TWO-WAY RADIO.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 16

TWO-WAY RADIO.

TWENTY MILES' RADIUS. A.A.A. DISA PPOINTMEXT. Following the reading of a letter from the I'ost master* iencrii I, the Hon. F. Jones, regarding a communication from the association concerning a proposed two-way radio scheme, the Automobile Ansociation (Arckland I «t last night's meeting decided that the l'ostmti-ier-(ieneiiil be informed that the association was disnpp ( ,inted with his reply and lluit he be asked what steps his liepurt uieiit wa« taking to |>ut the <ncli;-me inl) ojkmm-

The cliairmnn. Mr. F. r:. Furell. -aid member* would remember that the association hud practically pveryHiina fixed to j?o on with a service when the (Invernment stepped in. "Ft seems n cicit pity that the service proposed by 114 should be stopped." he add"d. "The Power Board whs going to do it. but the. Government, saw the possibilities and stepped in." Mr. S. .1. Elliott asked if the a«soriation could not ascertain what the Pnwer Board now intended to do. nnd on hi* suggestion the secretary wns in. strueted to communicate with the Power Bonrd. Mr. J. TT. Kinnenr: The two-way radio scheme onerntes in Australia and trives a wonderful servi'-e. Tn ]i\* letter the Postmmter General ndvised thnt t'e F>- 'iH"ie-n |n,l \ n mi-i 1 the nrovjelon nt Mr«irk Hniut ( >f mrtit tel"r«"one facilities for <i,n pn *<, „( estaldishiti'.' f > nmrnt<nlpnt!'in with fli" trnn = n,,rt wMi-Teo of vi'r'oiu ~,,1,i;n utilities f»r"nni«nf!orin in Ai'--kh'ii.l. Tlio sei-N-i'-e Mm! was fnv!«nwl, 1>,,,.-,., ~r , would n-ovld" e<.n,m,..;.... t ion f !t rilit ] r < only witlii" the Am-kintid metronolitan nrea or within n miiTP of not more than 50 miles from the radio stnlion. ft was regretted that the proposed eer\ i<-« ,voiiM not nrovid" for coninninir.,, | ;,„, w ith the whole of the Auckland Province.