Round the World on SHORTWAVE

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 17, 4 November 1932, Page 23

Round the World on SHORTWAVE

Conducted by

F. W.

SELLENS

Lemme i ee Short-wave News Christmas Eve Broadcast. THE Christmas Eve broadcast to the Empire, which had been so carefully planned for last year, and which had to be abandoned’ owing to trouble with an Americati-controlled telephone company in Canada,"is being revived. It is understood that the cause of the , trouble last year has been removed. Moreover; Mr. Cecil Graves, the newly- | appointed director of the Empire station, . is determined to carry through this pro--ject as the first great effort of his new service, The plan last year was to extend the old B.B.C. idea of a "round the stations" programme to a "round the Empire" programme. ‘There were to be contributions . from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and several parts of Canada. This vear the plan will be still more compre-. hensive, and, if the programme is successful, it should occasion many thrills throughout the length and breadth of the British Commonwealth of Nations, An interesting point is that. there is already an. express desire for the relaying of this programme in the United States. ‘W4XD, Florida, RELorss are coming to hand of good reception. of this uew American short-wave station from several readers. The frequency of W4XD is given as: 6040 ‘kilocyeles: (49.6 metres). This station, and WiLOD, where the programmes broadcast, ‘originate, are owned by the Isle.of Dreams Broadcasting Co., Miami, ‘Florida... Their schedule is not yet to hand, but they usually sign off at 6 p.m., or they aunounce ‘1 a.m. Wastern standard time." Those who have not yet heard W4XD should tune in just above W8XAL soou after 4 p.m., when the new station first «x becomes qudible, increasing in volume till closing time. Reception in Canterbury. \ R. °F... V. SHANN (Christchurch), + new at shortwave radio, but very keen, reports DJA, Zeesen, as coming in there at. good volume and quality till about 7.80 a.m... W4XD has been brought in at good strength. An American was heard recently. till 8 p.m. on about 25 metres. with the same programme as KGO. Static and surging made it impossible to hear the call, except the prefix "W." Mr. Shann has found static yery bad xecently on shortwaves. Well, he has not got that on his own. League of Nations Broadcasts. HE interesting notice in last week's "Record" about the League of Nations’ weekly broadeasts by Mr. 'T. Todd, secretary of the League of Nations Union here, gavé the hours in several countries, but not our time, and as some may have trouble in conyerting, I am taking the liberty of translating to New Zealand summer time. The first session will be from 1.80 a.m. on Monday morning and the. second session from 11.30 a.m. the sa@®. morning, ou either 20.74, 30.3 or 40.5 metres,

Log for Week E Ending October 29 ren, has been quite a lot. of stati during the past week on all exeept the very short waves.

Lm KY RTT KV15, Khabarovsk, 70.1 metres.-Not heard every night recently; volume good when on the air. . On Tuesday at 10.15 p.m. it was R9 with one stage of audio with orchestral music. HVJ, Vatican City, 50,26 metres.About R8 during the early morning session. RV59, Moscow, 50 metres.-F riday was the only day I received this station at all well. At 6.45 a.m. it was very good at R8&. W4XD, Miami, 49.6 metres.-Mest evenings till 6 p.m., ‘varying from R5-8. On Wednesday it was going after 6 p.m., but static and gusliness spoilt reception. W3XAL, Boundbrook, 49.18 metres.Sunday only as usual, but not up to the volume we expect. WS8XK, Pittsburg, 48.86 metres: A. regular station now, every day till about 5.30 p.m., by which time volume reaches

-- er sSSS"tS~S~( lll R8-9. On Tuesday, several accordion items were heard by "The, Accordion Man." REN, Moscow, 75.388 metres: Thursday and Friday between 6.30 a.m. and 7 am. at R7 with talk. ’ VK3ME, Melbourne, 31.55 metres: Wednesday and Saturday from 10 p.m. at R9 with the usual severe fading. W2XAF, Schnectady. 31.48 metres: R5 is the best I can receive this station now, which is at elosing time, 4 p.m. DJA, Zeesen, 31.88 metres: To hear this German transmitter at its best, one must be up early. It is excellent at R9 till about 6.45 a.m., afte? which volume goes off gradually to very weak by 8.30 a.m. WIXAZ, Springfield, 31.35 metres: Goming back again slowly, being audible now for a short time each afternoon. VK2ME, Sydney, 31.28 metres: Ex-

cellent on Sunday at maximum volume on the international week-end transmission. JIAA, Japan, 30.5 metres: Hvery evening, but later now before it reaches good volume, which does not exceed R8 just now. Jaya, 29 metres (about): On. Friday evening at 10.20 p.m., music was. heard at R4, followed by Sydney, here is Bandoeng ealling." The talk was much clearer and louder than the music. VK2ME, Sydney, 28.5 metres: 2ME were testing on this wavelength on Friday between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. with records. The only announcements were: "This is VK2ME testing on 28.5 métres." Radio Colonial, Paris, 25.6 metres.Oaly heard on Monday at 11 a.m, being en G5SW, Chelmsford 25.53 metres. was the only morning that 5SW was more than "just audible." At 7 a.m. it was R7 with rapid fade, but announcement were just readable. Volume soou went off. I tried it one night only,, Saturday, well after midnight, 12.45 a.m., when it was really good, R9 and 100 per cent. readable, every word of the programme announcements for that evening and Monday, together with the news for the day. which included the result and details of the ericket match, Combined Australia y. England, played ‘that day, was easily readable. An organ recital followed from a cinema. : 12R0, Rome, 24.4 metres.-This station does not follow the rule of being strong early and going off later, like the others on this band. Some mornings this is the case, but others, when it is weak xt » 7 am., they are up to R8 at 8am. It is worth listening to when volume is good, as they broadcast some very fine music, Radio Colonial, Paris, 25.2 metres.Only heard on Thursday on this wavejongth, being R7 at 7 am., with rapid fadi Radio Colonial, Paris, 19.68 metres.---Sunday morning, open at 1 a.m, only just audible.