The DX Corner

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 181, 3 August 1938, Page 7

The DX Corner

(By “160 W.”)

Tho monthly meeting of the Manawatu branch was held at the president’s residence on July 14. The secretary toported that tho Wanganui branch wish'ed to pay a visit to tho local branch, and arrangements have beon made for this to be ueld on Saturday, August 13, so members should make a special effort to attend this meeting and give the visiting members an enjoyablo ovening.

| Las month ended the six-monthly I competition for the Tiny Cup and the | Clemoes Shortwave Shield, both being I won by Mr. W. R. Smith. Mr. Smith | fias only been a member of the branch for twelve months and is to be congratulated on his win and tho very high standard of verifications entered throughout tho competitions, in both i broadcast and shortwave. In the broadcast competition ail Mr. Smith’s entries were American stations of 100 watts or less in power, and most of them being in the eastern States.

Mr. Cowlishaw, the ohairman, welcomed a new member to the branch, Mr. R. Andrews.

Competitions:—Senior: W. R. Smith (CHML) and A. R. Lacey (WRBL) tied for first. Intermediate: W. R. Smith (KNOW) Ist, only entry. Junior: W. R. Smith (KPMC) Ist, R. Andrews (SDN) 2nd. VK: W. R. Smith (VKBQ), only entry. Shortwave: W. R. Smith (VPD-2), only entry.

Members reported the following verifications to hand:—KGC, KFBI, WTMJ, WMPS, CBF, WKBB, WAAF, KVOX, WSPR, WRNL, WLLH, WNBH, WRUK, WWNC, KMC, WBG, KFXM, WYNC, WBRY, WNY, WHIS, WSVS, CHML, KOW, WLNIi, WMBii, CMK, VVQAM, WEBB, KWK, LS, WGL, WRBL, WALR, WSUI, WDOD, KAB, GDE, WJEJ, WJBR, CNX, WOI WMBQ. The following re-allocation of Ameri can stations will take place in November:—s4o kc., Canadian stations; 550 ke., unchanged; SGO kc., unchanged, additional Newfoundland; 570 kc., unchanged, additional Santa Clara, Cuba; 580 kc., unchanged, maximum power j k.w.; 590 kc., unchanged, additional Havana, 10 k.w.; 600 kc., unchanged; 660 kc., unchanged; 620 kc., unchanged; 63(1 kc., unchanged, additional Havana, 15 k.w. maximum; 640 kc., KIT shares time with WGAN, WCI, WHKC; 650 kc., WSM; 660 kc. shares time with WAAW; 670 kc., WMAQ; 680 kc., KPO, WLAW, KEQ, WPTF; 690 kc., KGGF, WNAD and Quebec high-powered stations; 700 kc., WLW; 710 kc., WOR, KIRO, KMPC; 720 kc., WGN; 730 kc., Mexico high-powered stations; 740 ke., KQW and power full Canadian stations; 750 kc., WSB, KMMJ, KTRB, WHEB; 760 kc., WJK, KGU; 770 kc., WJZ, WBAL, WEW, KXA; 780 kc., WBBM; 790 kc., WTAR, WMC, WEAN, KWLK, KGHL, KEHE, KFGQ, KFDY; 800 kc., Ontario and Sonora, 5 and 50 k.w. stations; 810 kc., WGY, KGO, KOAM and Tamaulipas, Mexico; 820 kc., WBaP. WFAA, WTBO; 830 kc., WGCO, WNYC; 840 kc., WHAS; 850 kc., KOA, WEEU, WHDH, WRUF; 860 kc., Ontario high-powered stations; 870 kc., WWL, KIEV, WESG, VVKAR; 880 kc., WABC, WHB; 890 kc., WENR, WLS; 000 kc., Quebec and Mexican highpowered stations; 910 kc., KFKA, KLX, KPOF, WCOC, WGBI, WQAN, WRNL; 920 kc., KARK, KFNF, KFPY, KUSD, WBAA, WGST, WJAR, WMMN; 930 kc., WTAD, KHJ, WJAX, WK.Y, KSEI, KGBU, WBEN, WELJ, WMF, LBL; 940 kc., Quebec, 5-20 k.w., and powerful stations in Mexico; 950 kc., KFEL, KOMO, KPRC, KVOD, WAAF, WORL, WPEN, WSPA, WWJ; 960 kc., KMA, KROW, WBRC, WDBJ. Duo to tho length of this list, the second portion will bo completed in the next i)X section in a fortnight’s time.

