News and Views of the D.X. Club

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 24, 24 December 1931, Page 12

News and Views of the D.X. Club

Answers to Correspondents G.G.K. (Hastings): Thanks for cutting. It would be useless to describe the reeeiver you mention, for not only is it much too complicated, but the special apparatus required is not obtainable in New Zealand. However, we will keep it in mind. S.M.C. (Mokau): The scheme for the new dx cup is at present being held in abeyance. A decision will be made within two or three weeks. Yes, the VK’s are on the broadcast band count. BLF.A. (Masterton): Thanks; we would like to see both photos. and list. DX1i2NW (Nelson): No, only stations which operate between 200 and 500 metres. C.V.B. (N. Auclk.): We hope so. "Radio" (Wellington): If there is any demand for binding covers for the ‘Radio Log" they will be made available, DX1220C (Timaru): A panel showing the interpretation of the R. and Q. sig-

nalg was recently published in the "Log." Your log is faix. R.P.R. (Timaru): Many thanks for good wishes. yp reply to "Wainui"’ (Gisborne), re 8GK. I receive him on 1460 ke. (205 m.). No frequency is given on his card. Re Jap. on 1810 ke. (229 m.), I think you will find on close investigation it will turn out to be KGMB, who often broadcasts a Japanese programme. You haven’t much chance of getting a Jap. at that time, apart from there being no Jap. anywhere near that frequency. XATOC: KCRC, Oklahoma, was the call of station

on 1370 ke. "Wernleaf" | (Motueka) : KGW’s fre equency is a long way from that of KGU. Look over your dial again, and give the frequency in figures. Keep on hoping, dxers-I have just received a verification from 2KO, Newcastle, on report sent in on August 4. "Omsk" (Whakatane): Frequency of VUB, Bombay, is 840 ke. (357 m.), and can be picked up from 2 am. if eonditinne ara favourable.

J.P.

C.

N.).

Addresses and Addresses Wanted "Amazon" (Palmerston North): Address of VK4GO is G. Oxlade, er. Badger Avenue and Irving Street, Newmarket. H.F.A. (Masterton): Address of VK3RO is W. B. Brennan. B8 Normanbv Avenue.

Thornbury, N.17-

DX84OC

(Dunedin).

identification Wanted Australian amateur on 123 ke. (244 m.). heard at R7 on Dec. 18 at 2.30 a.m.. playing a fox-trot, "Valencia," followed by a tenor solo, "Good Night." The station went off the air at 2.38 a.m.-A.I.B. (Dunedin). What N.Z. station broadcasts a session each morning at 8 a.m. N.Z. summer time on ahont 1085 ke (970 m)? Te it 17R?

R.P.

R.

(Timaru).

DX Topics News of CJOR. ie the last American mail I received a verification from WJZ, New York, who also sent me a series of seven books issued by the N.B.C. chain since their inception. They give several chains of stations not mentioned in the "Log." I also received verifications from WLTH, WJDX, WB, and CJOR. The latter station is the only British Columbia operating on a continuous scheme from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. or later. Until 7 p.m. they use a power of 1 ky., and after that 500 watts. When on the former power the station is more powerful than the combined powers of all the remaining stations in British Columbia. Their transmitter is located at Sea Island, 64 miles from the city centre. They are the only station in the province using eryste? control and 100 per cent. inodulation. CJOR operates on 1210 ke. (247.8 m.). On Dee,.7 and 9 they heard

3EFO when he was calling someone in South Australia. He came through at R6 very clearly, with little fading. He was heard at 2.50 a.m., on about 1285 ke. (248 m.), and seemed very powerful. I have not heard him since. Some nine months ago I wrote to several Americans ~* who had changed their frecjuencies after I had written them, but to date I have ° not received the letters back from the NTO Rwy thea wov TT hava cean ftiwo

ve badges i in ‘Dunedin

DX84OC

(Dun-

edin).

