The WORLD on SHORT WAVE

Radio Record, Volume IX, Issue 2, 19 July 1935, Page 56

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.) Special Broadcasts -CT1GO and CT1GL will broadcast specials on Sunday, July 28, from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m., on 24.2 metres, directed. for the N.Z.S.W.C. Owing to the. late arrival of news I have to confirm this by telegraph. ‘he address. for reports is Radio Glub Portugues, Parede, Portugal. Daventry Specials -From time to time Some interesting broadcasts (which in other places would be termed "stunts" ) come from the Empire station, and readers are advised to look over the pro‘grammes and note the dates and times. Round about 11.30 p.m, week nights one may catch W2XAF testing on the 31 metre band. They were R6, QSA8-4, on the 10th. RNE, Moscow, could not be heard at that time, and RV15 was weaker than usual. YDA, Bandoeng, Java, the familiar 49metre station, is, according to a correSpondent, now on 120 metres, We have missed him recently, It looks as though we are going to

have powerful morse interference on the 25 metre band now; listeners can help clear this by notifying the stations they interfere with of the call. On an all-wave receivér this will play havoe with Paris, England, and other stations, Members in the Wellington district are asked to note that the headquarters radio shack will be open from 6 p.m., Mondays only, for club business, inquiry bureau_and week-end news, Social eyenings will continue as usual. US.S.R. Broadeasts.-It appears as though all the shortwave broadcasts are now on 25 metres from RNE. While RNE is silent its place is usually occupied by a telephony channel, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, about 8.30 a.m., is the English session. Further Sessions are Wednesday and Sunday, 10.30 to 11.80 p.m., and 3 a.m. Monday. At present the night sessions are seldom heard, but this will improve later, RNE also has sessions in various foreign languages. [ am informed that there are now three English-speaking announeers and that talks are now shortened to 20 minutes maximum, I believe this station uses 500 k.w, , On about 85 metres RV15 may be heard, This would appear to be the harmonie we used to hear some years ago, but, some time ago, I suggested they also use this wavelength. Just at the moment English is not used on-the 70.2 metre wavelength, but will be later. "The bugle call is not used now, but one may hear the announcement "Radio Kharbaroysk." Listeners who have "straight" shortWave receivers should pay attention to the 20 and 40 metre amateur bands for catches. A number of stations are now getting down and working the "hams." One of our members, who is ehief engineer of a large overseas steamer, regularly sends a list of daily reports to the B.B.C. on their Empire transmissions. with latitude and longitude, while at sea. Other members also send regular reports. The Empire service, to us, is a vital subject of more than mere entertainment value and the assistance of listeners will greatly assist the engineers in bettering the service. I might mention that experiments are going on continuously and all reports received are thoroughly gone into so that the subject of transmissions can be viewed from every angle. On Friday, July 12, at 10 pm., W2-

XAF, Schenectady, on the 381 metre band, was on the air to rebroadcast the account of the stratosphere balloon explosion which was relayed from the camp at South Dakota. Though static was severe the transmission . was R max.,, QSA5, and was 100 per cent. readable. It was one of the best shortwave broadcasts I have heard for some time,

Reception Notes

HE following shortwave notes are from Mr. H. I. Johns (N.Z.171W.), Wanganui :- Addresses of Foreign Shortwave Stations. HJ1ABB: Elias J. Pellett, Box 715, Barranquilla, Colombia. HJ2ABA: Pompilio Sanchez, Tanja Bayaca, Colombia. ; HJZABD: Colombia Broadcasting, Calle 16, No. 5-40, Bogota, Columbia. HJ4ABE: Cia Radiodifusora de Medellin, Colombia. HJ4ABN: Manizales, Colombia. HJ5ABC: RR. Angalo, Radiodifusora HJ5ABC, Cali, Colombia. HJS5ABD: Cali, Colombia. HP5B: Estacion Miramar, Box: 910, Panama City. ; OXY: Statsradiofonic, Heibergsgade 7, Copenhagen, Denmark, PCJ; Philips Radio, Hmmasingel 29, Bindhoyen, Holland. , Transmitter ZFD, the Wireless Receiving and Control Station, Devonshire, Bermuda, The following is a copy of a letter received from the engineer-in-chief of ZFD, the wireless. receiving and control station, Deyonshire, Bermuda, which may be of interest to shortwave listeners :-- "We wish to verify and thank you for your report on the test transmissions by ZFD on February 28, 1935. Pressure of business has prevented our _ earlier reply. ) "We enjoyed reading the folder of your attractive country, and, in return, enclose a few folders that you. may find helpful in gaining some idea of the attractions of the Bermuda Islands, "Transmitter ZED is located at St. George, Bermuda, and operates on 10,335 k.e. It is primarily used for commercial telegraphy services, but also for very infrequent tests and actual programme transmission work. The aerial input power is 2 kw. only, and non-directional transmission is employed. No regular schedule is in effect, "Any future reports on our. tests should be forwarded to the ahove addrece

-(Signed)

A. E.

Chase

engineer-in-

chiet

MONDAY, JULY Ss. DJA, 31.38 m., with a musical programme, with very clear. and steady signals, Station opens at 9.80 a.m., and closes at 1.40 p.m. with German National Anthem and Nazi hymn, Station not as

