AROUND AND BEHIND THE DIALS

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 19, 23 November 1934, Page 41

AROUND AND BEHIND THE DIALS

DX CLUB News and ~ Views —

Americans Heard Broadcasting Election Results:.Reports Wanted by VK3KE: 19 VK’s Heard During One Morning: The VK3 Competition. :

Answers to Correspondents -. WJR (Morrinsville): Thanks for iniformation re WWL.-157W (Wellingion).

' Stations Identified © "Oxshaw" (Mataura).: 3 The: "atytion.3 Ay ou were: listening to was -VK8TM, Melbourne, as the item you mention was heard from this station on October 29. and a little later’"’Dhe Little Dutch Mill" was played. The call was definitely heurd.

D.N.

A.

(Timaru

164A (Morrinsville) >; VK4LW: was lugged by several. Invercargill dxers on September 25, on 1440- k.c. He ~closed down at 2 a.m. and gave a new address as Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland.92S (Invercargill),

DX Topics Americans Heard Broadcasting Wlection Results. IDNIGHT Americans have fallen off a little owing to bad static. KSCJ has been heard at 1 a. m.; With quite gocd volume, ‘Reception , wag fairly "good on November 7, when a number cf Americans were heard giving out election results. -KOB was x most agreesbte surprise when heard on that night with a DX programme. WCAE was also on. un-:

til late. (Receiver in use, Tv., A.C., commercial superhet.).-157W (Wellington). Reports Wanted by VK3KH. VR8KE states he. will be operating on 1860 k.c. eve'y Sunday night in November, and wold appreciate reports. All reports will be promptly answered. -275A. (Auckland). : ; 19 VK’s Heard During One Morning. (CONDITIONS for dxing have been very poor down south lately, especially during last week. Siatic was’very severe in the early hours of the morning, and so very few stations have been logged. Memday morning, October 29, was an excellent morning for YIK’s, 19 éGails being heard. I profited by four new ones, namely, SMD, SMW, 4QL, 38GK. This brings my total of VK’s up to 54 véri-. fixi. with 9 reports away. Other recent loggings are NEBC. 4AY 5MU, VIN4LW, 4IN. Verifications to hand Jateiy are LS2 (folder and card), LR8, 4MK, 4RO, 4B, VK’s 5SU, 8K W, 7LIJ, 2ZF, 3BH, TOW (signed on the dotted Jine), and 83CH with two cards and.a photo of transmitter.638, (Invercargill). . Three Reports Correct .Out of Twenty! "THREE American verifications during the: last six weeks is the best I have been able te do: lately, but two of these three sent very interesting letters, The first letter I am _ giving below gives a little information .on. the DX methods of: a number. of listeners. . This. iette? came from ‘station CFQC, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, on 840 k.c. It reads as follows:- — . "Station CHWO, of Regina, Sask., received your .report on reception, and kindly | forwarded it’ oh. to us,.as ‘they — Were aware that we were, at the time mentioned’ on your report broadcasting a late test programme. Ihave carefully checked your report’. with our official

station log, and have great pleasure in verifying your reception -of September. 6. "You are the third dxer to receive a verification from this station sent to New Zealand. Although we have received over 20 reports from: your country, there are only three correct, and consequently verified. I positively refuse to verify any report, no matter how far away it may come, unless I am definitely certain that -the listener did receivé our signals. I personally am a rabid dxer, and always feel most happy to be able to verify a report, but we receive far too many palpably false reports from various points. I therefore am. inclined to be over-critical. "IT have been led to understand: that various other, dxers in New Zealand claim possession of verifications from CFQC, but unless they contain my personal sigtature they are not genuine." The letter is signed by Charles H. Hesterman, ‘the DX announcer, who is a member of the ° Dxers’ Alliance, and Canadian DX Relay. ‘This letter definitely shows that there area. percentage of listenérs in ‘this. country" who are unfair in their dxing. The letter also indicates that stations are quite willing to help dxers if genuine mistakes are made. By this I am referring: to station CHWC, to whom I sent the report in- mistake, but who were kind enough to send it on to the right station. I shall certainly write them a letter of appreciation. . Another. verification came from WWRL, Woodside, New York, which operates on 1500° k.c., with a power of 100 watts. They write :- "We can certainly say. it. was a great pleasure and 4 great thrill to: receive a request for verification from your. part of the world. Needless to say, such requests are exceedingly rare. We have just received your letter and are in haste to answer it, as we know you must be impatient to receive a verification. © "Your reception, although incompletely described, is readily seen to be correct, as it agrees with our programme log. Thanking you for your courteous interest, and hoping that we can be of further service to you in the future, ete." This letter is signed. by Miss Freedom Landa. °

Dx Club. Meeting Auckland. In room 52, 5th floor, Lewis Eady’s Buildings, Queen’ St., at7.45 p.m.:on Wednesday, No-- , vember 21. A. G. CONCHIE (241A.), (Corresponding Sec. "De . South Canterbury; At .the Secretary's residence, 35 Bowker St., at 7.45: p.m. on™ Wednesday; November. 21. D. N. ADAMS : €2HQ.), -* (Branch Sec.):.-|f Wellington: _ ‘In room’,15, 3rd floar, Domin-_ ion, Buildings, Wakefield St. , at, s. P.m., on Tuesday; November. 28; F. J. REEVES (157W), " ABranch ‘Sec.).

