News and Views of the D.X. Club
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Answers to Correspondents 3.P.C. (Palmerston North), and DX23MC0 (Christchurch): A discussion on whether or not Australian stations should be cut out of the competition appears in this month’s "Radio Log." Alterations will not be made to the rules until after the next competition, closing on December 31. O.G. (Gisborne) and others: Your letters have been passed over to the editor of the "Radio Log," and appear in this month’s issue. DX39MC (Kaikoura): International return postage coupons may be obtained from.-your local post office for 54. This would make dxing a dear proposition, however. AE. (Levin): No, we think umbrella aerial would not be as efficient as your present one. Are the stations you ave logged all verified? "Gipsy Moth" (Auckland): Your excellent log shows just what can be done with
det. 2 audio set.’ You would notice an appreciable difference if you increased your plate voltage to 90, and a still further one with 150 volts. Four Americans are certainly all you can expect from your set. With regard to your earth, the lead floor you mention is acting as a counterpoise, and is evidently quite efficient, R.S.W. (Kapiti): Sorry there was a mix-up concerning your subscription. DX Clib membership is not restricted to just one. member of a family. The more the merrier.
DX74W (Wellington): We are afraid we do not know who is the youngest member of the club, as particulars concerning age are not required from prospective members. "Red Bird" (Wellington): You should be pleased. to receive verification in any form. Cards no doubt look very nice, but they are expensive items, and times are hard. DXS6MC (Blenheim): Call sign, town and State is quite sufficient. WGN, Tribune Company, Chicago, Iillinois. Addresses of American stations were given in the first two issues of the "Radio Log." DX91A (Hamilton): We apologise for the misprint;. which was due to a typographical error. For the benefit of other readers, two South African stations mentioned in a letter by "Digger" (Hamilton), in a recent issue, were given as 270 and 2TI, instead of ZTC and ZTJ. J.B. (Kohukohu): Your letter has been filed with other reports on heterodyne interference, _N. Jenkins (Masterton): All particulars of N.Z. "B" stations and amateur transmitters published in the "Log" are as given by the Post and Telegraph Departmbent. No amateurs transmit on the broadcast band, H.F.A. Masterton): Thanks for schedules, These appear in this month’s "Radio Log." DX6MC (Christchurch): Your complaint that the DX forms do not provide sufficient space for weather conditions is the first we have received on this score. Jf other dxers agree with you'we will make the necessary provision. ° Addresses and Addresses Wanted "Jumbo" (Otago): S. Kuhn. Radio Journal, Station OKR, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Identification Wanted Station heard at 2.45 a.m. on October 11, a few degrées above 2ZI, Hastings. "Hallo, hallo," was heard, followed by whistling and talking -DXSNW (Nelson). mo Station heard at R2-3 on October 9 on ‘approximately 560 k.c. (545m.). Items heard: 2.40 am,, "Down the River of
Golden Dreams"; orchestra, 2.44 a.m., "When It’s Springtime in the Rockies" ; another orchestral item.--DX23NC (Christchurch). \ American on approx. 1035 k.c. (289, metres) heard on an early morning ses sion on October 14 transmitting request items from 11.10 N.Z. Summer Time onward. Items heard: 11.12, "Sidewalks of New York’; 11.15, "The Girl From Texas’; 11.25, "Red Wing," a two-step. He then faded out. Announcer mentioned something about being 27 miles from New York---DX384MC (Christchurch). Station on 6380 k.c. (476 m.) heard at approx. 7.380 p.m. on October 18. Items heard include: "One Heavenly Night" and "Drink, Brothers, Drink." Later I heard 1YA’s announcer introducing the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates--DX2HB (Hastings). Stranger heard at 7.15 p.m..on October 12 on approx. 528 m. (572 k.c.) asking for reports from DX members of New Zealand as they were putting over dance musie for them. They did not give any call, however.-DX64A (Mokau). Station heard on the evening of October 8 on 2ZI, Hastings’s, frequency, 1330 k.c. (225 m.). ‘Musical items, which sounded like recordings. Also could any listener oblige me with the name of the song sung by — Merrick from KFI, Los Angeles, at about 7.45 p.m. on October 12 (their Sunday programme)? ‘The song is usually the concluding number of the Hotel St. Francis dance programme.-
Argonaut
(Auckland).
