Round the World on Short Wave

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 36, 18 March 1932, Page 24

Round the World on Short Wave

a ed hor aa . HIS page conducted in the interests of shortwave enthusiasts. A weekly log comprising notes of reception and interesting topical] events is contributed by Mr. F. W. Sellens, Northland, Wellington, but all listeners are invited to send in paragraphs of general interest.

Short-wave News.

New Schedule for W3XAL. XAL, Boundbrook, New Jersey, t announce a new schedule for their transmitter. They are now on the air very day from 10 a.m. te 6 p.m., N.Z.S.T. ‘he sister station, W3XL, has apparenily slosed down. This transmitter used to roadeast. on Saturdays and Sundays instead of W3XAL. ; , VESGW, Canada. IE «experimental short shortwave transmitter, VESGW, located at Bowmanville,.Ontario, Canada, now broadcasi a daily programme from 3,30 a.m. to 1 p.m., N.Z.S.T., on 25.4 metres. The ehief engineer, Mr. W. A. Shane, is anxions for reporis of reception from this étation in New Zealand. VE9DR, Canada. REPORTS are also asked for by . VE9DR, Montreal, which works on 49.95 metres daily ‘between 1 .p.m. and 3 p.m., N.Z.S.T. Address reports to the Canadian Marconi Company, 211 St. Sacrament Street, Montreal, Canada, League of Nations .Transmitter, PV ORK on the League of Nations 50- , kilowatt shortwave station at Prangine, near Geneva, Switzerland, is nearly completed, and it is hoped to bring oe transmitter into operation at an early te. The wavelengths to’ be used are, 15 metres during daylight hours, and 385 metres at night. channel of 18. metres is kept in reserve for emergencies, ' Rotary Convention. ‘THE Eastern District Rotary of U.S.A. are having a convention on April 22. Mr. Pascal, of London, National Director of Rotary, will be in Sydney during this period. Arrangements are now being made fora triple broadcast on shortwaves of Rotarian gatherings; New York, breakfast; London, luncheon; and Sydney, dinner, — Listeners will be able to obtain simultaneous reception of these functions of a wimilar nature, held in. widely-separated eities at different hours. A similar broadcast was carried out last year, which was rebroadcast by 2YA, when Rotarians in Schenectady and Melbourne exchanged greetipgs while holding similar ‘functions in their respective cities. PLW/V, Java. "tHE correct call of the Bandoeng (Java) station transmitting on 31.86 metres, is PLV. Mr. T. R. Spence (Dunedin), who read my. correction to PLW, and reason for doing so, kindly forwarded a

verification card from this station, which states that PLW is now taken out of the air, and that PLV is transmitting on 31.86 metres. Music is broadcast while waiiing for telephone calls with Sydney.

Reception for Week Ending March 13

FRRECEPTION during the past week has been erratic. The 25-metre band on several mornings was dead-not a sign of a station. On the other hand, several stations were heard at maximum strength, After midnight at the present time appears to be the best for reception. Zeeseun, 1XAZ, W8XAL, and FYA on 19.68 inetrés are among the best in the early RV15, 70.1 metres, Siberia: Very good on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights, On Thursday, at 9.45 p.m. they were R9 with one of audio, with some very fine singing. HV4J, Vatican City, 50.26 metres: ‘From 7 a.m. most mornings, quite good, but always talk, RYV59, Moscow, 50 metres: Not so good now in the morning. Thursday best, at 7.30 a.m. Sunday, 1.80 a.m., R9, with slight statie. XF, Chicago, 49.83 metres: Usually becomes audible about 4.30 p.m., increasing to R8-9 by 5.30 p.m. ZL2ZX, Wellington, 49.5 metres. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 7 to 11 _p.m.; Saturday, 7 p.m. to 12 p.m. Cincinnati, 49.5 metres: About the best. known American station just now. Comes in well every afternoon from about 4.30 to 5 p.m., soon reaching R9, and remaining at that till closing.

