News and Views —of the— DX CLUB

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 38, 1 April 1932, Page 10

News and Views —of the— DX CLUB

_ Answers to Correspondents wee , DX2HB_ (Hastings).--Correspondence intended for publication in the N.Z. "Radio Times" Should reach our offices not later than the 20th of each month. DXe4W (Oamaru) and others: Your letters have been held for publication jn the first issue of the "Radio Times." DX640C (Dunedin): Dx notes in the "Radio Record" are now taking the maximum space that can be allotted to them. The Dxer’s section in the "Radio Times" bears the title "The Radio Log." Thanks for schedules, but are times given standard or summer time? DX14A and 114A: J. Sullivan, ¢/o Mr. Karl, Pukeroro, will find me. All Dxers welcome. Unfortunately. being an in-

valid, I cannot visit them

Digger

(Hamilton).

Addresses Wanted Has amyone the address of the Bkko Bean Oo. Co., of America ?-DX42W. 154 (Matamata): 38AK. Akron Broadeasting Service Ltd., 490 Elizabeth

Street, Melbourne.-

Six-valve

(Christ-

church) _

Identification Wanted Station heard at 8.30 p.m. on March J9 at 2.15 am. Dance music was being broadeast. Following this a description of a-boxing match was relayed, but at 2.30 a.m, transmission faded out. Station operated on about 625 k.c. (480m.), and cot y Tesembled KGIM.-I.Z. (Johnsonville During the past month I have often heard a station, at times just readable, at dial reading 1 on a nire-valve a.c. su-

per-het; 1500 k.c, is at dial reading 10. A voice, speaking with a clear, drawnout American accent is heard. Once

I heard "Los Angeles police.’-

D.

S.

(Timaru).

Stations Identified 3.M.T. (Christehureh)--5SCIK. Crystal Brook (South Australia) .- Operates on 472 m. (635 k.e.), with a power of 15 k.w. DX114A (Hamilton): The American is probably KPO on 680 k.c. (441 m.). Address: Fiale Bros... "he Chronicle,"

San Franciso, Cal.-

Marama

(Inver-

targill

DXi114A (Hamilton): Station heard relaying 5CL was 5CK, Crystal Brook. I also have heard American below 2FC. but cannot get call-DX1310C (Otago) "Anxious" (Sydenham): 2CO, Corowa. on 585 m. (560 k.c.). This station relays either 3LO or 83AR. DX114A: Probably KFI, Los Angeles, which has been coming in at fair strength lately. He operates on 468 m. (640 k.c.), power 50 k.w.

Six-valve

(Christchurch).

DX Topics Are DX Badges Being Worn? ZIGHT months have passed since the DX Club was inaugurated, and yet

in this district badges are as scarce as fortunes. According to the published list of members we have 12 in Hastings, and yet I have met only two wearing their badges-DX2HB (Hastings). Replacing a Broken Aerial. HE following suggestion may help DX14A to replace his aerial at the top of his mast without letting it down. (N.B.-The. ecat’s assistance is not required). Attach a length of stranded wire to the insulator. Ho ding the other end of the wire, walk round all the guys back to the starting point. Then, assuming that the guys are well spread and not broken by insulators, by pulling and seesawing, the wire will run up the guys until it is finally round the top of the mast. A second turn round may be necessary 10 complete the operation. The end of the wire may then be fastened to one of the

* pegs. WABC. New York. is listed as operating on 860 k.c., but the call letters have been heard recently just below 1YA's frequency on annrox. 900 k.c. (338m.).

Has anyone else noticed this ?--

G.P.

K.

'Lo

Arohn).

WGN the Offender. Hid station that several listeners have reported as heterodyning 2YA is WGN, The power is 25 k.w.. and frequency, 720 k«. (416.4m.)DX12HB (Havelock North). S.W. on a Crystal Set. THE following rather strange incident occurred here on March 17. While experimenting with loose couplings in a erystal set, and endeavouring to pick up the local (1ZH), I discovered that by accident I had tunedin on the 80-metre

‘band, and was getting excellent shortwave reception. I have not before heard of anyone receiving any intelligible shortwave signals on a erystal set, but I do not expect to hear that I am alone in this _experience. Station broadcasting was 1BL, 7

oa operated by Mr. J. Lunch, of Colombo, Street, Frankton, and he was workirg. either 1F1) or 1BW, both of Claudelands, Hamilton. The subject of the broadcast dealt almost entirely with the technical details of their respective transmitters. All three Operate on approximately 15 watts-DX180A (Frankton). KTMR Signing Off Earlier. SomME time ago I wrote to KMTR, Hollywood. thanking them for their Ekko stamp. I received a reply to-day as follows: "Your letter of January 17 just received, and we are pleased to learn that you like our station stamp. All who are able to dial us now will be very deserving of theirs, since we are now signing off at 12.30 P.S.T. in place of three, as in the past." KMOX. St. Louis, also sends a very fine Dkko stamp.-DX77W (Kapiti). Europeans Coming In Once More. [HE early morning stations are now beginning to come in. Nearly every morning at 6 a.m. I get ORK, 279 m. (1076 k.ec.), at R4. Also others on approximately 282 m., 882 m., and another on 7ZL’s wavelength, 516 m. A peculiar thing is that I can only get faint signals from the Japanese sta-

tions:

Digger

(Hamilton).

DX Meeting in Christchurch Christchurch takes the lead in announcing a series of monthly meeting for members of the N.Z. DX Club, to be held in the rooms of the Radio Society, Visdali Buildings, 91 Cashel Street West. The next meeting should take place on April 9, but. members are advised to watch the "RR." for confirmation of this date. The meetings will, temporavily, be informal. DX-MC’s are requested to bring along some notes on their- equipment, and their monthly "log." Dxers from other centres are especially welcome, as are all members and prospective members. The secretary, E. W. Watson, DX28MC. [DX120.0C (Dunedin) also advises that a DX meeting for Dunedin Dxers will be held between April 4 and 8. Final date and place decided on will be announced in the "Radio Times," or, failing that, in the next issue of the "Radio Record." -Ed.]

| Special Test for 4ZF j Reports Wanted from DXers I have arranged with station 4Z¥, operated by Messrs. Laidlaw and Gray, Dunedin, for a Special Programme to be put across on April 6 (Wednesday), for one hour from 11 to 12 p.m. They would appreciate northern Dxers reporting on this programme very much as they would like to know how far north they reach. All reports will be replied to.-DX64 OC (Dunedin), -. ,. °°@€@€©€5§-6mss