RADIO SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 223, 21 June 1928, Page 3

RADIO SOCIETY

GENERAL MEETING About two dozen members of the Amateur Radio Society of Wellington attended a general meeting held in the Dominion Farmers’ Institute last night. Mr. B. Brown, (president), occupied the chair. Among those present was Mr. J. Bali, editor-announcer of broadcast station 2YA. Wellington. Donations were received from the following:—Mr. D. A. Aiken, £2 25.; Captain C. J. Foster, £1 Is.; Mr. S G. Nathan, £1 Is ; ’ ' . The honorary secretary read a copy of a congratulatory cablegram sent to. Mr. Warner, radio operator on the trans-Pacific aeroplane Southern Cross, from the society. It was reported by the secretary that there were at least three people who were practising amateur transmission in Wellington without having obtained a license A letter was received from the Radio Broadcasting Company stating that arrangements were being made to test the possibilities of a relay from a Wellington theatre. The company further stated that on such occasions-as matter particularly suitable for broadcasting was available arrangements would be made to continue the Sunday night sessions, until 10 o’clock. The company stated that it had gone into the question of broadcasting organ music from the Wellington Town Hall, but to date they had not been able to make satisfactory arrangements for-same. A motion was carried that the society renew its request to the Broadcasting Company that the Sunday night sessions . bo continued until 10 o'clock. The society lately asked the P. and T. Department to arrange if possible for the Inspection of licensees’ receiving sets at their homes to ascertain whether neutralised sets are correctly neutralised, with a view to reducing the howling valve iiuSsance. The reply advised that the practicability of the suggestion was being investigated, and a report would be furnished in due course. . , . . . A general discussion on the. subject of whether there was distortion in the transmission bv 2YA, Wellington, elicited some diverse opinions. The ehairman stated that reception of 2YA at Otaki was or cellent tone, free from distortion, and of tremendous volume. Others residing in and around Wellington reported diversely. Some said distortion of 2YA was occasional, and others asserted it was rather frequent. One listener said be had devoted nine months to experimentation in tone production, and although there was at times slight distortion, his experiences led him to believe that DO per cent, of the complaints regarding distortion were attributable to the receiving end. A proposal by Mr. 11. L. Jones to organise a concert under the auspices of the society for transmission from 2YA, Wellington.' was adopted, Mr. Jones reported that he had approached the Broadcasting Company's representative, Mr. Bellingham, on the ‘subject, and lie had expressed himself as thoroughly in accord with the pro’"mt. Jones consented to continue as acting honorary secretary of the society in tlm meauwhile, pending the appointment of an honorary secretary. The membership roll of the society xs as reported by the secretary to stand at about ot- a Mr. J. Ball, editor-announcer for .YA, Wellington, stated that the Broadcasting Company, with the permission of the Harbour Board, was erecting a short-wave r< - ceiving station on Mount fictoria tor th. purpose of relaying- whatever short-wave transmissions were available from overseas An endeavour would be made to relay the ringside description reports of the world's championship tight between Tun noy and Hcenoy.