Radio doings (Dec 1930-Jun1932)

January, 1931 RADIO DOINGS Page Twenty-five 'Round the World DX Club News The Club is now fully organized and is well on the way to a successful future. It is a friendly, sociable, non-profit organization, devoted to the art of tuning in distant stations. The Club holds meetings semi-monthly at M4 East 12th street, Los Angeles, and cordially invites all DX fans to become members. Applications for membership are being received daily. The Club recently received an application from Mr. Inglis, who lives in far-away New Zealand. The entrance fee is one dollar with monthly dues of fifty cents. This money is used by the Club to defray the necessary expenses incurred by the Club, such as membership cards, stationery, etc. There are no salaries or rentals paid. The officers gladly donate their time for the benefit of the Club. The Club membership roll includes DX fans from all walks of life. Radio dealers, housewives, lawyers, advertising men, salesmen and people from many other vocations They get together with one common interest — the reception of distant stations. An hour of each regular meeting of the Club is devoted to the discussion of DX work by the members. During these informal friendly discussions much valuable DX information is exchanged which is of benefit to all. Another interesting feature of Club activities is the Prize DX Contest which is held each month. The first was held on the night of December 19, and the results will be published in the next issue of RADIO DOINGS. Valuable prizes are awarded to the two most successful contestants. A Silver Cup has been donated by one of the Club members, and will be presented to the winner each month. Any member who wins the cup for three consecutive contests will thereafter retain the cup as a permanent trophy. The second prize, a Radio Owl, was donated by Taylor-Travers Corp., Ltd., Los Angeles, manufacturers. The Club charter still remains open for new members. Send in your membership application now. The only necessary qualification is a bonafide interest in DX reception. Enclose a dollar with your application to cover the entrance fee. Address 'Round the World DX Club, 314 East 12th street, Los Angeles, Calif. All applications are placed before the Club at its regular meetings and are voted upon by the members present. The entrance fee is returned in case of rejection. — Edward C. Roth, President. * * * Standard Signals for Amateurs The nearly 20,000 amateur radio station operators in the United States are now able to ascertain whether or not they are operating on their precise frequency as the result of an extensive service just started by the American Radio Relay League. The third standard station W6XK, of Los Angeles, began operations this month, completing the coast-to-coast system, which includes WIXP, of South Dartmouth, Mass., and W9XAN, of Elgin, 111. They operate on regular scheduleEach station uses a thermostatic or temperature controlled piezo crystal type frequency standard having a frequency of 100 kilocycles. With these standards the transmission is accurate to within .01 per cent. Each frequency standard has been checked against the national standard at the Bureau of Standards, which is accurate to within one part in 20,000,000. The "ham operators" expected to reduce the interference in amateur radio communication by constant checking with these standard stations. Short, Short Story Robert Gordon Duncan, the self-styled "Oregon Wildcat," for some time conducted an objectionable type of broadcasting over Station KVEP, Portland, Oregon, under the guise of anti-chain store propaganda. Besides attempting to vilify the characters of many reputable citizens and officials, he frequently used in the course of his talks profane, indecent and obscene language. Excerpts of Mr. Duncan's talks were recorded on dictaphone records at the Department of Commerce Frequency Monitoring Station, Portland, and these constituted sufficient evidence to cause the Federal Radio Commission to deny a license renewal to KVEP. The station was forced to close, and later Duncan was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury on five counts for alleged violation of Sections 29 and 33 of the Radio Act of 1927. Duncan was tried in Medford, Oregon, early in October and was convicted. On November 18, Federal Judge Bean sentenced Duncan to six months imprisonment and also imposed a fine of $500. Edwin W. Lovejoy, U. S. Supervisor of Radio for the Seventh Radio District, was one of the principal witnesses in the trial. The dictaphone records were made under his direction at the monitoring station, and it was this evidence which was the basis for both the cancellation of KVEP's license and the indictment and conviction of the "Oregon Wildcat." The moral to this story is: Be careful what you say in front of a microphone, because the precedent has been established! * * * KFRC's Two Ednas (Continued from Page 11) Her sympathy for jazz and popular songs, and her uncanny skill in the interpretation made it a simple matter for her to find work. She became Duncan Sisters' accompanist and made records with them; played in vaudeville and then rejoined the Duncan Sisters. She returned to her Oakland home, and from there set out on a tour of the world with Oklahoma Bob Albright. In London she stopped off for a good many weeks to fill an engagement at the exclusive Kit Kat Club. Back in New York she played at the Palace and then returned home again. Her next move was to join the staff of KFRC. Perhaps the most important item in connection with her world girdling vaudeville tour was her meeting with Milton Hayes, purser on the ship upon which she was going to Australia. They were married about two years later. Edna O'Keefe has had most of her theatrical training right on KFRC. She has a natural talent for impersonation that just won't be downed. In addition to her singing she is a valuable member of the station's dramatic department. The Deep Dramatic Stock Company of the Golden State Blue Monday Jamboree would soon be off the deep and on the rocks without her. She is a very self-possessed little lady, with a sparkle in her brown eyes. As to her comeliness, we just refer you to the picture which accompanies this story. She dresses becomingly in vivid colors that accentuate her beauty. Contrasting their personalities again, Lady Fischer is more impulsive than Lady O'Keefe, and she is subject to rather plaintive, wistful moods. She takes life more seriously. But there is one thing upon which they really do agree. Cauliflower is the king of the vegetables.