The D.L.0. "Black-listed." if HAV@E just received from the D.L.O. a letter that I posted to KTM last June. I also sent one to WFAA, Dallas, Texas, but have not received a reply. IL wrote to WTIC last May, and have just received a verification. He stated in his letter that he couldn’t make out why my letter had not reached him before. It had been sent to the D.L.0O. marked "Insufficien: address," but this had then been crossed out and the letter allowed to go on. WTIC received my letter on Noy. 2, and posted my verification on Nov. 5, so I expect that is what has happened to most of the reports sent to the stations whith are now "black-listed." At 8.20 p.m. on Dee. 12 WRAA was heard testine at R9

on the speaker.-

S.M.

C.

(Mokau).

3AK’s Schedule. N the 18th, 3AK, the new "B" class station at Balwyn, Victoria, was logged on 1500 ke. (200 m.). This station is located at 8 Yerrin Street. Balwyn, and has its offices at 490-494 Blizabeth Street, Melbourne. The station was opened by the Mayor of Camberwell on November 29, and observes the following schedule :-Daily, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m, and 1.30 a.m. to 4 a.m (the following day). Saturday, T a.m. to 9 a.m., and 1.30 p.m. to 5 a.m. (the following day); Sundays, 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., and midnight to 2 a.m. (Monday). (All N.Z, summer time.) There appears to be some discrepancy in VK3GK’s address. Correct one is: 6 Hood Street, Seddon, W.13, It was formerly Pental Road, Caulfield. DX26006 (Dunedin) appears to be haying bad luck with his verifications. KTM, 5KA, and 3SH replied by return of mail, while 3EF has just: verified after three months. 5DN and 8WR are still on my black list. Hlas any dxer received cards from 2KY and 8HA? For the benefit of short-wave listeners, short-wave station VK4RBE, "The Voice of Action," will shortly be putting on special programmes on 8900 ke. (76.9 m.). for the benefit of New Zealand listeners. It is operated by the technical staff of the Western Wlectric Company. Address: Regent Radio Club, Recoant Ruildine. Queen Street. Brisbane

A.I.

B.

(Dunedin),

Two European Verifications. A CARD was recently received from THO, Hobart, 337 m, (890 ke). Input power to amplifier is 200 watts. Broadcasting sessions: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.; 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and 8.30 p.m. to 12.30 p.m., Mon. to Sat. I agree with "Amazon" (P.N.) about pen names. I miss reading the notes by ‘Seven Kicker" and others, 1 recently received my first verification from Europe, Wt was from Leipzig,

Are YOU a Member of the DX Club? If not, post your application to the DX Editor, Box 1032, Wellington, enclosing 2/6 to cover 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. ed, gn eee oo ee eee

whith onaratac an 1147 Ira (9502 ww).

with a power ‘of 2.3 kw-

H.F.

A.

(Mag-

terton

|. The letter reads:-"We are very enjoyed to receive your letter, and to know that you have picked up our broadcasting programme, We enclose a copy of this programme for your information. Certainly it is interesting to you_that two other listeners in New Zealand have received our radio diffusion on nearly at the same time as you. With best wishes for future success in radio-We are, your faithfully, Mitteldeutsch, Rundfunk A.G. Techniche Betriebsstette, Mude." Another verification, received later from Graz, Austria, 352 m. (851 k.e.), power 9.5 k.w., reads:-'‘We received your letter of September 21, and we thank you very much. We are sending a list of Huropean stations, all large towns of Hurope have a radio station. If you have any difficulty in finding out these let us know, and we will forward you same. We shall always be pleased to hear from you. We are sending you a photograph of our station.-Yours sincerely, Osterr MRadioverkehrs, AG, Sender, Graz." X ° N.B.C. Key Station. ie a letter recently received from WBOQ they state that their new 50 kw. transmitter has been placed in regular operation as the key station of the Columbia broadcasting system in New York, and it broadeasts daily from 7.30 a.m. until 2 a.m, the following morning H.S8.T. Haus any dxer received a card from KTM recently? I wrote them about four months ago, but have had no reply.-

DX12NW

(Nelson).

