The WORLD on SHORT WAVE

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 24, 21 December 1934, Page 44

The WORLD on SHORT WAVE

Conducted by the

N.Z Shortwave

Club

Club Notes From the Secretary’s Pen.

(By

A. B.

McDonagh

See., N.Z. S.W.C.,

4 Queen St., Wellington)

Forthcoming Shortwave Broadcasts Russian Opera Broadcast, FROM RNE, Moscow, 50 and 25 metres (possibly the proadcast will be coufined to 50 metres), a special broadcast of opera from the Moscow Grand Theatre with announcements and explanations ia’ foreign languges. This will take place on Saturday, Decembe:’ 29, at 7.30 p.m, Moscow Time, which is 4.30 a.m. on Su»day, December 30, in New Zealand, On 25 metres at 11 p.m., Sunday, December 23, there will be a children’s halfhour. On Sunday, 30th, at 11 p.m, a talk on the "Prospects of the New Year in Russia." At 9 a.m. on New Year's Day in New Zealand there will be a "Review of the Year," on 50 metres, Note: These broadcasts will also be or long-wave, 1724 metres. World Broadcast from W2XE. QO’ a wavelength of 6120 k.c., W2Xbh will conduct a world broadcast on January 12 from 6 am. to a.m, and

from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m, E.S.T. (in GMT. these commence at 11 a.m. and 10 p.m.). On both occasions Captain Hall, representing the N.Z, Shortwave Club and the International Dxers’ Alliance, will speak and send greetings to all friends. The power is 5000 watts and the address is ¢/o Columbia Broadcasting System, 485 Madison Avenue, New York, U.S.A. The captain would like to hear from listeners who pick up his talk. Holiday Notes. AS many listeners will be spending their holidays jn other parts, I would suggest that they wear their Club badges. To those who take out portable battery sets, a pocket lamp battery, flat type, is very ‘handy as an emergency "A" battery, also a Jength of aerial wire, one or two insulators and a ball of string. A weighted string thrown over a_ high branch will enable an insulated aerial to be drawn taut; take care to keep the aerial as far away from the tree as pox sible. Also, take a notebook to jot dow’ items for reports. THE stations in Java are picked up at excellent strength in Perth, Western Australia. A correspondent says a good way to identify the stations is to listen to the clock chimes and, by means of the time, one will have an idea of the locality. These Jaya stations have a habit of poo ping up on new wavelengths at differeat times. JSDICATIONS show that’ the Empire station intends to keep ite promize to provide as good a service as other countries, if not a better one. Entireiy new aerial systems have been worked oat by the engineers, Russian Programmes Mnglish Programme for December, 1934. Broadcasts take place on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12 midnight Moscow time, 9 p.m. Greenwich mean time, on wavelengths of 1724 and 50 metres. On Sundays three additional broadcasts,take place: 6a.m. M.’r. 3 am. G.M.T., and 6'p.m. M.T., 3 p.m. G.M.T., on a wavelength of 25 metres only; 2pm. M.T., 11 am. G.M.T., on wavelengths of 1724 metres and 25 metres, Wednesday, 19th: History of the Rus sian Revolutionary Movement, No. §8, reading from Henri Barousse’s book on Stalin. Friday, 21st: Art and Culture, No. 2: The Moscow Children’s Museum. Children’s half-hour ; a Soviet children’s newspaper. a .

Sunday, 23rd, 6 a.m.: Talk, the Meaning of Soviets.; 2 p.m., children's halthour; the life of young pioneers; 6 p.m., talk, the meaning of Soviets: midnight. Soviet Working Conditions, No. 6: woodworkers. Monday, 24th: Round ‘the U. S.S.R., Ne. 7; a trip through the Caucasus. Talk. December 25 in the Soviet Union. Wednesday, 26th: History of the Russian Revolutionary Movement. ..0. 9. Talk, Winter Sports in the U.S.S.R. Friday, 28th: Women’s half-hour: ‘Women in the Soviets. Discussion, The Soviet Elections. Saturday, 29th, 7.30 p.m.: Special broadcast of opera from the Moscow Grand Theatre with announcements and explanations in foreign languages. Sunday, 30th, 6°a.m.: Talk, Prospects of the New Year in the Soviet Union. 2 p.m., and 6 p.m., the same. Midnight, A Review of the year 1934. Conclusion of Socialist competition between announcers. . Monday, Sist: Talk, The Old Year and the New. Every broadcast includes news and sometimes music. Sunday’s broadcasts all include a review of the week. Questions and answers (based on listeners’ letters) are given in the first three Sunday broadcasts and on Monday nights, The editor reserves the right to after ‘he programme without previous notice. A time-table of all foreign language broadcasts can be had on application to the Radio Centre, Moscow. TPAE following shortwave notes are

from

Mr;

