Around and Behind the Dials

Radio Record, 26 June 1936, Page 47

Around and Behind the Dials

DX CLUB News and Views

Identification Wanted Station on approx, 840 k.ec. heard from 1 am, onward on Friday, June 12, A man spoke in either Japanese or Chinese for about 20 minutes, and the station then broadeast eastern music,-‘‘4-Valver" (Masterton). Station on approx 31 metres, heard at 12.42 p.m. The station closed down at 1.30.p.m., when the announcer said goodnight but did not announce any call-sign. The word. "American" was heard several times. Items heard were "Red Hot Mamma," "I’m in the Mood for Love," and "Digger, Digger, Do."-402A (Te Aroha). Stations Identified 74T (Opunake): Your station on.10590 k.c. was 2CA, Canberra. I heard this station come on the air, announce his ¢all, and give a report to an aviator who had bee forced down.-37Wd. (Waimangaroa).

DX Topics A List for Beginners. HB best stations to listen for and times to listen, also months of the year and frequencies, are :- Americans, from March till September. between 4.15 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.:KMTR (570), XEPN (590), KIFSD (600), KGW (620), KFI (640), WSM (650), WEAF (660), WMAQ (670), KPO (680), WLW (700), WGN (720. Sundays), KGU (750, till 8.30), WBBM (770), KGO: (790), WGY (790), WCCO (810), WHAS (820), KOA (830), XERA (840), XEMO (860, Sundays), WENR (870), XEW (890), KHJ (900), XENT (910). KROW (9380), XEAW. ° (960), KDKA (980), WHO. (1000), KNX (1050), KMOX. (1090), KSL (1130), KVOO (1140), WOAT (1190), KFOX (1250), KFAC (13800), KGMB (1820), KGA (1470), KFBK (1490). South Americans, May, June and July, from 8 p.m. till 4.80 p.m.: LS4 (670), LR7 (750), LR5 (830), LR6 (870), LR2 (910), LR8 (950),.LR4 (990), LR1 (1070), LS2 (1190). Australian stations, best reception, March to September, between 9 p.m. and 12.30 p.m : 8AR (580), 7ZL (590), 2FC (610), TNT (710), 5CL (730), -2BL © (740), 8LO (770), 4QG (800), 3GI (830), 2GB (870), 4RK (910), 38UZ (9380), 2UE (950), 2GZ (990), 2KY (1020), 2UW (750), 2HD (1140), 2CH (1190), 2NC (1230), 28M (1270), 2K0 (1410). ; Japanese. stations, best time from till August, between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m.: JODK2 (610), JOJK (710), JOBK-1 (750), JOHK (770), JOGK (790), JOCK-1 (810), JOAK-1 (870), JODK-1 (900), JOBK-2 (1058), JOCK-2 (1175). Chinese stations, best’ time from April till August, between 1.380 a.m. and 3 am.: MTCY (560), XMHA (600), XG- . OA (660), XMHC (700), XGOK (750), . XHHA (840), XHHX (920),, XHHE (940), -XGOW .(1010). _ Other stations to look for now are: KZRM (618.5), Manila; VPB, Colombo (705) ; HS7PJ, Siam (750); VUC, Caleutta (810); . VUB, Bombay (855); VUD, Delhi (882), . Duropean stations, September and

March, from 4-a.m. till sunrise: Budapest (546), Beromunster (556), Vienna. (592), Prague (653), Cologne (658), Sottens (677), Munich (740), Konigsberg (1031), Bari (1059), Frankfurt (1195). ‘Australian amateurs only allowed: on the air after the "B" class stations have signed off, 12 p.m. onward, frequencies allowed from 1094 k.c. to 1500 k.c. The best of these at present are VK8BY (1094), VK2Z0O. (1220), VK2NE (1260), VK2QY (1290), VE7RY: (1840), VK8FW (1850), VK2KV (1880), VK4GG (1420), VK4QL (1450).

All times are N.Z.S.T-

Bosambo

(Palmerston North).

