V:)3. , 7 No. 2 NATION~IIJ H.ADIO C1,UB DX NEbiS O c t ~ b e r 16 1939 ijni?J)i.;UL'\RT.'E;i3

1 3 ,:,ti \(JJ,!-TJCL Ti - - - -- - - - - .- -. A& 317 Ees t 90th st,, $2.00 PI311 YEAR E r i e Penna

\ : ~ ~ , h l T ~ I ) ; - ~ ~ fei; ii;i:ore ur.oadc::,st Bend "CPCsj mc~ificrs, \ :~ho i?::nts -LO help 0x2 .th.is stiff. ij!o c?.11 U S ? t~bgilt 5 in(.!pe CPC mcljlbcr~ on our CPC s t 2 f f . DROP 2 Lirle t o Her~C1.lquc:rt;;:t.s n t D I I C ~ ~ : , if g ~ i \ CJTC t3 Serve O n t h i s st:;.ff. Tharo wfl-1- bt: very 1- i t t : l t , \i'~r!i e o ~ u ~ e c t c t l w i th t h i s vrorlr. Ycu 1 r f i j . l Pl:l-:ye arcund 2C s-L~l~-t.iilns t:.; l1:-:ndle0

COlIDOL';flCE: -To our f'e_l.]-oiiii nenber' and. frierld: -Ar ~ E I I ' A ~ Urc:ckbill-CIlzrles Rord, I,;:~lcxster Penntl. On October b th , , Arts i.iother p:;.ssed a'vtlay. J u s t 2 word i n tllis d;;rk llorlr -kc; t e l l you ti?::. t we syi;ijic:thize k i t h you, ?n< v\rish v~re might d o , sor!ieth.ing t o s o f t e n your sorrow: - Your Fel- l o ~ ~ i !ikmbers of the National. Radio C_l.ub.

( (CONTEST) ) ! I i ~ ~ j ~ l ~ ~ p ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l ; ~ p t r - ->--L - ~r ( ( C O N ~ T ~bui) '7" ) HERES one C o ~ l t e s t t h a t every member i.n t i le 3jRC has a chance t o win

D O I N G t h e month of NOVEMBER 1935, vve w i l l . g ive a O:hIE: YEIARS subsc r ip t ion t o the rle~nber, t h a t g e t s tlie most new iaembers, remer!ll:;er t . h i s is j u s t f o r ONE month, and tha. ts NOVEIVIBX-!, t h i s contes-i; w i l - 1 . s t a r t on t4i.e 1ST day of November and cl.os e on November 30. (ONE RULI3 ONLY a -On our i3;ppli- c a t i o n Bl.anks, a+, t h e bottorn of t h e bl-ank you w i l l 110-Lice a pl-ace f o r each c r e d i t , 'be su re and tel .1 your f r i e n d s t o f i l l . y0u.r xlcl.me i n t h i s spa.ce O R YOU !:JILL NOT RECIXIVE; TliZ C R I ~ I ) I T , ) B-lcadquarters iiii1.l co-operate wi th you by sending U~a1npl.e~~ b i l l l e t inPs , and d ~ p l i c a t i o n blanks t o you or you f Tiendso FLX-A-fjfi ' , ~ ~ ~ , ; i ~ ~ ~ ~ R 1\10 li?fJI11Ti3 \ljILI, COljilT BEFOIL OR AFTZR AOVEjklBER. ALL APPLICjiTIONS IiIU3T BE POST DATED iqS?TER IiOVSWBER 1ST A N D N O N E LATER TEiAJJ TjIID!,J.JLGHT j'JOVELiidzR 39TH. ( ('This Years su 'bscr ip t lon i s donated my s e v c r ~ ~ l NRC menYbers, arid no t 'by t h e ~ l ~ t b ) )

RADFX:-Remenbey vLhen order ing Hadex, pl-ace y m r order through the NEiC you $;ill. save yourse1.f money by doing thi:;. Mail your $1.40 d i r e c t to t h e NRC IjGj,

CONVENTION p i c t u r e s a r e being sen t out every week, so you may expect jT,our:; i n 2 da.y or so , we ha.ve hzd. so many orders t o fi1.i. :_nd time Twe have them rnade up a i d i;izil. i t takes sorne time t o do t h i s . $;lore :are 'bc- ing pr inted. t h i s

FUTURE~~NA ~:IONLIL R A D I O CLU3~fkEETINGS : - October' 22 1939, meeting t;c. be held i n Uuf falo N e w York. Novc?mber 1 2 t h 1939, g:;.thering a t Kitt21ining Ft^nlia. FOR THE Fj:JI?T"FLO, g:l t i lering ple,?,s e contc?.ct Jo-hn I;21:n!sach-1-195 Wi l i i amsv i l l e New York. , FOR THE Kit tznning, gz the r ing p lease c o n t ~ c t : Rich:~rd C,:>opcr-956 Orr Ave. ,Ki'Lt,:, ... rnning Penna, I\r:ieetingy s a l s o t o 'be held i n Iikle, acd Clevel.and di.ites ]lave n o t 'bci2i-l s e t ; ~ s y e t .

A f e ~ ji~r3rds from ilendqu::~rters, ; j e l l ;t I t -s t I kzve k1;iCL (1. fel,; m i n u t e s t o rxy self, ~ ~ y l i l ii?.'ve ::.y1Sliiereg sever;;l li . :tterPs ~ 1 1 C i iioye to g c t at t h o r e s t viitii i n ,2. dt:ys, The v ~ , y tlic rl1:l.i2. i s p i l i n g i n t o HG9 i t .be- g i n s to I . ' ~ o k 141ie \;ie - d r i l . l hnve a irc:ry busy seascn. S%?dLr.t; bv~~tcbing for t h e TP! s they are sho?:ing up very s t rong , :And- if t h e weather c%e:~~rs up w c s6il.l. hzve p l e n t y of DX, I hope.

