SHORTWAVE RADIO

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20032, 2 September 1939, Page 9

SHORTWAVE RADIO

BAN IMPOSED AMATEUR TRANSMITTERS LICENSES CANCELLED SETS TO BE DISMANTLED PENALTIES FOR FAILURE (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Cancellation of the licenses of_ all amateur radio transmitting stations under regulation 25 of the Radio Regulations was ar.'.'.our-.ed by the Post-master-General, the Hon. F. Jor.es, late yesterday afternoon. The Minister said that all licenses in respect of amateur radio transmitt.ug stations were revoked, and henceforth it would be unlawful for any signals whatever to be transmitted from such stations. "License-holders are required to surrender their licenses forthwith, and to dismantle their stations in order to render them incapable of emitting radio signals," Mr. Jones said. "Any license-holder who fails to comply with the regulations is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £SOO, and a fine may also ‘be levied on any licenseholder who does not surrender his license to the Director-General cf the General Post Office. Wellington.

"It is mentioned as a matter of interest that regulation 28 of the Radio Regulations provides that the Minister may, when expedient in the public interest, assume control and operate any amateur receiving station. “There is no restriction on ordinary radio listening sets.”