AROUND AND BEHIND THE DIALS

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 30, 1 February 1935, Page 39

AROUND AND BEHIND THE DIALS

DX CLUB News and Views

The Mystery Station Identified: New Station on 1290 k.c.?: 122 Stations Logged in Three Weeks: Has "Digger" Most Europeans Verified?: Schedule of KSOO. Identification Wanted Station on approximately 780 k.c, heard. from 9.15 p.m. till after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16. Many request numbers were played. 4YA caused a bad heterodyne. "4 Valver" (Masterton), DX Topics Extracts from Verifications. M* receiver is a five-valve battery set, ~ 1929 model. I. have been dxing for one year and a half, and now have 136 = —

eg — foreign verifications, including 12 Buropean with 18 more reports out to them; six Japanese, JOLK, JOSK, JOGK, JOHK, JOJK, and JOAK' No. 1; three Chinese, XHMA, XGOA, XHIHIC and HSP1. The following are extracts from my European verifications: Moscow: ‘We are glad to verify that you heard our broadcast on August 30, 1934. We shall always be pleased to hear ' from you and to have reports of reception. We shall also welcome criticisms of our programmes, and suggestions for improvements in future." Brno: "It is with pieasure that we can confirm your report on reception of our station. We are very enjoyed to find friends and auditors in so distant countries as New Zealand." Bucharest: "We are pleased to confirm you. the exact reception of our broad-. cast from Bucharest, specified in your letter dated September 14, 1934,"

Bratislava: "Our branch of Bratislava has remitted us your letter of September, and we gladly verify the reception of our programme you picked up. ‘The music you heard was recorded on discs. We beg to enclose the photo of our Bratislava _ Station, and wishing you good listening in future." / Muhlacker: "We thank you very much for your interesting report. We are glad to verify your indications and state that you heard our ‘Singing Lesson for the Young Hitler Folk.’ Hoping that reception will often be so excellent as this time." Trier: "It is with great pleasure that I read your letter in which you wrote that you heard our musical programme on September 28 (not 26). It was I who was the speaker and I had great pleasure’ to hear that my voice was heard in New Zealand. One of our newspapers has reported the fact and has given your whoie address. I post you one of our periodieals, in which the programme. of the 28th is included. Our station is only broadcasting by relation to Frankfurt. You have heard the Trier programme. "I thank you for your kind letter.Herman Leist, manager, Radio Trier." Poznan: ‘Received your letter, and in reply we can confirm the exactness of your observations of September 22, 1934. Our broadcasting station, Polskie Radjo Poznan, 868 k.c., has been on the air on the mentioned date and the programme perfectly agrees with the contents of your favour. ; "Our new station is one of the Polish broadcasting stations most frequently heard in New Zealand. "In January, 1934, the station was reconstructed, and is now working with an unmodulated aerial input of 16 k.w. The transmitter has been fitted with a crystal drive which regulates the transmitter frequency to a'high degree of accuracy and thus minimises the possibility of interference. ‘Series modulation,’ which provides a great simplification in transmitter design, and at the same time enhancés the fidelity of reproduction, is another special feature of the reconstructed

station:

Coaster

(Westport).

The Mystery Station Identified. THs following letter has been received from MTCY, in answer to a report 1

t DX Club Meetings Auckland. -In room 52, 5th floor, Lewis Eady’s Buildings, Queen Street, at 7.45 p.m. on Wednesday, } January 30.

A. G.

CONCHIE

(24IA.),

Correspondence Secretary. I}

Wellington In room 15, 3rd floor "‘Dominion" Buildings, Wakefield Street, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5.

F. J.

REEVES

(157W.),

Branch Secretary. I}

Marton In the Toc H' Rooms, at 7.45 {| p-m. on Tuesday, February 5.

J. R.

BAIN

(217W.),

Branch Secretary. i

Hawke’s Bay The annual meeting of the above branch will be held in the Cosy Tearooms (opposite. Williams and Kettle), Waipukurau, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30. All Hawke’s Bay members are cordially invited to attend.

L. W.

MATHIE

(1H.B.),

Branch Secretary. i]

Poverty Bay In St. Andrew’s schoolroom, . Cobden St., at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6. Members are requested to bring along their verifications for the December and January competitions.

V. C.

ROTHWELL

(9H.B.),

Branch Secretary.

Marlborough-Canterbury _In the Y.M.C.A. Buildings, at 8 p.m. on Monday, February. 4.

H.

VINE

(122M.C )

Branch Secretary.

South Canterbury At the secretary’s residence; 35 Bowker St., Timaru, at 8 p.m,’ on Wednesday, January 30.

