News and Views of the DX Club

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 41, 22 April 1932, Page 11

News and Views of the DX Club

Answers to Correspondents

DX2SMC would like to hear from a dxer in Hanmer Springs. I would be interested to know if DX6400 received 8ZC’s card. Congratulations, DX1200C. -DX28MC. (Christehurch),. IL.Y, (Baleutha): The DX Club is composed of enthusiasts interested in longdistance reeeption. No other qualification is necessary to become a member. DX84W (P.N.): Quite O.K. "Bung" (Waikato): KTBI, Los Angeles, 230.6 m. (1300 ke.), 1 kwX280C6 X12HB (Havelock North) and oJzers: XER, Villa Acuna, Mexico, 735 ’ kre. (408 m.), 75 kw. ALE. (Christchurch): DX62MC is correct. If you will post us your certificate we will make the necessary alteration, DX1i2HB and others: Your letters will appear in the next "New Zealand Radio Times." DX146QC: 2Z7X operates on 49.5 metres. The majority of the Continental stations have no call-signs, but are identified by various interval signals.

Identification Wanted

Station heterodyning IZR at 5,30 p.m. ‘on April 12, Also an American heterodyning 1YA during dinner music session, and, lastly, another station heterodyning 5CL, Adelaide, at 11.10 p.m. on April 8; not 4QG.-DX114A (Hamilton). From 6-6.30 a.m. on April 8 I re ceived several European stations, One on about 1090 k.c. (275 m.) I took to be Heilsberg. On about 620 kc. (484 m.) an orchestra was heard, followed by a man singing to accompaniment, A woman announcer was speaking from a station on 590 k.c. (508 m.). The following morning another station seemed to be interfering’ with Heilsberg. On about 850 k.c. (353 m.) I heard a French station and also caught the interval signal-a bell chiming. I took this to be Strasbourg, but I notice this station is listed as 869 k.c.-DX146 OC (Invercargill), At about 5 a.m, on April 10, station WAS heard on 1070 ke. (280 m.). Announcing was in a foreign Janguage, and the interval signal was the chiming of a bell. At about 5.30 a.m. a woman was speaking from another station on 790 ke. (380 m.). A piano solo followed, and then a woman’s voice was heard again. Thig was followed by " ‘Allo, ‘Allo." Otifr language was foreign -W.B. (Wanegnnui). American heard between 6 and 6.30 p.m, on April 10 on approx. 875 ke. (348 m.). At 6.20 p.m., dance music, with

vocal refrain, "-- — in Old Vienna," was heard, followed at 6.26 by a slow number with tenor voice singing "I am just one dering what the end is going to be," one line of his song. Another heard at 6.40 on approx 608 ke. (493 m.), playing dance tune. Also another heard .42 on approximately 597 ke. (502 m.), broadeastnge dance musie with a piano

solo:

-IT

(Balelutha).

Stations Identified

DX2HB (Hastings): Siation WRC, Washington, 950 ke. (216 m.). power 500 watts, uses the slogan, "The Voice of the Capitol,"

DX Topics

America on an 18in. Aerial. RECEPTION conditions from all stations have improved greatly during the last fortnight, although static is still very bad. I can now receive WOAIT, WENR, and other Americans at fair speaker strength from 4.50 p.m. onwards. 2KC can‘also be heard every morning between §.30 and 9.80 a.m, Lately, when static was bad, I have been listening without any aerial, except the 18in. conneection between the set and the wall switch. I can receive all the A and some B stations in Australia, and haye also had KGO and KET lond enonch to eniav.

Static i9 greatly reduced-

~Digger"

(Hamilton )

Verification Exiracis. HE following notes are taken from verification ecards: KGER operates on 1860 k.c. (220 m.), with a power of 1kw. ‘This station is on the air nineteen hours every day of the year. KGFJ, which operates on 1200 k.c, (250 m.), with a power of 100 watts, is on the air 24 hours daily. SDN, on 960 ke. (812 m.), with a power of 500 watts, state that their cards are exhausted and they do not intend to have anv more

printed.-

~DX2BMO

(Christchurch)_

S.W. on a Crystal Sei. R B.C. (Raetihi): Short-wave recep- * tion on a crystal set is always possible providing the transmitter is within a radius of four or five miles. However, even with the transmitting station within half a mile, loudspeaker reception is practically out of the question unless the station is over 50 watts In power. I have had quite good results through the headphones from a 15-watts station nearly a mile and a half distant. If you would care to let me have your name and address I would be only too pleased to furnish you with specifications of coils and condenser capacity.-DX 130A. (Frankton Junction). Surging and Its Causes. NTIL about 7.380 p.m. stations be low 250m. are absolutely spoiled by surging. Stations like KHOA and KSTP are sometimes about R6. but only occasional words can be heard through the heavy surge. Why is this?-DX12-NW (Nelson). {The phenomenon you mention is probably due to the presence of both ground and sky waves at more or less equal strength, When in phase reception strengthens, and vice vetsa. This is most noticeable during the -transitional period

between daylight and dark,-

~pa,]

DX NEWS Every transmitter should have the Official Log published by the N.Z.A.R.T. In addition to the Log it contains data on:Shortwave Broadcasting Stations. Amateur Abbreviations. International Prefixes, The Morse Code — The Q Code Audibility Scale. 1/9 POST FREE. iSIMPSON & WILLIAMS LTD. | (Printers of "Break In."’) : High St. . CHRISTCHURCH \