News and Views of the DX Club

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 8, 2 September 1932, Page 13

News and Views of the DX Club

Answers: to Correspondents. 14A. (Arohena), whose new address is e/o Public Works, No. 3 Camp, Arohena, would-like to correspond with ~ other dxers, ‘ ' J.L.L.., Tuakau) : HSPI, Bangkok, on: 856 k.c. (850m.),- as well as several Chinese stations, are picked up regularly in this country, Full particulars of these appear in the "N.Z. Radio Call Book." Watch "DX Topics" for further information. Two -.South African stations which have been reported are: ZTC, Cape Town. 810 k.c. (870m. ), and, XTD, Durban, 730 k.c. (410m.),° The ‘DX Competition winner’s ‘log: is published. jn the September "Radio Times." "Red, Bird" (Wellington): . Many ae: : (Timaru): By the rules ‘of: the pe no verifications of chain station programmes are accepted, Identification Wanted American heard at 6 p.m. on. August 17, at R6 on about 303m. k.e.). Call sounded like. WVZ, Boston.-14A. (Arohena): What is the name of the theme tune played by Phil Harris’s orchestra‘ at the beginning and end of their dance session each night’ from the Ambassador’s Hotel, San- Francisco,and relayed by KFI? I have never heard the name correctly, | gl though it ‘sounds like ‘Rose’ Bloom." "Interested" (Wellington). Fotr Japanese stations, on 850 ke. (508in.) ; 680 k.c, (441m.) ; and 780 k.e. (384 af Also an American on 770 k.e. (389i.). "City of the Plains" was heard at p.m. Also a station of 620 k.c. (484m.), heard at 10.30 p.m. on August 22, broadcasting news, and on a concert programme at.1.30 am. I think- it is the Manila station. Bangkok was mentioned. -J.L.L. (Tuakau). ‘Some dxers give XGY as being on 806m.. (980k.c.), but my call book gives it’ as 335m (895° k.e.). Which is correct ? — ‘Digger’ (Hamilton), ; Station on 1500 k.c, (200m.), heard at 9.30. a.m. on’ August 16, counting from 1-4 repestedly.-37N Station heard at R+5 on August 23 on approx. 1400 k,c..(214m.). Items heard: "Good-night Melody, » . "Farewell to Thee." Announcer remarked programme was by courtesy of the U.S.A. Royal Navy. : Closing item: was then ~ played,

followed by "God Save the King." Also another station on'770 k.c. (389m.) approx., heard on the same date at R7 with slight fading, from 1.12 a.m. to 3.14 a.m. Dance musie ‘with oceasional foreign items was heard, but no announcements were made during the whole two hours. also another station on 1120 k.e. approx. (268m.), heard several mornings lately. Dance music was heard from 1.44 a.m. until 2.10 a.m., when he went off the air. but at 2.18 a.m, he came back with "1 am Guilty of Loving You." This was the item he was playing previous. to going off-"Fireside’ (Dunedin). Stations Identified "Radio" (Wellington) : Station on 680 k.e. (441 m.) is probably COHB, Harbin, China. I have heard them playing Iinglish dance records several times, but would not definitely say it was COHB. The announcer is not. Japanese, and music is more Chinese than otherwise. 188W : Your American is KTM, and you will find that he is on JOPK’s frequency, not JOHK. ‘The ripple is due to the heterodyne with JOPK.: W.M.: Station on 620 k.c. (484 m.) is KZRM (K-Zee-RM) and station on 690 k.c. (484 m.) is 6WF. Perth.-‘‘Bulova" (Timaru). 26HB: JOHK on 770 ke.; this station tests at irregular periods, and can be heard in the early morning here. "Radio" ( Wellington) : First station is JOLK, on 680 ke.; second is JOHK (see above). "188W" (Wellington): Hither KTM or KELW, on 780 ke. The ripple can be heard: in this district too.. "W.M" (Hikurangi): First is JOHK, on 770 ke"Omsk" (Whakatane), ® DX Topics A Ourious Phenomenon. HILE. lying in bed at 11 p.m, on ‘August 22 I heard a erash on the roof. "Thinking the aerial was down, I tuned in (the set is lying along my bed) and, to my surprise, 2FC came in very well, so I came to the conclusion that it must. have been only one of the guys. Next morning at 7.15 a.m. I tuned in 2ZW and 2ZP, both at good strength. At about 7.30 my wife went out to investigate and, to her surprise,.the aerial had broken in half. The lead-in was sprawled on the roof and the loose end, without

