Radio doings (Dec 1930-Jun1932)

March, 1931 RADIO DOINGS Page Twentyfive ROUND THE DIAL (Continued) Below I hope to have listed information which will be found of interest by readers of this column: CJCA, Edmonton, Alta., is now on 930 Kc; not 580 Kc. COMK, Moukden, China, is on 420 meters; not 425 meters. JFAK, Taihoku, Japan, is on 900 Kc, and uses 10,000 watts. CPRY, Toronto, Ont., can be logged on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7:30-8:00 p. m. CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, is now on 910 Kc. I have a verification from them. WMMN, Fairmont, W. Va., 890 Kc, can be logged on Tuesday mornings at 2 o'clock. WKRC, Cincinnati, Ohio, 550 Kc, is on every morning at 3:45 o'clock, with church services. KCRC, Enid, Oklahoma, 1370 Kc, is on the air on Wednesday and Saturday at 12:01-5:30 a. m. (C.S.T.) KGCX, Wolf Point, Montana, 1310 Kc, is on with a DX program on Sunday mornings from 1 to 4:00 o'clock, (M.S.T.) WCFL, Chicago, 111., 970 Kc, can be logged after 4 a. m. WCHI also in Chicago and on 1490 Kc, can be picked up at 9 p. m. on Sunday. WJJD, Mooseheart, 111., 1130 Kc, is on after 5 a. m. KTSA, San Antonio, 1290 Kc, signs on the air on Tuesday at 3:48 a. m. (P.S.T.) WBEN, Buffalo, 9000 Kc, can be had at 4:00 a. m. CFCA, Toronto, Ont., 840 Kc, is on the air at 7:15 a. m. (EST.) On January 13, 1931, I succeeded in logging WRC in Washington, D. C. They came in at 3:48 a. m. KFUO, St. Louis, Mo., 550 Kc, is on at 12-12:30 a. m. (C.S.T.) on Saturday. WFBR, Baltimore, Md., signs on the air at 7:00 a. m. (E.S.T.) I have some interesting information on the airport stations: KCU, Fresno, Calif., 1040 Kc. KCAE, Winslow, Ariz., 800 Kc KCV, Oakland, Calif., 800 Kc. They are on every hour for about 15 minutes. ■ — Constantino Stefani, Rt. 1, Box 165, Merced, Calit. It has been some time since I have seen any one's complete log appear in RADIO DOINGS. I'll try to start the ball rolling and vhe rest of you fellows come on in with your logs. I have received 200 stations in 33 states, Cuba, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. 135 of these are verified in writing, 277 of them are verified by stamps only. And 38 are not verified at all. My verifications are coming in good, received 17 in one week. I have logged every channel except 630 Kc, 910 Kc, and 990 Kc. Stations received and verified in writing by the broadcasting stations by card or letter: CMC, JOBK, KFJF, KSOO, KTSA, CKMO, KGCX, WWJ, KFYR, KMA, KGIQ, KFBB, KXL, WNAX, KVEP, KGO, KJR, KMIC, KHJ, WPG, KTSM, XED, KGHF, KFQU, KOA, KFXF, KFRC, KTM, WGN, KGER, KSL, WMAQ, CFCN, KPO, WHB, WREN, CHLS, WDAY, KIDO, WSMB, KSCJ, 2YA, WOI, KMBC, KOIL, WFIW, KREQ, WKY, WBT, WKRC, KXO, KSD, KGNF, KGBZ, KROW, WOAI, KYA, KGAR, KOIN, CKWX, KOY, KOMO, CNRV, KTHS, KFBK, KGGC, WOC, WHO, KGDM, KZM, KFPL, KTAT, KWJJ, WJR, WOWO, KGW, WBAP, WENR, KFWB, KFSG, KREG, KFOX, KNX, KFSD, KGFJ, KFVD, KRE, KQW, KMMT, KOB, WLW, KFWI, KJBS, KDYL, KFXM, WTAM, KTAB, KYW, KMO, KLX, KMTR, KMJ, W2XAG (WGY), KFEL, KTAR, WSB, KGEF, KMPC, KTBI . KGB, KOAC, WLS, WMBI, KVOO, KPPC, KPOF, KFKX, KORE, KDKA, WCBD, WIBW. KFI, KECA, KGKY, WSAI, WHK. KLO, KFKB, KFPY, KFH, KGRS, KWK, 4QG, KTBR, WCHI. Stations received and verified by the broadcasting stations, by stamps only: WFAA, KMOX, WHAS, WCCO, KDB, KEX, WEAR, KGA, KELW, WDAF, KFOW, KWKH. KHQ. KPSN, KRLD, KFAB, WBBM, KLZ, WAAW, WSM, WMT, KPRC, KFNF, WHAM, WOW, WRHM, KSTP. Stations received but not verified : WMC, KRGV, KIT, CMK, KGIR, KOH, KVI, XEN, KOL, IOAK, JOCK, XEJ, KGHL, IOGK, JOIK, JOFK, JOHK, KPJM, WEAF, XFX, XEF, WOR, CKX, KFXD, WJZ, WEBC, WGR, WKBW, CKGW, WABC, WTFI, KTNT, WMBD, KWSC, KUSD. WDAG, KFDM, KFKA. — A. R. Van Compernolle, 618 North Baker, Santa Ana, Calif. ROUND THE WORLD DX CLUB NEWS By EDWARD C. ROTH, President club Another month has passed and DXers are certainly "doing their stuff." From the way the mail is coming