Members, Have You Voted Yet?

Radio Record, 20 May 1938, Page 71

Members, Have You Voted Yet?

S:five nominations have been received for- the New Zealand DX’ Club Advisory Board, it will be necessary to hold two ballotsone to elect the board, and one to elect ‘a’ president. Threé of the nominees are members-of the present Advisory Board, and the other two, while-they have not previously ‘served on the board, are well-known to club members for their work on behalf’of the 'N.Z. DX ‘Club and its members. . a Those ‘nomirtiated for election to the Advisory Board which will hold bffice from July 1, 1938, till June 30, 1939, are Messrs. C. A. Cox, F. Hutchings, L. W. Mathie, A. J. Maule and R. A. Roycroft. A voting coupon appears on this page, with full instructions for voting, and a similar coupon will appear in several issues of the "N.Z. Radio Record" during May. Votes must reach the Secretary, N.Z. DX Club, P.O. Box 1680, Wellington, by Thursday, June 2, 1938. The result of the ballot will be published in June ,as also will a voting coupon for the presidential election, the result of which will be published in July.

The following is a resume of the activities of the nominees :-- CG. A. Cox (DXK275A.) has been 2 member of the N.Z. DX Club for nearly five years; was elected president of the club in 1937; attended the first Advisory Board meeting, held in Auckland in August, 1987; has a verified log of over 500 broadeast band stations with which he has won many certlficates and trophies in headquarters and Auckland branch competitions; is vice-president of the Auckland branch ; frequently contributes articles to the "Radio Times" and "Rudio Record." F, Hutchings (DX538A.) is a comparatively new member, but, nevertheless, a keen and enthusiastic oue; is 2 member of the Auckland branch, and has been well placed in local competitions; is Auckland district representa tive of the N.Z. DX Club Stamp Supply Bureau; a contributor to the "Radio Times" and "Radio Record." L. W. Mathie (DX652A.) is now a member of the Waikato branch; was first member in Hawke’s Bay; formed the Hawke’s Bay branch, of which he was secretary for several years; Was elected to the Advisory Board in 1935, and again in 1936 and 1937; attended the first meeting of the Advisory Board held in Auckland in August, 1937; proposed the idea of having club blazers and monograms; was an ardent advoeate of the new-type club report form, and has made many other suggestions which have been of benefit to the club and its members; has been well-placed in headquarters competitions on several occasions; is a frequent contributor to the "N.Z. Radio Times." A, 3. Maule (DX37T.) has been a member of the N.Z. DX Club_ since 1931; became secretary of the Taranaki branch in 1934; has a log of well over 400 verified overseas broadcast baud stations; won the "Radio Times" Battery Cup four times, and the "Radio Record" DX Challenge Cup once; has also won other H.Q. competitions; frequent contributor to the "N.Z. Radio Times." R. A. Royeroft (DX222A.) joined the N.Z. DX Club in 1933; formed the Whangarei branch, which later became the Northland branch; has been secretary of the branch since its inception; was elected to the Advisory Board in 1937; attended first meeting of Advisory Board, beld in Auckland in August, 1987; a frequent contributor to the "Radio Times" under his own name, his club number, and his nom-de-plume of "Bluegum"; has twice been successful in H.Q. competitions,

Addresses Wanted Uan any dxer supply me with the addresses of the following stations:KAIMH, J2XA, XU8HT, XU8RI."D.C, Current" (Auckland). C.0.P. (Rahotu): The address of YV5MB is: Mr. A. Magyary, Calea, Radnei 17, Arad, Rumania.-259 MLC, (Chwvistehurch) . Answers To Correspondents 109%. (Qpumake): I have not re ceived replies from either TI2RC (ree ported on 6/5/36), or KALAP (reported on 18/9/36).-D.C. Current" (Auckland). 109T. (Opunake) : The card you have received is a standard one which is sent in reply to reports to any one of the three stations. 381A, (Greymouth): I would like to hear from you.’-"Skywire" (Gisborne). 109T. (Opunake) : I have a card from , KZRM, but I had to wait 10 months. for it-"Dismal Desmond" (Christ-: ehurch). 246M.C. (Christchurch): In your anxiety to display your knowledge of Spanish. you’ve strayed a bit. There was no suggestion of an error in translation of verification from Radio Bele grano in my statement, I merely said it "sounded" a bit mixed. Before I would attempt to translate anything in Spanish I would make sure I could translate every word correctly.-*"Dise-mal Desmond" (Christchurch). 224M.C.: Received your FB card O.M. In reply to your query-none that I know.-"CQDX" (Wellington). During February and March some readers were inquiring about a station whose call sounded like "Say-emmaye

bay-say." I logged this station on February 17, and have now received back a card which gives the call as "CMBZ, 1000 k.c, (299.8 m.), and COBZ, 9080 k.c, (33.32 m.)." The address is: Box

600, Havana, Cuba.-

H.L.