Reception of Americans Poor. MERICAN reception, with the exception of the usual high-powered stations, such as KNX, KFBK, WLW, XENT and XEAW, is-very bad at present, there being too many Australian broadcasters on the air. ‘ Only reports sent out recently have been to 4GR and VK’s 3JH, 83GW and 2HF. Verifications received are from 4MB, 3GI, 6IX, 5KA, 5DN, VK7RE, W6XAI, WIBA, KHQ, KGDM (250 watts), KGW, and KRLD. The lastnamed merely stamped verification on the back of my report, signed it, and returned

it to me-*

All-Waver

rton).

New Zealand Stations Not DX. I NOTICE that many people new to the DX game, are going after verifications from N.Z. stations, and as such verifications are of no value, I think they would. be well advised to leave the verifying of these N.Z. stations to overseas (lxers, Incidentally, the N.Z. stations receive enough DX mail from overseas without having to send verifications to local dxers. The letters DX stand for "distant reception," but I do not blame these

N.Z. DX Club Meetings HAWKE’S BAY. In the new club room, Wood’s Tearooms, Waipukurau, at 7.45 p.m, on Wednesdav. Julv 1.

L. W.

MATHIE

(4HQ)

Branch Secretary. AUCKLAND. In the committee room, Scots’ Hall, Symonds Street, az 8 p.m, on Wed1 machtiaw Wwowi

R. E.

BARNES

(326A ),

Branch Secretary. WELLINGTON, In the offices of National Magazines Ltd., Third Floor, Dominion Buildinex. at &8 n.m. on Wednesdav. Jniw 15.

F. J.

REEVES

(157W),

‘Branch Secretary. | NAPIER, In the Club Rooms, Dickens Street, ‘at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14.

O. N.

HALLETT

(143HB),

Branch secretary. MARTON. At 97 Princes Street, Marton Junc- ’) tion at 7.20 nm. on TTHheasdav. Junilw 14.

J. R.

BAIN

(217W

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

(2924 /

' Branch Secretary, WHANGAREI, All shortwave "fans" in and about Whangarei are cordially invited to attend the meeting of the Whangarei Branch, to be held in Fulljames’ Salon at 7.30 p.m, on Monday, July 20, as it is proposed to start a 'shortwave. section, t =

R. A.

ROYCROFT

'(2RR4.)

Branch Secretary

people, as I have not noticed any advice to tue contrary. Quite a uumoer of New Zealand amateurs are to be heard on the broudcast band up to 6 p.m., and 4 believe 8 p.m., more especiaily on Sundays, Owing to severe Wir, American sta. tions haVe to be exceptionally good before 1 can do anything with them, Station KKSBAK on 149 k.c; comes in vety wel, and is one of the best here. Last week I was pleased to received & verie, from 7LU, Nairobi, Hast Africa, They took only about eight months. to roply.-35A, (Kauroa). , Listen for LU1BC, ‘eS a recent verification trom LUIBU, Argentine, he states that he transmits on telephony at lam. Argentine time, nearly every day. New loggings are 4T0, 3MA, VK2MK, WALZ, W6FQY, VRSJK, and PKIBB. Verifications back are 4AK. 4GR. 8KZ,

5DN, and ZIV, Fiji-

Night Flight

(Kakaia).

Hawaiian Station on 11 m.e.? THE. last couple of weeks have been fairly good for outside loggings. What I took to be a new Span-sh station on 9,060 m.c. has turned out to be EAQ, which must have a simultaneous transmission, aS the call has been heard there as wel] as on 9.860 m.c. W2XAF must also have a dual transmission on 8.700 m.c. as well as on 9.580 mc, because no other call was given when they . closed down. Java was at good strength on Sunday, June 14, at 12 p.m The announcer at RNB said they had a station, RAN, on 31.51 metres, Does anyone know the call of a Hawaiian on approx, 11 m.c.? He was heard on, Monday, June 1, at 2.30 a.m., ‘at about R4, QSA2-3, and mentioned the Honolulu Company, Latest reports are out to XEAW, Mexjco; HAQ, Spain; YDA, Java; Papeete; RNE, Moscow ; OAX4D, Peru; and the ‘Aussies, PAD. 206. 29KO. 8GZ% 4BK.

ancl SPI

Dxer

(Waihi).

