The WORLD on SHORT WAVE

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 30, 1 February 1935, Page 42

The WORLD on SHORT WAVE

Conducted by the

N.Z Shortwave Club

Club Notes From the Secretary’s Pen.

(By

A. B.

McDonagh

, Sec,, N.Z. S.W.C.,'

4 Queen St., Wellington).

if OME constructoxs would be well adyised to get busy on coils to tuue down as fay as possible. Between 18.92 and 20 metres there are about 70 stations, 11 on regular programmes, two experimental, and the remainder on telephony. ‘ HX station I have referred to as JVQ Is, according to latest advice, JVT, 44.44 metres, or 6.75 meg., located at Nazaki. It is a teiephony station which sometimes relays JOAK, English news is given out at a few minutes to 10 p.m. each night. One evening the captain, oflicers and members of the crew of a Japanese steamer which foundered during a recent voyage told of their experiences, and of their thrilling rescue by an American steamer NHE special broadcast from W2XI5 recently happened to be on exactly the same wavelength as YDA, Bandoeng, Java, on 49.02 metres. Speech could be heard, but YDA overpowered the weaker station. CONTINUALLY receive a large number of queries for station addresses ; we will do our best to oblige listeners, but we must request a stamped envelope with each inquiry. Mr. H. I. Johns, our assistant DX editor, offers to co-operate, and has the latest list of amateurs in ail parts of the.world on 20, 40 and 80 metres. Mr. Johns’s address is 45 Abbot Street, Gonville, Wanganui,

QWING to illness, Mr. Max Riske did not speak from Moscow on 25 metres, on January 20, his place being taken by Mir. Warner, of Lower Hutt. In one hall in Wellington some 150 people gathered to hear the talk, which was a description of various works and factories seen on the tour. The Sunday 3 p.m. broadcasts of this station are not heard in Wellington. (PoE following shortwave notes are from Mr. J. V. McMinn, Wellington: VUB, Bombay, 31.3 m., from midnight to 12.30 p.m., at RT, with Indian music and call in Bnglish, signing off with call in code as well. fHxcellent quality and readability, but QRM from DJA’s earrier when VUB’s closing announcements were given. ; Both Zeesen stations were heard on a programme to Asia from 1 a.m. the same Monday ‘morning, DJA, ‘31.3 m., being R8, and DJN, 31.45 m., only R4. GSE, 25.2 m., and PHI, 25,5 m., both good signals at 1.15 a.m., the latter being gushy but readable. They announced as "PHI on 25.57 m., hooked up with PCJ, on-19,71 m." . 12R0, on 25.4 m., from 12.45 a.m. until they went off the air at 1.20 a.m., were excellent. A lady announced. They can be identified by the words "Roma" and

"Bari." No.English announcements are given. : DFL, on 27.6 m., was heard calling Tokio at 8.15 p.m. on January 15, after a special Berlin broadcast, at R8. WQO0O, on 44.6 m, heard working KNRA and calling KEN at 4.85 p.m. on speech at RG, then on code. HJ1ABB, on 46.5 m., also ,heard recently between 6.40 and 7.15 p.m., at R6, with mostly rumba items. VIK3ZX, on 42.83 m., almost every Sunday evening; 1s well received, sometimes at R8, in spite of his low power of 25 watts. The schedule for the next two months or so is between 7 and 9 p.m., N.Z.T,. A change to the 20 m. band will be made subsequentiy. "The Voice of the South," as this ham is known, is eagerly sought after by dxers everywhere, A verification from HCiJW, Quito, Ecuador, using ham phone on 40 m.,, |, gives his power as 300 watts. Victoriano } Salvador, the operator, is also in charge ! of HCJB, Quito, at present on 73 m., — daily, with 500 watts.

League of Nations to Inaugurate Regular Shortwave Service. TRIAL TESTS COMMENCE FEBRUARY The director of the League of Nations Stations at Geneva has cabled the secretary of the New !Zealand Short Wave Club to the effect that, in view of the future regular service, they will broadcast League talks weekly for trial of the service during February. Radio Nations will welcome listeners’ reports and ask everyone to give full publicity to the broadcasts. The schedule is as follows: Monday, February 4, 8.15 to 8.30 p.m., on 16.25 m. Monday, February 11, same time, on 20.64 m. Monday, February 18, same time, On 24.94 m. Monday, February 25, same time, on 31.27 m. It is most likély that either HBL or HBP will be used for these transmissions. The address is: Station Director, Radio Nations, Information Section League of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.