Strong as usual, conditions being somewhat against shortwave reception during the last few days. Signals at 11.45 a.m. were R7, QSA5. t EAQ, 30.4 m. Station good this morning and coming over well with a good ‘muSical programme, Station on from 9.45 a.m, till midday. They are putting over an I.B.C,. Empire programme at present. Signals at 11.55 am., R7, QSA5. FYA, 25.60 m. Station good as usual. On Sunday at 11.30 a.m. a lady announcer was heard giving out a description of the dresses Worn at the race meeting held at Longchamps, Paris, On Saturday, July 6, at 11.37 a.m., a good news session was given out in English; signals at midday, R7, QSA5. DJA, 25.5 m., very weak, with a talk in German; signals only R38, QSA2, at 12.5 p.m, HJ4ABA, 25.60 m, with «a musical programme, but yery Weak, Station opens #t 11 am. till tp.m. Best time to hear station is from 1.30 to 2.30 p.m. Signals pt 2.25 p.m., R3, QSA2, TUESDAY, JULY 9. | DIQ, 29.145 m., heard testing with America with a very good signal at 10.5 am., R7, QSAS. This station is irrerular. but when on the ain can always be heard round 10 a.m., sometimes With music. DJA, 31.38 m, sume programme as DIQ, but DIQ usually closes down round 10.20 am., after testing, Signals Rs, QSA5, at 10.10 am. At 10.12 am. DJA Was heard to announce in Wnglish, which I think is new for this session, PRYF5, 31.5 m., coming in with excellent signals, music and talks being transmitted, and signals being very clear, Station opens at 10 a.m, and closes at 10.45 a.m. daily. Signals at 10.37 a.m.. R7, QSA5. 2RO, 31.13 im., programme of operatic music, coming over well, Station opens at 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. At 12.40 p.m., R7, QSA4. WSXAK, 25.25 m., tranmitting ‘a good musical programme at fair strength. Sig(rs at 8.7 p.m., R5, QSA+. GSC, 31.32 m., to Western Canada. ews being given out, GSC not as strong to-day as in the past. Listeners will note that GSC is now on the air daily to Canada, from 2.80 to 3.40 p.m, Signals at $3.50 p.m. RS, QSA-t. W2XAF, 31.48 m., just signing off and giving out programme times for next session. Excellent signals, at 8.32 p.m., RS, QSA5, "WAXK, 31.3 m., programme of orchestral music. Station closes round 4 p.m., and can be heard again nightly from 10.30 p.m, On same wavelength. Signals at 3.37 p.m., RG, QSA-t, Anicrican amateurs, on 20 m., phone, very good to-day, signals up to RT, QSA5. W1XK, 31.3 m., heard at 10.35 p.m. at fairly good strength, with eariy morning programme of music, R6, QSA4. ZEK, 34.29 m., tvansmitting a programme of good quality music, A veri. Krom this station gives power as 254) Watts, and states that it is experimental. and also operates on 59.46 m. At 10,42 pm. R6, QSA4, ; J3VN, 28.14 mm., transmitting native musie and also talks in Japanese: Signals RG, QSA5, at 10.47 p.m.

RV15, 70.1 m., programme of orchestral musie at good volume, but static troublesome, Signals R8, QSA8, at 11 p.m. Wx3DNESDAY, JULY 10. At 10 a.m. all stations on 31 m. band were very Weak in comparison to stations operdting on the same band on Tuesday morning, Signals also unsteady, PRFo being by far the best station at ‘10.15 a.m., R6, QSA5. EAQ, 30.4 m., also yery weak, can just be heard with musical programme at 10.20 a.m., R2, QSA1. RNE, 25 m., by far the best station on any band, Foreign session being.'transmitted, Signals very clear at 10.20 a.m., RT, QSA5. DJD, 75.5 m., heard giving announcement and wavelength in English. At 11.52 a.m, station weak, but clear; R4, QSA4. DJA, 31.38 m., very weak, can just be heard, No change in station since 10 am., signals R2, QSAJ at 11.80 a.m. At 2 p.m., RS, QSA4; closed at 2 p.m. HJ4ABA, 25.60 m., coming in very well With music and talks, at 1.38 p.m., Rd, QOSA4. DJIN, 31.45 m., coming over very well. Just finished musical programms and now giving out "Topical Events of the Day" in German. R6, QSA5, at 2.20 v.m.; closes 3.10 p.m. HCJB, 36.36 m, talk being given jn Spanish, Signals fairly clear. There seems to be no definite time for this station to close down, but they usually close around 3.30 p.m, to 4 p.m. Signals R5, QSA4, at 2.20 p.m. , DJIC, 49.38 m., musical programme with good strength, reminds one of the signals this station used to put over last winter. R6, QSA5, at 2.40 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 11. WSXK, 19.82 m., heard with a programme of music, followed by a session for the children. Time in Pittsburgh would be 6 p.m., E.D.S.T, Signals clear but not yery strong, at 9.5 a.m., R5, QSA4 GSF, 19 m., at 9.15 a.m. was putting Over a programme of music by B.B.O. dance orchestra. Very weak, R2, QSA2, RNE, 25 uo, English session; heard at 9.18 am. Fairly strong, but noise level spoiling signals, R6, QSA4. GSB, 315 m., news bulletin Very clear signals, the best station on the 31 m. band this morning up till 9.85 a.m.; Rt, QSA5. DIQ, 29.15 m., talk in German, Signals good, R7,-QSA5, at 9.55 am. 2R90, 31.13 m., good musical programme at 1 p.m.; RT, QSA5. OAX4D, 51.9 m, musical programme, but weak, Station on the air Thursdays and Sundays from 1.80 p.m. till 3.30 pm, Signals R4, QSA3, at 3.2 p.m. | HCJB, 36.36 m., also very weak, cal programme, R4, QSA8, at 3.7 p.m.