News and Views of the D.X. Club

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 23, 18 December 1931, Page 16

News and Views of the D.X. Club

Answers to Correspondents

DX118A . (Morrinsville): Fear and Oo.; Willis Street, Wellington. Your list of Americans compares favourably with others we have seen compiled on the same type of set. Many thanks for your offer, but we will be unable to do anything in this matter for several weeks. E.G. (Timaru): You would probably secure better results by heightening your aerial at the lead-in end another 15 to 20 feet, then by installing a double wire aerial. DX27W: 1 received a card from 4ZP by ‘return mail. Could any dxer tell me:if Seatoun Heights | is a good location

IOr axing

J.E.

B.

(Iv ellington)

DX91A (Hamilton): All logs entered for the next DX competition must be in our hands by December 31. These will then be sorted out and the owners of the five or six largest asked to forward their verifications for checking purposes. Thus, ift you are expecting a number of

verifications, and you know of an American mail arriving just a few days after the closing date, it would be in order for you to enter these verifications for the competition, Undue delay in forwarding all verifications, however, will result in disqualification. We hope you found the new "Radio Log" as interesting as your friend evidently does. Marama (Colac Bay): The stations you identify this week were identified in last week’s issue. ¥.J. (Tikorangi): Your log is a winner. Enter it in the competitions~-but get your verifications first.

Identification Wanted

QTATION heard on 1 1870 ke. on Decem9 giving call KPRC, Oklahoma Could possibly have been KCRG, but no station with this call given in my eall. book, and according to ecall-book KPRC is in Texas. The programme was a test one, and heard between 7.80 and 9 o’clock The frequency was given after each item as 1370 ke.-DX170C. ON the morning of Friday, December 4 heard an Australian amateur broadcasting records, a fraction below 2AY_ Albury, on approximately 1490 ke. and closed down at approximately 4 a.m. Call started with ¢ The following items were heard shortly before closing down: "Would You Like to Take a "Walk?" "Walkin’ My Baby Back Home.’ -F Jory (Tikorangi). TATION on KGW’s frequeney, giving running description of football match between San Francisco Univesity and the other team sounded like Ohio. The score at the end of the first spell was given as 15-14 in favour of San Francisco. This was heard at 7.45 p.m. on December 10. Could not hear a great deal. as heterodyning from what I reckon was KGU was too bad. ‘This seems rather out of place ac it wonld he ahont a quarter toa mid.

night in California.

Fernleaf

(Motu-

eka).

DX ‘Topics

American Loggings, HOUGH dxing conditions have bes rather unfavourable lately, the lowing American stations were logged November 29 at a strength approx. R6, except KFNF, which came in about R4: -KIENF, 890 ke. WBAL, 1060 ke.; KFRC, 610 ke. ; ; WCCO, 810 ke.; WABC, 860 ke.; KGEF, 1300 ke.; KGHR, 1360 ke.; KEFYR, 550 ke. Tlas any‘other dxer picked up KF NEF? The undermentioned narticulars ‘may of interest. The station is located at Shenandoah, Iowa, and they broadcast on 890 ke, with. a power of 500 watts. On the last Saturday of every month they broadeast a special dx programme. I picked this station up 8.45 p.m. on November 29, and heard thé above particulars given by the announcer. The only thing I am not. sure of its the name of the State in which Shenandoah is located, [Iowa.-BEd.] What is VUC, Bombav’s. frequency. and when ean it be

picked up?-

Omsk

(Whakatane)_

‘ Unanswered Reports. HAs any dxer received a verification, from 3HA, Hamilton, lately? After waiting two months I have received a card from 3ZR, Greymouth. Several correspondents were complaining recently that 1ZM ‘did not reply to their requests for a verification. About six months ago I forwarded a report. and received a reply ‘by veturn mail. Of course, since then the station mav have heen forced

to economise.-

DX21 W

(Lyall Bay) _

KID Special Transmission. LOGGED VK8GK on approximately the frequency. mentioned — last week. However, I. noticed in the "Radio Log" that J. P.O in his list of emall VK’s gave the frequency as over 1500 kilocycles. Thus I wished to find ont the correct frequency. Did ‘any dxer hear KID’s dx transmission ? I was. prevented from listening in until 8.15 p.m. by a power leak, but at. that‘ time the station on 1320 kilocyeles was KGMB. Honolulu. I recently re¢eived a letter from 2U saying that they’ had ‘increased thei} power, and asking me to make anotliér report on reception of. their station. Eyidently this station is the cause of the heterodyne whistle on 2ZW at present. The Jap. on 1510 kilocycles has been heard from 7.80 p.m. nearly every night lately. but L am still in doubt as to his identity. KFENF on ‘Special Programme. ONDITIONS have been very poor down here just now, and my only log-

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ging has been KI'NF, on a special dx progstamme, XER can be heard at great Strength every night, and was heard to announce ofie night that most folk thought their station was in Mexico City, but it was as far from this city as from Washington, D.C, The location was then given as Del Rio, Texas, from whence they broadcast by remote control. Latest verifications are from WDAG, KROW, and KUOA, Has anyone had difficulty in ee, oT "ton, . |. CCl

getting ‘verification from KTM and WABCO? ‘The latter was heard testing some time ago, and asking for reports.-

R. J.

Brown

DX1OO.

DOL_Do DX-ers Meeting

Radio Society reports. that a special short-wave evening will be held early in the New Year, to which all Christchurch members of the DX Club, are cordially invited. The lJ The secretary: of the Christchurch °o ‘a strations of s wave receivers by ° Several members, including the secretary, Mr. H. P. V. Brown {21.806). The date of this meetng will be published later. E. W. \Watson, DX28MC, Christchurch. sO 0K evening will be passed with demon- ~ C- 5 0C= DOC — OC >0 >0 =) 0) a > V i Lee