Around and Behind the Dials

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 33, 22 February 1935, Page 49

Around and Behind the Dials

DX CLUB News and Views ~

American DX News: Americans Improving: Correspondents Wanted: QRN Severe: Loggings » and Verifications: Special DX Programmes from KFH, Wichita, Kansas.

Identification Wanted Station om approximately 710 I.e. heard at R3 from 7.35 to 8.2 p.m., when 8YA obliterated signals. At 7.48 p.m. I heard the announcement, ‘ on test programme"; at 7.484 p.m., "In a Persian Market" was played, and at 8.0 p.m.,

"Three O’clock in the Morning."-

247W.

(Opunake).

DX Topics American DX News. X conditions here during the last two weeks have been excellent, but have been marred by QRN. Stations recently reported to are:-WMEX (2nd report), CKWX and KIFSD. Recent verifications are Bari, KLO, KFYR, WWL, KECA, KWK and WHAM. I have a number of Mexican stations overdue, the worst being XEB, XEPN, XEBC and XENT.. I have reported to, the last-named five times. Eastern stations are coming in well. JOBK was logged one eveniny recently at 8.10 p.m. The following news is by courtesy of the Wichita Mid-Co. DX Exchange of Wichita, Kansas:- — CF@C has a DX programme every Thursday from 12 to 12.30 am, E.S.. TGW, 565 k.c., power 10 k.w.; every Sunday morning, 2 to 6 a.m. B.S.T. WAPI, frequency changed from 1140 k.c. to 590 k.c., power 5. k.w. COA, Havana, to 1175 k.e.

My receiver is a seven-valve commetcial superhet.; aerial 35-foot umbrella type.-‘Airfan" (Palmerston North). Americans Improving. HE broadcast band is beginning to liven up again, and in Southland Americans can once again be heard before 8 p.m. I have heard the following lately, though none of them have been above R5; KFI, KPO, WLW, KMPC, KH, KEFAC, WGU, WGMB. WLW has been ‘heard at 11.30 p.m., coming in very well on its early morning programme. WLS ‘thas been heard, but ihere is a.bad hetero(yne with JOAK. I have not listened: for VK’s for some time, but now that conditions are improving, I shall soon be

trying for some of them.

~IHQ

(Inver-

cargill).

_ Correspondents Wanted. TXHD Napier branch of the New Zealand DX Club would like to correspond with other branches on DX news,

ete.-

A.

Brimer

(151H.B.), 67 Wellesley

Road, Napier (Branch Secretary.)

Loggings and Verifications. (CONDITIONS have been very poor lately and heavy static makes dxing impossible at times. The Americans have been coming in at good strength and can be heard as early as 6 p.m., summer time. KNX, KSL and KOA are the best Americans and are received at excellent volume most nights. The Australians have also improved in volume and are coming in much earlier and consequently are interfering with the early evening Americans. ; ._ New stations logged are CK WX, WHBQ, KGIW, KFJZ, KXL (all 100 watts), W6XAI, W9XBY, XEMO, .KOY, KLS, KVOD, KJBS, WDAY and WNEW. XBHEMO (865 kc.) can be heard on a DX programme every Sunday night between 7 and 9 pm. KGIW, Alamosa, was on a DX programme on Sunday, February 3. Latest verifications are Budapest. Graz, Bari, Moscow, Breslau, Brno, XGOA, JOAK-No. 2, CKCD, KGGC, KWG ‘(three 100-watters), KIFYR, KFPY, KGW, KTUL, KFEQ, KSCJ,

KGDM and WJJD. KSCJ, Sioux City, verified after eight months. They stated

that:my report had been mislaid.-

-164A.

(Morrinsville).

QRN Severe. a DURING the past week or so I have heard XWNT signing off between 7.05-7.10 p.m., New Zealand summertime, on 910 k.c., and asking for reports. A verification from KDOV states that they were KFX‘T, and that the station is unchanged, only the call letters being altered. QRN has completely spoilt DX here, although the Pacific Coast stations are at good strength, and any dxer who has not. yet logged KOMO, KOIN, KFWB, KFVD, KOL or KFPY should certainly try for them now. If any dxer is interested in stamps, and would care to exchange New Zealand with French ones, would they please write to me, as four collectors in Strasbourg have written asking for an exchange in stamps. My address is L. M. Anderson, Rotokare, New Plymouth.

DX Club Meetings Auckland In room 52, 5th floor, Lewis Eady’s Buildings, Queen Street, at 7.45 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27.

A. G.

CONCHIE

(241A.),

Corresponaence Secretary. South Canterbury At the secretary’s residence, 35 Bowker St., Timaru, at.8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27.

D. N.

ADAMS

(2H.Q),

Branch Secretary. Napier The Napier branch of the N.Z. DX Club holds its meetings fortnightly, the second and last Tuesday of each month, at the clubroom on the corner of Faraday and. Carlyle Streets, Napier, at 7.30 p.m.

A.

BRIMER

(151H.B.),

Branch:Secretary.

Special DX Programmes From KFH, Kansas KFH, Wichita, Kansas, will broadcast special DX programmes from 8.1% p.m. to: 8.45 p.m., N.Z. summer time, on February 28, March 28 and April 24. Reports, which must include. reply postage, should be sent to Mr. Grosvenor, Mid-Co DX Exchange, Wichita, Kansas. ‘KFH operates on 1300 kc. (230.6m.), with 1 k.w. power.