Wellington Radio Society

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 10, 19 September 1930, Page 5

Wellington Radio Society

Monthly Meeting ON Tuesday, September 9, the monthly meeting of the Amateur Radio Society of Wellington was held in the Congregational Schoolroom, Cambridge Terrace. The president, Mr. I. M. Levy, occupied the chair. Owing to the inclemency of the weather there was an attendance of only thirteen. The question of continuing the Sunday night broadcasts of 2YA, Wellington, was brought up by Mr. R. L. Jones, who urged that after the usual relay from the theatre concerts the remaining time until 10 p.m, should be filed up with gramophone records. ola chairman said that in view of the aliness of the attendance at the meeting a motion on the lines suggested by Mr. Jones could hardly be claimed to represent the wishes of the majority of listeners. Personally he preferred a change ‘from gramophone, and would suggest rebroadcasting 2F0, Sydney, which now commenced its Sunday night concerts about 9.40 p.m., New Zealand time. Owing to to 2YA’s transmitter, the speaker and hundreds of other owners of multivalve sets were unable to get 2FO, ~swhile the former station was on the air. At all events, he concluded, the general wish of listeners could not be express- | ed by such a sparsely-attended meeting. Mr. Jones, however, moved, seconded by Mr, Faulkner, "that the Radio . Broadcasting Co. be communicated Pen ll with and asked to continue transmission on Sunday nights till 10 o’clock." On a show of hands 5 voted for the motion and 2 against, the remaining 6 refraining from voting. A resolution was adopted requesting the secretary to notify the Radio Broadcasting Co. that telephonic noises which obtrude on the broadcasting are picked up by 2YA, apparently through » induction. Also he was requested to report to the Broadcasting Co. that the output from 2YA had been unsteady in volume on recent occasions. Trouble on the relay lines to 2YA was also complained about by some of those present. A letter was received from the Prime Minister (Hon. G. W. Forbes), written prior to his departure for Dngland, in reply to a request from the society to. give favourable consideration to the proposed plan for an Imperial short-wave broadcast station in Yogland. It was intended that this be ‘laced before the Imperial Conference. Mr. Forbes wrote that he would do what was possible in favour of the project when the matter was brought forward. Mr. R. Slade gave an instructive and interesting lecture on "Interesting Features of a Modern Broadcast Receiver." He illustrated his talk with blackboard diagrams. The a.c. type of set was dealt with. Mr. Slade answered many questions with lucidity,