Stations Identified "Riser" (Dunedin) : Station on 276m. (1080 kc.) is Konisberg, Germany. "Marama" (Colac Bay), Cracow (Poland, 244m. (1235 k.c.). The cuckoo call is characteristic of this station.-H.I.A. (Masterton), . W.H. (Onehunga): Station on approx. 1250 k.ec, (240 metres), with a call like KPAC, would be KTAT, Fort Worth,,* Texas, on 1240 k.e. (242 metres). "Wydro"’ (Napier TDR, Devenport, Tasmania, power 7 watts. He called me the last three Saturdays and Sundays at midnight Tasmanian time.
(Stratford) also heard him.-
J.P.
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A.E.J. (Levin): Music may occasionally be heard faintly in the background during the evening talk from 2YA. It is not, however, another station, but merely one of the orchestras practising in the next studio. G.¥. (Wellington) : You heard KZRM, Manila, on approx. 882 m. (785 k.c.). The announcer always pronounces the "Z’" as "Zee." DX Topics Europe on One Vaive!! N the. "Questions and © Answers" columns, T. A. (Morrinsville) -asks if anyone has logged more than 40 stations
\ On a one-valve'set. I use only two valves, and have logged 15 Duropean stations. I y once heard Konigsberg very faintly on one valve. KGRS, Amarillo, Texas, on 1410 k.c, (218 metres), was logged on October
JJ
H.F.
A.
(Masterton),
, Recent Loggings. LATEST (S28 eee include WABO, 860 ke, KGW, 620 kc. (484 and 6PR, Perth, testing on 880 k.c. (841 metres). I do not agree with Mr. Ellis in his statement concerning the omission of Australian stations in the DX Competition. In this district, at least, some of the Americans are much easier to log than some of the Australian "B’s."-DX9500 (Dunedin). Twenty Europeans Heard, "THE Huropeans have been coming in very well lately. One morning recently I heard 20. The-best received were OKR, Bratislava, Czecho Slovakia, and OKB, Brno; Muhlacker, Germany; PATIZ and HAJ1, Barcelona; Heilsberg, Germany; Crakow, Poland; ‘and Turin, Ital. There are also a number of others which are loud on some mornings, while on others they are almost inaudible, The new amateur Australian transmitters heard recently are:-T7DR, Devonport, Tasmania, and 80B, Richmond, Victoria, The latter station was on the air at 4 a.m. on the 11th, when strength was RT. KEOA, Los Angeles, on 1430 k.c, (210m.), has heen heard consistently of late-
N.
