WELLINGTON RADIO SOCIETY

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 48, 15 June 1928, Page 4

WELLINGTON RADIO SOCIETY

The first meeting of the new committee of the Amateur Radio NSocietyof Wellington was held last week. Mr. Byron Brown (president) oecnpied the ehair. Letters were received from recently-elected vice-presidents, a number of whom ferwarded cheques, It was decided that a letter be forrarded to the Post and Telegraph Depirtnent suggesting a systematic inspection of the sets operated in and around Wellington, to ascertain whether they a.» correctly neutralised, anid that if neutralisation has now heen etliciently performed, the owners be served with an official notice that, unless their sets are put right, they will -be liable to prosecution. It wag stated that much of the howling-valve nuisince was dune to imperfect neutralisation of Growning-Drake and neutrodyne sets. Mr. R. TL. Jones was thanked for gndertaking to continue to act as seeretary until the next general meeting

of the socicty in about a fortnight's time, Mr. G. W. Morgan,’as official represeutative of the Taranaki Club, reported that he had visited New Plymouth recently, and had been in communication with the Broadcasting Compang | regarding the intense fading and distortion of 2ZYA, Wellington, as heard) in certain areas in New Plymouth. From what Mr. Morgan reported, it seemed that the trouble was due to some local pecniiarity, as perfect reception was obtained from 2YA in another area of New Plymouth, and at the mouutain honve on Mount Lemont. Members of the committee expressed the opinion that the problem was a most diffienIL one, ‘The matter has been reported by the Taranaki Club to the Postmaster-General, who has replied that it will be referred to the sentiie Research Board for investigation, Mr. W. J. Roche, hon. treasurer of the Wellington Society, reported that the society's finances were in a Satisfactory condition, My. Byron Brown was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his donation of £5 5s. towards the society’s funds,