Shortwave Jottings

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 42, 26 April 1935, Page 49

Shortwave Jottings

"XH following shortwave notes are

from

Mr.

H. I.

Johns

(N..l71W),

Wanganui :-- 7 SUNDAY, APRIL 14. GSD, 25.5m., the best morning station, with GSB and FYA next. At 7.80 a.m. 2RO opened up, but was far from being at its best. Conditions on the 25 and 31m. bands very poor this morning, not one station worth listening to. Conditions on the 49m, band are no better. DJC, 49.83m., ig the best. , : OER2, Austria, 49.3m., was fairly good with a musical programme. FYA, 25.60m,, with a musical programme. Very clear signals. 5, QSA4, at 12.45 p.m. WSXK, 25.25m., reading out letters to friends in the far north. Clear signals, R7, QSA5, at 5.80 p.m. WSXK, 48.9m., same programme as above. R7, QSA5, at 5.87 p.m. W9OXF, 49.5m., with a musical pro gramme of dance numbers. R5, QSA4 at 6.40 p.m. GSB,’31.5m., religious service being put over, 95 per cent, readable. R7, QSA5, 6.45 p.m. VK2ME, 31, .28m,, musical programme. Station a ‘long way from being good tonight, very rough, with severe fading. One minute R8, then down to R1. MONDAY, APRIL 15, DJA, 31.38m., musical programme, but very weak. Signals R2, QSA2, at 1.42 p.m. FYA,. 25.60m., talk in French, ...and musical items of good quality, ete. RG, QSA5, at 1:46 p:m.° Station at R8, QSA5, at 4.7 p.m. WSXK, 25,25m., very weak at 2.25 p.m. R3, QSA38. At 4.10 p.m. was R7, QSA5, with musical items. W6BAZ, Honolulu, heard on 20m. phone, but very poor. A big’ improvement can be expected. from 20m, amateur phones yet. WSXK, 25.25m., at 415 pm.' A church service was heard. from studio, along with some very fine church music, sung by a choir from Pennsylvania,

W2XAF, 31.48m., programme of musical items, orchestral and ‘vocal. R86, QSA4, at 4.23 p.m. W1iXK, 31.28m., musical programme. R5, QSA4, at 4.27 p.m XEBT, 49.8m., coming. in well to-day with musical programme. Bs, QSA4, at 4.34 pm. a W29XF, 49.5m., musical eregtiaiinn Very weak. R38, QSA3, at 5.42 PR. . TUESDAY, APRIL 16. The best morning station by far is 2RO, Rome, on 80.7m., with good signals. GSD, 25.5m., is next in order, . then FYA on the 25m, band. DJIC, 49.83m., is the best on this band, but not near the volume of 2RO. Morning stations have been poor for some days past.