Around and Behind the Dials

Radio Record, Volume X, Issue 3, 24 July 1936, Page 46

Around and Behind

the Dials

DX CLUB News and Views —

Answers to Correspondents 370A (Te Pahu): Many thanks for the identitication of KHBG (1400 k.c.). You were quite right, as 1 have since heard the call. "Wattle Bark’ (Motumaoho). Identification Wanted Station on apprex. 1160 k.c., heard at aboul 5 p.m. on July 11, apparently testing. "Who Made My Little Boy Blue," "He Played His Ukelele as the Ship Went Down," and several other items were played over and ‘over again. I listened for about three-quarters of an hour and did not hear any announcements. There were long pauses between the items andl éome numbers were played only half-way through. 483A (Keri Keri). Station on approx. 31 metres, heard at 1 p.m. on July 10, working London and New York with signals at R7, QSA4. It closed down at 1.85 p.m., but was heard again at 3.30 p.m. on a broadcast which was the weirdest I have heard. In between musical selections and preceded by an announcement, the following was heard: The crying of a baby. a man laughing, clapping by a crowd’ of people, the whistle of a train, the clanging of a bell, etc. This unusual programme was repeated. The station is either a South American or a Mexican, On Saturday evening, at 9.30 p.m, another station was heard at R5, QSA3. Hawaiian numbers only were played, including Queenie and David Kahi_ singing, among other numbers, "Breeze." At 9.55 p.m. six notes of a chimes were heard, repeated 16 times, and at 10.1 p.m. the station clock chimed six times, and a band march was played immediatey- An announcement was made, after which classcial selections were played.

The language spoken was’ similar to Japanese, but was much ‘slower -and ’ more deliberate --"Dual- -Wave" (Aucliland). DX Topies Some VK Frequencies. CONDITIONS have been fair of late. with the Americans showing a little improvement in the past week. New loygings from this quarter are: KSFO, KARK., NEAQ, KDON. WKBW, WC: AZ, RHDC. KTRHA, KFIZ, while the following have verified : KOMO, KIEM. KXYZ, ‘KGGC,’ KGDM, KGNC, Wort. KGNF, WS8XO. Australian and Eastern stations haye been exceptionally good, and reports am out to: 4CA, 4LG, 2LV, 2DU, JOAG, YAV er anVateVaVaravat avatar ata ata tata aaa Vetta

NNN ES ONIN INN NIN NINE ON JFECK, JOSK, JOIG. XHHA, XMHD, XGOI, XGOE. Verifications from this quarter include 4VL, 4BU, 2AD, VUD "ZIV, JOHG, JOLBG, XQHC, JOCG. XHHG. ‘ VK's are not as plentiful as in the pre yious winter, but these ones Rave beer heard cons'stently for the past twe months: 8RG (1155), 2Z0 TDR (1215), 4RJ (1260), 2GS (1250), 2QY (1290), TAW (1830), 83FW (1550), 4Ch (1860) 2KV (1370), 3ITF (146 0), BCR (1430). Others heard ocearionully are: UNM (1200), 2RJT (1245), 26D (1260) TBQ (1280), 2IM (1300). 2YW (1320) 2D (13840), 22K (1885), 8833 (1450). SJE (1460), 2LS (1470), 2C8 (4460), 4KC (1495), 4LD (1495), 4WR (1860). 210 (1840). Recent VIK © verifiedtions ave: 221, 4EC, TDR, 2DF, 38B, 331 5DC, 58h, 210, : Dxers who are interested im logging astern. stations should. be-getting plenty to keep them writing just now. The In dian stationg are-all audible some nights though .the low-powered ones are hard to copy. A Chinese station on $40k.e., giving au. call XMHD, is coming jn at ‘RD-6

down here, and is asking for distant: reports, to be addressed to 128 Museum Road, Shanghai. These are my first notes for about four months, and I hope that they will encourage a few other broadcast dxers to send along their notes. Except for one or two, the page has become a shortware fans’ medium. Perhaps this is due to the finish: of the "Radio Record" Challenge Cup- competition, which wag for broadcast logsings. ouly. It is to. be hoped. that..some other inducement to broadeast dxers will..start the «ld hands off: againe:: . , _ "Congratulations, 688, on reaching the 100 mark with VK verifications: What do you say to.a race for 1507--92S (Invereargill), CRCS Welcomes Reports. ie a. verification from CRCS, Canada, : they state that they are always pleased to receive reports from New Zealand. PY2BA, Brazil, sent a very fine card. Other verifications back include COO9GG, Cuba; PLP, Java; ZHI, Malaya; Wé6ITH, W2XAD, XENT, 4TO and 8BA."Night Flight" (Rakaia).

Will readers pleasc note that all technical aud DX correspondence Shtould be addressed to the Technical Editor;, Box 1680, Wellington, C.1.

N.Z. DX CLUB Meetings -+ eee. HAWKEE’S BAY. . In the new club room, Wood's Tearooms, Waipukurau, at 7.145 p.m. on Ww ednesday, July 29. . | |

L. W.

MATHIE

(4IK(2)

BraCh Secretury_

/ AUCKLAND. . In the committee room, Scots’ Hall, Symonds Street, at 8 p.m. on Wed--nesday, July 29.

H.

SUTCLIFFE

(1984

Branch Secretary, it

WELLINGTON. | In the offices of National Megazines, Lid., Third Floor, Dominion Buiid-. ings, at 8 pm. on Wednesday, August 5. .

F. J.

REEVES

(eHQ),

SGranch Secretary.

. MARTON. ; At 97 Princes Street, Marten Juneton, at 7.30 p.m, on Tuesday, August

J. R.

BAIN

(R17W

Branch Secretary. |i

SOUTHLAND. "At the residence of Mr. J. Ure, 835 Tay Street Yast, Invercargill, at 3 ; pm. on Wednesday, July 22:

L. C.

McCORMICK

(818),

Correspondence Secretary.. |}

_NAPTER, In the ¢lub room, Dickens Street, at 7.30 p.m dn Tuesday. July 28.

O. N.

HALLETT

(14BHB

Branch Sccretary. it

4 WHANGAREI, ‘In ¥Fulljames’ Salon at 7.30 p.m. on ’: Monday, August 3.

R. A.

ROYCROFT

(22RA

Branch Secretary, it]

WAIKATO. .. At Mrs. Topp’s Tearooms, Mor rinsville, at 8 pam. on Saturday, August 1, All are .cordially invited: ~

D. W. B.

TURNEY

(20RA.) .

Branch Secretary. |