RADIO INTERFERENCE

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21989, 13 January 1937, Page 7

RADIO INTERFERENCE

TO THE EDITOB OF THE PRESS. Sir, —I have become almost distracted with interference from amateur wireless operators, and I think from conversations I have had with other radio'owners that it is a general complaint. I have been informed, rightly or wrongly, that amateur operators are not supposed to broadcast on a wavelength of over 80 metres. I get , them up to 350 metres. I heard one 1 of the offenders, in a conversation with another station, state that one of his neighbours, who has a T.R.F. set, never had any interference from him; apparently he had heard of ojpmplaints. I have a superhet, which may account for the reception, but the point is, are amateurs confined to 80 metres or under? If so, the particular stations I refer to are committing, a breach of the regulations to the annoyance of listeners, and it should not be tolerated by the authorities.—Ypurs, etc., FED UP. January 9, 1937. letter was referred to Mr T. L. Danks, publicity officer of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters, he said that amateurs are allowed to operate on no wave*

length higher than 160 metres, and as far as he knew there was none in Christchurch operating higher than 80 metres. "If the correspondent will forward his name and address to the radio inspector or to me," he said,, "the trouble will be investigated."]