Radio Round the World

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 36, 15 March 1935, Page 7

Radio Round the World

MARCONI’S have received a cowtract for nine new stations’ from the Brazilian Government. The Gov-. ernment has arranged to send 2 num. ber of operators to the Marconi CulJege at Chelmsford for training in the operation of the new : transmitters,

MES. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT is giving more talks from the N.B.C: of America; she comments ou current events,.and talks of "the advantageous use of spare time." which, a suave contemporary explains, is one of Mrs, Rooseyelt’s particular interests. The broadcasts are commercially sponsored, but Mrs.-R, does not have to mention the name of the sponsor. and -the remuneration for her talks goes to the American Friends’ Service League.

HE Federal Radio Commission of America has decided. to build, mobile monitoring cars to check the wavewobble of stations by patrolling the country at all times without the kuowledge of station engineers. The. cary: and instruments will cost about £5.000 HE Polish authorities have prosecuted 6500 unlicensed Jisteners since the law wus passec in October, 1938; several were sent to prison.