To the Editor of the "Nonm-Cunxa Dany News"
Su—Under the caption of "A Word for Daventry," you printed a few words from the writer in your ste of December last, I mentioned that Radio Coloniale had a time when it was the strongest transmission, then fat another time Zeesen (German) short wave broadcast came through with great power for a while, and at other times it was Daventry, but that for dependable short wave reception all year round I would refer to stick to Daventry. Recently 'Germany had the most powerful transmission, but about two weeks ago it had to' give place to Daventry, and 1 am hoping that those who last autumn were suggesting that the British Broadcasting [Corporation should use the German short wave station would now listen in to GSB on about 9500 Kee. frequency from ten pin. to two a.m. Recently" it! has been uniformly: stronger signal in the later evening hours than the two German transmis-[sions on the 31-metre band clooo by. T should judge that it would be at its best from 11.12 pin, In Shanghai, though conditions may be slightly different from here in Chengtu.
Another matter of interest" to British listeners in China, Last night for the first time I heard come English musical selection impinging, on GSE, the Daventry transmission on 24 metres, and was puzzled by it. Daventry rang off at about 10.09 pan. for a 15 minute period before No. 3 transmission started, and I heard the lose down of the offending station and it was a Chinese announcer, It completely broke up GSE once or twice. This means that some Chinese station is testing out on Daventry's GSE wave length, and I hope ti Someone nearer the scene of distur alice will get busy and but some Pressure on the Chinese broadcaster to avoid the Empire wave length. (This was Monday evening 945 to 10 pin. Shanghai time on March 11).
GSB Daventry has been coming through in good shape the last few weeks and Will compare favourably with any short wave station at present. Just to remind the grouchers that "Every dog has his day," T am suggesting that they listen in now. Here's hoping atmospheric conditions do not change before this gets inserted in your valuable paper; and make me look cheap.
Chengtu, March 18,
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