A n o t i c e to t'fli: ifg172rd ,:)f D i ~ i ~ ~ t ~ r ~ ~ Y t h t 30::- :.I -.,,r' L!. 1 1 ~ b v ' ~ i .5 r l bsut 21-1 @mi- p l e t e c ~ ancl tsil.1 be r.i.aGy f z r m:

3CB-P~ge: 2 NATIONAL HLlDIO CLUB DX NLWS October 1 6 1939 B r o a d c a s t 8and N e w s

ITOR: OR: - ASSNT EDITOR i)ic:LZ Cooper S t e v e A.l\iians CJ 5 (.; Orr .Avenue 1281 :Ei.araona Ave . , X r i t t ai?si,ng-P egna ,. -.. ---. - . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - La&exop_d_-O.;io - -

!I I,!.[ P oQ, 11 A- - JO. , - : - p T ' ' T A ? f l s?;.r.:l T..,!L, L ,~~ \L .C)TT-E :XS~ V%ss$lboro Xe , Jus t a word t o i n d i c a . t e t h a t I

,,--- .-- -- -.!.rthar J;Q cffer ilow on aC13 bu.t the o f J y s t a t i o n q.'?rP:. t o ~c 2.t ;~L:i.i.l. is !CLT;CG kle:>.l'd sne garllifix about 5 ~ 0 0 pio&la j! -iiirel.l k~or,vn -7. L ~ X , t i . - -.- t21-1.~ ;ne t h a t Z..T;i'- s

BCB-Pagc :3 NATIOTJAL RADIO CLUB DX NEYllS October P6 1939 Broadcast Band News

L.P.0 REPORTS a F i n a l l y got around t o logging WGAN on

September 29 th , DII n o t so ho t on Oct. I---heard s i g - n a l ( f a i n t ) on 1.316 t e s t i n g ??? KCMO s t i l l on every Suday u n t i l 1 3 . Oct. 2--21eard s. s t a t i o n cl-il.l.ed WAY on 2182kc/s ;:,.t 9 ~ 0 5 Pi1 g iv ing weat- her r e p o r t s . Tliey n r 2 1.c;cnted 2.t; Lake BLDPI", I3.l.inof s ( ~ o n l t know whether t o @Ic?,sslfy i t SW or BCB) Ocl;.3--BAG NZ';LS HHR.3 THIS AM VVEDC v , r i l l h ence fo r th broadcnst every n i g h t from 1 2 t o 6 AI;i ,:L;ST,,.th.e pests!! l s n t t h s r e anything we can do? Hoe about sending a l e t t e r t o t h e FCC signed by 211 'tlie NHC p r o t e s t i n g on t h e gro-unds t h a t WEDC does n o t have u n l i n - ked time?? !YdJBW on -un t i l . 1 3 as lJiell. tis WIL. KFJZ at 2145 on 12i+Okc/s. Heard KALE f o r a nevi one ::.t 2 ~ 5 2 t o 3 AM when -t;k;cy s i g n o f f . They c2.n 'be heard mixing i t up w i t h WAC every Tucsday morning, t k i r : A M ithen IldETJD i s s i l e n t . IVEAY t e s t i n g a t 3 ~ 0 5 , ~ J V O P I on f o r DXc;rs and: over - r id ing J B K I, too, hsard. Spick on l 4 O U t h i s no4 b u t no sonp o r a s t h? bzse- ball- znnoucers say VTJo Ivory Soapl~. KRSC wczkly a t Lk Ai\fi, Oct. i+ WFLA on r e g u l a r sked a t 7: 55 PJJ. S t a t i o n s t o osoutll. v s r y s t rong . S p ~ n i s l ~ c r on 900 ks , Cl'dBQ c u r r e n t l y l i s t e d n s being on 910 k c , , Got a long r e - p o r t on him frorfi 10:30 t o l i e 2 5 PIvl. Who :ire t h e two Spicks on 680kc ? Onc l e f t t h e a i r 2 t midnight, t h e o t h e r c;:.rricd on, CMCK s t rong on 970 un t i l -1 z f t e r midnight. ( y o u r S W l i s t forTcvarded t o 13:3L'c, 0&i and 21so t h ~ ques t ions . Send r t d d i t i o n ~ ~ l e n t r i o s t o him.)

DAN YAP?-Kittml~ing Penna, Opcncd t h c DX s m s o n n t r y ~t tht- fr\j~i- uency chccks on 10 th . Reports o f f t o WCiUI bdICA WEAL

4ljEED and KVJOC f o r new b n o s . IliflvlFJ w2.s askink f o r r 2 p o r t s . Condi t ions no t so good. A d e d i:iK.Ai, a.nd WJAC on t h e 12 tn . Hope t o see a l o t , of t h e i " ~ 1 . l . o ~ ~ i n Kf-t tznning on November 1 2 t h o

D I C K COGPER-Kitt2nnin.g Penna .\ldBIiJ \dBBJi 2nd d 2 A B v e r i e s i n t h e p a s t week. Fieports ou t t o SJGKV I;l!;iA!vi 'dFVA 2nd WBRC. Coul.dnt g e t

;.no-ugh f o r v i?r ie on WJMC and i;FDSivi bccnuse of h igh no f se l e v e l h e r e , Hecl.rd kV~~i.AId a t 2 ~ 1 5 on thi: 1 1 t h and \IFVA a t 5.30 Phi sainc d a t e s ign ing o f f c i f ter regul-ar s@hedulc , WGKV legged tiiru tlit; locc?.l IlVbiiS\d, XED3 on 1340 has b e e n c?.l.ling f o r r spo r ' t s every ml~rning r?ncl promising a souv- c n i r from o1.d hi.cxico t o 2-11 riho r ~ p o r t ,

