News and Views of the D.X. Club

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 20, 27 November 1931, Page 12

News and Views of the D.X. Club

Answers to Correspondents DXIT (N.P.): Thanks for cuttings. Those concerning criticisms of 2YA’s anmouncer will not be published, as they are obviously written by people of such limited intelligence that they will never be satisfied with anything. The other we are using elsewhere. C.V.B. (N. Auck.) and "Joey" (Hokianga): Both your verifications would be accepted for the DX Competition. "Digger" (Hamilton): Thanks for cutting. We may possibly use it. DX840C (Dunedin): If your report has been definitely confirmed it would eount for the DX Competition. Addresses and Addresses Wanted Would J.V.K, (P.N,) please forward his address? ' Identification Wanted On Nov. 16, station on 1460 ke. (205 m.) heard testing on gpeech. Someone asked for Mr. Watt, timekeeper, and asked: "Did Mr. Bell speak to you at 5.30 . . . well. von know the nosition " (tall

resembled ZLW Gishorne _

DX111A

(Tauranga) _

DX Topics . XER on 75 Inw. At 7.5 p.m. on Noy. 18 TI again heard XDR, Del Rio, Texas, at R7-8. He wus closing down, and mentioned that his frequeney was 735 ke. (408 m.), and power 75,000 watts. lis time was 1,3 a,m..

©.8.T,, and he remarked that he would be on the. air again at 5 am. At 11.15 p.m. I again picked him up, and obtained enonueh nnrtieulars to write for verifica-

tion.

DX113A

(Bay of Plenty).

The Effect of Wind on Reception. A RECENT verification from WBBM states that their broadcasting hours have been changed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 8,-10 p.m.; and 12-1 a.m. daily, to 9 a.m to 10 p.m,; and 12 midnight to 2 a.m. Statice has been very bad here lately, and this, coupled with the noise from a faulty transformer nearby, makes 2YA about the only station worth listening to, 1 have asked the power board to repair the transformer, but so far they have done nothing. What is the best thing to do? {Contact your local radio inspector.lid.] Tas any dxer noticed the different reception one obtains with different winds? On a still night here fading is bad, but when it is blowing almost a wale reception js excellent. A sonth wind appears to brine much interference. but with

n north wind reception is OK

DX53

OC

(isurow).

XER: on Remote Control. PuE following are particulars of VIK2HM, taken from a recently-receiyed card, The transmitter is a TP.TG outiit. with 40 watts R.A.C, Frequency is not given. but was the same as that of 2XL 1365 ke. (219.6 m.), Re XER: An Australian paper gives the location as Villa Aeuna, Chihuahua, Mexico. Villa Acuna is situated immediately across the river from Del Rio, Texas. Power is also understood to be T5 kw. When heard here the first Saturday that he was re-

ported, the announcer repeatedly remarked that they were broadcasting by pemote

control from Del Rio, Texas.

A.I.

B

{ Dunedin),

Discourteous Dxers. (SONDITIONS have been very poor lately for dxing. The early morning stations are sarcely audible, and the Americans are becoming weaker. Aus: tralian and Japanese stations, are still very good, Latest verifications include .Y

KNX, KMTR, and KFOX, ‘Lhe last in a letter say that they are on the air the clock round, instead of going off from 38 am. to a.m, as in the past. I have had my dx reports returned from several] stations, ineluding 4RIK, with "Reception verified" stamped on the back. I notice some dxers complaining about not receiving an answer to their reports. Are they aware that some’ B stations. including 1ZM, Manurewa, and 22M, Gisborne, reply to reports only over the air? Some three weeks ago you forwarded me an address of a dxer who wanted me to communicate with him, I did so the following day-over three weeks ago nowbut so far have not received a reply. In another case a reply came five and a half weeks later, and the writer remarked as an excuse that he had been busy dxing, and was sorry to keep me waiting. I do not mind writing to other dxers, but Tf

certainly think taey should reply in reasonable time, The station I inquired for in the; "‘Tdentification Wanted" conven of week’s "Radio Record" I have sine identified as KFRG. He is listed as operating on 499 m_ (8610 ke.) hunt comes in

nn 484 m. (620 ke).

Digger

(Hamil-

ton).

Mexican Dxing. "Kw ORA" (Frankton Junction): I have heard Dr, Brinkley’s name mentioned over XER, which station, by the way, announced that with their power of 75 k.w. output they were the highest powered station on the Continent. I have heard three Mexican stations which. I was unable to identify because all announcements were in their own language. To make matters worse they would not stay on their frequencies long enouch to make a Callehook of anv ag

sistance:

C.V.

B.

(N,

Auckland) .

Forty-two Europeans, DCRING the the last two months I have heard Wuropean stations, but many of these I could not identify. About three weeks ago I tuned in to one on 655 k.c. (457 m.), and for 30 minutes heard an excellent concert composed of yodelling items. Strength was R9, with no fading until long after daylight. I think this station was unodubtedly Zurich, Switzerland, I have received a number of verifications lately from overseas, including those from KROW, KFVD, and Colombo, Ceylon. The engineer from the latter station enclosed a copy of the "Ceylon Radio Times," and mentioned that reports had been reeeived from two other New Zealand listeners. _ There is no doubt that we in New Zealand have some. very up-to-date lists of broadeasting stations throughout the world, but there is one country in par-tieular-China-about which information is very scanty. I have heard stations broadcasting the speech and musi¢ peculiar to Eastern races on the following, frequencies: 900 k.e., 910 k.e.. 925 ke," 985 k.e., 950 k.c., 965 k.@, and 1050 kc. The station on 965 k.e. (311 m.) is prob- | ably NKS, Shanghai, What is the correct frequency of XGAH, Shanghai? [ have two lists referring to this station, one giving the frequeney as 815 k.e. and the other as 915 k.c. Which is correct? [Possibly neither. Our latest call-book gives this station’s frequency as 937 k.c. (320 m,)-Hd.] With reference to the club motto I would suggest that the words "To Help" be part of it. My reason for suggesting this is that I believe a number of dxers are not giving the help they eould in regard to "Identification Wanted" requests. To give an instance: An Invercargill

E> () ae (0 Are YOU a Member of the DX Club? If not, post your application to the DX Editor, Box 1032, Wellington, enclosing 2/6 to coyer cost of badge and certificate (post free), Subscription to the "Radio Log’"-the DXer’s own magazine-is 6/6 per annum, post free. Book your order now and receive the latest in DX news.

axer recently asked for particulars of | & number of American stations heard one evening, but no one replied to his queries, yet in both the "Radio Record" and the "Log" several dxers mentioned the splendid reception of American stations enJoyed on. the same evening, Dxers throughout New Zealand are greatly indebted to the help ‘given them by Messrs.

J. P. Cowlishaw, 8. R. Hllis, N. Jenkins and a number of others, but I feel sure that many others could help. I notice that one dxer has KTBS on his black list. In answer to a question of mine the manager of this station informed me that no application for verification had been received for some time » from New Zealand. I would suggest that thie dvan writa avain. ac annoareantiv

0 his letter has gone astray:

DX4OC

(In-

vercarg1) .

Power of WDAG. LAce8t verifications received are: * KGW, Portland; KGU, Honolulu; and 2BL, Sydney (daylight). I also received a New Testament from WLAC, autographed py the minister, «HA, (Masterton); According to a late call book, WDAG ig listed with power of 1 kw. Also just received a verification from KTIOA. Wavatteville. 1290 ke (2916

m.)-.

DX1HB

(Waipnkurau)