Wellington Radio Society

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 8, 7 September 1928, Page 7

Wellington Radio Society

— Se Meeting of Executive Mr. Byron Brown (president) occupied the chair at a meeting of the executive of the Amateur Radio Society of Wellington on Thursday evening, August 30. The quality of the transmission of 2YA, Wellington, came under discussion, Some complaints were voiced, and it was decided to report to the Broadcasting Company that blasting, bad modulation, and confusion of sound was affecting reception of 2YA locally. The meeting decided to appoint another member to the committee to fill the vacanaey caused by the re esignation of the late secretary (Mr. Jones), A resolution was adopted thanking the radio section of the Electrical Federation of New Zealand for having secured the co-operation of the Post and Telegraph Department in combating the causes of electrical leakages which have seriously interfered with broadcast listening in many areas. It was mentioned that loose bonds connecting the rails of the Wellington electrical tramways had been found to have been a serious enause of electrical noises which marred broadcast reception, ,but these had been remedied. A document setting out the objects of a proposed Radio Institute was brought before the meeting. The following resolution was carried unanimously :-‘‘After mature consideration. this committee cannot see its way to endorse a certain proposal submitted to form a Radio Institute of New Zealand." The opinion was freely expressed that the broadeast listeners could best attain their particular aims and objects by the federation of all the existing radio societies, clubs, and listeners’ lengues, This was regarded as the only logical outcome of the present situation, and the hope was expressed

that a national council of listeners may be formed, So far as broadcast listeners were concerned, the proposed institute was not what was wanted. The president was thanked for his donation for the purchase of a printing equipment for the society’s: window display notice of meetings. 5