Election Day Reception

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 19, 18 November 1932, Page 24

Election Day Reception

HORT-WAVE signals were excellent here yesterday, it being a good day for the American. Their programmes were extended to 7.30 p.m. Here is my log :-W2X AF, Schenectady,. at 5.30 p.m., R7; W8XK, Pittsburg, R9, 100 per cent. ; W3XAL, Boundbrook, R9, 100 per cent.; W9XF, Chicago, R8; Sydney telephone working QBR, R9 and R8 respectively; VK3MH, Melbourne, R9; W8XAUL, Cincinnatti, was RS at 11.40 p.m. on _§#sits early morning session, giving morning exercises, At midnight FYA, France, 19.68 metres, R9, with the chimes of midday. G5SW, Chelmsford, England, R8, 12.30 am. At 1.00 am. WS8XK, Pittsburg, was on the air, broadcasting a ‘speech from the manager of the Australian T'ravellers’ Association, for Australia, closing at 1.20 a.m., R8; 1.30 a.m., Zeesen, Germany, 19.72 metres, R7, fading at 1.45 am.: 2.00 am., RV59, Moscow, started its programme with -some fine musical numbers, R8; 2.380 a.m., REN, Moscow, was excellent R9, relaying the same programme as RV59. My next station was on about 58 metres, coming in at R8; musical numbers and foreign talk closing at 3.15 a.m. These were all received at the vofiime ‘less than half ou. Received on an AC... set, using three 224 and 245, and one 280 valves, with short-wave converter, using. 2-227s, 1-224, and 1-280 valves on 165ft. of aerial. On Sunday mornings I have heard BAQ, Madrid, as loud as 2YA, and also W2XAF relaying football matches at R7 between 7.30 a.m. and 8.15 am. In your short-wave notes I have noticed that ‘you call the station in S: America PRYA. This is incorrect, as it is PRBA on 31:58 metres. It also works on a broadcast wavelength of 320 metres, the call sign being PRAB. I have received a verification from them.-B. Scollard, 88MC.