H. I.

Johns

(N.171WV.)-

01 w anganu1

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7. Launching of s.s. Orion. One of the two most outstanding broadcasts on the short waves during the past , week, was the launching of the s.s, Orion ; at Barrow-in-Furness, by the Duke of : Gloucester, from Brisbaie. At 10.20 p.m, the Wellington-Sydney phone stations were picked up, Sydney testing and playing records prior to putting the Duke's speech over the YA stations to rebroadcast. I late® picked up GSF, 19.8 m., and listened to the launching from that station.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8. W9OXF, 49.18 m, and W8XAL, 49.5 m., were both good with dance music. XEBT was also good. 3LR was very good. 3MH, GSB, and DJA, all coming in on nearly the same frequency, thereby causing a heterodyne. GSD not so strong, but signals clear. RV15, 70.1 m., was coming in well at good strength, DIB, 19.73 m., was very weak at 10.45 p.m., but could be copied as signals were clear, DJA could not be heard at 10.55 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9. The second important broadeast on short waves was the inauguration from

London, put over by GSF and GSD at 10 p.m., of the first air mail from Croydon to Australia. Speeches were made by Sir ric Geddes, Sir Kingsley Wood, Postmaster-General, and Sir James Parr. Signals were good and 100 per cent. readable. FYA, 25.6 m,, with music at, 2.20 p.m. , was very good. At 4.30 p.m. station put over a wonderful signal. DJA, signing off at 3.80 p.m. Signals not very, strong. The three American stations on the 49 m. band were at fair loudspeaker strength. GSF, 19.8 m., was only fair, while GSD, 25 m., was a little better. VEK2ME, at 10.45 p.m., was at very good volume, Short-wave reception last w eck-end was not as good as the week-end of November 1 and 2. This applies to all bands. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10. FYA, 25.6 m., RS, QSA5, 5.80 p.m., programme of music. WSXK, 48.9 m., K6, QSA5, 5.54 p.m., programme of music. WO9OXF, 49.18 m., R2, QSA2, 5.42 p.m., programme of music. WSXAL, 49.5 m., not heard to-day. GSB, 31.5 m., QSA5, 8 p.m., striking of "Bie Ben" at 8 a.m., G.M.T., heard after which an organ from Wales was presented. Station excellent to-night. GSD, 25.5 m, R6, QSA5, 8.10 p.m., same programme as GSB. JVT, 44.4 m., R7, QSA5, 11.45 p.m., Japanese items. DJA, 31.38 m., R4, QSA4, 12. 13 a.m., station being Stations on the’ 19 m. band at 12.16 a.m., were as follow :- FYA, RT, QSA5, talk in French. DJB, Rb, QSA5, news session in Enslish, GSF, R38, QSA2, programme of music. VE4EL, heard testing on 40 m. band, with records, at 12.20 a.m., R6, QSA5. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11. FYA, 25.6 m, R4. QSA5, 1.30 p.m., musical programme, but inclined to be a little rough. At 5.20 p.m. putting over a wonderful signal. WS8XAL, 49.18 m, R7, QSA5, 5.31 p.m., with the usual dance programme. Station very good to-day and clear. GSB, 31:5 m. R7, QSA5, 8.45 p.m., musical programme, Station very good again to-night; has become very consistent and is worth listening to. VE3LR, 31.3 m., R7, QSA5, 8.53 p.m., giving out market reports. 3LR has also developed into a good consistent station, with good volume, Sydney-Wellington phone working at 9 pam. Sydney on 30 m., R8, QSA5, Wellington-London phone working at 9.6p.m. Wellington on 28 m., R8, QSA5. GSD, 25.5 m., R7, QSA5, 9.10 p.m. This station has also become very consistent,, Signals are clear, and not so much quick surging taking place as in the past, _ DJB, 19.73 m., RS, QSA8. Talk in English. This station and DJA. have been disappointing since they started on the New Zealand transmission. It is to be hoped they will improve to the extent that we used to hear DJA last winter. RV15, 70.1 m., R7, QSA5, 10.30 p.m., musical programme, Station still retain- , ing good volume, but plenty of static tonight. YDA, 49.02 m., R7, QSA5, 10.35 p.m., musical programme at fair to good loudspeaker strength, At present playing "My Darling" waliz. Station comes ov the air at 10.380 p.m, nightly,