JIM \JPiLKEH-Ro~~2nl?y bi . V 2 . 10/9/39 WTIC t c s t 1 Rli on/ IIYCIID c;~ii.ing River- hea:! 2:G3 iZjdl/ i;iho played ffBzer Earr ,=lr ' on 1500kc/s

z t 2 ~ 0 7 , suro i t iiitls not; KPL~B/ KFI s h o r t t z s t 3 ~ 0 5 &vi/ C1viBC. R9 a t 7Piji, on 900kc/s, no-i; 910. Xho i s thi;. s t a t i o n i n li::~v~?.na on 920kc/s I t i s n o t ~ l , J i < ~ ( ~ a ~ r b e Serg io czLn tlnswer t h i s one, how about it Se rg io 01~1, drop 11s zL I . i n e . E ~ ~ ~ ) ZNS R9 or^ IdGY 2 . t 8 : : L O [Pa. 10/1.6/39 lJ9Xe o r Z t h e expcr i i ' i~~nt

xmtr of \THO t c s t . i ng on 100'0kc/s 2~40-3:40, iJf'iiuied bad1.y at ti.riit;s by KFVD, Slioul.dnt t h i s be counted z new s t c ? t i . ~ n ? (yes 01?,$ c.s: l o n g as it, 1;r:xs hcszrd on t h e BCB.H!~LC) XEDH t e s t i n g :~nd p rcg i s ing f r e e souveni r s t o ezch r e p o r t e r , l e t t e r o r cnrd. ICLBM vdry w s a l c n a t ,as 1-oud s s Aug check \VTMC on F C C - :it 3 n 30 i ~ n y l ~ i c ; of lJHDkV. l!JT';iiC l;c:;tfnp; w i t 1 1 HivzrhecLd L. I. ChIG tc:sting 5 \$TAR f o r inte i n t e r f e r e n c e 3~45 o f f a t 3 ~ 5 1 . t i1.1 6~50 YJGY ti:st ~ f f 4:Oha KFBO OE f b r frbei; check 6 Ao?i jo KFIGI h::s frei , check 10th of dach i;ii_,nth.Repsrt~ should be ss;.nt t;d jii~f iflf o r d R~-nsr!~s,

MORT blEEHAN-Eliabeth,N, J eldbZI,I nos{ oil 930kc/; but ~ ~ t e a k e r than when on 900, hosvever t h e l o c c ~ l WAAT only 1 0 kc aiviiay may

account f o r t h i s , 'i 'ried DX one rilorning l a s t week- and hezrd only WJBW amid s t a t i c . No t r a c e of WSPD program, WPEN o f f a i r p a s t fen d . y s due t o s t r i k e . (lilort tile Wi2?D program f o r NNRC xas c a ~ ~ c e l l e c ? a t t h e l a s t

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. . f i iiFLASi-It1 i? !! f ? FLJIS~;!~ f i V i OfFLASHiI i i i! F i CRAZY IDEAS BY CRAZY PEOPLE" 7 f

9cpcr-1; of bona f i d e r.eceptii;n of S.'aris, Ldnaon, Iiome, Dub:!,in., Athens CnrthzLgi., :lnC! palcstyinc, all. on 9,C,:B. during the past vrei;k comi!S fron'l c.,nc: ~f :>LIT Fi]iiieL::lLe West ji~nbe:rs y f If Tvio n~~i.itIis ;.tg~ I wiiiil-d.fllt hi:.'^^? be- l c i ~ e d such f zzt possibl i ," , " \Jr i~ ' ;vs , . Wespccf 2,ll-y cu.t hcr 'c where the TA's must, trt3,c'el t . r L ~ t h ~ r 3 y,(>(!O ;;i:"l.les ovgr::?nd a f t e r they reach the e&s t eop-st, 3-y pzti;--:nt . zrxl c.zrleful t.!.lnfng 1 :l.;:nded czch and evi-ry one f o r a p e r l o ? . long erlough t o get pssi.-ti;j..v:.: i d e n t i f i c a t f o n zVnd copy p:!.enty of mFLt~rj .a l roi- y e r i c s o I used to yeud rep:;rts of recept ion by l i s - _I_ ~..:r:ers wi.ti.1 c~l ls idi ; . rable dou'nt b u f l f r ~ ~ ~ now on If11 bi;l.eivc myth ing an, Z"3-i Q

A A- ffg:lobef' c:in b e ] ~ c ~ ~ r d a t time or other" , 6 l i s t of the cal.l.s, f~t?que!ncies, :>.ild l ~ c a t i 3 n s of t h e s t a t i o n heart1 is given:- P . ~ I ; ~ s , ~exns--.- ' i (31;~--1~0Okc/s~ * . L o n i Oni;?.ri3---G~~)~--'i'3Okc/s Rorfie, i ;e~rgc-- i~$-~G~--150OIrc/s . . . . . . . . Dublin, Tcxt::.s . ~ ~ ~ ~ . - - 1 3 : l O k c / s ,I -i;hen s , G ~~ ,--, 0 ,.. .. . e ~ 1 I : i a - -~~~ '3 - -1 .3 i~ l i c / s Car tj.l:-;ge9 111 \liC:\Z---l0'70kc/s P,-"lestine, Texas K ~ \ ] E T - - ~ ~ + ~ ~ K C / S - -.-----. - ----- - - Tire CPC 11as arranged f , ~ r n ,.;i,.rii;s of 'iIiiexictir!. Ni.ghtsi7 on bdi~ich tile fol.lo:~ij.ng s t a t i a n s ht~vt? promised t o cppez-r: XERh (840); XENT (910) ; ::n2 XEAiW ( 9 6 0 ) ~ . L e t f s give t h ~ s c ; st:_:tions a good respcnsz es they wil-1 l o o k go&: i n any DXerss log b w k . VOGY has prorJiscd t o stznd by i n order t o give XERA ;:L c l e z r channel 2nd TIRS w i l l kxtend tlic sarw courtesy t o XENT, &Torc detai.1.s wi.1.b cippe:;r

BCD-Page: 5 N A T I O N A L HfkDIO CLUB DX NEkS October 16 1939 Brofitlcast Band News

i ? FiyiE PliGEFl VP - ?dGNTH-Date. .CALL. . LIOCATIGI\J, . . , , . . . . KFB. . . :. CL'JB. .,TPEE, . . . . . . . . . . , --- October 18 WLOK Liininn; Ohio 1210 kc - NNi3C 2: 00-3: 00 Alvl EST

I I Ti 1 .WPAy' Portsmogth Ohio ,1370 kc i\;TJfiC 3 : C;O-kk: 00 AM EST I I 1.1 20 \$JW Akron Ohj-0 1:JXC 2: 00-3: 00 AM EST 7 1 11 20 '~,~FLLIL Raleigh 1.i.C. I ,?, i 0 kc .5uL.".x. ,, ,, ,, ,, 3 ; 00-5 : 00 fl?,:l EST 7: C I 21 VLKiiC Cincinna.ti. Ohio 55(3 kc 8b;r'iiC: ;?:OO,-4:CC A1,d EST IP ~ i ' 22 G P L Cleveland Ohio 1450 kc NPJEC . 2: 60-4: 00 RT\/l EST 1'1 ii 29 WCPO C inc inna t i Ohio l Z O O kc NNnC l:00-2.00 RhP EST I! IT 31 . LSII. La. Plata. Arg. 1310 kc URDXC 3; 09-5: 00 iUii EST

