Radio Broadcast (May 1928-Apr 1929)

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RADIO BROADCAST ADVERTISER PRESS, WEATHER, AND TIME SIGNALS {Continued) A TIME CONVERSION TABLE Time (Greenwich Civil) Station Call Sign Frequency in kc/s and Type of Emission Material Broadcast 1530 New York, N. V. Charleston, S. C. NAH NAO 108 i.c.w. 122 i.c.w. Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. 1545 Philadelphia, Pa. Great Lakes, 111. Norfolk, Va. NAI NAJ NAM 104 i.c.w. 132 i.c.w. 122 i.c.w. Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. 1600 Boston, Mass. Newport, R. I. Arlington, Va. NAD NAF NAA 102 i.c.w. 118 i.c.w. 12045 i.c.w. Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. Weather broadcast to Europe. Weather, hydrographic. Weather. Weather. New Orleans, La. San Juan, P. R. Savannah, Ga. NAT NAU NEV 106 c.w. 48 c.w. 132 i.c.w. 1630 Jupiter, Fla. San Diego. Calif. St. Augustine, Fla. NAQ NPL NAP 132 i.c.w. 102 i.c.w. 128 spark Weather. Weather. Weather. 1645 Pensacola, Fla. NAS 112 i.c.w. Weather. 1655 to 1700 Arlington, Va. Annapolis, Md. Great Lakes, III. Key West, Fla. New Orleans. La. San Diego, Calif. NAA NSS NAJ NAR NAT NPL 112 i.c.w. 690 i.c.w. 4015 i.c.w. 8030 i.c.w. .12045 i.c.w. 17.6 c.w. 132 i.c.w. 102 i.c.w. 106 c.w. 30.6 c.w. 102 i.c.w. Time Signals. Time Signals. Time Signals. Time Signals. Time Signals. Time Signals. 1700 Arlington, Va. Brownsv ille. Tex. Eureka Calif. Key West, Fla. Puget Sound, Wash. San Francisco, Calif. NAA NAY NPW NAR NPC NPG 112 i.c.w. 132 i.c.w. 104 i.c.w. 102 Lc!w. 118 c.w. 42.8 c.w. Navigational warnings. Weather. l eather, hvdrographic . Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. 1755 to 1800 Balboa. C. Z. Colon, C. Z. NBA NAX 46 c.w. 132 spark Time Signals. Time Signals. 1800 Balboa, C. Z. NBA Hvdrographic. 1830 Honolulu, T. H. NPM Weather, hvdrographic . 1930 Tutuila, Samoa NPU 66 c.w. Hydrographic. 1955 to 2000 Astoria. Oreg. Eureka, Calif. San Francisco, Calif. NPE NPW NPG 112 i.c.w. 104 i.c.w. 42.8 c.w.' 62 c.w. 108 c.w. Time Signals. 7 "i))i€ Ststiols. Time Signals. 2045 Arlington, Va. NAA 690 voice Weather. 2100 Norfolk. Va. Puget Sound, Wash. NAM NPC 122 i.c.w. 118 c.w. Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. 2130 Astoria, Oreg. NPE 112 i.c.w. Hydrographic. 2200 Boston. Mass. Newport. R. I. New York, N. Y. Phila. Pa. Annapolis, Md. Eureka. Calif. Great Lakes, 111. San Diego. Calif. NAD NAF NAH NAI NSS NPW NAJ NPL 102 i.c.w. 118 i.c.w. 108 i.c.w. 104 i.c.w. 17.6 c.w. 104 i.c.w. 132 i.c.w. 106 c w 102 i.c.w. Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. Weather, hydrographic. Ice reports (in season). Weather, hydrographic. Hydrographic. ^Weather, hvdrographic . Weather. 2230 Honolulu, T. H. NPM 54 a.c.w. Weather, hvdrographic. 2300 Charleston. S. C. Jupiter, Fla. Pensacola, Fla. Savannah, Ga. NAO NAQ NAS NEV 122 i.c.w. 132 a.c.w. 112 i.c.w. 132 i.c.w. Weather, hydrographic. Weather. Weather. Weather. 2330 Tutuila, Samoa NPU 66 c.w. Hydrographic. 2355 to 2400 Honolulu, T. H. NPM 26. i.c.w. 106 i.c.w. j Time signals. GREENWICH Mean Time was adopted by the recent International Radio Telegraph Convention in Washington for use in the Convention and regulations drawn up by it. Greenwich Civil Time is used in the Navy for navigation and that time is employed in naval almanacs. The conversion table below indicates the relation between G.C.T.. G.M.T.. and 75th Meridian Time. The latter is "Eastern Standard" Time and those living in other time belts can easily calculate the time to listen for these transmissions in their own localitv. G.C.T. G.M.T. 75TH MERIDIAN (Hours) (Hours) 0 12 7.00 p.m. 6 18 1.00 p.m. 12 0 7.00 p.m. 14 2 9.00 p.m. 18 6 1.00 p.m. 22 10 5.00 p.m. 24 12 7.00 p.m. Electrify Your Set WITH THE MARATHON J1CKIT simple as a-b-c Replace (jour old Tubes with Marathon ACTubes The Marathon harness is universal, and can be used in any set. The *'spades" slip over the projections on the tube > thumb screws. 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