Round the World on SHORTWAVE

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 44, 13 May 1932, Page 24

Round the World on SHORTWAVE

Conducted by

F. W.

SELLENS

S.W. Notes from America. Me PAGH TAYLOR, Detroit, U.S.A, has kindly forwarded some shortwave news for members of the New Zealand Short-wave Club and readers of these notes, as follow (all times given are New Zealand standard time) :- TGX,, 33.5 metres, power 100 watts, operates every Sunday from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m, with irregular tests at other times. Address: Sr. Majican, 11 Ave, Nt. 45, Guatemala City, Guatemala. YVIXBMO, 48.95 metres, broadcasts every afternoon (hours not stated). Address; Apartado 112, Maracaibo, Venezuela, ‘ OPM, Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, works irregularly on 29.7 metres, Often talks in Wrench, Memish or Dnglish to Brussels, ORK, Brussels, Belgium, works with OPM on 28.99 metres. Both these stations often broadcast records. IAA, Lisbon, Portugal, 31.3 has been testing between 9.30 a.m. an 11.80 a.m, ° (This station has been reported in Australia on 42.9 metres between 8.80 a.m. jand 10.30 a.m. on Saturday mornZS League of Nations: The following short-wave stations of the League of Nations have been heard, but are irregular in operation: HBy 20.6 metres; HBL, 31.8 metres; HBP, 38.6 metres; and HBQ, on 40.8 metres. The best time to listen for these stations is up te 9.30 a.m.

H9DR, Montreal, Canada, 49.96 metres operates daily from 11.80 a.m. to 4.30 pm, The power is 2000 watts. HSDR relays the long-wave station CECH: both calls are given when announcing every fifteen minutes, CHOF occasionally relays an NBC programme. BOJB, 50,26 metres, transmits daily from 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 pm. Address: Clarence W. Jones, Casilla 691, Quito, Heuador. Regarding short-wave reception in De troit, Mr. Taylor says: I find the best Huropean now (March 28) is Pontoise on 25.65 metres. Yesterday they were RS for about two hours. i12RO comes in with very fine volume at times, but G5SW is very poor, SMH and 2M are beginning to pick up, and shortly I expect them to be at their best. F31CD is bothered by some sort of a noise, and are very hard to hear, R15 comes in very well every morning at R9, and are even heard well with lots of static on them. As a rule I can hear Sydney better than Schenectady. Sometimes on Sunday morning Sydney will be so loud that it is almost impossible to tune in Springfield (WiXAZ) when they are on the air,

Log for Week Ending May 1

A§ I have been away for a few days, this log only covers Friday and Saturday just enough to record most of the regular stations, with two of the lesser heard shortwavers. RV15, Siberia, 70.1 metres.-R8-9 at 9 p.m., increasing to R9 by 11 p.m. Static was bad each evening. RV59, Moscow, 50 metres-Very good at 7 a.m., being Rd, but goes off soon after. Wellington, 49.5 metres.Saturday from 7 p.m. to 12 p.m, very goo W3XAL, Boundbrock, 49.18 metres.--Still comes in at RO til pm, with

dance music from the Hdgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago. FSicD, Saigon, 49 metres--Weaker now at 11 p.m., only about R7, and R8 by midnight. 12R0, Rome, 43 metres (about) — On this station was quite good at 7.45 a.m., being R9, but on Saturday I could not find it up till 7.30 a.m. KJ, Bolinas, California, 33.27 inetres. -At 3.45 p.m. on Saturday this station was relaying a N.B.C. programme from Los Angeles. Volume was R8-9._ Slight gushiness and high noise level spoil reception. KJ went on to duplex telephone at 4 p.m, Java, 31.86 metres.-Just before midnight on Saturday at R8-9. VE3ME, Melbourne, 31.55 metfres.On Saturday, from about 9.30 p.m., R9, with Fan A e of euriio, Ths pmuality. varied a lot, g quite a e and then distorted very badly for a period. WwW: . Schenectady, 31.48 metres.Heard only on Saturday, when they ‘were very gushy at 2 p.m., being R3. Volume increased to R8 by 3.15 p.m., when some boxing was in progress, but the noise level was 60 high that the description was r) about 10 per cent, readable, in spite of signal strength. Zeesen, Germany, 31.88 metres-Irh day morning this station was good, but on Saturday at 7 a.m, they were splendid, being fully R9, with some very fine sing ing. Volume and quality slowly decreased +, RB. and sushv by 8.80 a.m.

W1XAZ, Springfleld, 31,35 metres. Friday, at 11.5 p.m., R3, fading right ont every minute or so. Saturday, at p.m.,’ R8, but very clear. Volume increased to R6 by 3.45 p.m. at which time they closed. As the strength increased, they became very noisy. Sumatra, 28.8 metres.__This iy a duplex telephony station for communication with Java and Australia. On Saturday, at 11.50 p.m., records were heard at R8. Paris, 25.68 metres: R9 at 7.80 a.m. on Friday with music. Not quite so good on Saturday, being about at 7,80 a.m., increasing to R8-9 by 8.80 am. The English news session was from 8.15 to 8.30 a.m. G5SW, C ord, 25.58 metres: Friday, 7.80 a.m., R5 to R7-8 by a.m... and then down to RS by 10 a.m, with slow severe fades. At 11 p.m. they. were ‘inaudible, but reached R2 by 11.30 p.m. and R84 by midnight. They were too gushy to be readable. On Saturday reception was worse, being only R2 from 7 am, to 8.30 a.m., and inaudible dur ing the 11.15 to 12.15 a.m, session.

N.Z. Shortwave Club Notes

} SPARE time now appears a ‘liing of the past; each day brings in subs. from new and old members. I have received a number of applications from readers for a short-wave lecturetie I promised. ‘The printing of this has been delayed, but the copies will be posted probably during the week, There appears to be a universal desire for a short-wave station and when membership increases the matter will be gone into. The argument that shortwave notes on 80 metres caused interference and were not of sufficient interest hardly holds good in face of the amazing increase of short-wave listeners recently. : Unless a reply is required In answer to a letter, only one penny stamp need be sent for a circular. of the club’s aims and objects. . Address me, A. B. MeDonagh, Secretary New Zealand Short wave Olub, 4 Queen Street, Wellingtatk /