Nove1nbe-i. : - . . IY r r 8 WEDA Evansvl_].J-e Ind 1370 kc NARC' 4a'?(j-4:4,5 0 i !\hi.

f i ii 9 WGBF Evarisvi.l.1.e Ind 63G kc f l 4: 25-4:4,0 k;iZ E:r.;\'i7 ii 11 1 5 ZP15 V i l l a r i c a Par, '700 kc U9.DXC ' 4: 00-6: 00 ill EST I I t i 4 WGRC N exv A.lb;irly Ind 13 '70 kc NlJRC 2 ; 00-3 : 00 flld EST

Decernber : - o > - - 7 I t YI 3 XEFC I~! ler ida,~ucatnn 1340 lie ' I D A 3: GC-4; 03 AM EST

N OqlP . -3!.2n t.0 t h ~ ? NRC.

,316-Page : 1 1JATIO;'IAL RllJ)IO CLdd lln iTE\ S October 16 1930 S h o r t ',i;i v e lLdi tor Al.1. t i m e g i v e n ;Ire E . 5 . T . ilsst S h o r t llii:~ve Ed. ipr e:: Sd. Alfr. cd acid 5 hrs f o r G.1bl.T. Leo I ierz 7It3 % i t t l e Grey S t . , 723 C:ii.if o r i l i a 'Ter race

c~i-&cagg , - - - - l"on~L.2 [ l -@qt~r ' f 0- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - - - - - - $ ~ " ~ \ l i ~ J J U I r l . I r l . T ~ ~ J J J , zli&Ti-~rLTH ZliL- fiIiG"iT - - - - - - - -

!i 7 1 SPGCI :!8) 3.665l.rc/s-~i;~-8n2~.rka,~urkey,reacis t h e ma.il bag i n , Sngl.:i:;h on d a t u r d a y s

a t L,, :".% ((ii.l-fred) .. . . i) ,500kc/s--,~GOY-~hungking, Chiiii.1, h r d .biitli f a i r :~;i.gn:~l,s a f t o r 7dIbI \',hen VK-

3 ~ 1 ~ s i v i l s off (11erz) ( ~ l i ' r e d ) 9. ~ ~ o ~ c / s - v U C - ~ - C ; ; ~ C L I ~ I ; : I , Ix1~ia.,i1rci with n a t i v e music a t 3 : 10;?61 ' b i i i t h an

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6 ~ i g : l ; j li3/(;:5 (81fl7(?d) (# 16) 1-1.'75O\);c/s-,i~11 orient,;;.:]. sti:i.-ti.o:i k;rd on tili:~; fr:cciuk:ncp aftt;r Sa igon sj.gins

off ,. si;i:l;]. .L ~ 5 / ~ , , ' 3 (:b,j-f red) JA. . 9ijOkz/s-~C~-~.ur:~:; ._rl , (:i.~i.rl;;. c;r Yu-pnayl, Chizl;:. :.; j.;_;:i-la1 Rcj/c; 'j :it 6 : 00 Aid (cHC)

c a l l s i g n ::\:nd Loc;:itT.on 13 ;ri?rc;n a t '7 ;i,:..i kj I;!.;:LY~ ;-lid I.ady ; i r l n ~ i ~ n c e r s tijici.: veyy s1;7iit! , sic;nnl gcjoci 118/ci:,$- 5 ( ; : i ~ f ' ~ ~ ~ - )

lc) • O(j(Jl- ic/s-J,/i;'.-flzztik-j, / : , J-1:.;,::.;19 3: 23 hrd -,,lith :i f i n e s i g n a l (:i/ 28)

J.2;i..25~!kc/s-~~G-.~i'r..,kari1,'i'i-lrl.;~y, Ylrd i n p a r a i l o l . ? ~ ! i i t t l TAI I..2.400kc/s at; 3: J.l+ l;!iIG Goth w i t h : ; t ~ o n g ~ i z ~ ~ t . i l . , . (# m

1 5 1 5 o k c / s - ~ ~ @ - ] 3 ~ ~ d ~ ~ ~ ~ , J ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~1.t 6 : 30 i~ p:.lre:i.ILr.:i. \!~.it,h I'LP, PbiN a l l sig;.;na].: f ' a i t t o good (#. 1 9 )

1.5.1~0kc/~-~~~-~l'oyko,,Jap;.in h r d Srorn 7 t o 7:3O .L&I 11n p31?~1.:l .~.i \i:itii JZJ- 11.. 800kc/s s i g r l u l good ( ~ e r z ) ($16) ($18 j

l~.l.')5kc/s-~h~-~nli3r,;, T.ur!cey hrd sii;ni.ng of f Sunclay a t l, Pk signal R7 (45 wii;k~ c ? ~ r n o u n c ( ? ~ e n . t ~ i n Sp;l,.nlsh,Zc?rii~a:cl, E l ~ g l . i : j l ~ ::,n )

T; 7). - - 0 9 735kc/s-~S:,.:/-7-1.;isbon Por tug- i1 , H r < ~; . t 8 PM wit11 an Rr1/C4 s i g n a l w i t h

News &n Ebgl ish- (#- l$) 1~1.330kc/s-0~i(-~uysselede 9~s1&-ui rn , hrd with a nushci;l. progrxin, s i g n a l

H~/Q/+ froircl 2 : 00-2: 30 Pj~i (CRC) 1 1 . 3 5 ( ~ k c / s - ~ ~ ~ - ~ o o t s ~ i jk , ,~c t lv-~~ '~ l . : inr l s , h r d a t 4:Lk0 :lI';i :::ili;)it?i ?n I16 s i g n a l (28) 1 1 . 7 1 8 k c / s - ' i ' ~ . ' ~ - ~ ~ - ~ ~ r i s l,4iondia_L ,hrd ~ i i i t k ~ :irl Ri7 t o 8 (24 sf g n a l w i t h news

i t e m s in F r ~ n c l i ~ n d Erigliski 7: 50 PLi (21G) 11.75Okc/s- (XD-Uzvcntry l;riglancl, h r d i-:lh ti? z.n 29 45 sign;:!. a t 7: 35 pli

