Wellington Society
ran) ee me OP tg } Monthly Meeting ° . R. BYRON. BROWN, : president, occupied the chair at last week’s monthly meeting of the Amateur Radio Society of Wellington, held in the Cambridge Terrace Congregational Church Schoolroom. About forty were present. ; A motion was unanimously . carried expressing appreciation of the Broadcasting Company's enterprise’ in relaying from 2YA, Wellington, ‘competition events from the Town Hall, and for the results ‘of the Schneider Cup’ race for which 2YA‘ remained on’ the air until 3.30 a.m. on. Sunday.’ ; A letter was received from the Act-ing-Secretary of the General Post Office, in reply to complaints concerning interference experienced during broadcasting hours from warships’ Morse transmission, while the ships are in port at Wellington. The reply stated ; "TY have to inform you that this matter has already been represented to the naval authorities, who are co-operating with the Department ,in reducing interference. Should further cause for complaint arise, I should be glad if you would quote the date and time at which interference is experienced. It would be helpful also if you would obtain confirmation by a telegraph operator that the transmission causing interference do actually emanate from warships." A letter was received from the Broadcasting Company in reply to suggestions from the society that the comppihy should hold singing, instrumental; and laughing competitions, and broadcast same. ‘The company stated that the broadcasting of competitions of this type would, by virtue of presentation of necessarily similar items, prove, in practice, monotonous ‘to the great. majority of listeners. It was also pointed out that it would be necessary to al-low-every entrant to appear before the microphone without check or previous knowledge on the company’s part as to each performer’s ability, with the consequent possibility of the broadcast of a series of indifferent performances. In view of the company’s expressed desire to avoid the risk of broadcasting uninteresting or indifferent items in the interest.of-listeners, the meeting agreed _ that the competitions should not be further advocated. Mr. L. H. Wright gave an interesting and instructive lecture on the screened grid valve, which he illustrated with plackboard: diagrams. At the conglusion Mr. Wright was accorded an euthusiastic vote of thanks. ‘ =
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Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 10, 20 September 1929, Page 12
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360Wellington Society Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 10, 20 September 1929, Page 12
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