AROUND AND BEHIND THE DIALS

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 8, 1 September 1933, Page 23

AROUND AND BEHIND

THE DIALS

A Section tor

the DXer, Short-wave Listener and Home Constructor Conducted by Se eee The Technical Editor —

DX CLUB News and Views

Answers to Correspondents 122MC (Christchurch): A translation of your verification runs as follows :- "After perusing the report on the reception of results by our station in Milan, we inform you that they corresponded with the transmissions made by us on that day, and at the same hour. "With the most distinguished saluta-

tions,

E.I.A.

R.

"Hon, Assistant Director, "Inte Italiano Audizioni, Radio . Foniche,"

9T (Inglewood) : Could you give me any information concerning VPD?LIS W. Identification Wanted Station heard at R3 from 4.55 to 6.4 a.m, on August 11 on approx. 770 k.c, The programme, which was typically Eastern, was broadcast on XGOA’s frequency and also on 900 k.c. A man spoke at frequent intervals, one of which lasted for 9 minutes. There was no fading, but periodically the speech terminated abruptly. During the intervals the hum of the station could be heard the whole time--‘Whiskers" (Dargaville). Station heard very faintly at 6 a.m. on August 14 and 15 on 2ZW's. frequency. It faded out shortly after, but was heard heterodyning 2ZW very padly when that station came on the . air at 7 am-Il140A (Auckland). DX Topics WSB Testing. GTATION WSB, Atlanta, was heard testing on 740 k.c, on the evening of August 14 at excellent volume, although XDR interfered badly at times,

WSB Testing; Another "Pirate ;" New Loggings.

The announcer stated they were using 50 kay. of power.-140A (Auckland). Another "Pirate." AMERICAN reception has fallen off badly this week, eyen the most powerful stations being hard to log. My only loggings are KTRH, wowo, and WSB. ‘The last station, which was heard closing at 5.80 p.m, last Sunday, has been my best American lately. He was heterodyning with XER, by the way. The Japanese stations were coming in well.at 8.30 p.m. on August 24. My latest verifications are from WOKO, WLAO (both sending BHkko stamps), VKA, and WIAA. WFAA

sent five photos for the "Radio Times," and also promised to send more as soon ag they are printed. 159W received a card in the last mail from VK20M, who mentions that a "pirate" must. have heen using his call, as he has been off

the air for over five years.-

Elgin

(Wanganui).

New Loggings. {XCEPT on several occasions when static has been troublesome, reception has been quite good here during the past fortnight. However, new ‘stations are hard to log. American reception is still variable, but the Australians and Japanese are as strong as ever. Latest loggings are WBZA-WBZ, KSEI (250 watts), IyxX, 4MK, KxXA (250 watts), JODG, JiBA, Bari, KTAR, WLAC, KFEL, XENT, and LR4, Buenos Aires, which has been heard several times at fair strength.

DX Club Meetings Wellington Branch The next meeting of the above Branch takes place on Tuesday, August 29, at 8 p.m. in the "Radio Record" offices, 3rd Floor, "Dominion" Building, Mercer Street.

D. P.

Bouverie

Branch Sec.

Gisborne Branch The monthly meeting of the. Gisborne Branch will be held on Wednesday, September 6, at 7.30 p.m, in St, Andrew's Schoolroom, Cobden Street. Chas. Webster, Dist. Sec.

_ CFON, Calgary, has been coming in with very good volume lately, -. WTAM, Cleveland, was on a: test . programme on Sunday, July 30. WSB was logged on Monday, August 14 testing their new 50 k.w, transmitter. They came in as strongly as XBR. The "a

following verifications arrived this week; WBSO, WSAI, KLX, KPC, XEAW, KMTR, KHJ, KFSD, KTAB. "WWL, KDB, WWVA, KOA, KVOO. 1YX, 7ZL (daylight), 3AR, 3LO, and, after seven months, 2KY. KLUX, KMTR, WBSO, and KFSD all sent Ekko stamps. WBSO staté in their verification that "we in U.S.A. were startled by the record-breaking performance of your fellow countryman Jack Lovelock in the mile run-in which he defeated the American champion. 7-16§4A (Morrinsvue), ‘ .

"‘Lone Star’’ Ladder For the benefit of new readers, the object of the Competition is to see who can. top the "Lone Star’ ladder by claiming (and maintaining that, claim) the largest number of verifications that no other members hold. If a member claims a verification held by someone else, verifications ‘‘challenged’’ are automatically deleted from the score. Stations operating outside the broadcast band cannot be entered for this competition. The editor reserves the right to call in any verification or to request that it be shown to any dxer nominated, 1.-A,. Greening (9T) ........26 KGEF, KFKX, KFQW, KF UM, KPSN, Wrdc, WJAZ, WJBX, Wos ‘(U. S.4.), XEQ, XEI (Mexico); LR2, LR5 (Argentine); CX26, EJMUL, VPD, CMCN, OAX, VUL, VE10BI, VIS, 3CX, 2TW 3B, 40M, 4XK, 2.-S. Robson (1HQ) ........13 Lyons (France); Berlin (Germany) ; ; Sundsvaal (Sweden); Gleiwitz (Germany); Florence (Italy); WRDO, WGBC, WILL, WNBX, WEVD (U.S.A.), .VE’s 80Y, 3kKw, 2FW. 3.-J. E, Downes ...........+12 WAAT, WEXL, WMBH, WHEC, KFYO, KGDH, KWKC, WRNY, KBPS, WITL (U.S.A.), CKCD (Canada); 4Nw. 4.-A. Maule (34T) .. . Huizen; VIC’s 2D8, "RS, 288, 2CM, 8Cl. 5.-F,. Carr (150W) cece eee BSB WHA, WPCH, KLO, (U.S.A.); VK4YG, VE4LP, VK4WJ. 6.-"Bulova"’ .. -6 KFDY, WRUI, WGCP, KUJ, WSMK, WFOxX (U.S.A +). 7.-L. G. Hopkins (164A) .....5 (eA)! WSAI, WBSO, WWL, KDB 8.-Ken Graham (38HB) ......4 WKZO, WLWL. (U.SA.), XET (Mexico); Radio Saigon. 9.-N. Jenkins (22W) ...... 4 KYOR (U.S.A.); XEX (Mexico); Paris, 670 k.c. (I’'rance); VK8CB (Australia). 10.-"‘Omsk" (121A) .........4 CHRC, CKIC, CKNC (Canada) ; LS11 (Argentine), 11.-"Digger’? (Hamilton) .....3 WEW (U.S. A.); Vinpuri, Finland; Algiers, 12.-"Amazon" (Palm. Nth.)....2 VINL, (ss, "Noora’ Aust.); KPOF (U.S.A.).