E b g l i s h w2.r b:~l-I.etir~ , f o:ilc?;t;ed by sinerf c a n dance musicXiL 1 3 ) ~1.780ltc/s-~~~-l~~~~ht1,Pini.and,l?rd from 1 ~ 3 0 - 2 : 0 0 .Ad w i t h z church pro-

gram, s i g n z L l Bi3/&5 ( ~ i i c ) 11.. 8102rc/:1;-2~0-&iioi,1e I t d y , l-ird a-t; 7: 1-5 Pii.1 :./it12 l.19 B9 Q5 s i g n a l l ady

g i v i n g Nei-.-s i n Engl-ish. ( 1 ' 7 : 3 0 t o (3: 00 Pil siri.n;-l L3 .KC) (;;5 12.2~)i)k~~/~-~1;1~-1;~~'~~,Eng1snd,hrd a t 2 : 00 &;; : , ~ i t h am ~8/! , :5 s i g n ; % l

(#- 28) s t r o n g s i -gr 12.235kc/s-~~~-~eykjavik~ Ice]-and, h r d t e s t i n g - i i . th C. P!!, 3.t 4 : 35 AIil

13 . ~ ~ ~ ~ c / s - I R F - R o x ~ ~ 1 t a 1 y 9 h r d a t 3 : 02 Ah signal: R6/Q4 ($ k8) 14.5351rc/s-1i~~-~c:ne~~:.'i, ~ 1 w i t z e ~ 1 c ) ~ n d hrd at 7: 10 Phi with ;r.~n fib-7 ('(4 :;ig (1.8) 1.5 . I l O k c / s - ~ ~ L ~ c r l i n , he::!.~d a t 23 : :L5 Pbl x i t h ; i n . ~ 9 / 1 ~ 5 s i g n a l E n g l i s h

war bu.l.3.ctin (# lg) 15.155~c/s-S~~-~tockhol_rn,i~~1:iederi, nrci 2Lt 9:l5 dhi s igna l - 2'7 74 ( .Alfred) 15.18i)kc/s-~~-~G-~oco~c-,11.5.3.~. h e a r d ,at 8:15 Pi,J ~ r ~ ~ i - t i l i2.n ~6--8/Q1+. s i g -

n a l i r i t h r f ~ u s i c a l progr;ua 2nd Engl i sh . announcern.in-ts (/{ 18) 1 7 , 2 0 0 k c / s - 1 5 ~ - ~ i s a , It~~l;.' h r d a t 2 : 54 Pki sigiiixl ~ 3 / & 4 (:# 2 8 ) ~ e r s on your

L d i t o r O V ~ ' Ilool.;ed l-ii , EAC-9; 860kc/s-ili'i:i f r o m . 3 : 00-3 : 35 Pb w i t h a t z . l k a b o u t spain, s i -gna l R8 t o 9 &5 (+ 28)

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3\v-E'a,g e : 3 NATIONAL KLlGIO CLJB DX NEW October 1-6 1939 SHORT \iATJE NEWS

9. ~ ~ ~ < ~ C / / S - O . ? L X ~ T - P , ~ ~ Y ~ ~ ~ , P ~ ~ I ~ ~ h rd a t 1 2 ~ 3 0 i7ii w i th a.n Fi9/';;15 s i g n a l milsical progrFj.m, (# 18)

9 G ~ ~ ~ c / s - - L ~ ~ . A - ~ - - B B ~ J c ~ o s ,Aillcs , gives tile f ol.l_ov~ing s c h e d u l e s ,LRA-2- 6.18O!rc/s- 3 t o 5 P1.i. , ~ . , ~ ~ ? ~ - 5 - 1 7 . 8 3 0 k i : / s - 1 2 ~ n ~ o o ~ ~ ~ t o 12,: 30 PM. LRA-1 ~ ~ . ( , 9 0 j , ~ ~ j ~ 6:30-0 A:!:: '*/ie ,91~30-:'i:00 PM9 6 1;0 9 1i.d r e l a y s progyams of 1,RA '75C)kcls S:Log.s~n R~:~l,di,o dcl EsAiz.do Gii.A:--Pa.l.ncic de Correos Y T~~]..-. .~--; . f os :, Busnos iii.res,.;irgc:ltler~?i. (ii.lf.->,-? L -6)

L),(>00k~/~-Y~~51~~-C;1r;:i~c2~s~V~~3ne~~:i~~~~ ; 7 i . j ; k l H6-'7/65 s:fgna:]. a t 5:]..5 c a r r i e r pilch. 1oud.s:r thnil a~~.nouncer~c:ii~~t.:j,pi>or moc'iul..:~tion,At 5 ~ 3 5 pi;;. (# 23 )

'I UCENTE,\L llii;i:gj:{ICl~, i;c i;EST Ii\IQI"& f i 7 Y . r J . c /00kc/s-~1~3-3af i ,Tose,Costa hrd 3.1; s i g j l of; 1.1.: 25 p:fi,l ~ ~ s i t h :I R&'

CG5 sj.gnz.1, (A' 22) 6 . 0 3 0 1 ; ~ / s - ~ ~ ~ , \ ~ ~ - - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ? ~ ~ 1 ~ 1 ~ ~ : i ~ ~ , 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ - a.t; 11 .~25 iifith all ~ 7 / & 4 , s i g n a l , gave

ca.1.; af ti.:t: each se_l.cl:c.ti.on t.il.ii . chi-1 u wc: s A.iile~icrxi d : i n ~ c music thought t o rej.ay XER (# 2%)

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SN-Paze : 4 NRT1ONA.L R A D I O CLUB DX l\JE\!\;S October 16 1939 SHORT \gl\,VE Mj3\/3

1.4. . c)20kc/s-KQ~-KuhLlku9~1av~aii . ,Hrd Sundays 9 Prvl w i t h a rel-ay f o r Nortll . . . , .. . America, s i g n a l 119/Cd1+-5 ( ~ l f r e d ) . , lVEX:AL-Boston I\;la.;s, seems t o have tvqo cal.ld f o r t h e one t h e y used t o use . lWi3TV1L 6.04O:kc/s-l,j. l30kc/s- liilR'JVJ-11.790 and ILI., '730kc/s-.Alf red.

