News and Views of the DX Club

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 48, 10 June 1932, Page 11

News and Views of the DX Club

Answers to Correspondents

DX1i06 (Raetihi): "Questions and Angwers in Radio" and the 1932 "Listeners’ Guide" both contain excellent explanations of the fundamentals of radio. They ean be procured from most booksellers, but should you have any difficulty, write Box 1082, Wellington. Another excellent book for beginners is "Wireless, the

Modern Magie Carpet," by Ralph Stranger, obtainable from the Te Aro Book Depot, Courtenay Place, Wellington, DX168.0.C. (Broad Bay): Specia) verification forms for making reports on reception are obtainable from this office, price 1/6 per 2 dozen lots: posted (minimum order), 6 @ozen lots, 4/- posted, The form is self-explanatory, and ensures that nothing of importance is left out of the report. DX29.H.B. (Gisborne) and others: Your letters have been held for publication in the next issue of the "Radio Times." DX5.0.C. (Dunedin): Thomas Ballinger and Coy., Victoria Street, Wellington, are the N.Z, agents for the Cossor Melody Maker, DX122A (Northcote): If KDKA end WS8XAR are two entirely separate transmitters, as appears to be the case, then verifications from them would count separately.

, Identification Wanted ‘ 4

* Station heard between 6.30 and 6.45 p.m. on May 29 on 744 k.c. (408m.). A man was speaking in a foreign language. Later music was played, Also station on 760 k.c. (395m.), heard between 6,30 pm. and 7 p.m, From this station also, foreign speech and mnsie was heard.K.D. (Upper Hutt). Australian VK on approx. 200 m. (1500 k.c.), heard on May 29 at 1.15 a.m. The fox-trot "Sweeter Than Sweet" was played at 1.28 a.m, and they closed down at 1.80 am. in favour of BAK, Melbourne. Other VK’s, one on approx. 208 m. and one on the same frequency at KGUR, Long Beach, Cal., were both VK5 ’ static preventing me from getting the letters. The latter announcer stated that the station was operated by the "--- Radio Club." He then asked for reports

and the station closed down at 2.57 a.m. N.Z.S.0.-DX50C0 (Dunedin). American on approx. 1820 k.c. (227 m.) heard June 1 from 6.0 p.m.- to 6.30 p.m. Items heard include "Beautiful Baby Rhymes" and "Io and_ Behold." Station was almost on top of KGMB.DX2HB (Hastings). ‘Station on approx. 918 k,c. (827 m.) heard at weak strength about 1 a.m. on June 1, The music was characteristically native, and was accompanied by chanting in a high voice, such as the programmes from HSPI or from the Japanese stations.-DX123800 (Timaru).

Stations Identified.

erases P.F.S. (Papatoetoe): Station on 67 is | XER, Del Rio. P.C. (Wellington) : Also XR. This station has been heard oceasionally giving call XEF (which you probably thought was XHN). "Radio" (Wellington) : WGN. Chicago, and XDR, Del Rio. DX67MO: KNX, on-1050 k.ec., andn KF WI, on 930 k.c. According to a recent verification KE'VD’s studios have been shifted to Los Angeles--DX12300 (Timaru). .

DX Topics

Particulars of WSXAR. Tue following is an extract from a verification recently received from W8XAR. "We wish to verify your reception of our experimental station, WSXAR. These call letters have been assigned to our new broadcasting plant at Saxonburg Pennsylvania and will be used when we are conducting any experiments or broadcasting test programmes. The transmitter is licensed to operate on 980 k.c. (306m.) between the hours of 1.00 and 6.00 am. B.D.S.T." It is twelye months since first I heard this Station. Has any dxer ever teceived a verification from an English station on the broadcast band?--DXI1.N.W. (Blackball). a

F® bt ls eh th tl a tli Di, A New Ouban Station. OM 5.17 p.m. until about 6 5 o'clock on May 22, I heard 20L, Havana, -_eo Cuba, on a broadcast of Regal recordings.

It came in at about R4-5-

R.H.

T.

Christchurch

tNO; you are the first to report.-Hd.] | Daylight Reception. (CONDITIONS for dxing are improving gradually, although Morse interfer(Continued on page 28.)

Australian "B" Stations

z Reception Table AS --w The following. table shows the relative audibility of Australian "B" stations on May 29, at 11.80 p.m, DX50C (Dunedin) :- 2GB, 2CH, 3UZ, 4BH .... R9 20K, 3HA, TLA, 3DB, 28M RS& 2UW, 3KZ, 4BC, 2WL .... RI 8GL, 8AW, 2AY, 2M6.... R6 2HD, 4BK, 5KA, 2KY.... BS 5AD, 6KG, 2CA .....006-6 RA 6ML, 2KO ...,..cccocseee RS 6PR, THO, 4GR .......... R2 BPL csp ecerecccevcsecesc Lh

Hamilton District Meeting

At 7.30 p.m. on Saturday, June 41, a meeting of the Hamilton district of the DX Club will be held in the Old Parish Hall, Cambridge. All members are urged to be there and make this meeting a £00d one,

W. H. C.

ROXBOROGH

District Secretary, — Cambridge.

