Around and Behind the Dials

Radio Record, 12 June 1936, Page 53

Around and Behind the Dials

DX CLUB News and Views

Addresses & Addresses Wanted 74T. (Opunake): The address of ZJV is Fiji Broadcasting Co., Suva Fiji276A, (Waihi). Identification Wanted VIX on approx. 1350 k.c. heard on Sundays only, signing off at 2.30 a.m, N.Z.8.T. with a kookaburra call. Itis not VK38FW. ‘"."? (Tauranga). While listening to VK3ME on a recent evening I heard the opening of a new station, 9MI, from their studios on board the ship Kinimbla. The ship was approx. 1000 miles from Australia. Can any dxer supply me with the frequency of this

station ?-

G.M.H.

F.

(Ashburton_

Station on 690 k.e., heard between 3 and 4 a.m. on Sunday, May 81. Announcements were in English, but no call was given.-370A, (Te Pahu).

Answers To Correspondents 74T.. (Qpunake) ; it also have heard the station on 1050 k.c. On June 8 it came on three times between 6.40 and 6.50 p.m., and blotted out KNX, who was at R6. At 648 p.m. I heard "Hullo, Kia Ora, you are now over Wait a minute and ri see if I can get in’ touch with Jimmy." This was followed by morse signals, It seemed to be a ground station giving an airman his bearings.370A, (Te Pahu). 35A, (Te Kauwhata): Thanks-very pleased to see your notes again-4H.Q. (Waipukurau). DX Topics New VK’s to Listen For. XBERS should now be on the look-out for the. VK’s on 200 metres, as several have been heard at good strength recently.. New VK’s are often to be heard up here, and some of those heard recently include VK2KV on 219 metres; VKB3RI on 232 m., with 20 watts, VK3JE on 229 m., 6 watts; VK8HF on 214 m.; and VK5HR on 215 m., using 5 watts. The Mexican stations XHLO, XHAQ end XEBH have all been reported as being heard in this locality. Several U.S.A. stations. are now to be heard from 4 p.m. and a few of the South Americans are beginning to show up.-217W. (Marton). Loggings and Verifications. I HAVE been dxing for about seven months and now have the following stations ‘verified: XGOA, WHO, 3€LA. 1ZB, 8UZ, 1YA, 38LO, 3AR, 4YO, 3YA BPI, YAR 20D, 4ZC, 1YX, TLA, 3YL. 2YA, TZL, 2UE. 4BH, 2HD, 1AM, 3aGl ONG, TUV, 2GZ, 42M, 4QG, 4YA 3ZM, 2Z0, 2ZF, 2CH. 2G, 2FC, 2BL. 2ZP, 2MO, 3ZR, 4AK, 3SH, 8XY, 2K0, XENT, 4ZL, 3KZ, 3DB, 22M, 3BO. I have reports’. out to XERA, 2KY, 285M, 4ZP, KGMB, 243, 2WL, XEAW, KNX, KFBK, 3WR, VR2QY, 50K. 4RK, 3AK,. 3BA, 4BK, 5CL, TNT, 2ZL. I use a five-valve commercial receiver, and have a good aerial, but a poor earth. I am also troubled. by local -power-line

noise.-

Keen

Dxer

Imaru),

31 and 49-Metre Bands Very Good. AUTHOUGH a keen listener for the last eight years, I have never sent for verifications until a few months ago. Those received are from W2XAF, VK’s, 3ME and 2DL. Reports are out to ZIV, Suva, KGMB, Honolulu, XENT, Mexico, YBG, Sumatra, PMN, Java, YVSRC, Venezuela, yKe, 2MB, qnd 2TL, and numerous other *s. Conditions here for the last few weeks have been fair. This afternoon, May 24, the 49-metre band was very good, quite a few South Americans coming in at about R6, but I could not get a call in English to send any reports to them. The 3l-metre band was also good. ‘There are presumably two new stations on this band, as they are not listed in the DX Club Winter Call Book. One is a German on 8.700: m.c, from 2 p.m, until 3.20 p.m. at R7. The other is a station on anprox. 9.060 megs., heard from 1.46 p.m. till about 3 p.m. ‘Announcer mentioned Madrid quite a number of times, but spoke too quickly for me to get the call, which sounded very much like AFH. The set I

am using is an 8-valve superhet.-

Dxer

(Waihi).

