Around and Behind the Dials

Radio Record, Volume X, Issue 5, 14 August 1936, Page 45

Around and Behind the Dials

DX CLUB News and Views

Identification Wanted Station on 990 k.c., heard Sunday, August 2, from 5 p.m, till 5.28 p.m., when station was practically blotted out by, I presume, 2GZ, Station at R6, QSA5, at 5 p.m., gradually working down to QSA1 as heterodyned by other station. It was obviously coming through too well for any Mexican station listed on 900 k.c. All announcements and dance band vocals in Spanish, Chime signal of four or five chimes previous to announcements.338W. (Wanganui). DX Topics A New Shortwave Station. NEW shortwave station was heard at 4.45 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. The announcer gave the call-sign as "Radio Podebrady," and _ said reports would be appreciated on their test transmission. This station was coming in at R7, QSA5, and was changing its frequeney every half-hour. It operates on 19.6% metres, 25-51 metres and 49.05 metres, and is located in Czechoslovakia. Verifications back this week include KA1AK, Philippine Islands; VESDK, Canada; ON4AU, Belgium; and 4WK, New loggings are G2BY, England; W6-

JVH, America; VE4LN, Canada; VE1CR, Nova Scotia; K6KKP, Hawaiian Islands ; and 3HS. Extracts from VE5DK’s card read :- "Many thanks for very fine report, I am always glad to get them. I have not worked ZL yet. Location here is about 400 miles east of Vancouver. Power 1s 70 watts. Reports from New Zealand are appreciated, and all letters asd cards are answered." ON4AU states that he was the first in Belgium to work Hawaii and South America on phone. His new QRA is J. Mahieu, 22 Rue Fetis, Mons, Belgium."Night | Flight" (Ralkaia). Indian Stations Good. V's are numerous, but not at any great strength. A new one, VK2VY, 1475 k.c., was logged on Sunday, July 26. Eastern reception is excellent, and some good loggings have been made. KZIB, Manila, has been heard on 900 k.c., closing at 2.30 am. MTBY, 890 k.c., closes at 2 a.m., giving their call clearly in English. VUP, Peshawar, just above 1500 k.e., was logged on the 26th, They closed at 4 a.m. VUD; VUC. and VUR have been outstanding lately. Nothing has been heard of VPB, Ceylon.-370A (Te Pahu). Sixty Shortwave Stations Logged in Ten Days. ONDITIONS on the shortwave bands have been rather good lately, the German stations coming in wonderfuily well, I have recently been trying out a well-known Australian make of set, and in a period of ten days I logged the following sixty shortwave stations, which Il have lixted in order of frequency :- OAX4D, COCO, HP5dK, 9MI, DJC, WSXAL, OXY, OFR2, W8XAL, WYXE, Belgrade, Radio Podebrady (49.05 m.j, COCD, W8XK, XEXA, OAX4G, HBP, COCH, VK3MB, GSB, HJ1ABE, W?2XAF, DIN, DJA, WI1XK, GSC, VK3LR, VK2MB, HBL, HJIABP, 2RO-4, CT1AA, YDB, LRX, T14NRH, DZA, COCQ, HAQ, DZB, PMN, DZC, ‘ORK, JYM, PLP, TPA, GSD. Radio Podebrady (25.51 m.), DJD, 2RO-3, TPA-3, RNE VPD, DZH, DJL, DJB, Radio Podebrady (19. 698m.), TPA2, DIQ, GSP, DJR, In addition to these there were five or six unidentified stations, and a host of amateurs, The majority of these stations

came in at good loudspeaker strength, the exceptions being COCO, OXY, OBR2, COCD, COCH, HJ1IABP, CTIAA, TI4NRH, whose signal strength varied from R83 to R5, It is pleasing to note that old-timer TI4NRH is back on the air again. My latest verifications to hand are from HJ1ABH, OAX4G, HAS3, HJ1ABP, HJU, and amateurs ON4VK, PK1MX, W7QC, HP1A, VHICR, KAIAK240W. (Wellington). French Amateur Station FSNR Heard. D* in Timaru has been very good lately. VK’s are coming in very well, and some new ones have been logged. __ The 20-metre band is_ particularly active, The other evening I logged FSNR, a French ham on 20 metre phone. He called CQ in English, but came back using French, I sent him a report, Quite a number of the Timaru returned soldiers are indebted to "Friend John," of station 1ZB, for his splendid efforts during the "Diggers’ session" on Wednesday evenings, Latest cards back: VK’s 2QK, 4JX, 2CP, 2VV, 2ABS, 4WW, 2QP, 2TI, 7XL, 4RG, and 2WI, and NY2AB, VK2WI (Wireless Institute of Australia), when logged was transmitting from the Amateur Radio Exhibition, Syduey-187TMC. (Timaru),

{| N.Z. DX CLUB Meetings HAWKE’S BAY. In the new cluh soom, Wood’s Tearooms, Waipukurau, at 7.45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12.

L. W.

MATHIE

(4HQ)

Branch Secretary.

AUCKLAND. In the committee room, Scots’ Hall. Symonds Street, at 8 p.m. on Wed- | nesday, August 12.

H.

SUTCLIFFE

(198A),

7 7 Branch Secreta ry.

WELLINGTON. In the offices of National Maguzines, Ltd., Third Floor, Dominion Buildings, at & p.m, on Wednesday, Sentember 9. .

F. J.

REEVES

(2II(),

Branch Secretary. it

_MARTON, At 97 Princes Street, Marton Juneton, at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Septem-

{| ber 5.

J. R.

BAIN

(217W).

Branch Secretary, \

WHANGAREI. In Fulljames’ Salon at 7.30 p.m. on Monday. Auenst 17.

R. A.

ROYCROFT

(222A).

Branch Secretary. | |

WANGANUTI, At 21 Lowther Street, at 8 p.m., on -Thursday, August 18.:

F.

CARR

'150W) ,

Branch Secretary.

MANAWATU. At 12 Campbell Street,’ Palmerston North at 8 p.m.,. on Wednesday, August 12 Will membets ‘please note that meetings will now be held on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays.;

C. J.

MORGAN

(143W) .

Branch Secretary. if