Short-wave News

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 41, 24 April 1931, Page 33

Short-wave News

NRH, Heredia, Costa -Rica. ‘N interesting letter has just been re ceived from Senor Cespedés, ‘the own-er-operator of this well-knotwn'-74-watt station. It reads: "You have a good item for your paper now: "The: chain letter has just arrived back ‘to ‘me from Spain. It travelled 68,485 miles in: 8} mouths, during which the luck to NRH has been the reports from all the worid continents. ilipines and Rhodesia, Africa, havé just come in. I still have the 74 watts for NRH.. I wonder if you heard the special midnight programme on the last 28th of Mareh, which I put ‘up for New Zealand? Wnclosed:a page illustration from NRH book; it contains the proofs for ‘the WAC certificate. The book has now 160 pages printed already, but pre-subscriptions are coming slow. Wonder when it will be ready? ~ Wishing you best wishes, from Costa Rica, as you did to me in -your. motto in the chain letter, I am, yours very. truly, Amando Cespedes, Marin." ~The full eall ‘sign. is TI-4-NRH. A. programme ‘is broad: cast daily on 30.5 metres from 2.30 p.m_ to 3.30 p.m., N.Z. ‘time. _ Reports on reception are invited by’ Senor: Cespédes; who sends a handsome Certificate of Veri-' fication which is as unique as the station. Times; ..~" 5° THE experimental transmissions from the Vatican station ‘are tobe continued, for the present, daily from 2. a.m. The Vatican’s . Station’s Transmission

to 3 a.m., on 19:84 metres, and from 3.10. am. to 3.30 a.m. on, 50.26 metrés (N.Z. time). It is probable that shortly the station will have a regular transmission schedule, but at ‘the moment it is only tésting:: ‘ In addition -to the above ‘schedule, HVE often transmits on 50.26 metres from about 6.30 a.m. rt, ot THE. Vatican. station is planning a. series of special lectures, which :will -be broadcast. in’ several languages, ‘including English... . sot pests When the Pope opened the station a; few weeks ago the B.B.C. carried out,.a suécessful relay, but it was found that better results were.obtained by picking up the transmission: from W2 on 19.5 metres than receiving direct from the Vatican station, : po "Radio-Maroc," Rabat, Morocco. THIS station. comes. in well here. on Monday morning on 82.26 ‘metres between 6.30-a.m. and 8.30 a.m. ‘The station canbe identified by the call "Ici Radio-Maroe station de-l’office Cherifien," and by the interval signal, a stroke on a gong. ‘The station’ closes down with the "Marseillaise." ._, -HRB, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.. . [ais Station broadcasts a special pro. gramme each Sunday from 4 p.m. to 4.80 p.m. (N.Z..time). ‘Their power has recently been iricreased. © Reports with comments on quality and consistency ‘of reception "are invited. The wavélength used’ ig 48.62 metres. ~ eo ‘VKSMBE, Melbourne. [* was. announced when closing down on Saturday after the usual test transmission, that 83MH ‘would be testing again on Wednesday, from 9,30 p.m. to 11 p.m. (N.Z. time). This is to be in addition to the Saturday test.

\.. ‘Specdal Brosicasts by W2ZAF. ERY Sunday afternoon, New Zea-. * land time, special broadcasts are made by W2XAF’, Schenectady, on 31.48 metres, for the benefit of the members of the. Syracuse University Andean Hxpe~ dition, exploring in the Andes Mountains,