epeciais Krom VAZYY, YReoY advises that he broadcasts a special programme for New Zealand listeners commencing at 2.80 a.m., N.Z. S.T., on the last day of each month.150t. (Otago). Loggings and Verifications. Ke 25.11 metres, was heard at R7 on a point to point transmission af; 4.30 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. W9XBY has been heard at R5 on most Tuesday nights lately. New loggings are ZLINN, KVOO, THO and CM2BC Verifications back are 2WG, 4BU, TI3AV, X1G, CO6OM and HJ3ABH. — Night Flight (Rakaia).

and HTBABH_

Night Flight

(Rak-

aia).

(Continued on page 55).

DX Club Meetings --- HAWKD’S BAY. In the new club room, Wood’s Tearooms, Waipukurau, at 7.456 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17.

L. W.

MATHIE

(4HQ),

Branch Secretary. AUCKLAND. In the committee room, Scots’ Hall, Symonds Street, at 8 p.m. on Wednecdaw NNTuna y

R. E.

BARNES

3264

Branch Secretary. WELLINGTON. In the offices of National Magazines Ltd., Third Floor, Dominion Building, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June

17-

F. J.

REEVES

(157W),

Brainch Secretary. NAPIER. In the Club Rooms, Dickens Street, at 7.30 p.m. on Tueeday, June 23.

O. N.

HALLETT

(143FT Ri

‘Brasech Secretary. MARTON. . At 97 Princess Street, Marton Junction, at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday. July

14.

J. R.

BAIN

(217W).

Branch Secretary. j WHANGAREL, | : In Fulljames’ Hairdressing Salon, | ll »t © 80 nm on Wondav June 1% |

R. A.

ROYCROFT

(222A),

Branch Secretary. . MANAWATU. At 12 Campbeil’ Street, Palmerston North, at 8‘p.m,. on Thursday, June 11. A good attendance is requested, as some of the competitio2zs will be decided. .

C. J.

MORGAN

(143W )

Branch Secretary. WANGANTI. At 21 Lowther Street, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June. 18.

FRANK

CARR

(150W)

Branch Secretary. , WAIKATO. In the Arawa Lodge Hall, Anzac Street, Cambridge, at*8 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, Auckland branch visitors will be present at this meeting and all interested are cordially invited to attend.

D. W. B.

TURNEY

(292A

Branch Secretary.

DX Topics (Continued trom page 53.)

oo. Station Changes. I ATEST news from abroad states that 4. WTAR-has increased power to 1k.w. ; KFRC from 1000w. to 5000w.; KBIX is-a new station on 1500 k.c., with 100 watts of power. moe ‘The station at Bratislava has been re-

placed. by a new 100k.w, station, and Viipuri has increased power to 15k.w. The new Australian station, 2NR, will be heard testing any time now.-217W (Marton). New Station In Hawaii. RECEPTION of overseag stations stil! remains excellent, although WRN has been severe on some nights.. Now that Australian stations are coming in earlier in the evenings they cause a lot of heterodynes" with; American stations. A chew station, KHBC, Hilo, Hawaii, was logged at 5.48 p.m. on June 2. Mostly native music was put over. Signals were R4, QSA2-4. soe, mos Recent loggings are: XHFO, KTHS. KHBC, KWYO, 4LG, VK’s 2L8, 2KD, 3BH, 8FW, 4BJ, 466. and 7RC. — Verifications: 2BH, 4RO, .5KA,.6WIF, VK’s 2AJ, 83HF ‘and TRC; ZIV,.VUB, VUD, KIEM, KEFNF,:KHA, KJR, KMOJ, WOW, -WOR; 'WAAB,::WHAS and XEPN.-370A (Te.Pahu). . . . . Two Stations to Try. For. Lon, RECEPTION has not been too good in this district recently, owing to severe QRM.: Members are advised to try for the following stations :-KDON, 1210 k.c., . which closes down on Sundays at 7.80 p.m, N.Z.T.; KHBC, Hilo, Hawaii, has been heard closing..down at 9.30 p.m. N.Z T, on Sunday evenings. Although the frequency of this station ig listed as 1420 k.e., | have found that it is on 1400 k.ec. The power of the station is only 100 watts, but it comes in at good volume.4H.Q. (Waipukuran).