Short-wave News

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 52, 8 July 1932, Page 23

Short-wave News

VK2ME, New Schedule. LASt Sunday, during their regular transmission, VK2MBE, Sydney, announced a new schedule to commence on July 8 as follows: Sundays, 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,; and Mondays, 6 a.m, to 8 a.m., all New Zealand time, Chicago Conyention, UITE a Jot of the Democratie Convention being held in Chicago has been broadcast on short waves during the past week. On Friday night W2XAl were on the air till 10.16 relaying the proceedings of the convention, WIXAZ were still an at 10.380 p.m. (5 a.m., standard time, in Chicago); also W8XK on 48.86 metres. --All stations, including KKW relaying to KGU, Honolulu, were again broadeasting convention business . on Saturday afternoon. Politieal meetings in New Zealand are tame affairs compared with what was heard from Chicago. , Bucharistic Congress, . Tuy special broadcast from Dublin last ‘Sunday was a failure as far as Wellington was concerned. G5SW was just audible at times, but nothing more than a ¢arrier, while HVJ, the Vatican City station was inaudible. The Ametriean, also Australian stations,. were also tried, in case they were relaying, but without any luck, ~

ZL2ZXK "OR the Air." y pn Wellington, has not been heard since last Saturday. Let’s hope that the "Voice of Action" will soon be heard again, ; All Blacks-First Test. % RECEPTION of VK2MH, relaying the first Test match of the All Blacks y. Australia, on Saturday, was much better than the relay of the previous Saturday.* Although the description was 100 per cent. readable, all through, the quality was not the best, ‘The line between 2M and 2B or to the grouad appeated to be the trouble. as the announcements and music before "going over" and signing off by VK2ME were all clear, without that mushiness noticed in the description of the game. We heard the game: that is the chief consiieration. EAQ, New Schedule. Ae Madrid. have started on the new schedule we mentioned recenily. 'The time now is from 11° a.m, to 12.30 p.m. Wavelength. 30.4 metres. Power. 20 kilowatts. Announcements in Spanish and English.