Items of Interest to Listeners

Radio Record, 8 July 1938, Page 65

Items of Interest to Listeners

Identification Wanted Station on 5.80m.c. heard after 10.15 p.m. on Sunday, June 19, with announcements in. a foreign language which. sounded like Dutch. Music was played on a native instrument, the items being interspersed with announcements, "Gavotte," by Gosec, was played at 10.28 p.m. and followed by 15 minutes of speech, after which

the station closed down-

I.

H.

(Ma-

taura.)

Station on 7.75m.c. heard from 6.38 to 7.58 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3. Items heard were: 6.388 a.m., announcement by woman, followed by piano solo; 6.41, dramatic recital by woman; 6.45, woman spoke, then a man; 6,50, announcements by a woman and several songs by a man; 7.3, piano solos; 7.17, violin solos with piano accompaniments; 7.81, dramatic sketch; 7.41, choral numbers; 7.58, announcement by a man. I then switched off with-~ out having heard a call.-b55lW. (Wellington). Stations Identified 582A, (Huntly West).-Thle station on 8im. that you hear at 6.30 a.m., when ei¢ght chimes pare broadcast. is

OZF, Skamleboaek, Denmark-

J.

F.

(Dunedin).

DX Topics Reply Coupons Necessary. Y latest veries are from WOYDNP, CT1QG, CTIPM, VESBI, VRGAY. VE5VO, HBO, OLR2B, KZRM (81m.), I2hk0, TGWA. VES5VO said: "Please tell your DX friends that reply coupons are neces sary if they want QSL cards."-556A, (Te Aroha). COCM Wants Reports. LATEST B.C.B. loggings are 6AM, 4QOR, 2NC, 2KA, 2RG, CMCK, while verifications have been received from 2KY (18 months), 2KA, 3KZ, 4SB. On shortwave I have logged COCO (on special "Radio Marathon" broadeast), HAQ, GSD, GSC, OLR4A, CSW, PCJ (81m.), VLR, Wix®K, COCU, coca, HBJ, XEWW, aid also VKBADR, VK2YQ, VK38LS, VK4PK, VRZADX, VEEON Y, WOAH. and PKIMX,

W2XAF now closes at 3.80 p.m. and WI1IXK at 4.30 p.m. COCM has been heard asking for reports. CSW, Portugal, can be heard at good strength, in the morning, on 11.04 m.c. -102T. (Cardiff). Some Good Loggings. CONDITIONS have been good here for dxing, but new countries are getting difficult to log. My latest

cards back include: YSD (Salvador), WIT (Italy), LUIBN (Argentine), CX8BL (Uruguay), PAOMQ = (Ho!land), W6SJ (U.S.A.), VRGAY (Pitcairn Island), and VESBI (Canada). YSD will appreciate reports. -"Night Flight" (Rakaia). Anxious to Contaet VK or ZL. — OX . a card from the British station GSQX, in Sheffield, the operator asked me to have published the fact that he is very keen to contact a VK or ZL station for his. W.A.C. and W.B.E. G8QX uses a power of only 10 watts, but perhaps some of our VK friends may hear him. , Other replies are to hand from GZXV, G2TR, G2XY, G6WY, GZUT (England), GMSNW (Scotland), F2BT, FSSI, !38KH, FSXN (France), ON4BG, ON4MJ (Belgium), CT1IQH

(Portugal), LA8C (Norway), SUthL (Mgypt), YVIAA (Venezuela), VEASS, VENCH, VE4WJ (Canada), FISAC (French Indo-China), PAOMZ (Holland), W8EOZ, W8FAM (U.S.A.), The yperator of G2TR stated that wine was hig first ZL report. Loggings are plentiful and include H12T7T, CNSAR, CNSMI, OCNSMA, SUIRH, OTIZA,. YRDAA, YROTI, SP2UH, G2MIF, FSJQ, F3ME, F8LE, F8TP, KTBQY, CO2RJ, TIPG, LUSAL, VELABZ. Radio Malaga, Spain, on 14440 k.c., is an easy logging in the late morning. FOSAA, Tahiti, wag fuintly audible one Saturday afternoon, Ilas any dxer received a reply from this station re cently ?-578A, (Huntly). News in English from HKAQ. Abour the special DX programme from GOGEF, Cuba, on Sunday, May 28. How did dxers receive it? Here I logged it, but due to heavy QRN it was ovly received at QSA8, Rd to 6. Still I was able to send a report away. BAQ is heard at R8 and QS every morning and eveving. News is given in English from 7.15 to 7.80 p.m, aud from 8.15 to 8.80 a.m. Reports are welcomed, The QRA is given as The Voice of Republican Spain, Box 951, Madrid, Spain. DX here has been fairly good latély, and reports are out to VEdVO, VEbABD, VESACN, VE500, VE5SBF, VEIKM, VESNY. VE8AHN, OA4AW, LU4BC, CO8JK, XE8BJ, K6BJJ, K6MXM, KGFAB, KAIMB, W4DSY, and VK2AFQ, all on 20 metres, also COGF, COCX, EAQ, XENT, COCM, and a few Australian B.C. stations. Recent cards back are from W2DXY, WGOITH, KGKGA, KGBNR, W2XAD, 2GZ, 8SR, VK2ABG, VK3WA, W6OAC and 2RO. I have just received a letter stating that the operator of XU8JR in China has been killed in the war over there.259 M.C. (Christchurch).

N.Z DX Club Meetings. HAWKQT’S BAY In the Club Room, above Wood's YTearooms, Waipukurau, at 7.45 p.m,, on Wednesday, July 13.

V. L.

KING

(119@L.&.} ,

Branch Secretary

NORTHLAND. At 21 Anzae Road, Whangzrei, at % 20 nm... on Monday. July 18.

R. A.

ROYCROFT

(2H() ,

Brancb 8ee retary

AUCKLAND, in the Society of Aris Hall, titchener Street, at 8 p.m., on Wednesday. July 13.

F.

NEWING

(84&4)

Branch Secretary, |

WALKATO, The Annual Meeting of the Wuikato Branch will be held in Morrinsville on Saturday, July 16. A good uttendanee is requested. .

GORDON

BRIERLY

(411A.),

Branch Secretary. }

WELLINGTON. The Annual Meeting of the Wellington Branch will be held in the rooms of the ist Wellington City Rover Crew, 8rd floor, "Times" Building, Kelburn Avenue, at 8 p.m,, On Monday. July ill.

A.

BAILEY

(444 W.

Branch Secretary.