400 kw., DX’ers will find it necessary tg equip themselves with crystal sets tay make. reception of ,him. bearable. Lates loggings are WEAA, Dallas, Texas, and WKBF, Indianapolis, Indiana, The latter I heard’ on March 27 on a test programme, After each musical number reports were asked for. I recently rereived a yertification from’ WdJDX, ‘The Voice of . Mississippi.’’ The studio is situated on the 11th floor of the Lamar Life Insurance Co. Building, in Jackson, Miss. Transmitter is located. 74 miles north of Jackson, -and operates on 1270 ke (928 metres). with a nower of lkw.

Tt fe arvetal eontrolled —

Seven Kicker

(Okoroire Springs)." ‘

_ Australian Loggings.. RAY DIO (Shannon) and others: Aussie station on 265 metres (1130 k.c.) is the new transmitter of 4BC, Brisbane, situated at Oxley, six miles out of Brisbane -%n °the Brisbane-Ipswich road. A.W.A. erected the station and the masts are 160ft. high. It is a much better station now than when it. was on 2383 metres (1290 k.e.). Is it possible to have a list of the Australian experimental stations published in the "Radio Record’? There is a new Australian station just aboye. 38DB. According to. the latest list’ of Australian stations this should be 4MK. Mackay, on 252 metres (1190 k.e.). I notice 83DB is down on 250 metres now instead of 255 metres. My latest logging is KGBU. Ketchikan. Alas-

Aka 2R metrac (000. k 0 )

R.J.

R.

(PN)

[Sach a list would be difficult to obtain and still more difficult to keep up to date.-Ed.]