D. N.

ADAMS

(2HQ),

Branch Secretary. °

Invitation from Hawke’s Bay Branch. Att members of the New Zealand DX Club attending the military camps at Waivukurau are cordially invited to at-

tend our meetings_

L. W.

Mathie

{1HB), Branch Secretary.

J, sent them ‘regarding reception of the "mystery" station on 570 k.c.:"We have received your letter, and are much pleased by your attention to our transmission. We commenced the 100 k.w. transmissions on November 1, 11934, on a frequency of 570 k.c. "At the time of the late October 25 we transmitted the broadcast items which your letter mentions through the 100 k.w. transmitter, for the sake of testifying the apparatus. So we have the pleasure to verificate your reception of our station.-Yours respectfully, M. Hasegawa, Manager, MTDOY."-92S (Invercargill), New Station on 1290 k.c.? CONDITIONS for dxing here in Timaru have not been of the best, but some new stations have been logged. W6XAT, on 1550 k.c., and WOXBY, on 1580 k.c., have been heard quite a number of times. WHN, on 1010 k.c., was heard on January 7, and KJBS, on 1070 k.c., was heard the same night. WNHW, on 1250 k.c., has been heard on a number of occasions. Those who have not got this station logged will find that this is a good time to log him. He continues on till 4 a.m. B.S.T,, or 9 p.m. our time, and if you tune in to 1250 k.c. just after 8 p.m. you will get WNEW at quite good volume. Sometimes 1ZM causes bad interference on my T.R.F. set, but WNEW is an easy Station for most to log. Owing to electrical interference, stations, are hard to get, but the regulars are all being heard at quite good volume. Latest verifications are mostly Wuropeans logged in the spring. Some of those received are: Goteborg, Turin, Florerice, Toulouse, Linz, MoravskaOstrava, Koln, Zagreb, Graz, Frankfurt, Salzburg, Monte Ceneri, Copenhagen, Kaiserslautern, Bordeaux, This now gives me 44 verified Buropean- stations.

Others received are KTAT,; KTUL, WTAW and L738. , KATA replied to my second report and stated that evidently the station staff must have disregarded my letter, knowing that usually they are not on the air at that time, and did not consult the staff at the transmitter, but that the

report was correct. From this it would appear that it is a.good plan to send on another report a couple of months after the first if no verification is received. This does not- always bring the desired results, as I have sent four reports to XBAW with I.R.C.’s, three to XHFD and then XFOK, three to XHS, and: still. no word from any of them, All these stations were clearly heard, and ealls and definite items sent, so there is no reason. for non-reply. I recently heard a station on 1290. k.c. after 8 p.m.. The call KPRH, Houston, Texas, was given out after each item. This might possibly have been KTRH shifted from 1330 k.c., but I am inclined

to think it is a new. station.-

D.N.

A.

(imaru) _

(Oontinned on page 43,)

DX Topics (Continued from page 40). Has "Digger" Most. Europeans Verified? I CLAIM to have verified more Buropeans (52) and more countries. (33) on the broadcast bana, ‘than any;. other dxer.. They have all been logged on a 1925 model five-valve battery set. . Some of my latest verifications are from KLO, KTUL, and KTFI (fifth from one report). WLAL said they were not on the air at the time, but sent some, very good cards. Extracts from some others are :- Colegne, said they were surprised to get such a detailed report from such a distance, the reason being that there were extensive repairs being done to the transmitter at the time, Everything was correct, Stuttgart’s verification, which has only been partly translated, states that they were decidedly pleased with the report. Riga: "You certainly heard us giving a French lesson. All your notes are ¢orrect. We broadcast HWnglish, French and German once a weék." Copenhagen: "Everything was correct, We were giving an Dnglish lesson to a pupil." This station sent me a book on broadcasting in Denmark, Miskole: This station said everything Was correct in my notes, but I had made a mistake in the name of the station, I reported Miskole,. but this station is off the air and Magyarovar is taking -‘ts place, so my veri. would be the latter, not Miskole. And now for the last, which I hope wil! , clear up all doubts concerning the mys,tery station on 560 kc. It is from MTCY, the Hsinking Radio Station of the Manchuria Telegram and Telephone Co. Ltd., Hsinking, Manchuria, and reads as follows :- "We have received your letter dated October 31 with much thanks, and take pleasure in verifying your reception of our: station (freq. 570 k.c.). We transmitted the items which your letter tells us, at the date October 80. for the sake of testifying the new 100 k.w. transmitter, and the noted details in your letter correctly corresponds with our broadcast ‘records. "We commenced the 100 k.w. transmitter on November 14 this year (1984). Our present programmes consist of the -vise-up health builder, news, market prices, weather notes, time signal, lectures, public announcements, music and performances in Japanese, Manchu, Russian and English. The items are broadMisole: This station said everything k.c.) in daytime hours, 650 a.m. to 5.45 p.m., and through the 100 kw. trans mitter (560 k.c.) from 6.00 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. "We take this opportunity to inform you of the three other stations in Manchuria which are all nnder the manage.ment of our company, M.TT. Co., Ltd.° MTBY, Mutkin, 890 &.c.; MIFY, Har‘bin, 675 k.c.; TQAK, Darien, 650 k.e. "We wish you kindest attention to us all--Your respectfully. M,.- Hasagaya. The Manager." So I think N.J. (Masterton) comes out

