Log for Week Ending Oct. 8

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 14, 14 October 1932, Page 23

Log for Week Ending Oct. 8

RV15, Siberia, 70.1 metres. Very good almost évery evening. woo HVJ, Vatican City, 50.26 metres. RS8-9: during their early morning session, RV59, Moscow, 50 metres, Good up till 6.30 a.m., but goes off soon after this time. ; : _ WS8XAL, Cincinnati, 49.5 metres. Corming in at fair strength by 4.30 p.m,, bu seldom clear of noise. : W9XF, Chicago, 43.18 metres. This station is coming back again- now, reach ing R8 by 5 p.m. * W3XAL, Boundbrook, 49.18 metres. Only beard on Sunday, when they were like a local station till signing off at 5.30 p.m. WS8XK, Pittsburgh, 48.86 metres. A very good station now, usually reaching R8-9 by 4 p.m. On Sunday, during the session for residents of the Far North, Canadian and British news was read for the benefit of those who are cut off from the world by ice and snow during the winter months. This is to bea regular feature now from WS8XK. 7 VK3ME, Melbourne, 31.55 metres. Wednesday and Saturday, R9 with the usual severe fading. W2XAF, Schenectady, 31.48 metres. Does not reach such good volume now. R7-8 at its best. : DJA, Zeesen, 31.88 metres. Reception is excellent early, but rapidly goes off, as ° a rule, from about 7 a.m. -: WIXAZ, Springfield, 31.88 metres, R6 is the best I can do now with'this station. 31.8 metres (about)-On Sunday morning I was rung up about a station coming in well on this wavelength. A musical programme was heard, followed -by what. appeared to be a church service. All I got after being told about it was a little talk, in what I think was Spanish, the station closing about noon, Woat little I heard was excellent at WOT. ° VK2ME, Sydney, 31.28 metres.-Very good during the first session, but distorted in ‘the early part of their second session on Sunday. On Monday they were excellent at R9 till 8 a.m., when they closed. ; JIAA, Japan, 30.5 metres.-F'air most. evenings, but not up to their volume of a few weeks ago. EAQ, Spain, 30.4 metres.-Only just audible now; at its best during the midday session. but very fine on Sunday mornings till about 7.80 a.m. Radio Colonial, Paris, 25.6 metres.Has been very poor on most mornings. Best between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. G5SW, Chelmsford, 25.53 metres.Saturday was the only morning that 5SW. was steady .and loud enough to be readable, when, at 6.30 a.m,, they were: RT-8. The night sessions, our time, are improving. On Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning, at 12.15 a.m., Big Ben striking three-quarters, was RS&-9,. The -day’s programme and news items. were 100 per cent, readable, and an’ organ: recital from Birmingham was a treat ‘to listen to. . crete rE "

12R0, Rome, 25.4 metres.-Varies, but has come in well during the latter part of: the week till about 7 am. WS8XK, Pitisburgh, 25.25 metres -On Viiday morning this station was good at R&-9 from 9.30 a.m. for a time, until they faded out.