\ A verification was also received from the 100-watter, KR, in Berkeley. Cali-

fornia.

N.

Jenkins

(Masterton)_

Early Americans Logged. ON November ,7 many of the U.S.A. stations were heard on: late broadcasting election results, and I managed to log KLO, KFYR, WHAM and WK between bursts of static, A few early Americans are heard from 11.30 p.m., WLW and XEPN being the best. Did any dxer hear the recent DX broadcast by KIVH for the NZDX. Club? f have received information from the secretary of the Mid-Co, DX Exchange of Wichita that only one report was received. KH broadcasts a DX programme the last Thursday in each month from 8.15 p.m. to 8.45 p.m. New Zealand summer time on 1300 k.w., power 1 k.w. Reports should be sent to the Mid-Co, DX Exchange, 2478 Hillside, Wichita, Kansas. — KFI has now organised a DX. session, similar to that from KDKA, on Sundays

from 7.30 p.m-

Airfan

> (Palmerston

North).

The VK3 Competition, N his article on the VK3 Competition, published in the November "Radio Times," "Three-Six" states that we are concerned only with getting yeritications from ,the VK’s, and did not co-operate in the judging of the competition, As one who did not send in a report, I would like to say that in this competition, unless one picked up all the finalists, it was useless sending in a report on their transmissions. My reception from VK38LU and 3AM was fair, but when VK3BW came on it was a practical impossibility to give the comprehensive report on his transmission that the judges required. The other stationVESPA, I think it was--was very nearly as bad. The next night they were on I was on the sick list, and consequently ceuld not listen to any station. I sent a report to VK3BW and told him of the conditions prevailing here that night, and asked him to hand my letter on to the judges, as in it I stated that in my opinion the competition could have been run on better lines, and that all the finalists should have been on the air on the one night. On his card he thanked me for the report and remarks made, and jhe stated that he would pass the information on to headquarters. Hence it is quite apparent why more reports were not received from this country. Now the final results are out, those of us who heard these transmissions are wondering how the judges could place VK8BW in first place on the’ reception here that night. He certainly had a handicap, but with the reception prevailing on the night in question, no one could supply a detailed report to the judges. Also, though as a dxer, I have done as much listening as most in New Zealand, Y ean honestly say that I know nothing about radio, and so that, technically, a

report from me would be of no value to’ the judges. ar No doubt there are many others in my: situation who-did not send in reports for’ the reasons outlined above, and undoubtedly all of us will take exception to the remarks in the article mentioned, which indicate that we are’ "card hunters," I am sure that if "Three-Six" himself had listened to. these transmissions, he would have a better idea of the real reason why more reports on the finals were not sent in, It is also interesting to note that the three who tied for fitst place all’ come. from the one district, thus proving the contention held by so many that Southland is undoubtedly the most suitable district for VK dxing, These three gentlemen are to be congratulated on their efforts; also 3HQ, who must haye sent in au excellent report. Finally, I think I would be right in voicing the opinion ot all dxers in saying that this competi(Continued on page 49.)

DX Topics

(Continued from page 42). tion was much appreciated-particularly the efforts of the various stations in putting over "tests." Similar broadcasts by stations in other States, the VK’s 2, 4, 5 and 7, would, I know, be appreciated

by the majority of dxers,-

D. N.

Adams

(Timaru) _

Three Specials from 8. America, Below are given a list of DX specials. to be broadcast by three South American stations at times suitable for New Zea-. land, dxers... These specials. are primarily. intended for the I.D,A., but reports. from other. clubs will be verified if correct, December 9 (or 10), 7 to 8 pam.-LR5,

"Radio Wxcelsior," Buenos.Aires, 8,30 k.c., 24 kw. All correct reports will be verified with a handsome diploma, . December 11, 7.80 to 830 p.m-COP4, "Radio TWamini," Bolivian Radio ‘Co,, La Paz, Bolivia, 1040 kc, 10 kw. December 12, 7 to 8 p. "Radio Nacional," Qasilla Correo 596, La Paz. Bolivia, 1220 kc, 5 kw, A: special programme of rare native Inca music-will be presented during this broadcast, (All times given are N.Z,. summer times, ) The recent . long. spell of hot weather has not, been favourable for dxing. The Buropeans ‘have practically faded out -now,: but several good loggings: were made. ‘ fon. two. successive. Saturday. mornings last month, viz... Graz, Berlin, Poste ‘Parisien, and a station playing English. music,

which I took t+ be Athlone, on 560 k.e,, as both Athlone and the LP.S. were mentioned. Latest verifications to hand are

VUB. XEW. KZRM and 2AY!-

DX81G:

(Invercargill),