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The f ol..l.o:ving i s t h e Japailese Ghort \!iiz,ve schedl,ll.e for ' October, a.s re- . . ceived By: -John DeRosa

Transmissf on $! 1- f o r 17?L~rop 2 oO-4: 09 p$;i Erlp.Iish 2 - speaking per i0d.s . 3 : 00 t o 4: (30 P!L! over s t a t i o n s JZK and JZJ, , .# 2 For t h e E:;.stern, d i s t r i c t s of Nor th knerica 8 : 00-9: 00 IL)lbJ overs s t a t i o n JZL,, N e b d s ~lrii?ounceuzents' gi,ven i n English on1.y.. ,# 3 For t h e " e s t e r n d . i s t r i c t s of North lq&merica & EIav~aqt, rxidniglr1"c; .to 1; 30 llf;l, over s t a t i o n JZK, 3ngl.isli speak ing p e r - i o d mid.night t o 1-2: 50 AIL, . . .:f,' 4 Ei or China amff the South Seas '7: 88 t o 9:30 ]lhi over s ta . t ; lons JZIC & JZJ, ?Jev\rs i n Engl-ish, froc!~ 7 ~ 0 0 - ' 7 ~ 3 0 R.M, # 5 For Souti?. i2i-llericn cour l t r i e ss - 4:,30-fig30 P.s[i. ov,zr J X X & JZ:L, No El~gli.s!r; speak i i i , ~ j ,e r iod 111 thj. s t r a . n sq i ss&or1 (2R)j : .-S'iJ5J

3w-prlgc. b. 5 NATIONAL R A D I O CLUB DX NEWS October 16 1739 SfiOHT \iJjl.VE CONTlisT

Contcst Uanager: - Larry Lxndberg-1.320 L!owry l\vc. ,N:J. Mim-eapol-is idinn. - .--

f i lIEEITCK3 CHATTER!: ?F

As you rmy a.l.1 l;n~.~i by noiii:, ttlc: r , a t ings of :,ur rrlcmbers 8c Ski con- t c s t Mews, a re pu'bl.i:;hed every 0 t h ~ ~ y j k s k dur ing ti1:> \ i in-ter sshed.::lle . S e ~ d m e y .mr ]_a te s t (iJ1.,7s .rocei..vcd every 2 weeks s:, t h a t ITOUT r e c ~ r d l ~ mzy 'be kept t o da te .

P1 l h z present n:ir e x i s t i n g i r i Europe has s o r t of pu-t c?* crimp on our SW c o n t e s t . I n t e r e s t in t h e S\li bands i s dec l in ing anc? at 2 ve ry lo-w ebb. I hape too many of ti:it! PJRC DO NOT forsake the 3W brnnds ontire1.y: I have n o t hearc? from many of t h e members i n regzrds t o t h e p r i z e s t h n t were oi'fered f o r t h e Contes t , Did you l i k e tliern ? Le: s hear Trorr! you a1.10

1 1 S?\vHfJdE T;ifi SADJ)XSeT G U Y Ii\I TdE V~OpL,LDTi V *

The DW hound ~iiithpu't a r ad io 1 Who i s he ? h;jnc o the r !;b~:~n ~ D U T Edi tor 1 t T:vo more months ?.rid he wile!. h a v ~ one. Ho-~ir SI,O;?ilI,Y t h e time daes f l y ! Bop?: lucky yolj. guys a r e even 07\im a+ ~ ~ y s t ; ~ ] , si- t 1 l.11 ! J u s t to inq9 G C ~ Europe 3g;in would b e sweet !

i~~~ CONTEST------------- ;;\\r CONTEST ~ T I ~ N D - J M C ~ ------.-- VEBI13 C6NTEST IdEFiU3 Efl V I C MF',IBE;"L T J ~ I E ~ ELMER \JOKATP 40 J i ICK 3IRINGER 30 Lcci irfzr:; 35 Lco Herz 68 C l i f f Tcivener 34 Elmer Woltaty 65 Stephen EPann 34 j\iicl Ol iver 61 J;ack Si-ringer 33 C l i f f T,avener 59 E.H.Uanning 32 E. If, M2nning Me1 O l i i ~ e r

59 20 S t cphun Diann 47

L , Lundber g 20 Larry L~xnd'b t r g 4 J.H,DeHosa 22 John DeHosa Cg \Jill. 1 9 F r m c f s G~~ .~e rne r

4 7 11

Nick '~Yoytan 9 Cy $ J i l l 10 Fr2Lncis Gmizner 9 Nick Idio3rtan 10 Bob B12nchard '7 1302; Blancl.1z.r(!. 7

BOY OH BOY! T4-1z.t V I C Contest i s r ~ n l l y g e t t i n g HOT. Leo i s inakinp; :: grand 'bid f o r f i r s t pl,s.ce Sut h a t pressed t2 hold hi:; 2n.d

?!;el Ol iver lin&dc ;I q ~ i t c 2 jai,.lp i n TJcrie Contc.st. p l ~ ~ c ~ s t ~ ~ n c l i n g A. Keep up t h s . 3i"i.n~ work f ellovfs!

t i "RATINGS CJF OgH &lEjjBERs i! iY ivl Ldt~IBEI3 t,17; VAC VIC VEjIIIES ja'j'J$ifiEfi v11.C VIC VEHIZS David Thomas 47 117 1000 Eldon Midy 3 39 82 J 2iyi:nggr 35 ,112 664 1,. Lundber g 3 41 14% Leo Herz 13 78 574 ~a1-fl D ~ R G S : ~ ,- 7 30 66 J,E.Gnrdner 12 72 321 Bob EI:_;ynzs .l 13 . 21 Fred Alfrzd 11 76 385 Cy \$il.l. 0 '3 8 ?? Elmer jiiakaty 16 86 323 ;tephz;.n Mann 0 Xiel ul-1 ver 6 62 203 Bob B%nncnhrd 0 23

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Ham P a g r : 1 - NATIONAL RADIO CLUB .DX NEWS Oc t ober 16 1939 A~lateuP Hi-Lights

. - . , , ~ l l tirne.EST NEWS of the HAM BANDS , A l l t i n e EST i ' . . C37 :fdiSL-Editor 1015 Ridgewood Plaoe Highland Park, I l l i n o i s

,, $5 4:. 35 2% '2;- 3'- ,,+$ ,+> +$ 2'. 35 3:- 3: ;t x '- 3; 45 4; 3:- 3;- C 4;- ;$ ti I:- 2"'- n n "- 4:- 35 45 9 3;- 4:- . . .

