Around and Behinds the Dials

Radio Record, 4 September 1936, Page 46

Around and Behinds the Dials

DX CLUB News and Views —

DX Topics Kuropeans Coming In. D* conditions here en bath broadcast and shortwave have been good except on several evenings, when QRN has been very bad. In the early evenings from about 5.15 mM. till T p.m. a number of Buropeans ave been heard, namely: Prague (633 k.c.) Munich (740 k.c.), Katowice (758 k.c,), Milan (S814 k.c.), Bucharest (828 k.c.). Toulouse (913 k.c.), Breslau {on0 kc), Paris (960 k.c.), Bratislava (1004 k.c.), Copenhagen (1167 k.c.), Trieste 1222 ke Nurnberg (1267 k.e.), Mieole (1488 k.c,). VK’s have also been very good, but eajls are hard to get. J have reported the following: 2GS, 2QY, 8EL, 3FW. 38KW, 4RJ, 4PK. On shortwave I have heard W1O0XDA (20 m.) on a ship 800 miles off the coast of Greenland; also the transmitter of the Awntea, testing on about 83 metres. Station LRU on 19.62 m., or 15,296 k.e., has been heard closing at 8.15 a.m., N.Z.T., and LURX, on 31.382 m. (9590 k.c,), comes on the air at 12.30 p.m. and signs off at 1.80 p.m., N.Z.T. Announcemente of both calls and musical items a been made in both Spanish and EngF) On about 120 m. a number of police stations have been heard, and a number of Dutch East Indian stations have been heard above 80 metres, namely, YDA (98 m.), YDG2 (86 m.), YDH3 (85 m.), and a number of others that I have not identified. Receiver here is an 11-valve

all-wave commercial superhet.-

Airfan

(Palmerston North).

New Evening Shortwave Station. THE old shotwave station VPD, Suva. on 22.94 metres, 13,075 megacycles, ‘has heen superseded py a new station with

the call YVPD2, on 31.4 metres, 9.540 mogacycles, and is putting across a good signal nightly. They announce their wavelength and frequency as above, aud their schedule, in New Zealand standard time, as from 10 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. nightly, ° ‘with the exception, presumably, of Sundays. The station is operated by Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., and asks for reports on reception. -201W. (Wellington). Stations Changes and News, Weasx, 1850 k.c., New York, broaucasts programmes in 10 different languages, Power is increasing from 250 watts to 1 k.w., day and night, and station is to have shortwave station W2XI1S relaying their programmes on 81.6 megacycles, The schedule of CMGH, Mantanzas, Cuba, 790 k.c., is from 6.55 a.m.-1 a.m., H.S.T. following day (1.25 a.m.-6.30 pm, N.Z.). ; OMCO, Havana, 1200 k.c., has been heard announcing that I.R.C’s are nu good in Cuba. OMBX. Havana, Cuba, 500 watts, has changed from 1380 k.¢, to 1060 k.c., KGDY, Huron, S.D., 1840 ke, bas a test programme on first Monday of each month, TGW, Guatemala, 1210 k.c., offers free samples of Guatemalan coffee to listeners who report their programmes, TIGPH is operating on 650 k.c., with 1 k.w. Verifies reports, and is on the air till at least 8 p.m. P.S.T. (3.80 p.m, N.Z.). Address, if anyone ever picks him up; Apartado 800, San Jose, Costa Rica. Bergen, Norway, 850 kc. (Island of Askoy, near Bergen), bas new 20 k.w. transmitter in place of old 1 kwe--349A. (Morrinsville.) : DX Flashes. THs following news of station changes is per courtesy of Mr. T. R. Grosvenor. of Kansas, U. BZ, York, "have been reenewal of their licence, 7COX, Wolf Point. Montana, has its frequency to 150 k.e., and is using a power of 500 watt KNX, WHO, WJZ, . WGN, WHAS, WNAC have applied for licences to use 50 k.w. power, and will probably com-

mence using this increased power on September 24 or 25. New stations now operating or scheduled to commence operating shortly are :- KUTA, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1500 kc., 100 w.; Clarksburg, W.Va., 1370 k.c., 100 w,3 Watsonville, Cal., 1810 k.c., 100 w.; Mason City, Iowa, 1210 kc, 100 w,; Temple, Texas, 1870 k.c., 100 w,, daytime; Merced, Cal., 1040 kc, 250 w.; Kilgore, Texas, 1210 k.c., 100 w.; Rapid City, S.D., 1870 k.c,, 100 w.-4 HQ (Waipulkuray). 2UW Wants Reports. TATION 2UW desires reports on its midnight to dawn programmes, which. are transmitted seven days weekly. The all-night announcer, Henry Gregory, will co-operate by putting on special DX sessions, 20 W_ broadeasts its special N.Z. goodwill, early breakfast, and dxers’ session between 4 and 5 a.m., E.A.S.T. All 20W N.Z. broadeasts at this time commence with the playing of "God Detend New Zealand," and recordings of Maori music are included in these programmes. Reports should be addressed to Mr. Henry Gregory, c/o Sta-: tion 2UW, 49 Market Street, Sydney. N.S.W., Australia, (Continued on Page 48.)

