Around and Behind the Dials

Radio Record, Volume IX, Issue 14, 11 October 1935, Page 46

Around and Behind the Dials

News and Views

Addresses and Addresses Wanted Address wanted of a new 5 Japancee station on 590° k.c., heard at a.m. on September 28, giving the letters JOJE.-"‘All-waver" "(Marton)" . 164A (Morrinsville): XQHO, 113 Avenue’ Edward VII, Shanghai, ‘China. Answers To Correspondents 2$2H.B. (Waipawa): See this week’s shortwave notes. "Sunny" (Alexandra): A- ist of VE addtfesses is being published in inetalments in the "‘N. Z. Radio Times," commencing with the October issue. ‘ 164A (Morrinsville): Many thanks for your identification of JFAK.-‘"Sunny" (Alexandra }- D.N.A. : VK3GY replied to me in nine weeks, and VK38DX in six weeks.-"Amazon" (Auckland). D.N.A. (Timaru): Many thanks for your information re XHAW. I am go-

ing to try him again. It is pleasing to see your notes in the "Radio Record."3854 (Te Kauivhata). ' 18S6W. (Wellington): I have reported six times to 8WR, and so far. have -not received a reply -164A (Morrinsyille). Identification Wanted VK on approx. 1210 k.c,, heard testing on the morning of Monday, September 30. At 2.21 a.m., N.Z. summertime, a vocal duet by Herbert Thorpe and Foster Richardson was presented. ‘This station came in very well, but announcemente were very poor.-164A (Morrinsville). . ~ ; VE on 1860 k.e., heard from 2.50 a.m. to 3.20 a.m. on Monday, September 30. The numbers played were ‘Nolda," "FWairies’ Gavotte," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," and ‘two organ solos. This station was heterodyned by VK3EW after 3.10-a.m.-

L'Inconnu

(Waipawa) _

Special DX Broad casts From WQBC, Vicksburgh. WQBO, Vicksburgh, Mississippi, puts over a test programme on the first Thursday of each month from 2.50 a.m, till 3.10 am., C.S.T., or 8.50 p.m. till 9.10 pm, N.Z Summertime -325W (Pa werston North). DX Topics 4PM, Papua, Heard. ue new station, 4PM, at Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea, has been heard testing on 1860 k.c. I took down half an hour’s pr Ogramme from this station at 1 a.m, on 27. I think VKS3BY should have been a little more charitable in his remarks re the New Zealand listeners in the VIKK8 contest. Like D.N.A.,.I sat through two and a quarter hours ‘of the most trying conditions and reported on nine transmissions. In a covering letter to Mr. G. F. Thompson. I.stated that I was sending a report to show him: that I. was at my post. I enclosed -a* newspaper entting describing the week-end weather,.and told him that ‘TL dia not want points allotted +o

me

Amazon

(Auckland),

VR3HF Wants Reports From N.Z. YKSHF advises that he is on the air on Tuesdays an Thursdays from 11.30 p.m. to 1 a.m,. B.A.S.7, or from 1.30 til' 3 a.m, on Wednesdays’ and Wridays. N.Z, Sumnier’ Time, He would like reports from New. Zealand, and will verify all correct ones which hate return postage enclosed.. VK3HEF operates--on- 214

metres (1400 k.c.). and reports can be sent either to VK3HF, 15 Woolley Street, Essendon, W.5, or to Mr. G. Hutchins, 10 Ordinance ‘Quarters, Maribyrnong. W.8, Victoria. Mia. Hutchins advises that two new YRR’s are now on the air in South Australia: they are VKDLN. and VK5SLB-

D.N.

A.

(Timaru).

Comment on D.N.A.’s Notes. Either poor conditions or loss of art has prevented many new stations being heard here. YRK8EFW was at wonderful volume on the morning of Monday. September 23, and his selection of recordings was a treat to listen to. I have sent reports to SRM and 8XY. My latest: verifications to hand are from JOPK, HSP1, VK3IR, ahd 4MK. D.N.AJs notes re the remarks of VES8BY, although distasteful, are good to ‘know. He has not hidden his thoughts, and it rests with all dxers sending reports o 8BY to give him the whole "truth of side of the question. As D.N.A points out, the best was made of a poor and as for myself, I did not secure a single call-sign on account of the extremely severe static. ' I reported to the station at Noumea. New Calidonia, on August 80. and am Jooking forward to a reply. -3dA. (Te Kauwhata), , Europeans Still at Good Strength. He spel} of good DX reception con tinued during the past. week, and stations in all countries were received at good stfength. Europeans still provide good listening, but are not as strong as they were a fortnight ago. The best European stations at present ‘are Budapest (546 k.c.), Rome (1018 k.c:), Munich (740 k.e.), Leipzig (785 k.ec.), Toulouxe (918 k.c.), Breslau (950 k.e.), PosteParisien (959 k.c.). Bari (1059 k.c), Konigsberg, (1031 k.c.), Monte Ceneri (1167 kc.) Frankfurt (1195 k.e.), and Lille (1218 k.c.). Americans are particularly good just now, and have come right hack to their old strength. KOA is the best station, and provides good entertainment in the early evening. Stations renorted to’ during the past week are:-KERN (100 watts). Poznant (S68 _k.c.), and VEK's BTM, 47N, TCW X 4ITA. 2DD. 387, 83GM, 2H. OXF, 5XT.', and 2IJ. he first three VK’s mentioned are on_the broadeast band. and the re(Continued on page 49.)