Again every night from 11.30 p.m. at R9. On one late sitting (Saturday night) I observed this station till 1.30 a.m., when volume was down to R7. 49.5 metres (about): On Wednesday, at 7.30 a.m., music was R8, but gushy, on this wavelength. WSXAL, Boundbrook, 49.18 metres: The loudest American station received on this band. Warly in the week they broadcast all the latest rumours, ete., about the missing Lindbergh baby, before signing off, but have given up their news session about the baby now. W2XE, New York, 49.02 metres: Seldom reaches higher than the "just audible" stage. On Saturday they went to R5, but were very noisy. F3ICD, Saigon, 49 metres: This station has either been off the air for a few days, or conditions too bad for them. However, they are as good as ever now. Friday, from 11.30 p.m., R9, with some interference. Saturday, native music from 11.30 p.m., with jazz and some Bnglish announcements by 1.30 a.m. R9 all the time. W8XK, Pittsburgh, 48.86 metres: Not heard so often these days. On Saturday they were R8 at 5.30 p.m. but very noisy. ° Radio Maroc, Rabat, 32.26 metres: Monday, R8 at 8.80 a.m., gushy, with a noisy background. Talks and music. VK3ME, Melbourne, 31.55 metres: {Wednesday, from 10 p.m., R9, with slow ades. W2XAF’, Schenectady, 31.48 metres: Till 4.6 p.m. on Sunday, at R9, excellent reception. Wednesday and Thursday, very poor, R7 at best, and gushy. Saturday was worse, only just audible. Zeesen, Germany, 31.38 metres: Reception has varied a lot during the mornings this week from weak to R8, but always noisy. The best was on Saturday night-Sunday morning, when at 1 a.m. they were excellent at R9. W1iXAZ, Springfield, 31.35 metres: Poor during the afternoons, best on Sunday, reaching R8-9 by 5 p.m., but they usually close before this. From 12 p.m. they are better. On Friday and Satur-

day nights from this time they were exe cellent at R9 with records, VE2ME, Sydney, 31.28 metres: Suneday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and again from 10 pm. R9. \ . G5SW, Chelnsford, 25.53 metres: Very poor in the mornings-when audible. Better from 12.30 a.m. Wednesday night, from 12.30 a.m., R5, very gushy. Friday, about the same. Saturday was much bet« ‘ter, Starting at 12.45 a.m. (Sunday morning). In giving the details of the programme for the day, a relay of Briand’s funeral ceremony at 3.80 from Paris was mentioned. Notices and news were about 75 per cent. readable. Volume R8. 0, Rome, 25.4 metres: Reception varied from excellent to poor. Sunday at 8.15 a.m. for some time one could not wish for better reception. Maximum volume, quality excellent, with:a good class of; music-opera, Thursday was quite good, but a slight rapid fade marred reception, Other mornings were poor. Paris, 25.2 metres: Only heard on Wednesday, 6.15 am, R23, very rapid fade. Inaudible soon after. . FYA, Paris, 19.68 ‘metres: This does not commence till 1 a.m. on this wavelength, but is worth while waitingsgor at the present time. Opens sharp a4 a.m. without any preliminary annownce ment, with "La Marseillaise." followed by "Allo! Allo! Ici Paree-Radio Colonial." A news session follows in French. Thursday and Sunday, from 1 a.m., they were excellent at R9.

Reception in Masterton

Shortwave. Jottings. [THE following S.W. stations were logged by Mr. H. F. Adcock on a two-valve Schnell receiver. Monday, March 7.-Logged W6EX9, er Angeles, on phone on 80m. band, R6, Tuesday, 6.30 p.m.-W9DCX, Chicagog, . worked W9AYO, of Chicago, on soy band, R5, QSA4. 10.55 p.m, RVid. R9, QSA5. Singing by a choit. QRN very bad. . _ Wednesday, 5.45 a.m.-Zeesen, R6-7, and piano, gushy, 4 p.m, 2XAF, very weak, R45. Lucky Strike hour, WIXAZ, R4-6, very Bpshy, "Between the Devil and the Dee lue Sea" came over fairly well at 4.43 p.m. 4.45 pi, Ws. , Viola solo, R5-7, rapid fade, was a relay from a Mexican music-hail. XAL and W9XH were R6 and R4 both had on the same programme. 6.45 Dm. 2E'B, Gisborne, called 2AT, Hastings. 2FY and 3DS called CQ. 10.11 p-m., VK3MBH, R9 perfect quality, full strength. Thursday, 6.27 2.m..- Dr. spoke from Zeesen, R7-8 Quite good, but for rapid fading, HVT, R7-8, man talking. . have now heard every American trict on phone, but the 4th. Has anyone heard a 4th district ham on phone?