P.

(Feilding) _

Stations Identified M.T. (Christchureh): Your station on 29 m. may be COBC, as I have heard this station on approx. 9.9 m.ec. with the identification signals that you say you have heard. If you listen again you might hear them announcing :--‘‘Say Emmay Bay Say. Say O Bay Say in la Habana, Cuba." T have also heard them close down at 5.23 p.m. in English, but lately they have been closing

at 4.30 pm. The latest "Call Book" gives the freyuency of this station as 9.09 m.c, (32.98 m.), but I have heard the above announcement quite a few times, and also heard it in English, and am quite sure of the call. The "Call Book" gives their address as Apartado 132, Havana.-5d51A. (Frankton). DX Topics Reports Appreciated. ‘PPHE Zero Beat Radio Club have asked me to let dxers know that they uppreciate reports from New Zealand on their signals from VK2ZB. They operate on 40-metre phone every Friday night from 8.30-9 and 9.30-10. They are usnally R6-7. QSA4-5. Their ad-

dress is: Zero Beat Radio Club, 38 Sydney Arcade, Sydney, Australia. . My latest QSL’s are: PAOMQ (Holland), VK2O0P (reported on July 10, 1987), G5ZG (England), and VK2ZB. -551A. (Frankton). Special Broadcast from COGF. LEX SIMPSON -(246 M.C.), of Christchurch, informs us that -he has received a letter from Senor Bernabe de la Torre advising him that a special programme will be dedicated to the New Zealand DX Olub this month. This programme will be broadeast over station COGF from 4 to. 5 p.m. New Zealand time on Sunday, May 29. The frequency. is 11.800 megacyeles (25.41 metres), and the address is: General Bentacourt 51 (Playa), Matanzas, . Cuba. j Most of the announcements will be made in English-perhaps all of them! Remember, the programme is being specially broadcast for our club members, so send Senor de la Torre a report. AITl correct reports accompanied by an I.R.C, will be acknowledged with the QSL ecard of COGR. : First Report from N.Z. j_AtTust verifications to hand are from W2HS, NY2AH, LUBY, VE50T, KAIMH, and G8MV, which uses only 25 watts power. The operator stated that mine was the first report he had received from New Zealand."om? (Hamilton), Exchange of @SL Cards. SHORTWAVE station Ww9Xvy, Omaha, Nebraska, would like reports from New Zealand and Australian listeners, When heard it was on 9.49 metres and was relaying KOIL. The full address of WO9XUY is: C/o KOIL, National Bank Building, Omaha. Nebraska, U.S.A. I would like to exchange QSL cards with other dxers and will reply promptly. I would appreciate having the names and addresses of dxers, in New Zealand or abroad. who are willing to exchange QSL cards. My address is: B. J. Rayner, "Elm Grove," Moroa, Greytown, OAX4J Wants Reports. AX4J verified with a very attractive card ov which was written :- "Please let us know how do you receive us at daytime. Every Saturday we play a whole opera after 10 p.m. We will be nleased if von recommend ne to

your friends.-

~Antonia B Vazquez P

(Manager).

"Daily programmes, 0.8.T.: from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. Frequency, 9520 .c. (31.51 metres). Addrese: Roy 1-2

Lima, Peru."-

Soio SDismal Decmord>

(Christchurch) .

