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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 368, 9 March 1932, Page 4

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Several American Stations Heard Lately. RECENT RECEPTION NOTES. By “AERIAL.” It looks, judging by what the writer’s set is not doing lately, as if the allelectric is losing the battery set in the matter of “pulling in” DX stations. Owners of both types of receiver will be interested in the following notes, kindly supplied by “Aerial’s’’ North Road correspondent, who operates a Rogers:—“March 2': KFI, good. KGO and WBBM showed less interference than KFI. KHJ was just audible. Most of the Australians were heard at comfortable loud speaker strength. “March 2: Atmospherics and local electrical interference bad. 3YA was the only station to be heard in any comfort.

“March 5: From 8 p.m. onwards, all stations heard operating on from 1500 to 870 kc. were good, but were interfered with by a sizzling noise, identified as a power leak, and located quite a short distance from my station. A remarkable feature about this evening’s work was that round about ten o’clock stations covered by the ' 870-550 kc hand—2BL, 3LO, 4QG, 2FC. 3 AH, 7ZL and 2CO—were all free from any interference, whereas those from 1500 to 870 were still subject to a noisy accompaniment. At 10.30, heard KGO, but only through loud etheric interference. The station was still going when I turned the set off at midnight. “March 6: XER, Me.xico, announced their session closing at 1 min 50sec past 1 a.m., Mexico City Time (corresponds with 7.5 p.m., N.Z. Summer Time), operating on 735 kilocycles with a power of 75,000 ' watts. XER was heard through occasional light atmospherics together with local electrical interfer-' ence. Other Americans audible this evening included KSTP (1460 kc), WLAC (1470 kc), KHJ (900 kc), WBBM (770 kc), KGO (790 kc), KPO (680 kc) , and KMTR (570 kc). From KFI (and its sister station KECI) heard the announcement that both stations were remaining on the air all night to give, if that should be possible, any good news relating to the kidnapped child of Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh.” Short Wave Notes. “Aerial, Junior ” (Beckenham) reports having resumed short wave operations after a spell of reconstruction. He says that he was agreeably surprised to find DX work looking up. Last Sunday WBXAL was splendid, KDKA was very good and W9XF also very good—all on or about 49-50 metres. At 11 p.m., on about 55 metres, he tuned in a stranger talking in what sounded like Italian. RVls—the Russian—ha,s been coming in fairly well, plus atmospherics. There were #nany others heard—particularly numerous being stations on the 40-49 metre band transmitting Morse code. The ether was noisy on everything between 25 and 80 metres. 2ME, Sydney, was very loud and clear—owing to its great power and nearness to this Dominion. On Monday morning, however, this station was surprisingly weak, not at all clear, with spells of rapid fading. No sign of the Italian station IRO. “By the way,” he adds, “ BXAL announced that they are now using their new 50,000 watt s.w. transmitter. 2ME also announced that they have now been going eight months with their regular Sunday schedule for worldwide listeners, using the best gramophone records available. The station invites short wave listeners to write in stating their musical preferences, when they will endeavour to put them on the Hamilton Heard in U.S.A. An achievement which must be regarded as remarkable has brought distinction to the Hamilton broadcasting station IZH. By the last American mail a letter was received from Mr C. V. Mikel, of 417, East Sonoma Avenue, Stockton, California, giving details of a programme which he heard broadcast from station IZH on the night of Tuesday, January 26. The announcements hvere heard very clearly, the writer stated, and the programme was much enjoyed. The local station broadcasts on a power of only 40 watts, compared with the 5000 watts of 2YA, Wellington. TO-NIGHT’S CONCERTS. The wireless programmes to be broad2YA, Wellington (416m.