FOREIGN LICENSE CHARGES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 154, 15 June 1932, Page 10

FOREIGN LICENSE CHARGES

A survey of the cost of licenses in other countries makes instructive reading. In the United States, France, and Holland, no charge is made. Russia comes next, with a fee of from Is 4d to Bs, followed by Belgium with fees varying between about three shillings and eight shillings, depending upon the numbers of valves iu the receiver. Italian colonies pay 3s and the home country 18s 9d. In England the price is 10s, and many of the other countries charge prices up to 30s. The most expensive place to operate a set is in Greece, where the license costs £5 15s Id. Where the figures vary for a country the number of valves decides the fee. A striking feature is the way the power used at the transmitting stations has been increasing the last few years. Where several kilowatts was once considered to be a great output, countries are now dealing with hundreds of kilowatts. Russia, especially, is launching out with enormous stations, and as no regard is taken of the international agreement concerning the use of wavelengths, the interference problem is becoming worse to her neighbouring countries.