Log for Week Ending Dec. 3

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 22, 9 December 1932, Page 22

Log for Week Ending Dec. 3

ONDITIONS generally are not good at present. To hear anything in the morning, it is necessary to be up early, when both the Russians, RV59, and REN come in well, and sometimes 12RO. RV15 has not been heard recently. The Empire station, African zone, on 31.8 metres, was R5 on Sunday at 6 am., fading to R38 by 8 a.m. The 49.6 transmitter was just audible at times. The French Radio Colonial station has not been heard recently. HVJ, Vatican City, 50.26 metres, Only R7 now during their morning session. RV59, Moscow, 50 metres. Very good till about 6 a.m., going off soon after this time. Seldom audible at 7 a.m. now. WLXD, Florida, 49.6 metres: On most afternoons till 6 p.m., but has been weak recently. VOR2, Vienna, 49.4 metres: Friday, 6.15 a.m. till signing off at 6.25 a.m., R7, with slight statie and gushiness. Volume went down during this short period. WOXF, Chicago, 49.18 metres: Does not reach more than R6 now, very seldom that loud, best about 6 p.m. WS8XK, Pittsburgh, 48.86 metres: Often heard now till 5.80 p.m., by which time they reach good volume. REN, Moscow, 45.38 metres: Good early, nearly every morning till about 7 a.m. VK3ME, Melbourne, 31.55 metres: Wednesday and Saturday as usual from p.m. Also on Friday and Saturday | with a relay of the first cricket: Test, |

W2XAF, Schenectady, 31.48 metres: Just readable at R3 on Sunday morning at 7.45 a.m. for'a short time.’ During the afternoons they are first heard about 2 p.m., reaching R7 by 4 p.m., as a rule, Some days they have been very ‘weak. DJA, Zeesen, 31.38: metres; Seldom heard now. At 6,20 a.m. on Saturday they were R8, and quite good, except for slight gushiness and some static. WI1XAZ, Springfield, 31.85 metres: Weak most days, but got up to R8 on Sunday by 4 p.m. VK2ME, Sydney, 31.28 metres: Very good volume and quality during both the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. sessions on Sunday. AQ, Madrid, 30.4 metres: Still not audible at midday, but very good on Sunday mornings till 8 a.m. od G5SW, Chelmsford, 25.53 metres: Audible most mornings, except Monday, from 6.45 a.m., but has not been clear enough to be readable for weeks. Have not been up late enough recently for the 12.30 a.m. session, but it is reported to be good at this time. 12R0, Rome, 25.25 metres: Wednesday, very gushy at R6 at 8 s.m. Thursday was better, R7 at 7 a.m. to R8 at 7.45 a.m., fading out about 9.30 a.m. Friday, also, was good. Did not hear 12RO any other morning, unless they are on 80 metres again sometimes, as a sta~ tion is often heard on this wavelength,, being too weak to identify. WSXK, Pittsburgh, 25.25 metres: Sunday only, R5 at 3.30 p.m., R7-8 at 4 p.m. with messages for the Far North. W2XAD, Schenectady, 19.5 metres: Tuned in on Sunday at 6.53 a.m., just in time to hear "-- by the authority of the Federal Radio Commission" and _ close down. The little that was heard was steady at R8. Saturday at the same time they were only just audible. .