—720k.). 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News, reports and sports results. 7.35: Music-lovers’ competition. 8.0: Programme of recordings—Paul Godwin Orchestra, “From Heidelberg to Barcelona.” 8.9: Vocal duet, Dorothy Bennett and Robert Naylor, “Pardon Madame,” “Good-night.” 8.15: Xylophone, Three Brothers Nehring, “Piano Pastimes,” “Bullfighter.” 8.21: Columbia Light Opera Company, “White Horse Inn.” 8.29: Humour, Clarkson Rose, “ A Home-made ABC.” 8.35: Ilja Livschakoff Orchestra, “ Curly,” " In the Bar of the Gnomes.” 8.41: Vocal quintette, The Maestros, “Songs of Old Erin.” 8.49: Pianoforte, Patricia Roseborough, “ Melody in F,” "A Liebestraume Fantasy.” 8.57: Bassbaritone, Peter Dawson, “ When the Guards Go Marching By.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.2: Lecturette, Dr Guy H. Scholefield, 0.8. E. 9.17: Regal Cinema Orchestra, “ Drurv Lane Memories.” 9.25: Tenor, Gerald Adams and the Variety Singers. “ The Honeysuckle and the Bee,” “By the I Side of the Zuyder Zee.” 9.31: Saxophone, Torn Katz, “ Valse Parisienne,” “Valse Lucile.” 9.37: Humour. The Dooleys, “An Old-time Cross-Patter Act.” 9.43: International Novelty Quartet. “When ihe Convent Bell is Ringing.” “ I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside.” 9.4 9: Baritone. Noel Coward. “ Any Little Fish.” 9.52: Paul Godwin’s Orchestra. “ Musical Panorama Medley.” 10.0: Close. 3YA, Christchurch (306m.—980k.). 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Addington stock market reports. 7.40: Talk, Mr E. E. Wiltshire, “ Books of the Month.” 8.0: Studio Orchestra, “ Coriolanus.” 8.8: Piano, Mark Hambourg, Prelude “La Cathedrale Engloutie.” 5.12: Baritone, Mr Fred C. Penfold, “ The King's Minstrel,” “ Inter Nos.” 8.18: Edith Lorand Trio, “Marche Miniature Viennoise.” 8.22: Contralto, Mrs F. Nelson Kerr, “The First Primrose,” “If My Songs Were Only Winged.” 8.29: ’Cello, Cedric Sharpe, “Chant Sans Paroles.” 8.29: Tenor, Tito Schipa, “ A Canzonede Stella,” " Mandulinata a Napule.” 8.35: Dances, Studio Orchestra, “Valse Caprice,” “ Graceful Dance,” “ Cossack Dance.” 8.47: Soprano, Emmy Bettendorf, “ Romance.” 8.50: Piano, Egon Petri, “Love’s Message.” 8.53: ’Cello, Gaspar Cassado, “ Serenata Napoletana.” 8.57: Mr Penfold, “I Would I Were a King.” 9.2: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.4: Orchestra, “Lucia Di Lammermoor.” 9.14: Mrs Kerr, “ Song of the Lotus Lily,” “Florida Love Song.” 9.21: Studio String Quartet, “Andante.” 9.27: Torri Vitulli and Giorgini Badini, “ Good-bye to Sweet Awakening.” 9.31: Dance music by Peter Bryson’s Band. “ OldTimers.” 9.47: Vocal, Lester M’Farland and Robert A. Gardner, “ Go and Leave

Me if You Want to.” 9.50: Veleta, “ Honolulu Moon Maxina, “ Maxina Irish Quadrilles, ‘‘Old Irish.” 9.55: Carter’s Orchestra, ‘‘Wednesday Night Waltz,” “Waltz of the Hills.” 10.4: Tasmanian, “Lily of Laguna”; Hesitation waltz, “One Kiss Ere We Part”; Reel, “Reel o' Tulloch.” 10.12: Ruth Ettirg, “Walking Round in a Dream," “The One in the World.” 10.18: D’Alberts, “Memories ’98.” 10.25: The Troubadours, “ Broken Hearted Waltz"; Regent Club Orchestra, “Because There’s a Change in You.” 10.31: Mazurka, “ Moon Winks,” ”La Rinka.” 10.37: Fred Douglas. “That Monte Carlo Song," “ Shinanika Da.” 10.43: Boston Twostep, “The Oreat Little Army”; Polka. “Blue Bell.” 10.49: Reisman’s Orchestra “For You”; Jack Denney’s Orchestra, “The Waltz You Saved For Me.” 10.55: Barn dance, “Hi' Scotty’; Highland Schottische, “Money Musk”; waltz, “Old-Time Airs.” 11.3: Close.