Around and Behind the Dials

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 37, 22 March 1935, Page 45

Around and Behind the Dials

DX CLUB ‘News and

Identification Wanted American station ‘on approx. 600 k.e., heard on Friday. March 8, relaying

KFI

F.H.

P.

‘Chi istchurch),

Station on 1270 i.c., heard at RS from 7.15 to 8 p.m, on Sunday, March 10. At 7.15 they played ‘""‘Lango," which was fo'lowed by. a‘fox-trot..and then an = announcement in. Spanish and broken English. The announcer mentioned "Piedras Negras." A.crowd applauded after each

item.-

A.

T.

(Gisborne),

Australian B station’ on approx. 1500 k.c., heard at R4,.QSA4, from 9.20 t9 10.20 p.m; on Thursday, March 7. Sponsored programmes were heard, and the call sounded, like 20M or. 2CN.- Could any dxer.give me the address of this slation h-278A. (Matamata), . Stations Identified _ . (Wellington) : Your * American tations are KTM.(780 k.e.) and KF Wh (950. -k.c.). -164A. \.. -(Morrinsville). a DX Top Topics Reception Improving. RECEPLION is improving rapidly, and quite a’ few American ‘stations ‘can be heard at 6.30‘p.m, KSL, KNX. and

A — KWK are the bést, and. a little later KWK, WENR, and KFOX can be heard. | XELO, 1120 -k.c., comes through very well at 7 p.m. and déspite his volume the location is hard to. pick up. KPO, KGMB, KGB, and W9XBY are fairly regular.- ° 1ST W. (Wellington). VE2LB's New Tr ansmitter. es a ‘recent: letter from Allan J. Hackney, of VK2LB, he states that it is a peculiar thing that be has not received one New Zealand report in four months. He says: "Spread the glad tidings that I have completely rebuilt the transmitter, and that I am very anxious to receive reports from.all ‘Zedders.’ The transmitter consists of 47 crystal oscillator, 171-A first buffer, 46 second buffer, two 42’s in parallel as modulated amplifier, and two Philips F443’s in paraliel as class B linear amplifiers... Time on the air, Sunday nights, 10.80 to 11.15 p.m." I can assure: listeners that they will receive a’ QSL from this station if reports are accompanied by stamps. He ‘does not state his frequency; but at the time of logging he was.on 1210 k«-

J.P.

C.

(Palmerston North).

° WCCO Has DX Programme on Sundays. STATIC and noise has been very bad lately, making listening to local stations in the day-time difficult, let. alone dx. American reception has been. patchy during the last week. Australians bave been coming’in well. but the best.dx are the Europeans, who are coming in at tre- ~ mendous volunie, Latest loggings are XEK (100 watts), WIJAT. WRUF, WOR,KGIR, XELO. The latter is a new Mexican. and is coming in at excellent volume. WCCO is On a dx programme every Sunday night from 8 till 10 p.m. Verifications to hand are from CK WX. CHWC, WIBW,. Wé6NXAT, -WBOQ, KI NF, XEBC, VK3GK, Montepellier, Prague, Cologne, Kusice. and Konigs berg. KJBS. San Francisco, refused to verify, although I gave the names of two items and the persons they were dedicat‘ed to, and announcements, Was any other dxer treated like this? I’ notice. 6M.C. siates that he beard KDIW on. a special: programme several

sta tion ALLK.-

Sundays.ago. I heard. a station: on 1440 k.c. on Sunday, February 3, and took the eall to be KGIW, Alamosa:’ -I am certain it was Alamosa. Did any. other dxer hear.this station on the above-’date, and if'so would they be kind enough .to let me know whether it was KDIW:-or KGIW? 164A. (Morrinsville). rls XEAW Purchased by Dr. Brinkley. D* conditions here are excellent now. American, European, and, Australian ~ Stations are being received very well. XELO was logged on Tuesday evening at 6.80 p.m. This station is owned by the Piedras Negias Broadcasting Co., and operates on approx. 1120 k.c. The station, whose identification has been bothering many dexers, is XEBO, on 75 k,e. Stations reported recently are WEEU, WOR, KTAB, KWSC, XELO, XEMO, CKWX (second: report), and VK2NE. Europeans are good between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m., the best being .Prague, MJiev, Leipzig, Lwow, Milan, Moscow IV, Breslau, and Bari, HiS7PJ has also been heard at good volume. Station CX26, 1050 k.c., will broadcast a dx programme on Sunday, Mareh 24, till 9 p.m., New Zealand time, also KFH will broadcast its final dx programme on March 28, from 8.15 p.m. to 8.45 p.m., N.Z.T. a XEAW, of Reynosa, Mexico. has been ‘purchased by,Dr, Brinkley, who owned

