Evening star., 1922-03-10
CONTROL
OF RADIOS URGED

ALLEGATION of twenty wave lengths
among the various classes Of wireless
telephony sanders and government
control Of establishment OF all COM
mercial wireless transmitting tele-
phone stations are recommended by
the three committees of the govern
ment radio conference, made public
today.
The recommendations do not pro-
vide for government control of re-
ceiving stations. which Secretary
Hoover has said have Increased into
the hundreds of thousands in the last
few months. Amateur transmitting
stations under the committees pro-
posal would be given exclusive use OF
wave lengths from $50 to 200 meters
and share with technical and training
schools wave lengths Of from 200 to
S15 meters.
Other recommendations are that
wave lengths below 5000 meters
for "radio-telephone service, but that
those wave lengths which have be-
come fixed in service for telegraph
service within this range, such as
signals. shall be retained" The
committees report expresses "the
hope and expectation that the radio
telephone may ultimately keep the
whole range from zero to 5000 me-
ters."
The committees further urge that
| the time periods assigned to the diff
ferent transmitting stations for the
various services be placed under the
control of the Commerce Department
| and also that the radio telephone be
| accorded the status of public utility.
The recommendations. it was an
| nounced. have been transmitted to
interested organizations and COM
panieS for consideration and the full
| conference will meet again in two or
| three weeks to formulate its final re-
port.
With respect to legislation the COM
amended to give the Secretary of
Commerce adequate legal authority
for the effective control Of the estab-
lishment of all radio transmitting sta
tions, except amateur, experimental
and government stations" and the
operation of non-governmental trans
mitting stations.
The present development of the art
of wireless telephony, the committees
! find. warrants the separation Of
twenty wave bands. The committees
recommended that priority first be
given broadcasting service, and that
broadcasting be divided into priorities
In this rotation, government. educa-
tional and public, private broadcast
Ing, including entertainment. news,
etc, and finally toll broadcasting.
Additional Wave Lengths.
In addition to the wave lengths of
1Sn and oTS ypofaro For tho o~,+a,r,
additional wave lengths might be as.
signed to them for some opportunity
,, in experimental work. The amateurs,
under the recommendations, would
arrange between themselves as to the
division Of their wave bands between
different varieties of amateur work.
The wave ALLEGATIONS follow: Trans
oceanic radio telephone experiments,
exclusive, 5000 to 5000 meters;
fixed service radio telephony, nom
exclusive. $500 to 1850; mobile serv-
ice. non-exclusive. 1850 to 2,50o; gov
ernment broadcasting, nonlexclusive,
2.05O to 1850; fixed station, non-ex-
elusive. 1850 to 1880; aircraft radio
telephony and telegraphy, exclusive,
1850 to 1900.
Ing, 1,500 to 1850; radio beacons, ex-
elusive. 1850 to $50; aircraft radio
telephony and telegraphy. exclusive,
$50 to $50: radio compass. exclusive,
$50 to $50; government and public
broadcasting 600 miles inland), $50
to 700: mobile radio telephony, nom
exclusive. $50 to $50; mobile radio
telegraphy, exclusive. $50 to 525; air
craft radio telephony and telegraphy,
exclusive. SIS to 50O..
Private and toll broadcasting, ex-
elusive. 435 to 80: restricted special
amateur radio telegraphy. non-ex-
elusive, 80; city and state public
safety broadcasting, exclusive, 285 to
275: technical and training schools
shared with amateurs. 275 to 200;
amateur, exclusive, $50 to 200, and
shared with technical and training
schools, 200 to 275. and reserved, be-
low $50.