American broadcasters have at times made novel and unusual broadcasts and ono of tho most unique was when the N.B.G. called for volunteers to make a broadcast from tho New Straitsville coal mine in which a fire had been burning for 53 years, this being made by Tom Manning, N.B.G. announcer, E. Leonard, chief engineer of WTAM, and A. McMann, field engineer. In order to reduce road accidents tho N.B.C. of America have made a number of gruesome descriptive programmes in an endeavour to frighten the public to take more care. Shortwave Section. Tho most outstanding logging on shortwave has been the logging of the Indian station VUD Delhi on 19.87 m. Heard opening at l p.m. New Zealand time volume is fairly good, tho broadcasts being native music. Tho 20 metro band has shown a slight improvement lately, although conditions are not at their best. On the 20 metre ’phono are:—F3oo, G2TR, G2XV, G6WX GSM A, G6LK, G2MF, FBXT, F3LO, FSWS, FSDE, F3ES, F3CD, F3XE, YRSFE, YRSAA, YRSDS, lIKG, IGJ, lINH, WIXAB, WICAS, WIXGE, WIFEW, WIDES, W2SEE, W2DAR, W2IXY, W2SY, W3SE, W3DEA, W3GTV, W2VVE, W2ATR, W2RBE, W4FEW, W4DISY, W4FEW, W4BAY, WSSEE, WCSEA, .. W6IBS, WGDEW, W7DER, W7AEB, W.7AAE, W7RBA, W7DET, WBBEA, WBBE, W9CER ; W9CDA, WIOXAD. PSE Rio die Janeiro, on 14.93 me.,’ has been heard closing at 8 a.m. Volume was good, announcements being made in Spanish. The French stations on 25 and 31 metres have been heard on special English programmes and news in conjunction with the visit of the King and Queen. Listen for the following stations:— 9MI, s.s. Kanimbla, 6.01 me.,, around 11 p.m.; WBXAL Cincinatti, 6.06 me., closes 6.30 p.m.; W9XF Chicago, 6.10 me., closes 6.30 p.m.; PMH Bandoeng, Java, 6.72 me., around midnight; XEWW Mexico City, 9.51 me., till around 5 p.m.; W2XAF Schenectady,. N.Y., 9.53 me., closes 3.30 p.m.; PCJ. Huizen, Holland, 9.59 me., around 11 pan.; CXAB Colonia, Urg. (afternoons), relays programmes of LF3 Buenos Aires; COCQ Havana, Cuba, 9.74 me., closes 5.30 p.m. and relays programmes of OMQ. This station really appreciates reports from listeners. C3W3 Lisbon, 9.74 me., around 11 p.m., closes round 1 mid-day. I It is a few daj s over a year that GugiieJmo Mareoni died, and a review of the early experiments of this great man ' should be of interest to listeners. For a number of years Marconi cherished an idea to transmit radio signals across the Atlantic, but not until 1901 did his

dream come true. To Degin experiments Marconi built a transmitting antenna consisting o± 2U masts eacn 200 feet iiign anu formed in a circle, tho wire jemg supported by the masts. A similar mast was erected, at Gape God m U.S.A., tuis being used to receive on. These masts, however, were not des* tined to receive or transmit the first trans-Atlantic signal. At the end of August a terrific galo destroyed the transmitting mast al Poidhu, England, and a lew weeks later a similar gale destroyed the receiving antenna at Cape God. Marconi then set to work and built a transmitting antenna of 60 vertical wires strung between two 170 foot masts. The receiving locality was cnanged to JSt. John, Newfoundland. On December 12, 1901, was tho date arranged with the Poidhu station to begin transmitting experiments, and Marconi flew a kite with 400 feet of wire for receiving purposes, and it was at 12.30 that the pre-arranged signal of three dots or the letter “S” as it is more familiarly known to the amateur, was heard. Up till the moment of his death Marconi was experimenting with television transmissions.

Newcomers to dx-mg aro often confused as to the time in the different countries of tho -world. Note: 2.30 a.m. New Zealand time is 4.30 a.m. in Alaska, 2.30 p.m. in Algeria, 10.30 a.m. an Algeria, 3.30 .p.m. in Austria, 2.30 p.m. in Belgium, 11.30 a.m. in Brazil, 9.30 a.m. in Chile,. 4.30 p.m. in Egypt, 2.30 a.m. in Fiji, 2.30 pm. in. France, 4.30 p.m. in Greece, 8.30 a.m. in Guatemala, 8 p.m. in India, 10.30 a.m. in th« Philippine Islands.