The repor te r s t h i s i ssue are : LA' ~ e r ~ ChicGo,. I l l i n o i s ; Francis Gmeiner, Cle,veland, Ohio; John Deliosa, Brooklyn, N! Y.;Mel Oliver,Houston, .Texasi Mike Fern, Lihue Kauais Hawaii and.Frank Schmidt of P i t t sbu rgh , Pa , - Thanks a 1 q . t bogs and clont fo rge t we are

. back on theyweekly schedule again. F i r a t . of a l l we have . . . suggested change in the f i r m i n which the h&? p a g e ' i s written.. 'This suggestion was b ~ z u g h t t o my a t t e n t i o n by bo th Harry ~Gordon and Leo Herz. It seems t h a t qu i t e a nunber of the amateur band DXers were a t the convention and m-rcng the things discussed was the hmi page. The boys f e e l t h a t i n wr i t i ng u:p the repor t s we shauld not include d a t e s and who the GL,O was w i th as . t h i s gives a comL21ete log which they f e e l i s not r i g h t . We w i l l t r y t o change the s e t up t h i s i s sue . Please l e t me know i f : you I. ike the new s e t up b e t t e r . I f you want t h i s form t o yemain you can h e l p me g r e a t l y by malring your r epa r t s out i n the s,me f o m , Your sugge-st.lons . f o r i_mprovements an t h i s colul-zn are always welcor~e, fellosvs.

2 ~ ,, >L>L>LIL>~.JLI , -Z~L ,, ,, ,, # a ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, CALLS HE^^^,:+$+:$;-$:$:$^$:+^+: SOUTH AMERICA: Leo Herz: C E l A C 14.2'80 8.54 pix; M e l Olfver:

L U l J C '-hT -i::"5 Ir6- z:55 p ~ l : C E l A R I f Ii5 89 7:00 pel: LU2l;T,rd If L& R4 7;03 ply: CElLiC hf 7:07 pm: CElDC , I f i ~ 4 - 5 34-5 7:40 p ~ ; ..PY1;.E:A : l f .. (,45 136 a t 7: 44 p ~ : LU4C J I f 1:;s 135 a t 7: 45 pr.1: . CE3AG i4 .040 is5 R 6 11:49 pm: CE3CO I f ("5 R7 7: 4.0 pi: YV38i:; If G.5 R6 7:43 pm: CE3CZ I f Q5 36 7:45 pn; Franc i s Grle i ne r : YV 5ABF 14.08 liST 5-6-9 7:34 arn: D l A P 1G.095 :?ST 4-2-25 6:47 m-: BK3CK 14.09 iiST 5-6-6, 8: 28 pi^; John DeKosa: YVlil(;" (,L: 38: OL41,I % 5 9 : HC2CC i;5 R7: Me1 Oliver heard C E U C i n Chi16 say tha t . he has

. g600 L.SL'S f i l e d i n a lphabe t i ca l order which is col lec t ion! - -AFHICii- -

-. - - - - .- -=. -:(,el Oliver: ZS5Q If ("4 3 5 8:lO an: ZS5D2, l f (3 .K4 8:25 -. --

.. am: Z2AF I f i;4 R5 9 : 3 8 an: EKldF I f (.i5 R5 7:21 pm; Francis Gmeiner: EKlLF 14.02 RST 4-4-5 10:20 P I : Leo ~ i e r z : ZS6DIII 14.060 R 6 c4 8:35 an. Leo has jus t received a v e r i e from ZS3F h i s 77th e ountry. He says t h a t anyone who has a. repor t out -to ZS3F should

. send a Inrage (ca rd i s 5 X 7 ) stamped s e l f addressed envelope t o the ARRL :C:SL ~ u r e a u . Those i n the Eas t send t h e i r s t o H. S . . Eradley, 6 6 Main S t r e e t , Hanilton, N . Y. and those i n the Middle W e , s t and West should send t h e i r s t o P'Jarrcn 13. Mays, 1438 So. 11th L';ve.,' '$a,pvood, I l l i n o i s . Lcc a l so ~ 3 : ~ s t h a t a t the t i n o he tvrote G - F - OI\J - PA - S P --- FI', - VK - and VP - VB s t a t i o n s a re of the n f r due t o ' the war

. b u t ZS s t a t i o n s arc s t i l l heard. . . - -AS 1,; and OC z,;N 1,';- -

Mcl Oliver; . PK2;1iY I f i"5 R8 7:.23 %I: VK4KH ' If "(-5 i-17 8:16 am: L",4LH I f ( ;5 R7 8: 23 a m ; Francis Grieiner: VK5KD 14.1 ilST 5 - 6 - 6 6:52 an: VK4KH 14.08 ICST 5-7-9 6:35 m; IIike Fern: Says the, ( ,ZLi . f~r XU&, i s Box 172,,Chun@king, China; The (,Xi, .of m6OCL 1s the I s l and of Gum2 and IIiikc: heard h in a t 4:00 BST on 14.255 mcgs .;

,Leo Herz: VK41IN 14.140 H7 1,5 6:00 - 7:30 m,~: , .