Station Changes. THE following news is by courtesy of the International Dxers’ Alliance, Bloomington, Hlinois, U.S.A. :- New U.S.A. Stations. 1200 k.c. Waycross, Ga., 100w. 1210 k.c., St. Augustine, Fla, 100w. 1210 k.c., Wichita, Kans., 100w. 1500 k.e., New London, Conn., 100w. ° 1500 k.c., Big Spring, Texas., 100w. 1500 k.c., Paris, Texas, 100w. Note: Calls are not yet available for these stations. Changes. .- 710 k.c.. KIRO increased power to WwW. k 780 k.c., KEHE increased power to 5 z.W ’ 630 k.c.; WAIM from 1200 k.c, and . power increased to 1 k.w. Juan-les-Pins has shifted from 1249 k.e, to 1267 k.c. to avoid interference from Saarbrucken. . A new station at Baghdad, Irak, will be completed this winter. Dxers living on or reasonably near the West Coast should have no difliculty now in getting daylight. reception from the

larger-powered Eastern Australian stations. During the last week the following have been heard at good readable strength : 2FC, 2BL, 8G1, 2GB, 2UL, 2KY, 2UW, ‘26H and 25M. Carriers of several others have been noticed and probably these may be better heard in more southern districts, Daylight reporte on these stations give more satisfaction to the station officials and dxers . alike, than a repott taken .at night when these stations are usually R- max. "Here’s a tip to beginners, Reserve ‘Sunday evenings between 4.30 pm. to 6 p.m. for listening on the frequencies occupied by the New Zealand national sta~ tions who are off the air during that period. NSéveral good catches can be made on gq good night. Verifications received this week are from KDLX (Ekko), KEKA, KSTP, KDCA, KRLD, KOL, WOAI, XELO, 6KG, and VK2DF, ‘KFKA sent two carda, one being of their vertical antenna floodlit at night, KRLD returned my report stamped "Verified. " WOAT sent a novel verification in the form of a folder, showing several views of San Antonio and WOAI’s equipment. VK2DF sent a letter with his card, in which he stated that he was very grateful for reports from New Zealand dxers. His power is 14 watts -370A (Te Pahu). Reports to XENT. Tee following letter was received from XHNT, Nuevo Laredo, ‘Tamps., Mexico, by 889W., Wellington. It reads: "Thanks for your report on thé reception of radio station XENT, your verification is being forwarded to you under separate cover. "Would you do us a favour. We notice that you belong to the N.Z. DX Club, and would like you to inform the members of your club that station XEN'T wil] not verify any more reports unless the sender’s name and address are PLAINLY PRINTED, so as to be easily. recognisable. "We would appreciate this very much\ : because. your club members should. beat in mind that their names and addresses are unusual to us and unless they are printed, it is hard to make them out." "Black-listed"’ Stations Verified. puis last week Australian reception has been exceptionally good in, my locality, and as a result reports are out to 5RM, 8BU, 3AW, 4IP: (heard on reway from a dance till a late hour) and No American stations heard have been worthy. of mention, except XENT, who seems to be on a 24- hour schedule, and is coming in at R8; but is spoilt by a bad heterodyne. ~ I consider ‘myself fortunate, as I ieceived a verification, written on brown paper pasted on an old card, from XEAW, and also had a ecard I sent to 3WR, Shepparton, stamped and signed by the, manager. These two stations scem most commonly "blacklisted" by dxets. Here is a way to solve the 3WR ques‘tion, but with XHAW. it seems just a matter of good luck, whether you receive al veri, or not. "My total of verifications now stands at 108, with eight reports out. -sValver" (Masterton).