Short-wave Notes

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 29, 27 January 1933, Page 22

Short-wave Notes

P.HLL, Holland. pS. Huizen, Holland, is on the air again, working on 16.88 metres, with the popular "six language’ announcer, Mr. Edward Startz, at the microphone. Their transmitting schedule is not yet known, but so far, reports on reception have been about 10.30 p.m. our time. On Monday, when it was particularly warm here, Mr. Startz was telling his listeners that, although the sun was shining, a beautiful morning, it was freezing. RV59, Moscow. pais Russian station, which will soon be coming in at good volume till about 8 a,m., have announced that it is their intention to increase power soon, Empire Station-Australian Zone. "THe programmes for this zone are now . being radiated in an easterly direcfor both transmitters, GSC and GSD. This is instead of the transmission in a westerly direction till 11 p.m. our time, with a change to the opposite direction for the balance of the session. Log for Week Ending January 21 (CONDITIONS are showing a slight improvement in the mornings. Another month should make a lot of difference, RV15, Siberia, 70.1 metres.-Appar-parently not on a regular time-table at present, are received well some evenings, but not regular. HVJ, Vatican City, 50.25 metres.About R7-8 between 6.45 a.m. and 7 a.m, RV59, Moscow, 50 metres.-Not quite so good this week toward 7 a.m. Improvement is slow. GSA, Daventry, 49.6 metres--Very weak now in the morning on the African zone. W9XF, Chicago, 49.18 metres.-Not audible till about 5 p.m., reaches RT-8 by 7 p.m. when they close down. W8XK, Pittsburgh, 48.86 metres.Comes in earlier than the above station, closing at 4.80 p.m., as a rule, at about REN, Moscow, 45.38 metres.-Only heard on Tuesday when they were R5-6 with some static, at’ 6.45 a.m. JIAA; Japan, 38 metres.-Received quite well some evenings after 9 pm., but static has been bad recently. VKEKSME, Melbourne, 31.55 metres,On each day for short periods with a ball for ball description of the Test cricket at Adelaide, also at 11 p.m. with cricket news. The Wednesday and Saturday evening transmissions have been put on as usual. Reception has been quite good, both daylight and at night. _ DJA, Zeesen, 31.38 metres.-Music was just audible at 6.50 a.m. on Tuesday, the only morning heard. WIXAZ, Springfield, 31.35 metres.Reception is patchy. Monday was the best day, reaching RT by closing time, 5.30 p.m. GSO, Daventry, 31.3 metres.-Some mornihgs on the African zone, they are about R7, but usually gushy. During the evenings, volume has been good, but static is still troublesome. _WTXAV, Philadelphia, 31.28 metres.-~ Heard: several times during the week on this wave-length. Reception was best on Monday, when, at 4+ p.m. they were R383, improving in strength and quality till 6 pm, when they were R4-5,

VIK2ME, Sydney, 31.28 metres.-Only heard at: 10.0 p.m. on Sunday, when static was bad, ‘The clock striking was R9. Talk following was very weak, EAQ, Madrid, 30.4 metres.-Sunday morning till 8 a.m., R7-8, static was too bad for listening. GSD, Daventry, 25.53 metres.-Volume is always about the same when opening at 9.30 p.m., R8-9, sometimes it remains fairly even all through the sessiém, but more often volume goes down slig tly after the first half hour. 12R0, Rome, 25.4 metres. -Tuesday was the best morning for this station, being R4 at 6.80 a.m, to R7 at 7.30 am. Reception was spoilt by gushiness. Radio Coloniale, Paris, 25.2 metres.Heard this week for the first time for quite a while, only weak at 7.a.m., but able to identify. PHI, Huizen, 16.88 metres.-Our old friend Mr. Startz, probably the world’s best known announcer, can now be heard again, after a silence (over the air) of about fifteen months, when PCJ closed down at the end of October, 1931. His cheery voice is heard from PHI calling, "Good morning, America, good afternoon India, good evening Australia, ete.’ The time heard is between about 10.15 p.m. andilip.m, Reception is weak, but quite clear.