Five Months Dxing. URING five montis’ dxing T have reported to 91 stations-B. C., S.W.., and "hams’’-and have received replies from 45 of them. Here is my complete list of stations reported: W2XAF. VK5JS, TGWA. WSXAL, HCJIB, WSXK. RNE, COCQ. VK5AW, HKIEP, WOXE, W2Xk. W3X AI, WIXAL, JZK, PCT, W2X A). VK38NG, VK2FF, VK4RJ, PLP, YDC. W2QD, YDB. VK’s 2ME, 3ME. 6ME. "DK, 8BH, 38VS. 8LA, 200, 8GQ, 3TW, 4HA, 5FL, 2ZADT. 2ATIYK, WIXK, GSD. 9MI, RW54, VPD2, ZBW3, ZMBJ, TI

SRO, WBZA, KAJAP, KAIBH, DI, DZH, VEBACN, W3ELZ, J2FI, LUOBV, W6BEY, W6LMG, YESABD, 'W4DLK, CSW, W2IKV, ON4SS, TI4NRH, SV2B, KZRM, XZ2HZ. B.C.1 28M, 2GB, QAY, 8LK, 27M, 2HR, 1YA, oy A. BY A, 4YA, BYL, 2YC, 4XO, 27B, 38ZB, 12M, 2UW, 2HD, 4BC, 8WV, 3AR, 5PI, TEX, KGUvU. The following statious have replied: S.W.: WEXAD, VK5JS, 4RJ, 2IFF, 3BH, 2DK, 38GQ, 3NG, PLP, YDB, YDC, ZMBJ, VPD2, RNB, TGWA, WsxAL, WOXF, HCIJB, W8XK, WIXK, W3XAL, W1XAL, POJ, W2QD, 9MI, VK3MBE, VK2MB, VK6ME, GSD, ZBW. B.C. : 25M, 2GB, 2AY, 2TM, 38LK, 211k, ZIV, 8WY, 3YL, 4YO, 12M, 2YA, 1YA, 3YA, 278, 3ZB, 2Y6. — 197. (Ounaki). Questions and Answers ad "A, ‘L.I." (Kerepeehi) : Your difficulty with the multi-condenser blocks isa yery awkward one to solve. Ifa circuit diagram of the receiver can be cbtained then the wiring can be traced gut and the value of each condenser then read from the circuit diagram. Some of the service manuals have diagrams of all the models of the make you hare, so that if you can borrow one of these manuals the values can be obtained. Otherwise a certain amount of guesswork will have to he done, Draw out the circuit by tracing each wire in the receiver and then consider what values would be appropriate in each opposition. Why not allow a good serviceman to do the job and be certain that it is well done?

Pe "ROXS" (Christehurch) : The resistor you mention, as number four, is 1eally number two! This should not become hot at all, unless there is 4 short somewhere else in the receiver making the B current much larger than it should be. Does the resistance get hot with the valve pulled out of the socket? If not there is a possibility that the valve is faulty or that it is not receiving its correct bias in the

second section. The condenser four, if faulty, could not affect the resistance two, except to short it out of circuit. Check the insulation of the arm of the potentiometer to chassis as, if a metal panel is used, this must be insulated from the panel or chassis, Also check condenser five-the 0.5 mfd. from arm to chassis. ad BB." (Onehunga): We have no de ° seriptions or particulars concerning a shortwave converter such a8 you ask about but, in the "Radio Constructors’ Guide" for 1936, we published descriptions of converters which you could adapt for the lower wavelength by altering the coils. Copies of this publication can be had from this office at 2/6 posted. "Tete" (Wakefield); The 15 ma, passing through the windings of the transformer which you are building, will not be too high for that size of core-at least if a modern steel is being used. In the case of the 40 ma for the push-pull operation, the two winding halves oppose each other as to magnetising turns so that the core will have little, if any, magnetisation. A.: An oscillator coil designed for operation on 250 volts usually has sufficient latitude for operation at lower voltages, and most will work satisfactorily at 180 volts. Should the oscillation cease on any part of the band, then add a turn or two to the reaction winding, but keep it at the end furthest from the grid.

ae wee N.Z. DX Club Meetings. HAWKE'S BAY In the Club Room, above Wood’s Yearooms, Waipukurau, at 7.45 p.m., on Wednesday, May 18. VY. &. KING (119H.B.), Branch Secretary. NORTHLAND. At 21 Anzae Road, Whangarei, at 7.80 p.m.,, on Monday, June 6. R. A. BOXCROFT (2HQ), Branch Secretary. AUCKLAND. In ‘the Society of Arts Hall, Witchener Street, at 8 p.m, on Wednesday, May 18. YY. NEWING (81€A), Branch Secretury. WELLINGTON. In the "Times" Building, Kelburn Avenue, at 8 p.m., on Monday, June 18. Members are asked to meet at the bottom of Kelburn Avenue (off Lambton Quay). A, BAILEY (444W), Branch Secretary.