Notes on Local Reception

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 16, 28 October 1932, Page 23

Notes on Local Reception

'THERE has been quite 4 lot of static during the past few days on the longer of the short waves. -One has tu rise early to hear anything ‘worth while just now. RV59, 50 metres; HVJ, 50. 26 metres $ Zeesen, 31,35 metres ; 12R0, 25.4 metres ; and Radio Colonial, "25.2 metres, are all well ‘received till about 6.80 am., or a little later,.but, as a rule, are very weak after this time. Radio Colonial on 25.6 does not commence till about 8380 a.m., when they are weak, in. fact not always audible, One morning they: were heard as late as 11.30 a.m, but very weak, W2XAF, 31.48 metres, is down in yolume, and WIXAZ is seldom audible, On the other hand, the 50 metre stations are improving, coming in well during the late afternoon, W8XK, 48.86, being about the best. WS8XAL and W3XAL are also good, Signs of several ' other stations on this wavelength band are now audible, and careful tuning ‘will. bring in- stations only heard at certain seasons: ‘The Jap., JIAA,-is not so loud now during the evening. but RV15 continues to come in at good: strength, static permitting, most evenings after datk, VK’s 2M and 3M come in well, as usual, when on their regular schedules. although both are subject to severe fading, some- * times,