Short-wave Notes

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 1, 17 July 1931, Page 30

Short-wave Notes

Special Transmission from VK2ME. ‘A SERIQS of weekly transmissions for world-wide reception have been comenced by VK2MH, Sydney, working on bewhatas This series was inaugurated last Sunday, July 5. The hours of transmission are arranged so that the programmes: may: be heard in most countries from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ‘ . "oer ‘ The schedules in New Zealand time, ‘with the countries served, are as follow: Sunday, 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 ‘p.m. for Pacific Coast of America, Alaska, ete. _ Sunday, 9 p.m. to 11 pm., for New Zealand, Fiji, New Guinea, Dastern and Oentral Australia, ete, weet Sunday, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., for Western Australia, Java, Burma, India, Japan, Siberia, ete.. ste Monday, 6.30 a.m, to 8.30 a.m.,. for Great Britain, Western Hurope, Africa, Bgypt, ete tte : Each of the four sessions are well received here in New Zealand. tenes W9XAA, Chicago. A CORRESPONDENT has _ recently ‘been advised that W9XAA have abandoned ‘their 49 metre wave and are now using a frequency of 11,840 ke. (25.34 metres). ° . W2XAW, Schenectady. ‘THE shortwave station W2XAW is only used on special occasions. The frequency is 17,340 kc, (17.3 metres), French Colonial Station. od opening ceremony of the French colonial shortwave station coincided with the inauguration of the Paris Overseas Hxhibition on May 6, when a special "Far Wast" programme was broadcast. This station is using a wavelength of 25.2 metres, EAQ, Madrid, Spain. : GEORGH DH. BRIGGS (NZ26W, .Morere) writes that the schedule of HAQ on 30.4 metres is apparently from 12.45 p.m. to 1 p.m. each day, including Sunday, as he regularly hears them at is e. International Cock-crowing. i Kootwijk transmitter keeps up '* regular communication with the Dutch Hast Indies. A short time ago, according to a correspondent, while the studio windows were open in the early morning a neighbouring chanticleer began to "proclaim the morn"; this "broadeast" was picked up by the microphone and transmitted to the Far Hast, where in a few minutes all the roosters within

hearing of the loud speaker awakened a Joyous chorus. Programmes from U.S.: But No "Ads"! CONVINCED that a tremendous market exists in America and abroad for shortwave radio sets, Short Wave and Television Laboratories, Inc., of Boston, plans to enter into a co-operative arrangement with Aviation Radio, Inc., of New York City, whereby they will combine to develop an international relay broadcasting network, using the four relay aport waves now assigned to aviation ra0. American programmes would be sent abroad on a regular basis, and American listeriers would be urged to acquire receivers that would not only tune domestic shortwave stations, but also the shortwave broadcasters of foreign countries. It is explained that under rules of the Federal Radio Commission, programmes relayed by short waves must be non-com-mercial in character. The return to those who seek to develop the short-wave transmitting and receiving field would come -entirely from their markets for receiving equipment. Just as regular broadcasting was first developed without advertisin to stimulate the sale of radio sets, it is believed that relay broadcasting can be developed to the same end once the public is aware of the excellence of the shortwave programmes,