Log for Week Ending October 17

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 15, 23 October 1931, Page 31

Log for Week Ending October 17

RVi5, Siberia, 70.1 metres: Good volume every evening from about 8 p.m. Musical programmes: good. HVJ, Vatican City, 50.26 metres: From 7 a.m. now each morning for 15 minutes. Good volume. Moscow, 50 metres: Best reception till about 6.30 to 7 a.m., after which volume decreases.

W9OXF, Chicago, 49.86 metres: Reaches good volume by 5 p.m., but often marred by static. ZL2ZX%, Wellington, 49.5 metres: This station is being well received in Australia. PExcellent in Wellington. 7L0, Nairobi, 49.5 metres.-Still only just audible after 6 a.m. Have not tried them earlier recently. ws Cincinnatti, 49.5 metres: Good volume at 11.30 p.m., better than late afternoon.

3XAL, Boundbrook, 49.18 metres: Sunday, up to R6 at 4.30 p.m., with rapid fade. R9 on Saturday, with severe static. ¥3i1CD, Saigon, 49 metres: A good station now from about 11.30 p.m. WESCL, Winnipeg, 48.7 metres: October 15 (Thursday) was one of the late programme days; they were just audible at 7.80 p.m. On Saturday I tuned them in just as they were signing off at 5,1¢ p.m, "till 4. .m, to-morrow." Vol: ume was about RG, but readability only about 75 per cent. REN, Moscow, 45.38 metres: Good reception from this station is not quite as regular now each morning, but is ofter RS at 6 a.m. VK8MB, Melbourne, $1.55 metres: Wednesday, 10 p.m., records at R9, witl

one stage audio, OXY, Denmark, 31.51 metres: R3 at best about 6.380 a.m. Seldom clear enough to be readable. W2XAF, Schenectady, 31.48 metres: Sunday, 9.30 a.m., a ball game was being described. The talk was about 50 per cent. readable at R4, which was subject to fading. The same game was being broadeast by WS8XK on 25.25 _ metres also, W2XAD on 19.56 metres. The latter station was not audible, but heard the announcement made by W2xXAF. Sunday afternoon they were very gushy at 3.45 p.m-R4. Reception improved by 4 pm. They were very weak on Saturday afternoon. ‘

PLW, Java, 31.86 metres: Good volume nearly every evening. Records and duplex Zeesen, Germanv, 31.88 metres: Dxcellent yolume at 6.30 a.m. on ‘Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings, also from 1 a.m. Sunday morning. Their transmisison hours appear to have been. changed, as several times they have been inaudible when they should, conditions being suitable, have been at good strength. WIXAZ, Springfield, 31.35 metres: This station has gone off badly. R2-3 was the best I could do on Sunday at 5 p.m. VK2ME, Sydney, 31.28 metres: Weekend programmes, Sunday evening and Monday morning. well received. except for severe fading. PCJ, Eindhoven, Holland, 31.28 metres: Were like old times on Thursday from 6.30 a.m. to 7 a.m., being R9 and perfect in all ways. Saturday morning at the same time they were about the same, but the afternoon was very poor. being gushy at R5 at their best. G5SW, Chelmsford, 25.53 metres: Saturday was the only morning it was possible to understand talk from London, between 7 a.m. and 7.30 a.m., when it was 95 per cent. at R8-9. Severe rapid fading spoilt reception on other mornings. I understand they come in well now at 12.30 a.m., so the "night owls" say. 12R0, Rome, 25.4 metres: This station has been subject to rapid fading the last few days. as well as being weaker than usual. WSXK, Pittsburg, 25.25 metres: Sunday, 9.30 a.m., R3, with same game as heard from W2XAF, Saturday, 2 p.m. about the same volume, but gushy. | Pontoise, France, 25.2 metres: R8-9 each morning betwteen 6.30 a.m. and 7.30 a.m., except Wednesday, when _ they were only R4. . Saigon (?), 24.3 metres (about): . day. 7.30 a.m., orchestra at R8. Foreign

announcement, but no call heard. Music again, etc. A long talk commenced at 7.45 a.m., in which the word Saigon was heard several times. W2XAD, Schenectady, 19.5 metres: Sunday, 9.45 am., R1-3, soon fading right out. Again on Monday, 6.45 a.m., about the same volume.