DX Club Meetings: _. AUVOKLAND, fn Scot’s Hall, Symonds Street, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9. 4. G. CONCHIE (241A,). Correspondence Secretary SOUTH OANTERBURY. At the seeretary’s residénce, 35 Bowker Street, Timarn, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, ~N. ADAMS (19.Q.), Branch Secretary SOUTHLAND At 96 Islington Street, ‘Invercargill at 8 p.m., on Tuesday, October 15, mm 8. will give a@ talk’ on iL, 0. McCORMIOK (818.), Correspondence Seeretary, HAWKE’S BAY. At the premises of Mr L. Beachen, next Annand’s, Waipukurau at 7.30 pm, on October 9. Subsequent meetings. will be held on October 23, November G and 26. and December 1k. ws ; . i LL. W. MATHIE (48.Q.), . Branch Secretary. WELLIN GTON. Tm room 15, third floor, "Dominion" _ Building, Wakefield, Street; at p.m, on Tuesday, October 1b. EF. J. REEVES. a57W.), * Branch Secretary. . MANAWATU. At 12 Campbell Street, Palmerston North, at $ p.m., on Thursday, October 17. 2 Oe J, MORGAN (1438-W:), ° Branch Secretary. WANGANUI. : At .21 Lowther : St:, at 8 p.m, on Monday, October 21, ; F. CARR: (150W),. Branch " Secretary. FOXTON, At My, G, Cull’s’ residerice, Whirokino Road,, Foxton, at: 7.45. p.m, on: Thursday, October 10. M, H. WISHNOWSKY. (219W.), : ranch* Secretary,

DX Topics

(Continued from page 46.)mainder on 40 metres. Verifications received recently include VK’s 4JJ, 3DQ, and 2YW. September was undoubtedly the best month for dxing I have experienced_since [ started. I.am using a seven valve a.c. superhet., together with a commercial shortwave converter, My aerial is a Beverage. ap-

proximately 1800ft. lone.-

Sunny

(Alexandra).

Some Good "Scalps" to Try For. "TYyIGGER" certainly seems to have the knack of getting the DX section of the "Record" filled up, and last week's issue was a pleasure to read. Conditions in’ this locality have been very bad this season, QRM being ‘the main reason. In a recent letter from VK4LG, he mentions that. he will be on with specials for our club early in October. He states that his call will be changed, but that he will stil] be operating on 1500 k.c. This station uses a power of only 7 watts, and the address is Ken Gunn, P. O. Box 23, Laidley, Queensland. Members who are looking for some good scalps should try for some of the follow-ing:-MTCY (560 k.c.), JFCK, the new Japanese station on 580 k.c., XGOA (660 k.e.), VPB (705 k.c.). HS7TPI (750 k.c.), yuc (810 ke), ZBW (840 k.e.), HHG (1020 k.c.), XGOH (1300 ec), and FFZ (1400 ke). The ahove have all been heard at fairly good volume during the past fortnight. There are also several VK’s on in the middle of the week, namely, 83FW, whom I have heard on four different frequencies during the past. week, 3HS. (1400 k.c.), 270 (1840 k.e.), and 83XL (1400 ke.).-

