A RUSSIAN BROADCAST
Mr. 11. AVilliams, of Belmont, reports having heard last night a very clear programme from ItFN, a station ivhicb has tor some time ranked as something of a mystery because listeners who have caught the call have been unable to . locate it. RFN is a short-wave station of high power, situated fit Khabarovsk, a large town in Eastern Siberia, about SOO miles north of Vladivoatock. The announcements were made in Russian and in English (m an American voice). Songs and orchestral items made up the programme; there was no noticeable fading, and the volume was good from- a loud speaker using a threevalve receiver. Mr. Williams listened continuously to RFN from 11.37 till 12.25, when it closed down.
The announcer stated that RFN will be transmitting to-night on 50 metres, and on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week on GO metres.
Mr. X A. fehnmpton (2XA) slates that he hns frequently heard RFN ti'ansmiUin<> in Morse, and hns exchanged messages with the operator. He has also heard KliN n telephony.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 36, 11 August 1927, Page 4
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