Log for Week Ending October 10

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 14, 16 October 1931, Page 31

Log for Week Ending October 10

‘THE past week, with me, has been very poor for shortwave reception, except for a few which will be named later. Beside being weaker than usual, rapid fading has been noticed on stations not usually affected this way. Static also has been troublesome. A stranger on about 47.8 metres was heard on Sunday at 4.15 p.m. at R9, with slow, severe fading. Another stranger was heard Tuesday at 10.25 p.m. or about 26.3 metres with orchestral items, at R7, fair quality, slight rapid fade and also severe slow fading. The music ceased at 10.30 p.m., no call or talk was heard, the carrier was there till 10.40 p.m., when it went off. The following stations were well received during the past week :- RV15, Siberia, 70.1 metres.--Dvery evening, often R9 with one stage of audio. HVJ, Vatican City, 50.26 metres.Each morning except Sunday and Monday from 6.30 a.m., at R9. On Tuesday they called in English just after opening "Hullo, here is the Vatican City station, HVJ, testing on 50.26 metres." This was the only English heard. Moscow, 50 metres.-R9 each morning till after 6.30 a.m., when volume _ goes off. Some very fine mnuvie is often heed ZL2ZX, Wellington, 49.5 metres.-~The only shortwave broadcast station that can be heard in Wellington’ without fad-

ing, static, etc., at some time. Relays 2YA on Wednesday evenings from 8 p.m. and 2ZW on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 7 p.m. WSXAL, Cincinnati, 49.5 metres.Comes in well from 11 p.m., but ZL:W on Tinakori Hills usually reception about this time. F31CD, Saigon, 49 metres. -Also from 11 p.m. at R9 with talk and native music.

REN, Moscow, 45.388 metres.-Uusual-ly R8 at 6.30 a.m, to R5 by 7.30 a.m., but often spoilt by a Morse station. W, Java, 31.86 metres.--Heard almost every evening at R9 with records in between talks to Sydney. VK2MBE, Sydney, 31.28 metres.-Comes in well each Sunday from 4.30 p.m. Again on Monday morning from 6.30 a.m.