Radio Society for Auckland

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 32, 22 February 1929, Page 2

Radio Society for Auckland

Proposal for Formation LISTENERS’ league was formed jin Auckland some time ago to safeguard the interests of listeners, and now that its purpose has to a considerable extent been fulfilled, it has apparently ceased to function, says an exchange. A proposal is now on foot to begin a radio society in Auckland. Various well-known amateurs and those interested in the welfare of wireless, both as a business and as an interesting hobby, are now busy arranging a meeting of listeners, and it is expected this will take place in the next week or so. Such a society would have a much wider field of activity than the listeners’ league could have. One idea is to have a members’ workshop where tools would be available for amateur builders and any desirous of making small alterations and repairs to their sets. Possibly the establishment of a technical library threugh which the latest overseas magazines could be borrowed, might later be considered. Such a society can be an active force for good in the preservation of kindly relations between listeners and the Broadcasting Company. Suggestions for improvements, or complaints when these are deemed necessary, could be made quietly and with good effect through the executive. Much smaller centres than Auckland have radio organisations, some of them with transmitting stations, and the establishment of a local society would help to create a spirit of co-operation with IYA and the company.