Tiny

(Palmerston North). —

Has Anyone Else Heard VUP, Peshawar, India? I AM sure that "Digger" must be highly gratified with the response to his call for more DX notes for this section. It is quite like old times to see all the old hands writing in again I would like to correct the calls of two .VK’s that appeared in my letter in last week’s issue; 2XF' should have been 2ZE and 2XL should have been 3XL, VK3FW evidently has a roving commission, as I found him on 1620 k.c. early last Monday morning and later on in_ the same morning he was on 1360 kc. VK2ZF and VKSRG were on till 3.17 a.m.; VK7PA, on 1220 k.c., signed off at 2.57 a.m.; VK4GG, on 1420'k.¢c., was coming in at good strength, and was _ heard to state that he would arrive in New Zealand-on October 14. VK83PN, on 1568 kc, is also very good. Besides FF'Z, there are two other stations on 1400 ke. I have heard a for-

eign station on approximately. 1515 k.c., and believe it to be VUP, Peshawar, India, which has a power of 2 k.w. They broadeast popular programmes and the speech is in a foreign language. A new station in Papua, New Guinea, was heard at quite good volume on their first test during the past week. This station is being constructed by A.W.A., and will operate on 1360 k.c. I offer my sympathy to 186W, for having so many stations overdue; it is, to say the least, very disappointing. I have very little faith in the majority of Chinese stations, and consequently do not report to them. I have found that sone gets about one reply out of six or seven reports. It seems a waste of time and money reporting to 3WR, and it took me five letters, one of which was registered, to bring his reply four years.ago. No doubt hundreds are still waiting for their replies. I have had two replies for two reports to VK2Z0. VK8PY and VK38GZ lo not want reports on their broadcast transmissions. I do not think the following stations are on broadeast:-4NW, 4GM, 2LW, and 83BK, and I know for a fact that 3AY and 2AY are not. My report to 2AY

found a home with 2VJ.-

J.P.

C.

(Pal-

merston North).

New Zealand Dxer Hears CHSJ. . HE following clipping concerning the reception of station CHSJ, St. John, by N.Z. dxers, appeared recently in a New Brunswick newspaper :-- "Wor verification of signals believed to have originated in the studios of radio station CHSJ, another New Zealand dxer has written to the management of the local broadcasting station, This time ihe correspondent from ‘down under’. is D. N. Adams, of Timaru, president. of the New Zealand DX Club, and his reports of reception of local signals follow closely on reports made frequently by J. L. Sullivan, of Cambridge, New Zealand. "On several occasions, he reports, he has been able to pick up CHSJ. Hach time it has been about 9 o’clock at night, New Zealand time, which would be 6 o’clock in the morning Atlantic time, when weather bulletins are broadeast for the benefit of fishermen. Mr, Adams remarked in his letter that it was a weather forecast, pre ceded by musical selections,’ which he heard:on each occasion." VK’s Coming in Well. AUTHOUGH static has been bad at times, conditions have been quite eood for dxing. So far this season, the Europeans have been very weak. This time-last year: over 20 had: been’ reported to. The new regional station. 3GI ‘comes

in here like a local, while 5RM also comes in well. ‘Latest loggings are: 3G1, 5RM, JOJH, and VK’s 2HA, 2YW, and 7PA. JOJE (590-k.c.): has been heard testing at R7-8. VK’s were coming in with exceptionally good volume last week-end. The .best heard ones were:-Saturday, September 28, 2ZO (13830 k.c.), 3PA (1400 k.e.), 83FL (1290 k.c.). Sunday; September 29; 2YW (1280 k.c.), 453 (1250 Ee}, 4HA (1810 k.c.), 2Z0, TIW (1825 k.e.), 4PK (1880 k.c.), 3GK (1230 k.c.), and 2HA (1380 k.c.). The last-named VK was heard at good volume between 8.30 and 4.30 a.m., but all announcements were very thick and were hardly readable. I would be very pleased if any dxer who heard the correct call of this station would let me know. Monday morning was excellent for VK reception, but static was bad at times. The following were heard:-3BY (1095 k.c.), 3DH (1120 k.c.), 8RG (1155 k.c.), 8GY, (1170 k.c.), 83OY (1170 k.c.), 8TA (1185 k.c.), 3DX (1215 k.c.), TPA (12380 ke.), 43S (1250 k.c.), 2ZF (1260 k.c.), 4RJ (1260 kc.), 3K (1230 k.c.), 4IN (1810 k.c.), TIW, 8FW (1360 k.c.), 3H (1400 k.c.), 4GG (1460 k.ec.), and 4QL (1460 k.e.). My only verifications are from 4AK ard a second one from VK38FL. I am very pleased to see dxers giving the VK frequencies as these are very helpful. VK’s are very slow in replying and the following are over three months overdue :-3Z0, 5LR, 8KW, 30Y, and 3GZ. I notice that a number of dxers have logged VK7JB lately, and would be pleased if any dxer could tell me the best morning to log him.-164A (Morrinsville).

Would correspondents to this’ section please address their letters to: The Technical Editor, ‘Radio Record,’"’ P.O. Box 1680, Wellington, C.1.