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Evening Star, Issue 22526, 19 December 1936, Page 4

SEARCHERS OF THE ETHER WHAT THE DX-ERS HEAR AMERICAN 'FREQUENCY TESTS. 6WA, Minding, Western Australia, another A station, is now testing on 500 kilocycles. With the approach of tho longest day of summer, tho early morning American stations can be heard for the maximum length of time. Those opening before 7.30 a.m. in North America, can usually bo heard in New Zealand provided the frequency is clear, or if not clear, provided the Australian or New Zealand station fades sufficiently to let the American signals through. As New Zealand days shorten and American days lengthen, tho signals from North America weaken. By early March tho early morning stations will have disappeared till next season. Strangely, Japanese and Chinese stations are seldom heard at this time of the year, yet they, too, come from the Northern Hemisphere and are approximately the same distance away as tho Americans.A very fine complete list of nearly 400 stations, with their respective opening times, was issued as a supplement to the New Zealand DX Radio Association’s monthly bulletin for members for December. The United States frequency tests for the second week in December were the best heard since last February. Loggings should have been numerous in favoured localities. The best, in order of strength received, were as follows: Wednesday, December 9.—WQBC (1,360 kc), WELL (1,420 kc), KABR (1,420 kc), KFPL (1,310 kc), KPLO (1,500 kc), WLB (1,250 kc), KSO (1,430 kc). Friday, December 11. WMBH, WACO,~WPAD, KIUN, all 1,420 kc. Saturday, December T 2. KBNR (l,sooikc), KWYO (1,370 kc), WFOR (1,370 kc) KXYZ (1,440 kc), KNEL (I.SOOkc), KTSM (1,310 kc). Monday, December 14. KIEM (1,450 kc), KLUF (1,370 kc), WNBR (1,430 kc). , Incidentally, this list should be ' a guide to reception during the second week in January.,

The following stations will special dui'ing the coining week:— December 19. —KVL (1,370 kc), 8.30 -9.30 p.m.'j KXE (1,370k0), 9.3010.30 p.m. December 20.—WFMD (900 kc), 7-10 p.m.; KXA (760kc),'8-9 p.m.; KMPC (710 kc), 9.30-10.30 p.m. December 26.—WTRC (1,310 kc), 'll p.m.-midnight; WCSC, (1,360 kc), 77.30 p.m. • . December 27.—CFLC (9.30 kc), till 10 p.m. . SHORTWAVE FLASHES. At present conditions on all shortwave bands are erratic, although at times they are excellent. The. following is a list of stations heard between 12.15 and 1.15 a.m. a -week ago. On • the 49-mctre Band.—9Ml (6.02mc) ; VPB, Ceylon (6.06mc); PNH, Java (6.72mc); Tokio (6.78mc); XGOX, China (6.82mc). On the,, 31-metre Band.—HSBPJ, Siam (9.Some); GSB, England (9.51mc); ZBW3, Hongkong (9.525); W2XAF, U.S.A. (9.53); JZI, Japan (9.535) ; DJN, Germany (9.56); WIXK, U.S.A. (9.57); 3LH, Australia (9.58); HJIABP, Columbia (9.615) ; YDB, Java (9.65) ; COCQ, Cuba (9.75). On the 25-metre Band.—F3lCD, Portuguese China (11.73mc; RNE, Russia (12mc). On the 19-metre Band.—YDC, Java (15.15) ; DJB, Germany (15.20); TPA2, France (15.243); LRU, Argentina (15.29); W2XAD, U.S.A. (15.33). On the 16-metre Banff.—DJE. Germany (17.76); GSG, England (17.79). iu pceLcff2 aD kc (5(,.w3( etao th th COCE, Cuba, is relaying CMCE from 4 till 6 p.m. irregularly on 8.82m0 or 12.2mc. This station has chimes and a railway signal as an interval signal. XEXF, -Mexico, has been heard testing and asking fox reports at 10 p.m. on 6.2mc. XEXO, now on 15.30mc, can bo heard till 3 p.m. and sometimes later. HBSL, David, Panama, will be on the air shortly on 11.74mc. PRADO, Ecuador,, on 15.44mc, is on the air from 1 till 3 p.m. ECP2, Barcelona, Spain, on 7.118mc, has an English news session from 6 till 8.20 a.m. , EHZ, the Spanish rebel station, using 1 4,000 watts, on 10.37mc, gives news in English, French, and Portuguese from 7 till 9 a.m. and from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. daily. This station is located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, and relays from the Tenerife Ladies’ Club. EA9AH, Spanish Morocco, has a lady announcer giving English news from 9 till 9.15 a.m., and can be heard either on 7.03 or 6.97rac. _ , Radio Jerusalem, on ll.S9rac, is broadcasting from 7 til! 8 a.m. daily. At present W2XAD. on 10,33mc, is coming iu very well after 11 p.m. and* lasts till 9.30'a.m. next day. SOUTH DUNEDIN MEETING. The fortnightly of the South Dunedin branch of the N.Z.DX Radio Association was held in the club rooms, there being a good attendance of mem-

bers. Verifications produced included some fine cards and showed many hours of patient listening. The best verification received l for the evening was from the new high-powered station VUD. Delhi, using 20kw on 882 kc. Another to reply was the B station, 6WB, on 1,070 kc. America was represented by KFBK and KGA, both being good loggings for those who heard them. Short wave cards were also of good quality. The best of these were from XEIHH (using 10 watts), HH2B, FBBU, VEIIN, VE2MC, 658 J, G6LL. HPoK, COCH, VK6MW. Progress in the zones competition is;—J. Kroo,n, 449; E. Gray, 299. : Competition results for the evening were as follow : Open.—New _ Zealand: J. Kroon, 2ZP. Australian B: J. Kroon and R. Greeves, 2LM. East: C. P. Race and H. Looker, VUD. United' States: J. Sanderson, C. P. Race, E. Gray, and W. Crooke, KGA. VK: J. Carruthers, VKSDC. Junior.—New Zealand: J. Kroon, 2ZF. Australian B: J. Kroon, 2LM. United States: W. Crooke, KGA. VK: D. Graham, VK2QY.