Wellington Amateur Radio Society

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 36, 22 March 1929, Page 7

Wellington Amateur Radio Society

Interesting Points Raised "THE last general meeting of the Wellington Amateur Radio Society was very disappointing from the point of view of attendance, there being not more than twenty present. However, the meeting was quite an interesting one, as some very important points were raised. The first, and probably the most important question, was raised by one speaker, who asked if the report published by certain papers that the Sogiety was urging a Royal Commis,to investigate broadcasting, was ot. He was assured that no such Sgestion had been put forward by the Society, the view being that expressed by one speaker, and not diseussed by the Society. A letter was read from the Post and Telegraph Department in reply to a letter from the Society, in which it was asked whether or not the Broadcasting Company had the right to accept advertisements over the air. The letter was to the effect that by an agreement in 1926, the Company was given power to broadcast advertising for a fee. What might be described as advertising was discussed, following the letter being read, but nothing definite was arrived at. Titles of Records. "THE next important point raised was that of the titles of gramophone 1 items which 2YA had been announcing .after the record had been played. A letter from a correspondent urged the Society to pass a resolution requesting that the items be announced before the record wis played. The feeling of the meeting was that the system was unpopular. In explanation, Mr. Ball, the Company’s representative, stated that the system was inaugurated in response to numerous requests. That the system was generally unpopular, he was-aware, and some alteration was to be made to compromise both points of view. Commenting on the small attendance, one speaker said that if a greater attendance was desired, the Company should co-operate in either one of two ways. In the first case, they might shut down an hour earlier for a few nights, or secondly, put on a few "rotn programmes"-"for a change," inrrupted another speaker. To make #2 meetings more popular, the chairman suggested a system similar to that in Christchurch, but it was not kindly received. That something should be done of a social nature was urged, and the question will receive fuller consideration. Electrical Units. A PAPER was read on this subject by the vice-president, Mr. I. M. Levy, for Mr. lardcastle, who was unavoidably absent from town. Mr. Hardcastle had given great thought to the preparation of his paper and treated the subject from its very elements. He had commenced with athe three fundamental units, mass, \length and time, shown how these ‘were connected. with the English and C.G.S. systems, and latterly with electrical units. Such terms as ‘‘potential," "resistance," "induction," "ampere," "ohm," "voltage," "henry," and "farad" were defined.