Wellington Society

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 14, 18 October 1929, Page 27

Wellington Society

Monthly Meeting HE Amateur Radio Society of Wellington held its monthly meeting in the Cambridge Perrace Congregational Schoolroom on the evening of October 8 About forty were present, and Mr,, Byron Brown (president) oceupied the chair. ~ A letter was received from the. Rey. Dr. Gibb thanking the society for the mes&Ze of appreciation of his recent broadeast talk on. the League of Nations. The Radio Broadcasting Company wrote acknowledging appreciation of the society’s motion commending the company’s broadcasting of the Wellington Competitions and the Schneider Cup contest. ‘A motion was carried expressing appreciation of the broadcast from 2Y¥A, Wellington, of the Edgar Wallace play last .Monday evening, as bearing evidence of the company’s desire to introduce variety into the programmes, The entr’acte music by Mr. Truda’s orchestra was also commended: Mr. P. B. Billing gave an interesting lecture on A.C. amplifiers, with blackboard diagrams. At.the conclusion he gave a demonstration with an AC. amplifier and electric gramophone with an electro-dynamic loudspeaker which he had constructed: according to his own design. The natural tone of the gramophone items evoked hearty applause. Mr. Billing was accorded an é¢nthusiastie vote of thanks. , The secretary (Mr. Laws) announced that members of the Association of Radio. Transmitters had consented to give a iecture on short-wave reception at the next meeting of the society, fixed for November 12.