insulator, was lying on the ground, She knotted this to a fig-tree with a piece of rope, using no It was about four feet high, ‘but the stations came in as good as ever with the exception that I have to put on more voltage. Can any dxer explain (Hamilton. [Do you mean filament or plate voltage needs to be increased? A slight inerease in the former, if the valyés are being run under their rated filament voltages, would result in a marked increase in strength.- A slight increase will: be noticed by. an increase of. plate voltage. Do you find you. have to advance the control more?-Hd.] KERN Once KSNR. BERN, Bakersfield, 1200 k.c, (250 m.), mentioned in this week’s issue, is ‘the old KSNR, and is affiliated with Don Lee, Ine. They are on the air til] midnight, P.S.T. KMCS, Inglewood has changed to KRKD, Los Angeles, 1120 k.e. (268 m.), and they issue g particularly fine stamp, Nova Scotian Station Logged. yas. Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, makes excellent dxing. This station is owned by the Canadian Marconi Company. According to gq verification received, they are on the air only as a radiophone station at 1 p.m. and 4 a.m., B.S.T., the latter being the time I picked them up on 685 k.c, (488 m.). The carrier power is 4 k.w., with 95 per cent..modulation. The officer in charge states: ‘We would greatly appreciate hearing from you again, or any of your friends from down under." "Omsk" (Whakatane) : There is no NKS, Shanghai-J.P.C. (P.N.).

On the Short-wave Band. VER, Winnipeg, Canada; on 25.6 m., is heard here regularly on Tuesdays from 2.30 to 3.30 p.m., N.Z.T. Their schedule is: Monday, 4 a.m.-5.30. a.m.; Tuesday, 4 a.m, to 3.30 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 4.a.m. to 1° p.m.; Friday and Saturday. 4 a.m: to 3.380 p.m.; Sunday, silent, (all N.Z. time). This is the old CJRK, well-known among dxers several years ago. A station whose call sounded like "Radio Searrbeer" (Radio Sourabaya, Java, I presume), operating on 58.5 m., every morning from midnight till 2 a.m., has been heard: at RG, Q.S.A 3, very English music and vocal items are generally heard. Also a station on 45 m. from 12.30 a.m. till 2.30 During this period, the station goes "oft the air for short intervals. The announcer is a woman. Just before closing down at 2.30 a.m., a ticking was heard for a few minutes, followed. by two long. spaced.' dashes and a dot-no doubt a time signa!. Station sounded Russian. Strength R8, QSA 5. Also an American on 49.8 m. is heard every day, closing down at 3.30 p.m,, N.S.T. The carrier has a heavy ripple, not unlike = beam. An announcement, "W- York, operating on -5 ke." was heard, Strength. at best R2-3, QSA 2, with a strong hum. I have heard this station during the past two months. VE9GW, Canada, was heard at 3.30 p.m. on July 21 testing,.on 49.96 m. Reception was R4, QSA 8. Numerous "hams" can be heard on phone on 20 metres in the afternoon-mostly Americans. Station KET, on about 31.5 m., was heard. on August 12 on phones, on the occasion of a public address by President Hooyer. 2XAF, 1XAZ, and 8xXK were also relaying this. Stations heard during July and August: -W2XAF, W1IXAZ, WsXkK (25 and 48 m.), WOXF, WS8XAL, New York (49.7 m.). Radio Sourabaya, Jara, DID, KET, LSX, KKW, EAQ, W6CIN, W7YH, 12R0, DSW, V Mos-. cow , (50 m), REN, RV15, Zeesen, PRVA, CTIAA. OXY, Radio Maroc. VE9GW, -VE9IR, W2XAD, VK2MBE, 3M, PIAA, a Japanese! on 31 metres, a French station on 19.5 m. (Radio Colonial?), also a stranger | on 50 metres heard regularly, He closes down at about 4.80 p.m. My set is a tyo- valve, actector and one audio.-ZL202 Ft0N).

"a DX Club Meetings ; CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH. At the Radio. Society’s Rooms (Tisdall’s Buildings), 91 Cashel Street, on

| Wednesday, September 14, at-7.40 p.m.

E. M.

Watson

MISCrCC secretarY )

WANGANUI BRANCH. At the Secretarv’s residence. 29 Ballance Street. Aramoho, on Wednes-

day, September 14, at 7.45 p.m.-

L. C.

Armstrong

district secretarv) _

: POVERTY BAY BRANCH. At the Secretary residence, 151 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, 2% 8 p.m. .on

Monday, September 5

G. H.

Stewart

(district secretgry) .

¢ NELSON BRANCH. ": At the Drill Hall, Harley Street, on Friday. September 9, at 7.45 p.m.

W. J.

Welsh

(district secretary).