Short-wave Notes

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 52, 10 July 1931, Page 31

Short-wave Notes

Lions "Mike Shy." A FEW weeks ago a special broadcast was arranged for by the "Wireless Constructor" (Hngland) from TLO, Nai‘robi, Kenya Colony. The main feature of this broadcast was to have been the roar of lions in their native jungle, and to this end microphones were placed at the edge of drinking pools. This was not successful-they were apparently "mike shy." The rest of the broadcast went off very well. and was well received in Wngland. A talk on "Gorilla Hunting" was given by Mr. Martin. Johnson and tom-tom dance was*heard, Residents of the colony sent messages to friends in the Old Country. A programme of patriotic music was also broadcast. OTIAA, Lisbon, relayed the above special transmisHon. b) NRH Programme for Australia. AE DR putting over special transmissions for reception in New Zealand for a week, Senor Cespedes, of NRH, Costa Rica, decided to give Australian listeners a special week, This was from June 21 till June 27.. Round the Clock on Short Waves, R. CHARLES F. GRE (Bay of Plenty) reports a 24-hour "sitting" on June 12-13, during which period he heard music and talk from many countries, During the intervals when shortwave stations were too weak, Mr. Gee filled in the time by listening to broadfast stations. The following is the og — 12 noon: 2YA, Wellington, records, excellent at R9, 1 pm.: W2XAF, Schenectady, R6, increasing to R7-8 by 2.80 p.m. 2.30 p.m.: WIXAZ, Springfield, R7, "relaying WBZ and WBZA, Boston, * 4pm.: W2XE, New York, R6; very rough, weaker later, W3XAL, Boundbrook, R8 (weaker this week). W8XAL, Cincinnati, RS (best American this week), 6 p.m.: 2BL, Sydney, very clear at R8. 2NC, Neweastle, excellent at R9. 10.15 p.m.: KZRM, Manila, R6; music ood, 11.30 p.m.: F3ICD, Saigon, R8. Quaint and weird music, well worth sitting up or, 12.45 a.m.: PK38AN, Java, R7; music yery good till 2 a.m. 3.30 a.m,: Zeesen, Germany, R9, Splendid music at 3.380 am. from Cologne Cathedral. Boy soprano specially good. Closed at 4.30 a.m. 5 am,.: PCJ, Holland, R6. Noisy. 6.30 am.: OXY, Denmark, R7. Very fine singing till 7.30 a.m. 7.30 a.m.: 12RO, Rome, R9. Operatic "music very good. GSSW, Wngland, R8. eenwich time signal, R4. Radio, Paris, 4

R9. "Iei Paree" only call heard, Good musie and talks till 9.45 am. 8 am.: W2XAF talking to Melbourne. 10 am.: W8XK, Pittsburg, R4; too weak to hear much. VE9GW, Toronto; just audible-very weak.