DX . Topics

(Continued from page 11) ence is very annoying every night. 2CH and 2GB can be heard at 4.15 p.m, at R5, while 2FC, 2BL, and 2NC can be picked up at any time of the day at R2-3, and R6 at 4.30 p.m. Latest loggings include WOWO, Fort Wayne; KFGY, Spokane; KFAO, Los Angeles; JOPK, 6PR, 6KG, and KPRC. By 5.30 p.m. KMOX is R8. Next to KFI it is my best American. I have written to KTM for the third time, and have enclosed a 10 cents coupon-DX50C0 (Dunedin). DX Jottings. TATION 12ZF, Auckland, and 4ZF, Dunedin, have been heard at good speaker strength during the afternoon,

at 2 and 4.20 p.m. respectively. These two small stations are réaching out wonderfully. 8AK, Melbourne, can be heard almost any morning until 7 a.m., and sometimes after that. On the first oceasion I picked this station up on their morning session at 6.85 am. I thought I had logged a European at remarkable yolume, but I was soon disillusioned.DX99Ww (P.N.). Special Test by MEH. HAS anyone heard XHH, Monterey, Mexico? He broadcasts on 1132 ke. (265 m.), with a power of 1 kw. | His schedule (mountain standard time) is as follows:-Daily except Sundays, 8.30 am. to 10.30 p.m.; Tuesday, a special dx. programme, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Wednesdays, cabaret, remote control, 9 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.; Saturdays, cabaret, remote control, 9.80 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. received a verification in December, and further reports were asked for in order to prove that reception was not a freak, as, until then, the station had not been received any®* further away than Canada and Cuba. I am trying to arrange for a special broadcast for the second week in July from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. New Zealand time, to suit New Zealand conditions. Announcements will be in Spanish an English-DxX29HB (Gisborne). "Ham" Calls, Wit the increase of our N.Z.A.R.T.’s I think some new system of announcing calls should be introduced. Many are on ’phone for lengthy periods without giving any indication as to who they are. Even then some calls are difficult to distinguish. For example, take 2CC or 2CH. Many letters sound the same, and if those at the "mike" were to call 2CB, "C" for Charlie and "WW" for Edward, and so forth, listeners would be surer as to what station to Q.S8.L. Many complaints are received from time to time re stations not "Q.S.L.ing"’ reports. This is bad enough, but when oné sends stamps for return postage and no card or reply is forthcoming, it makes one somewhat annoyed. I have quite a few N.Z. "home" offenders in this respect; and a few overseas broadcasting stations. Lately I read that concessions, and free postage is granted by the Governments of some countries on correspondence and other matters relating to radio, provided such correspondence is left unsealed for perusal. This is to encourage interest in radio. I wonder when our Government will become generous and frank stamp our radio eards, and reduce our license fees.

etc:

All Wave

(Wellington).

KMPC Testing. ECHEPTION is still only fair down here. However, Saturday, May 28, was a fairly good night, although static and morse were again troublesome at times. Did any other dxer hear KMPC, Beverly Hills testing on 710 k.c.? Although his power is only 500 watts, his was easily R7-8; QSA being 4. I held him from 12 a.m. to 12.55 a.m. on May 9, when he closed down. VIES3H¥, Elwood, was R8 on the same morning, and VK8RG, who was using two modulated tubes for the first time, was R6. Other loggings include: JOJK. Honshu; WLAC, Nashville, Tenn.; KFYR, Los Angeles, Cal.; and DKB, Santa Barbara, Cal.-DX50C (Dunedin. . DX Notes. (CONDITIONS the last two weeks in Auckland have been very poor for overseas reception, static being very troublesome. Latest verifications to hand are 8HA, Hamilton (after six months) ; 8BA (after a second report); and WS8XAR. Since KGO moved to 750 k.c. With an increase of power to 2.5 k.w. they have been coming in splendidly in my locality. KTM, Angeles, must now be an all-night station in place of KELW, for I have heard them on quite a few occasions at 11 p.m. at night- DX1382A (Northcote). Recent Verifications. Y¥ latest verifications are from WAPT, KFWB, KFRC and WLW. I heard WAPI on March 23 broadcasting special appeals for food and clothing, etc.,

as Alabama had been struck by a terrific storm during the afternoon. I received a letter recently from a friend in Nashville, Tennessee, who kindly offered to assist any dxers who had had difficulty in procuring verification card from WLAO. He wiil personally see they are sent forward, I notice in the June "Times" the reason why XED does not verify reception. I heard them some time ago broadcasting details of a lottery, and reported reception. Needless to say, my letter was returned to me, marked "Fraudulent," after being sent to the San Antonio Tnquity . Division. 26W inquires about 8AW, Meibourne. I picked up enough of its programme to write to this station for a veri-

fication on May 19.-

R.

J.

(Kapiti).

WSXAR and KDKA. WE recently received a letter from KDKA, Hotel William Penn, Pittsburg, concerning WSXAR. It reads: For the benefit of your readers we would like to explain that this station is used for conducting certain experiments which are necessary in the development and design of broadcast equipment, Under the call letters of we are licensed to operate on 980 k.c. between 1 and 6 p.m. (H.S.T.) on powers up to 400 k.w. It is very gratifying to us to know our transmitters are being heard in your section of the world. All letters and_comments received from listeners are closely read and much appreciated. as it is only by. this means we can tell what success we are making with our work,

Branch Meeting —

The Hawke’s Bay branch of the DX Club will hold its next meeting on the evening of Monday, dune 13, at 8 o’clock, at the residence of the branch secretary, Mr. Gordon Lys, 912 Dufferin’ Street, Hastings.