2ZP’s Schedule, DDRESS of 2ZR, the new Wellington station, is 35 Taranaki Street. It is operated by Green and Dixon, radio engineers. 2Z4P, Wairoa’s, schedule is as follows:-Daily, 7 to 9 a.m., Tuesday only, G6 to 10 "(W ellington). DX Jottings. MERICAN stations heard recently are KWKC and KCRC heterodyning badly jin 1870 k.c. (216 m.), and WNAYD with WO6 on the same frequency-1010 k.c. (297 m.). The latter was putting over a special dx programme dedicated to the "Newark News" Radio Club. Latest verifications include HSP1, Siam, "Radio Alger,’ Algiers, Algeria, and OKR, Bratislava, Ozecho-Slovakia. DX 260C (Dunedin): KFSD sent me one of the finest "EKKO" stamps I have yet received, but IKHQ is long-winded with me, too. N.J. (Masterton): I have also noticed that CJOR has lengthened his wavelength. "Wainui" (Gisborne) : Station on 1030 k.e. I presumed to be Mexican and forwarded ga report to NEB, Mexico City. Speech was very rapid, and IT could not distinguish any enall letters.-

C.V.

B.

(North Auckland).

Radio Strasbourg. {Vrs is a verification received by Mr. J. PL. Cowlishaw, of Palmerston hxorth, from Radio, Strasbourg:-‘We are glad to hear that our station can be heard in New Zealand. It operates on 3 wavelength of 345 m., 869 k.c. The power jis 12 k.w. Announcements are made in two languages, French and German. "Allo, Allo, ici Radio Strasbourg P.'T.T." "We suppose that the broadcast you heard was given from a dance at Niederbronn (abour 50 kilometres from our town). Our station’s signal is a gong, with a deep sound.

"We shall always be glad to hear from you and to give you any particulars you may wish to know." Another interesting verification received by Mr. Cowlishaw came from the Prague station. "We received you letter addressed to our branch establishment at Bratislavia. There can be no doubt that you picked up this station, and. we cannot but congratulate you on your success. "You heard a goncert. of gramophone records during the Children’s Hour. The words you mention are not clear enough

Ftc teicher hacen ier ee A NE ESSN — for us, but it must have been the speaker announcing the next number. What you call bells is the signal for the time announcement. "We wish that you may win your DX competition, and hope that this will do for a verification. We remain, with all our best wishes, The Radio Journal." Colombo Broadcasting. AN interesting verification has been received from Mr, S. Schofield, DX 780C, from Colombo Broadcasting Station. "We thank you for your interesting report. ‘Lhe details of the items furnished by you have been checked with the station log, and found to be correct, your time being approximately six hours ahead of ours. For instance, when you heard us closing down at 4.17 a.m, on July 17, our time was 10.17 p.m. on July_16. To the best of our knowledge the Colombo station has not previously been heard in New Zealand. A copy of the ‘Ceylon Radio Times’ is enclosed, and in it you will find particulars of the transmitter. Any further reports will be welcomed." The letter is signed by the Chief Engineer. Kassell (Germany). [HE following verification has been forwarded to lL. C. Black (Nelson), who uses a three-valve set with Daniell cells as a charger :- "Your observations were very interesting, for the Kassel station is one of the weakest in Germany, its power being only 25 k.w. in the aerial, the wavelength 245.9 m. At the time you were listening-in you heard a lecture about "Discoutpolitical Question,’ by Dr. Pfund, so evidently it is possible that a vagabond beam of our station has found its way hall round the world to your receiving set. "J am sending you a radio newspaper with the programme for the day in question, Ours is a relay station, the studio and key station being situated in Frankfurt on the Maine. It is owned by the German Telegraph Administration. The aerial of our station is erected on the roof of the post office building and is about 80 feet higher. ‘The broadcasting business in Europe is in a high state of development. On account of the numerous broadeasting stations it is difficult to arrange suitable distribution of the wavelengths, and good reception is possible only with highly selective receivers. "During darkness it is possible to tune in more than 100 Duropean stations, most