in, we feel very proud of the progress of our club. The club wishes to express its appreciation to George Viliani, our efficient treasurer, for his letter to all members giving us "hot" tips on special broadcasts and on stations that are really DX. Before we forget, let us welcome a new member whom we are very happy to have with us. We speak of Mrs. I. C. Healy, of Ocean Beach, at San Diego. Mrs. Healy has 23 3 stations logged since October 25th, 1930. This fair DXer uses a General Electric set. Welcome, Mrs. Healy! For some reason that we are unable to explain, we are having considerable bad luck in our club DX contests. We have now held two such contests and we regret to say that we cannot give out the names of the winners. This may appear strange, but it remains a fact. However we are not trying to "pull any fast ones" as the saying goes — and we certainly appreciate the patience of the members in this matter. We sincerely hope we can soon announce the winners and award the prizes. At this time, we wish to make an announcement to clear up a misunderstanding regarding our 'Round the World DX contests. We have received several letters and logs from DX fans submitting logs for our club contests. The prize DX contest sponsored by the 'Round the World DX Club are open to club members ONLY. The club contests are in no way related to the DX contests sponsored by RADIO DOINGS. We trust we have made this clear in order that DX fans who are not members of our club will not be disappointed in future contests sponsored by the club. All we can say to non-members who wish to try their skill in our contests is to join our club and share the fun with club members in these prize contests. We are in receipt of a letter from John F. Doherty, of Brooklyn, N. Y., which contains many DX tips and we certainly appreciate the interest shown by our friends in other parts of the United States. We receive many of these letters and only wish that we had the time to answer each and every one. At this time we have an important announcement to make. We are holding a membership contest during the month of March. This contest is open to all members of the 'Round the World DX Club only. As a prize for the winner who enrolls the most new members we will give a year's paid dues. Second prize, six months' paid dues and third prize, three months' dues. Now let's see how many new members we can have in our club roll by March 31st. There are plenty of fans who would like to join and all they need is some one to suggest the idea to them. * * * 'Round the World DX Club Visits Wm. MacDonald By GEORGE VILIANI, Treasurer Before going into the details of the visit, may this opportunity be taken in behalf of the Club, to thank Miss Stelzer, Mr. MacDonald and his lovely mother for the very genial time enjoyed by all. The night, January 31st, according to Mac, was not such a quiet one. However, what is termed a fair night at Chula Vista, is certainly a well worth while one for the fan who lives around Los Angeles. Getting down to what happened, in going up and down the different channels, Mac would say, "this is WOWO, Ft. Wayne; this is WHAM, Rochester; this is WCAU, Philadelphia." Just about then it would be the quarter-hour, and out would come an announcement of WCAU, which, by the volume, would have been more to our thinking, KOA. The "Patrol March," from 2YA, Wellington, was played with more volume than could be used at 1:30 a. m.; as were a number of Japanese stations. Looking through Mac's verifications is just like going through the Call Book. One reads, "we don't see how you can play our station from California, but no one knew of the program in advance up here in Iceland, so we must confirm your report, which is correct in every detail." All I can say is, we hope for another visit. ROUND THE WORLD DX CLUB 314 East 12th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.