the winner.-

Digger

(Pukeroro)_

Schedule of KSOO. (CONDITIONS have improved slightly and one or two new stations have been heard, but not all have been identified. KRGV and WEBO were heard on 560 k.c. mystery has been solved ag fav as I am concerned, the answer being

MTCY, Shinkyo. Other Americans heard are: KMOX, WLW, WJJD, KVOO, WWVA, WCAT, WHO, KGER, KGRS, KOMA, WCKY, KGNF, KSCJ, KWSoc, KOA, ‘WREN ,and KFOX. ‘The only verification: to hand is from KSOO, whose schedule is: Daily, 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 pm.; Sunday, 9 am. to 6.30 p.m., 9.30 p:m to mid. C.S.T. Power 2.5 k.w.: 100 per cent. — crystal control. 157W. -(Wellingon 122 Stations Logged in Three Weeks, HAVE had my commercial six-valve all-wave receiver for three weeks, and the loggings I have so far are follow: Broadcast-N.Z.: 2Z¥, 1ZH, 1ZM, 2YB, 2ZD, 2ZJ, 2ZH, 2ZL, 1ZB, 4YO, 4YA, 8YL, 3YA, 1YX, 1YA, 32M, 3ZR, 2ZM, 2ZP, 2ZR, 2Z0, 4ZB, 4ZW, 4ZP, 4ZM, 47, 4ZC, 4Z0; Australia: 4RK, 30Z, THO, 2BL, 2HD, 7LA, 8LO, 38AR, 2FC, 7TZL, 2CO, 5CK, 6WIF, 5CL, 4QG, 3BO, 4AY, 3HA, 5PI, 2CA, 2K Y, 8SH, 6AM, 2UW, 4BC, 2CH, 2N0, 3WR, 28M, 38TR, ' 8KZ, 4BH, 21K0, 3AW, 5MU, TUV, 2AY; Japan: JOBK-2, JOAK-2, JOIK, JOCK, JOFK, JOPK, JOHK, JOJK, JOLK, JOVK; China: XGOA; U.S.A: KFAC, KEX, KSL, KMOX, WBT, KENX, KDKA, KOA, KGO, KTM, KGU, WLW, KPO, KFI, KZRM, XEPN. Shortwave: RV15, DJO, WS8XAL, WOXF, W8XK; PRADO:. GSB, VK38MBE (verified), VK2M (verified), W2XAIF, DJA, W1XAZ, VK8LR, GSD, GSH, RNHE, GSF, DJB, Rome, FYA, VK4ME, VK4GU, KBE, W4XFB, JVN, JVQ, JVM, JVT, VK3ZX. Total 122. Has any other dxer done better than this in three weeks’ dxing? A.P. (Wellington). Wellington Branch YNNHD attendance at the last meeting of the above branch was only fair, nine dxers being present, namely 157, 201, 238, 240, 805, 306, 312, 313, and an intending member. Several important changes were made to rules and competitions, ete. These will be published in the Wellington notes in the "Radio ‘Tfimes." Judging of previous competitions was completed, the respective winners being -Tasman Cup, K. P. Murphy, with A. Kindell second; Wellington DX Cup, F. J. Reeves, with A. Kindell second. The next meeting will take place on

Tuesday, Tebruarv 5.

F. J.

Reeves

(Branch Sec.).

Soldering SOLDERING is really quite simple if a few points are observed. . The iron should be tinned; that is, . it should be heated in a clear flame, such as that from a blow-lamp or primus stove, until green flames show round the bit-the iron should not be at red heat. The bit is then cleaned quickly with a file, dipped in killed spirits of salts or rubbed on a block of salammoniac, and then rubbed in a tin lid in which some solder has been melted. There should then be a thin film of solder adhering to the point of the iron, without which it is impossible to apply the solder to the work. The work should be thoroughly cleaned and thinly smeared with soldering paste, or preferably powdered resin, and then tinned. The two parts or wires to be soldered are brought together and rigidly held while the hot iron is applied with a small amount of solder. The iron should be held for a few seconds until the solder has run into the joint,