Airfan

(VPaimerston

North

QRN Severe. — RN has been very severe lately, and few loggings’have been made. KNX is the best evening American, with KPO. next. KFI is spoilt somewhat by 1YA. Other stations heard are: XEPN, KSL, KVOO, KFOX, WBBM, WLW, «and 4 Mexican, XEMO, on 1110 k.c., located with XEPN in Piewras Negras. Talks by Sam Morris are 1egularly broadcast from both stations simultaneously, Australian stations are at good volume, but are spoilt by QRN.-275A. (Matamata). Early Morning Americans Good. M* latest loggings are PHI and PCJ, Holland. WHO WCCO, 38MA, JOUK, 5DN, VK3X8, 4TO, VK4AG, VK2Z7Q (Bondi), Radio Roma (Bari, Italy), WGY, W6HXP, anc WORX. * Conditions have maproved here in the last. week. Early Americans are coming in well. I receive them at good speaker strength at 6.3 Op.m. ; WCCO, 810 k.c.. is on a special test programme .every Sunday night from 8 til] 10 p.m., N.Z. summer time.

DX Club Meetings Auckiand _ The third Annual General -Meeting of the above branch will be held in room 52, 5th floor, Lewis Eady’s Buildings, at 7.45 , p.m. on. Wednesday,:March 27. Business: i-Election of officers, general.

H.

SUTCLIFFE

(194A)_

Branch Secretary.

South: Canterbury — At the secretary's residence, 35 Bowker St., Timaru; at 8. p.m., on Wednesday, March 27. —

D. N.

ADAMS

(2HQ) ,

Branch Secretary.

Wellington In room 15, Jrd floor, "Dominion" Buildings, Wakefield St., at 8 p.m., on Tuesday, March 26.

F. J.

REEVES

(157W),:

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 v.m. .

A.

BRIMER

~(5IHB

Branch’ Secretary:

Latest, reports.out are. to. PHI, PCJ, KET, WCCO, and WHO. My. receiver is a commercial six-valy e all-wave set -314W. (Wellington). ° Marl.-Cant.. _Bratich Successfully Re ‘established, ‘A FEW months ago a few enthusiastic dxers in met together to form.a new Marlborough-Canterbury. branch ‘of the club. ‘The ‘first few meétings wete far from encouraging, but in-. stead of: ‘throwing im the sponge" our secretary,.Mr. Vine, put. his shoulder tothe wheel, and gave a mighty: "heave,. Then things. happened! . . Old and new members’ rolled up;. ‘cups were given to the branch for competition, a prize is being given every, month. for the- best. verification, and in general . things are booming. Three cups ate to be competed for, and there is another. one .. in view. Two cups will be for first and runner-up in the. competition for the most | verifications in six months, one for the member who has the highest total. of verifications at the , end of every six. months (old. and new. verifications), and the cup in view will most likely be a VK cup. ‘I would like te point out that ‘the number of cups and prizes and the way the competitions ate to be run make it possible for any member, beginner or old chand, to be in a winning postion. Our meeting this month was a huge success, and a very enjoyable evening ended by the presentation of the prize for the best’ verification of the mouth. Visitors were present and were warmly, welcomed. Our meetings are ‘open to ‘any persons interested in overseas reception. If any persons interested in joining our’ branch would write our secretary, Mr. H. Vine (122M.C.), 11 Johnston Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, he will be only | too pleased to give the necessary in-. formation about our meetings.-R. H, MeGrath (144M.C.), President, Marl.-Cant... Branch, Saar