RADIO CONTROL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 November 1940, Page 4

RADIO CONTROL

UNDER THE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS. LICENSING OF SPECIAL APPARATUS. The Postmaster-General (Mr Webb) announces that as a further war emergency precaution the Government has found it necessary to assume control over certain wireless transmitting apparatus in private ownership, and also diathermy equipment as used by doctors, hospitals, universities, etc. Regulations entitled “The Radio Emergency Regulations, 1940,” which give the Government the necessary power and which will be administered by the Post Office, were gazetted yesterday. As these regulations provide for the licensing of the apparatus referred to within a period of three weeks from November 7, owners of equipment covered by the regulations should not delay in ascertaining from their local post office their obligations in the matter.

The regulations also make it illegal to purchase or to acquire wireless transmitting apparatus except on the authority of a permit issued by the Post Office. Included in the wireless apparatus which will be subject to registration are items such as electronic valves capable of anode dissipation exceeding 10 watts which include valves used in speech amplifiers, public address systems, picture plants, etc.

Information may be obtained at the Radio Inspector’s Office, at the Post Office, Lincoln Road entrance, Masterton.