WIRELESS CONFERENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19800, 22 November 1927, Page 11

WIRELESS CONFERENCE.

ALLOCATION OF WAVES. LENGTHS FOR ALL SERVICES. NATIONS REACH AGREEMENT. <- > By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. A. and N.Z. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The International Radio Conference inaugurated a new era in international communication to-day, when the members at, a plenary session approved of the allocation of wave-lengths. They rose as a tribute to General Gerrie, of the French delegation, who as chairman of the Technical Committeo, had directed the work. Wave-lengths, ranging from 30,000 metres down, will be distributed among the world's broadcasting, amateur, ship and air services. Tho mobile services received 16 wave-lengths outright, the fixed services 14, and eight waves were assigned jointly to both services Broadcasting services received seven waves, and they will share an additional wave, that from 230 metres to 200 metres with the ship cervices. Amateurs will have two waves outright, and will share two additional waves with experimenters, and two with the mobile and tho fixed services. One wave, namely, from 1050 metres, to 950 metres, is given to radio beam services. The important waves from >2OOO metres to 1875 metres, from 1875 metres to 1550 metres, and from 1550 metres to 1050 metres, will be shared according to regional agreements by broadcasters and the fixed and the mobile services. Tlie amateurs' waves are 42.8 metres to 41 metres, and 21.4 metres to 20.8 metres. They will share the 10.7 metres to 10 metres and the 5.35 metres to 5 metres waves with the experimenters, and the 175 metres to 150 metres, and 85 metres to 75 metres with the fixed and the mobile services. The members in plenary seslson, by 43 votes to 7, decided to maintain the principle of compulsory arbitration among, the European nations, under the leadership of Britain. Japan opposed the principle, while the American nations supported it. The members approved eight of the articles of the convention, and seven of the proposed regulations. It is understood that one more plenary session will bo held next week. The final meeting on Friday will be devoted to signing the compact.