New Britain herald., 1926-01-26
ANOTHER s 0 5. CALL HAMPERS TEST
 IN EFFORT TO BRIDGE SEA BY RADIO
British Stations Heard in Denver But European Fans Have Little Chance to Tune in on United States Owing to Distress Signals and Ensuing
 Siencing of Transmitters.

NOW York, Jan. 26 tAp --- For the third time officials conducting the third international broadcastlng tests will try tonight 10 overcome the jinx that has silenced eastern stations in the United States be- cause of marine disasters on the first two nights of the test.
 European fans have been the chief sufferers from the blanket of silence as $ O s calls from the sea have claimed right of way in the air. For only fifteen minutes last night and the previous ono have the eastern stations been able to broadcast. with the result that chances of reception abroad have been greatly lessened,
 Confident, however, that such misfortune cannot last all week. Atlantic coast stations prepared for their first real attempt to bridge the sea tonight.
 With more stations In Europe and South America on the air last night than on Sunday night, early reports today showed that United states listeners had heard at least n'ne stations: 7EAJ, Madrid. spain; 2LO. London, England; CYB, Mex leo City. Mexico; PWX. Havana. Cuoa; OAK, Lima, Peru, and LOW and LON. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
 Test Stations Heard
 Four of these stations were heard at the Boston Herald Travel, CT test station, Marblehead, Mass, despite static and interference from code messages. As was ey- pected. reception of foreign pro- grams was more successful in New England and the middle Atlantic states than in the middle west. al- though in Des Moines. Ia, a IS. ysar.old fan was raised to the seventh heaven by hearing Mexico City on the two tube set he made himself. Tn Denver 2LO, London. and Mexico City were clearly heard.
 In addition to the stations Identified by announcements, sev- eral other stations whose Identity was In doubt were heard. A Jersey City, N. J.. minister, the Rev. Will liam Perkins, heard just before midnight 8 womep's chorus, prob ably from Breslau, Germany. Other unidentified stations, most of them announcing in Spanish, were heard tn the east. In Chicago atmospheric conditions frustrated 'the wor- shippers of DIX"
 More sos Calls
 Last nights Interruption Of the American hour on the air was ca,ls- cd by an sos call which was heard. without the ships signature, at 7 o'clock. Because of the gale now whipping the Atlantic and the consequent necessity for quick ac- ton In distress cases, broadcastins from New England to Florida was stopped.
 It was not until 1O:45 p. m., with OdIS 10 HllHuLtb OI InS AmerlCdn hour closed, that the call was traced to the British steamer Iaristan and the stand by order was ended. Many eastern stations did not go on the air then. however, believing the time left was too short for any re- suits.
 Tho following foreign stations will broadcast tonight from II 10 12 D. m. eastern time: OAK, Lima. Peru; LOW. Buenos Aires; LON, Buenos Aires; LOZ, Buenos Aires; JOY, Buenos Aires; TEAL, Madrid; Hamburg, Stuttgart. Berlin, Brus- sells, Breslau, Vienna, Prague, Nun icll and Munster.
 The American program will 50 on from 10 10 II p. nl., eastern time.
 Reports from London and Berlin say that the lateness in Europe Of transmlssions of the American pro gram between and q. m, because Of the difference in time, finds most fans in bed.