. . --NORTH nnd CENTELL ;iiiJE'liICA-- ' J C & ' ~ e ~ o s a : HI3213 i,5 R9: 860~1 C;5 28: V O 6 J 4 7 : KL:F:,Y

i ~ 5 . u 39: TI2iiC :,4 H8: VPlB;; 5 7 VP7NU (,5 29: VP6Yl3 (.,,5 128 : 5 ':,5 137 : KGhYD 1.,5 fi7.: K6Or;E cL5 37 : VP5PZ C:5 R8 : RR5C (35 2i8 :

. ' NYlhE . !5., 28: HH5?,1 ;;5 iC9; Leo H c r z : V17NS -14.090 7:39 ari R7 C;5: EZ4FilY d.&.2$0 ',27 \.,5 6:39 a:~: H15X 14.090 . , 6:1,2 R9 (.,5: l/Icl

. Oliver: I I f . ($3 35-7 11: 53 pn: H H ~ E . I f (.:5 R8 8:23 p~i: T I ~ ~ G . 1.f. ("5 128 @:25 pm: TG9XV ("5 1-i7 10:22 pn hcp.rd on "r0 meter

-.phone; . . F r - a n c i s . Gmeiner: TG9B2, lC.35 RST 5-4-4 . .

10:20 pill: , , . . . .

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' K.i7'XC - 1.:,'200 'RST 5-4-4 ln:15 pma XEI.CJ ., :1~:.09 KST 5-7-9 9:10 : COW ;, 'l:.o,G EST .i..-5-6 8: 58 p ~ : TI.,AC 14~02 RST 4-3-3 8 . . lo . . pln: C ~ ~ C C ' 14.1'3 , HCT 5-,4-.,': 9: 15 pm: CG7dL . 14.14 RST 5-::-7 . 9 1 5 w 1 : - : pn. ". CORkS . 15.015 RST '>.-,I-'; 9: iG pm: XElLIC 14 . I25 RST 5.7:.9 9:.$0 pm: ' CfiI;?,X 1(:.O$ KsT

. . 5*-7.-7 ' 9:23 pp~: X l C X ' 7 1 Y3.T.. 5-6.-'7: :9: 22 pril: . XE2SN 1 RST 5- 6-\;;5 9: 1c py: T I 2 C G

14,CS 3'3~ '5- ; .5: ,6 ' . ~ : , i ~ ~ px,: C@zxC) 14.,,11-5 8b"l' 5-6-.: 5:;:s pn?: . . VP&$'O . i l : . .()$5 ZiST ,1--,7..;5 . 5: 257 ~ 3 1 : FH5PA 1,;.09 SST 5-6-7 5 ~ 2 9

: I . pm-: VT;K' . -T-- . I-, . 095 NST S.-C\.- 2 6: 20 pm: . . ? . , ?

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...- -. .Jcbji DeRosa: S!itBn';E !L. ::A l 36: C T I I ; G [,S85 kg: C T l P K 1;!,5:;5 f in:

.-- - FrancFT- G;?elncr: G2PE ' 14, .03 ::ST 5-5-.: 5:39 pr.1: GMFAdN l i i .095 T 5 - /; .; 5 : 5 3 pi??. ,

- ,-.(.,S.T, s IjECE.IVED.- - ' , : e ~ H e r % : VPB,';fi ( repJ5. c a r d ) ; VKsXN, JJj;2kf31J9 and

- h i s ' 73th c.r l~n. '~ry, VK'iXX, ?. 'u~?au'cifu]. ca rd w i th tho T,3yyii;ayy of 3Te.d~ Gu?r , ia f l a g on T - b . . .

- -Lh'k; FL,jIEH p( ,Fgf iT- - Me1 Ol ive r of IIoustcm, Tex:;?.; has c o t i c e d t h a t 75 and 150 a r e

bpenin,g a b:lt as he has r e s e n t i y heard 2 ' s and 3 ' s en 75 I\ii and a S Q - C : L ~ L~6lc->t;a ,hx:l o n 160 f o r exari~pl-e . I':lel r e p s r t s a l s e t h ~ f ~ l l o ~ : r i n e DX hear '3' :rec C - r , t l ~ ~ : ,'

. . : 1 ' Ii5 at 7: 1 5 pin: GA.,>C L ima hf 1 ~ 5 27 a t 11:28 pm: - 8 ; Ti' 'Y.ie'n,os e s ( 5 6 , a t 7:lG pin: CX21311 7f h i o n t e ~ i d . ~ ~ .7,:19-p1?1 .,5 i%'7: .IiI31!! I f 7:25 pm ( 5 1 : C;LiL-6 If Kavgna c a l l i n g

. . ~ ' ~ l ~ i a t 7 ::9c p;:l .' i.,5 ;I-6. i s ibis a h~:q? : PKZBD I f ~ a v a . 8 : l b ar;?. c 5 i ~ . v o , , . .ZS:~LJ "lf J o h a m e s b u r g - 9 :16 am ("5 R6: 2,b~,:.D;';r, If 0:17 aril ( 5 7 ZSGllJ I f 8.:19 am 5 XE23'C:

. . I f heard on 75 ~ c t e r phone . . ' a t 11:15 p m . ' i - 5 .E8. Out of .:'J? . . Mexicails. logged t h i s ' i s the . f i r s t one on 75 'bessld,es X E I G ( a n ,',mericai?). . ,

. , .- , .I,?/ 8 q;l:~;u -- - FI?diBK Schmidt-- ;;JCTUD, Transni-Ltili~-~~;l~er-Di:'iof~c.~33~~ies, t h n t s F r a n k ' s fiew c a l l ,

. .. -: !/ye a-+ a lv~ays g l a d .i;p: h e ~ r .;f c lu r rezfjers pass ing t h e i ? l i c e n s e exalns

s o we -::isin Frank ; I ; ~ l . ~ ~ . i c ? t x l o t of L;;:X end f ~ n wi th h f s n.ivJ s t a t i q n . Iieres ~vkti't F'rank says : Passscl ok..3y and am nf>w ;!'lp,l1UD. Operated a l l bands from 10 t t : 160. I;',ind t e n lousy a t p r e s e n t ; LX c,an be heard b u t t r y t c worlc. i t s h i . SIeard a few ZL's and kouth.Xmerlc jns . iLc1 on 3 670 and 7.163 cy-: .at pkesent. . Have worked 2: 3, ii, 6,6$ ?.,* w i t h i n t h r ee w e e k s . " S'Pank a l s o o f f e r s tr( he lp any of you repmrters who a r e a l s o working f o r t he exan. . . H e says antenna probler~is a r e hLs meat s o why n o t t r y h i ~ i ?

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