AROUND AND BEHIND THE DIALS

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 31, 8 February 1935, Page 41

AROUND AND BEHIND

THE DIALS

DX CLUB News and Views Lyons to Use Power of 100 k.w.: Latest American DX News: 148 Stations in Four Weeks: Recent Loggings.

Identification Wanted Foreign station on 605 k.c. heard on several ‘mornings from 2 a.m. till 2.25 um. The man announcer speaks in a foreign language -‘Lofty" (Christchurch). : Station on 910-920 k.c. heard from 7 to 7.10 pam. on Monday, January 28. Att 7.1 they played a Mexican piece; at 7.4 the announcer said that the coneluding item on their programme of Mexican music was " .? and at approx. 7.7 p.m. they gave their closing announcement, followed by a short musical piece. -247TW (Opunake), American station on approximately 1350 k.e., heard at 10.80 p.m. on Tues- , day, January 29. I heard two items; "Join the Navy" and "We'll make Hay while the Sun Shines." 314W (Welling: ton). Stations Identified | "4 Walver"’ (Masterton): The station on 780 k.c. is most likely KTM, Log Angeles, California, as I get him at wonderful volume on some nights.-N. Jenkins . (Masterton). ."4 Valver" (Masterton): The station on 780 k.c. is KTM, Vermont St., Los

Angeles. They use a power of 500 watts. 314W (Wellington). DX Topics Lyons to Use Power of 100 k.w. 7ROM information to hand the powerful station operating on 560 k.c. is owned and operated by the Manchuria Telegraph and Telephone Company, is situated at Hsinking, Manchuria, and uses a power of 100 k.w. Another new station that will be heard testing any time now is 4WK, which is located att Warwick, Queensland. It is owned and operated by the Warwick Broadcasting Co., Pty. This station will be heard on 264 metres with a power of 50 watts. A very interesting letter was received recently from Lyons, France, in which they state that I am to receive a special call on February 9 at 20.10 French time. This call is to be given in the Esperanto language, but will be spoken slowly and my name and address. given several times. They stated that by the time I received their letter they would probably be using their new power of 100 k.w. Incidentally, their letter to me was written in lsperanto, but they also sent a copy to Mr. Brandon, of Auckland, who was kind enough to translate it and send a copy on to me.-217W (Marton). 148 Stations in Four Weeks. HAVE logged 148 stations in four weeks, my latest being: Japan, JOGK, JOCK-2, JODK, JOTK, JOXK, JOQK, JOSK; China, XMHA; New Zealand, 8ZH; Australia, 3AK, 20H, 8DB, 4RO, 2GN; America, WBZ, WENR, KRED, KGER WNEW, -KXFOX; shortwave, DJ, Germany, 16-89 m., this station is on daily. American amateurs, W6RC, W6KOX. My ‘set is a six. valve commercial allwave receiver. 314W. (Wellington).

Recent Loggings. GTATIONS I have written to lately are:-XHHM, ZBW, XLHM, LL (Paris), Tampere, Katowice, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Sottens, Palermo, KFOX, KGER, WOAI, CK WX, KH, WEDC, WCBA, CHNS, WSYR, KMTR, 7LA, 3TR, 2WR, 2AY, 2NC, 2GN, 2BH, 4ZR, 2ZD, 2YB and 221 -"Lofty" (Christehureh). Invitation from Hawke’s Bay Branch. Att members of the New Zealand DX Club attending the military camps at Waipukurau are cordially invited to attend our meetings-L. W. Mathie (1HB), Branch Secretary. Latest American DX News. N last week’s "Record," D.N.A. (Timaru) says he thinks that a new station, KPRH, Houston, Texas, is now on 1290 k.c. The following information per the Universal DX Club of Sanh Francisco should clear up this point: "In order to broadcast local basketball garhes, KTRH, Houston, Texas, granted special temporary authorisation to operate on frequency of 1290 k.c. without an approved frequency monitor for a period not to exceed 30 days." . The following is some American radio news :- WEDF, Flint Broadcasting Co., Flint, Mich., granted CP to install new equipment. . WRGA, Rome, Ga., granted CP to increase day power from 100 to 250 waits. WTCN, Minneapolis, Minn., to -increase day power from 1 k.w. to 5 k.w., subject to compliance with specifications of the Air Navigation Division, Department. ‘of Commerce, as to marking and lighting the aerial towers. "WNAX, Yankton, S.D., granted CP to increase day power from 24 to 5 k.w. (1 k.w. night power unlimited). WOR, Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Newark, N.J., granted modification. of CP extending completion date of new 50 k.w. transmitter to February 16, 1935. The above news is by courtesy of the Universal Radio DX Club, of 2559 Polk Street, San Francisco, Calif. The president of the club, Mr. Charles C. Norton, would like to hear from all New Zealand dxers- interested. in the reeeption of ‘American stations.

; DX Club Meetings |

Auckland. In room 52, 5th floor, Lewis Eady’s Buildings, Queen Street, at 7.45° p.m. on (Wednesday, February 13. | A. G. CONCHIE (241A.), Correspondence Secretary. 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. South Canterbury At the secretary's residence, 35 Bowker St., Timaru, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13. D. N. ADAMS (2H.Q.), Branch Secretary.

The new station outside the broadcast band on 1550 k.c., W6XAL, Bakersfield, Calif., comes in very well here at times. I have not yet heard the one on 15380 kc, namely W9XBY, Kansas City, Missouri. The new station in Porto Rico, WNEL, San Juan, has been coming through well in Canada, so he should be able to be heard in favourable locations in this country. He is on 1290 k.c. -N. Jenkins (Masterton). Special from 4AY. STATION 4AY, Ayr, advise that they will broadcast « "special" for the N.Z. DX Club at 10 p.m. (N.Z. summer time) on February 6. 4AY operates on 980 k.c. (804 m.), power 50 watts, address Ayr Broadcasters Pty., Litd., Airdmillan Road, Ayr, N.Q.-‘"Digger" (Hamilton). ,