Jenkins
(Masterton)_
Reports Wanted. THE following is an extract from a letter received from KMOX, S&t. Louis. DX6MC (Christchurch) :--‘As you probably realise, any report that you can make on -the reception of future programmes will be of considerable help to us, If you experience any difficulty with fading, ete., and care to write us again. ~iowe would appreciate your giving us information as to your local weather conditions, both before and after, as well as during the period of reception. "The organist, Miss Jules, whom you heard, is one of the finest available, and much appreciated your comments. I am ¢ e e4
extremely sorry that you are able only to tune in our late programme, as we have quite a varied schedule, and I would be interested in hearing your reaction to the various types. Yours, ete, William H. West, chief engineer." (The concludng paragraph is an invitation to visit the tudio and see their 50 k.w. transmitter.) DX Jottings. ATHST verifications include WOL, Ames, Iowa; JOGK, Kumata; VR3RI, Melbourne; and VK3RG, CastleMaine. Has any dxer heard VK3BK, Melbourne,-DX840C (Dunedin),
2GB Black-listed. I NOTICE that DXINW has 2GB on -™ his black-list for not replying to him in four months. I sent for verification to this station a fortnight ago, and received it a few days ago. Nevertheless, he is still on my black-list, because, al-
OS awe aoe aee>S SS ~ _ SC NN eee ee ee eee eeeEeEeEeEeEe though I enclosed two one penny Australian stamps, he sent the card with no. stamps at all, and I had to pay 3d.DXI7A (Auckland), New Ship-to-shore Transmitter. A NEW station at present testing in * Gisborne on 1500 ke. (200 m.) is not a new B station. It is owned by the Harbour Board, and will be used as a ship-to-shore radio telephony station, and the call, pro tem, is ZL2A DX17HB (Gisborne) and "Wainui" (Gisborne) : My address is available at the "Radio Record" office --DX31HB (Gisborne). DX-ing with a One-valver. I HAVE often read discussions in the "Radio Record" on the possibilities of the one-valve receiver. I have owned one for some time, and up to the present have received no less than 72 stations, including Japanese, of which I have heard five. On inspection, the log shows: New Zealand 27, Australian 28, American 17, making a grand total, with the above, of 72. 1 constructed & second one-valver, and I received 24 stations, including five Americans, in four hours, My aerial is approximately 150 feet long, 5b feet high at one end, 46 feet at the other, A gal-
vanised earth pipe 1s used _
J.V.
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Reports Wantei. O* September 21, at approximately 9.30 p.m. I picked up KEBI, Milford. Kansas, and KYA, San Francisco, on special transmissions. Both were asking for reports from New Zealand. KEFBI closed at 11.45 p.m.. I noticed several DxX-ers have been complaining about 4BO not sending verification cards, I sent him a report on September 14, and received two cards in return on the 29th. One of them had been sent from Brisbane to Sydney by air mail. The only Australian who has kept me waiting is 2GB. -DX28A (Cambridge). Long-Lived Valves. I HAVE been a keen listener on the broadcast band now for nearly six vears, and can still remember 2YA’s predecessor, 2YK. I am still using my original receiver, a five-valve commervial neutrodyne battery-operated set. The only alteration I have made was a transformer replacement, I am still using my original set of valves-201A’s-and estimate that they have had at least 7000 hours’ use in my broadcast receiver alone, Three of them I also use in my shortwave receiver, which is 34 years old, while one of the remaining two is also used as an oscillator in’ my transmitter (ZL2HR), A short while ago I replaced them with a new set of valves, but could notice no difference, so returned them. They are truly general purpose valves. During the period I have been listening, however, I have done very little reporting, My aim has not been quantity, but
variety. I endeavour to secure a verification from each country (or, in the case of Australia, each State). South Ameriea is the only continent which I have not heard a broadcast station. My first verification was received from VIKSBY, four years ago. One station who had seyeral tests with me was VK2BV, Waverley Radio Club, Sydney. So far as I know, I am the only person in New Zealand who has received a verification from them. He uses only 24 watts input--A. Stevens.
American Reception Table HIOLLOWING is a table, show- + ing relative strengths of reception (R1-10), by American stations tuned in one evening recently.--N. Jenkins (Masterton) :- ; KPO, KGO, KTM ...... ea% WABC, KOA, WMAQ, KGER HJ, KFSD,, KHQ@, KNX .. VENR. WBBM, KDYL ... KGMB, KOIL, KFOX ..... KMCS, KSL, KFBI ...... KFVD, KOMO, KVI, KVOO KDB, WBAP, KGB ....00BRD WPh Me = OS
| Special Broadcast for N.Z. The following information appears in a personal letter recently received: from the Assistant Manager of station KFI, Los Angeles. -D. M. Walsh (Auckland). "We will be glad to send greetings from KEI to our radio friends in New Zealand on Friday, October 23, at approximately 11.30 P.S.T." This broadcast may be picked up in New Zealand at 7.80 p.m. the following day.
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