Round the world on Shortwave

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 8, 4 September 1931, Page 31

Round the world on Shortwave

Short-wave Notes

New Schedule. , A COORDING to the latest information to hand from the General Electric Company, Schenectady,. New York, their short-wave stations are now working on a new schedule, as follows :- W2XAD; 19.56 metres, relays WGY daily: from 7.80 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.,.and ou . Mondays from 5.30 a.m. to. 7.30 a.m. W2XAF, 31.48 metres, relays WGY daily from 9.80 a.m. to 3.80 p.m. (all N.Z. imes). ’ , . XDA Broadcast News Service, ?YVHH 'Trens News Service, of 43 Colon Street, Mexico City, broadcast frou station XDA. Mexico City. A New Short-waver. A NEW short-wave station working ou about 25.6 metres, with the call letters, YV4BV, or YV4VV, is located at Valencia Venezuela. .They broadcast nearly every day from 12.30 p.m. to 4.80 p.m., our time. . , : French Short-wave Station. THE new Frenh Colonial station works on three wavelengths; 19.68, 23.20 -and 25.63 metres. ‘They can’ be heard every morning from 8.30 a.m. on 25.63 metres, often. on 25.2 metres at the same time. ‘The address for reports. of reception is "Min‘*tere de Poste Telegraphies te des Telephones, Service de la Radio Diffusion, 103 Rue de Grenelles, Paris." Stranger on 49.6 Metres. A FOREIGN station has been reported on about 49.6 metres, about half-way between WS8XAL and W9XF. The language, according to one_ listener, was thought to be Spanish. The most recent report was for Saturday, August 29, when this stranger was well received till 6.45 .m., at which time they closed down. as anybody identified this new shortwaver? South America appears a lkely place. Moscow Short-wave Stations. HE station heard every morning, aud reported as REN, is the short-wave station of the Central Home of the Red Army. The wavelength is given as 45.3S metres, power 10 kw. The Trade Union short-wave station. working on 50 metres, has a power of 20 k.w. There is another station working on 41.75 metres, with the lower power of 1.5 kw. ,

Log for Week ending August 29

ost of my lisvening during the past week or two has been confined to the early morning on account of a power leak which, when it is on, puts a stop to all listening. 72 metres (about).-Saturday night, strong carrier till 12.45 a.m., when music is at R4, but call not heard. RV15, Siberia, 70.14 metres.-Back to his usual ret with a little more music than we t HVJ, City, 50.26 metres: A talk in ‘English was heard on Wedunesday morning from about 6.45 a.m, at

ie R9. Good volume each morning, ‘but difficult to separate from Moscow. :. PMY, Java, 58.53 metres Saturday, music M5, static bad, Moscow, 50 metres: Volume good each ‘morning till after 7.80 a.m., when it de.ereases. Quality is very. poor at present. W9XF, Chicago, 49.83 metres: Saturday R5 with a noisy background at 4.30 p.m. ZL2ZX, Wellington, 49.5 metres: Monday, and Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon. Maximum vole ‘ame with excellent quality. >) WSXAL, Cincinnati, 49.5 metres: Snn"day and Saturday afternoons, closing at 5.80 p.m., reaching R8-9, and Friday and : ‘nights from 14 p.m. at RS. F3ICD, Saigon, 49 metres; From’ 11 p.m. at R9 everyoevening. 48.85 metrés (about): at 10.20 p.m. talk and musie at R8. Statie ‘was: too bad to get a call, but the voice was American. 47.2 metres (about): Thursday morning. 7.40 o’clock, foreign talk, Rod. Statice ’ WS8XL, Boundbrook, 46.69 metres: Sunday, Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra till 4.15 p.m., organ recital following till 430 p.m., R9. Saturday, R8-9 at same time. ‘ REN, Moscow, 45.38 metres ; ‘Hach morning RS-9, talks and music, Volume good till after 8 a.m. Badio Maroc, Rabat, 32.26 "metres? Monday, ,7.35. a.m., ‘good at, R8-9, . OXY. 31.51. metres:. Tues‘day, Wednesday, Thursday and ‘‘Saturday, about R38 at 7 a.m., except Thursday, when they were RT, but were very gushy at 7 a.m. ° ‘ W2XAR,‘ Schenectady. 31.48 metres; Sunday reaching R8 by 3 p.m., and Sunday till] 3.80 p.m. reaching RQ. Zeesen, Germany, 31.38 "metr es? R8-9 each morning at ,7.80 a.m., but inclined to -be gushy. On Friday’ at 6.45° a.m. an English talk was heard,’ apparently by an American movie producer. as his talk: was about his choice of actors and actresses who later became stars. ete. "WIXAZ, Sprinefield, 31.35 metress Saturday. R4 at 2.80: p.m., increasing to ‘R7-8 by 3.80 p.m., when an organ recital was being relayed from the Paramount Theatre. Svringfield. PCJ. Helland, 31.28 metres: On'y. heard on Seturday. when they were RS on signing off iust after 7.30 a.m. VK2ME, Sydney. 31.28 metres: Sune day evening and Monday morning, volume good. severe fading as usual. ‘FYA, Paris, 25.63 metres: Sunday from 8.30 a.m. RS. snoilt by interference. G5SSW. Chelmsford. 25 53 metres: Not audible till soon after 6.30 a.m., reaches about R7 by 7.30 a.m. On Wednesday morning at 7.30 a.m. Ramsay MacDonald was heard giving his broadenst talk about the new Government. Tlis -talk was about 50 per cent. readable, ranid fede heing bad. The erening session . from p.m. is just audible now, but fades out hy 11:20 p.m. 12R0. Rome. 25.4 metres: Like 55W, this station is not audible till after 630 ‘a.m. and is hest about 7.30 a.m., when they reach R8, WSXK, 25,25 metres: Sune day: R7-8 at 2.30 p.m. ..