of which are actually on the air from noon till midnight without interruption. In the early days of wireless I was engaged as a.wireless operator on German merchant vessels, and have made a trip to Wastern Asia and through the Pacifie Ocean from Yokohama to Honolulu and San Francisco. On this occasion I became acquainted with the wireless conditions in the Pacific, which happen to be very similar to those obtaining in urope. I should be very much obliged if you would answer my letter and let me know something about the broadcasting affairs in your country and in the War Wast. both localities in which I am

yerv much interested.

reh

-(Signed

W.

Her

Particulars of COMB.. NOTICE "Omsk" (Whakatane) wishes to know VUC, Bombay's frequency, ete. From a verification I have the call is VUB, not VUG, and they operate on 357.1 metres (840 ke.). They broadeast daily from 12 to 1.80 p.m., 4.30 to 5.50 p.m., and 7 to 11 p.m., Bombay time. My latest verifications are: 6PR, WDAG. CJOR, KJR, XEN, and COHB, China. Following is from the letter I received from COHB:-"TLhe situation of COHB ig at a high ground level, so the place is called in Chinese ‘nan gun,’ which means ‘south hill" The wavelength, 445 metres, antenna power 1 kw. It is of the T’ type, and in the south-north direction, probably giving some directional ‘effect.’ COHB transmits every day from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., and 9 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., Harbin time. On Wednesday, COHB broadcasts Chinese programme, and on Fridays Wuropean programme from 9.30 p.m. to 1 p.m., Harbin time." American reception here is fairly good. K¥FI, KGO, KFWI, KNX, and KMTR are still heard regularly. 2CO, Corawa, was heard at RS on December 16 at 11.80 p.m. on their opening programme. Re unanswered reports, 83SH, 3HA, 5DN, 5KA, 83GK, and 2X are on my black list. Wishing all dxers the compliments of the

season:

Sparks

(Iang KUra ) =

A Letter From America. es this mail we have received from America a letter from the secretary of the World Radio Reception _Olub, Brooklyn, New York. The following should interest dxers :- The following stations will test on Decetaber 26, 1931 :- WIJAY. 610, Cleveland, Ohio-500 watts, 7-8 p.m., N.Z. summer time.

WDZ, 1070, uscala, Illinois-100 watts, 7.30 p.m., N.Z summer time. WAAB, 1710, Boston, Massachusetts500 watts, 7.8 p.m., N.Z. summer time. WBSO, 920, Needham, Massachusetts500 watts, 8.9 p.m., N.Z. summer time. KWLC, 1270, Decorali, Iowa-100 watts, 8 p.m., N.Z. summer time. KFDY, 550, Brookings, South Dakota -500 watts, 9.10 p.m., N.Z. summer time. Station KGAB now referred to in the August "Radio Log," is KTHIB. HHK, Port au Prince, Haiti, should-be 323.9.m, (920 k.e.), lk. A clipping from an American paperthe "Brooklyn Jiagle’-was also re ceived. It concerns the reception o WLWL, 110 k.c., by Mr. Morley Stafford, of Gisborne. he clipping reads :- "Officials of KLWL are proud these days, as result of receiving a letter from a listener in New Zealand. It came from Pehiri, Gisborne, and was sent by Mr, M. Stafford, who wrote: "‘On August 17 we were very interested in a talk on China from your station. This was followed by Star Light Time.’ ""The programme the New Zealand listener heard was the Starlight hour coming from the Paulist Fathers’ Church and Father John Walsh, director of the China Mission, was the speaker. WLWL is a 5000 watter’"