NY N.Z. DX CLUB Meetings HAWKHP’S BAY. | In the new elub room, Wood’s ‘Tea- | rooms, Waipukuray, at 7.45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9. | ei

L. W.

MATHIE

).

SPtaMeH Hecretary, AUCKLAND. In the committee room, Scots’ Hull, Symonds Street, at 8 p.m, on Wed- | nesday, September 9.

H.

SUTCLIFFE

(1984 ) _

ranch Secretary. WELLINGTON, . _ In the offices of National Magazines, Ltd., Third Floor, Dominion Buildings, at 8 pam. on Wednesday, September 9. a

F. J.

REEVES

(RHQ),

Branch Secretary. | | MARTON, At 97 Princes Street, Marton Junce- | ton, at 7.30 p.m, on Tuesday, September 8. °

J. R.

BAIN

(217W),

Branch Secretary. WHANGAREI in Fulljames’ Salon at 7.30 p.m, on Monday. September %.

R. A.

ROYCROFT

(222A),

Branch Secretary. WAIKATO, In Te Rapa Hall at 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, Qars will collect members at Hamilton Post Office at 7.30 p.m.

D. W. B.

TURNEY

(2924 ) ,

, Branch Secretary. | : MANAWATU, At 12 Campbell Street, Palmerston North, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9.

C. J.

MORGAN

(143W).

Branch Secretary. NAPIER. In the Club- Room, Dickens Street, Napier, at 7.30 pam. on Tuesday, September 8,

O. N.

HALLETT

(148HB),

Branch Secretary,

DX Topics

(Continued from puge 46). VK2WR is coming back to the broad east band. and will be transmitting on 1210 k.c., 248 m. His address is 55 Boros: ule Road, Bellevue Hill, N.S.W., Austra-, 1a, \ On June 1, VK2QY was heard in Los Angeles, California. at 3 p.m., and hag been requested to put on a DX _ procramme for U.S.A. Reception was on

1290 k.e. | (282.5 m.)-

Gilbert

Hayman

N.S.W., ‘Aust. )

Exchange of QSL Cards. HAVE been dxing for about three months and have a six-valve, metal tube, commercial receiver, I have reports mut to VK's 2X8, 2LX, 8KX, 38RP, SKE, 2BK, 2AT, SVR, 43X, 2ME, SFL. 8RV, 2A BA. 2FY, TCL, 4RG, 2QKR, VE5S28, WGFQY, W6ATH, XENT, ZIV. 2MO, 2WL, 3G1, 83NY and = 4ZP. Verifications received are :-Broadcast: 4BH, 2GB, SCL, 2180; 2UE, 2GY. Shorewave: VA3ME, DJB (2), W2XAF, RNE, VA8HL, VK2ZBW, and _ several New Zealand cards. By the way any dxer who is interested in the exchange of QSL cards may have mine by simply sending his eard to F. £. Graham, Neil Street, Abbotsford, Dune edin, S.W.2, — Good Reception on 20 Metres. ONDITIONS have been fair on 20 x. lately; atest logging; are:VE4EA, KA1BH. VS6AH. XEIAA, COTHF. K7PQ, OA4AG, CO2HY, LUBAX, WIiHUG, WIOXEA. Latest QSL's are: Cco2W W, CoO2kyY, COSRQ, XE2FU, KATBA. XEIW. VSGAQ, NUSMT, KTV Li, CTIDV. ON4VE, HCIPM, XEIBC, XB2N, K6KDX, K6GAS, VE1IDQ, VESNE, VE8GK, VES3DF, VE4SS, VEAYX 4NT. VE4HM. VEEICP, VESCR, VESCL, Wi1GR, W2HHAA. W208. WS3EGP, WL DBC, Ww: MDUK, WSBEE, W6GYO, W6KW. WGMXD. W6MIM, W7BRY, W7>" APD. W8JK. WS8EIC. WOPA WOT W9ELX. W9MRH, W9TSK, WOWZVW, and VE8AFD. Some very fine ecards.and photos have been ‘received. from some of the above stations, while W9TIZ. VE4SS, COsRQ, XE2FC credit me with being the rai) ZL to report them.-37A (Whangarei).