Short-wave News

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 48, 12 June 1931, Page 45

Short-wave News

_ VESCL, Winnipeg. . SOME of VE9CL, peg, which ‘operates on 48.8 metres, were received from the owners, James Richardson and Sons, Ltd., grain merchants. «© Tlie people operate four stations-CJRM, Moose Jaw, Sask. and CIRW, Fleming, Sask., both on 451 m.; CJRX, Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 25.6 m.; and VE9CL, Winnipeg, on 48.8 m, At present, transmissions from OJRX are temporarily ‘suspended. The power of VE9CL is 2 kilowatts, the ‘studio is at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg, and. the transmitter is’ at Middlechurch, near Winnipeg. CJRX was reported in more distant countries, but VH9CL is found to be more suitable for recepttion in North America, as it covers this continent consistently. VE9CL broadcasts the same rogrammes as CJRW each day; except till 3.30 p.m. N.Z. time. . ONVA, Brussels. NOTHER new station has come on tlie air recently on 49.5 metres. ‘This is ONVA, Brussels, Belgium. The station can be identified by the call; "Allo! Ici la station d’essai de la. Societe Belge Radio Blectrique." . ne . HB90C, Switzerland. TATION: HB90G, Zurich, _ Switzer--land, on 32,85: metres, can he. identified by the call, "Hier Radio Zurich," preceeded by two strokes on a gong. Programmes from Mai‘irid. | > ' HE National Broadcasting. Company in U.S.A... are making arrangements to relay programmes from the Polish capital. Plans are also ‘being’ made with HIAR in Spain to relay musical programmes every Sunday from 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. G.M.T. (Monday morning, 6.30 a.m. to 8 a.m., N.Z. time). Zeesen, Germany. . M®- W. BRIDEN JONES. (NZITW) has just, received the following transmitting times from the .powerful .German shortwave station at. .Zeesen, .. which works on 31.88 metres:-12.30 a.m. to 1.30 am., 3 a.m. to 6:a.m.,; 6.30 ‘a.m. to 11 a.m., and occasionally till.12 noon (all N.Z. time). The aerial output is 8 kilowatts.: The programmes originate from the main Berlin station, which works on 1634.9 metres, _. WSXAL’s 24-hour Test. ° REPORTS to hand. state that WSXAL came in at good volume from about 5 p.m. till near midnight. It: appéars that, this station was, heard earler in the southern parts of New Zealand than in the north, but that. reception continued

saisfactory till a later hour north of Wellington. ‘Some listeners heard WSXAL commence the test at about 4.30.a.m.,-but Moscow and HVJ were too strotig for the’ American. Lot i ethty — New French Station... NEW and powerful shortwave station, located at..Paris, has:.been reported by several correspondents:;on 32. wavelength just above G5SW;,in fact,. at first it was difficult to:separate the two but the Frenchman went up’ a_ fraction." I estimate the wavelength to. be, about 25.7 metres." This station is on each morning just now till 9.30, closing down after the French National Anthem has been played. Volume varies -slightly, but is always good, often full loudspeaker strength. ‘A -call-has not yet © been: identified. ete, Reception in Bay of ' Plénty,. Me: CHARLES F. GHB, Otangihaku, has forwarded his log for several days, which no doubt will, be of interest to readers. ‘ SESS Wednesday, May 20: 12RO, Rome, 25.4 metres, excellent at R9; G5SW, Chelmsford, 25.53 metres, quite good, R7-83. Paris station, good; 47-metre stations, thought to be XDA, Mexico, talk and re-: cords till 5.80 p.m., good and steady}. HVJ, Vatican City, 50.26 metres, -very good; Moscow, 50 metres, good volume, all talk; W2XAF, 31.48 metres, very gushy; amateurs, ZL2AB, Otaki, and .ZL3AQ, Ashburton. _ ee Thursday, May 241: 12RO, excellent..at R9 all through;'G5SW, R6 early, iticreasing to R8 later;, HVJ, R9; Moscow, R9; WSXK, 25.25. metres, only R4 relaying KDKA; W2XAF, R6, unsteady and fading; OXY, Denmark, R7, good music.

Friday, May 22: 12RO, Rome, R9, al-. ways good; G6SW, R6, mushy; WS8XK, R4, mushy, readability poor; QXY, R8;very good and clear; PCJ, R8, 9.30 a.m: -: till 1.30 p.m. Saturday, May 23: 12RO, R9, very good again; PCJ, R8, Australian and . N:Z. programme very good; VK3ME; RY, fading very severe. te Byte . Sunday, May 24: PCJ, R5; 12R0, R89, ° still good; OXY, R8; W3XAL, R8, not. so good as a few weéks ago; WOXF,_R8. . not so good as a few weeks ago. rth Amateurs: ZL2BY, Wanganui; ZL3-.. COW, Greymouth; ZL2DW, Gisborne;ZLIBQ, Otahuhu; ZLAICH, Auckland; ZL2AX, Palmerston North; VK3AH, Melbourne, and VK4CJ, Queensland. . .