Evening star., 1923-03-25
RADIO EXPERTSASK
NEW AREA Be OPEN
Suggest to Mr.. Hoover That
Wave Band Reservation
of U. S. Be Available.

Radio experts and government Off :
Gals. completing the second annual
radio conference at the Department
OF Commerce yesterday. joined In
suggesting to Secretary Hoover that
! President Harding be asked to open
up to public use the wave band area
hitherto reserved for military and
, government service. The conference
also urged that broadcasting stations
hereafter be given Individual wave
lengths on which they may continue
/ their services with less interference
to other users The conference
adopted recomme ndations for a re-
for wireless use.
Present powers of the Commerce
Department. the conference decided,
are sufficient to establish and enforce
, the new regulations and thus bring
order in the radio world"
Previously Concentrated.
previously all broadcasting was
concentrated on three wave lengths"
the official summary of the conference
recommendations explained. $50 400
and 4S5 meters. Now a new field
extending from 222 meters TO 545 me-
ters. can be created for the purpose
Within that field stations can be as
signed individual wave lengths and
divided into two classes. The
higher power class "a" stations, cor
responding to the present class "B'
stations, can use the wave lengths
between 2SS meters and 545 meters.
while lower-poweered stations (new
class b stations) can use the waves
from 222 to 2S6
This will enable the higher power
stations distribution in fifty locali-
ties and comprehensively covering
the United States. TO be within the
, reach of every listener. Suitable
recommendations for the more than
Ave hundred existing lower power
stations.
The report urges that the field
of amateur activity be extended by
alloting band extending from $50
meters TO 222 meters in place Of the
waves up to 200 meters now used
The band from 200 to 222 meters
can be reserved for high grade con-
tinuous wave telegraph transmitting
stations operating under special
license. Technical and training
school licenses can also occupy this
banu. The report confines spark
amateur radio telegraph stations to
the band IT'S meters to zoo meters
Rules for ships
1T also includes the provision that
ships using $50 meter waves keep
silent between and II pm. and. as
soon as possible, readjuSt their equip
ment for transmission on wave
lengths above 500 meters.
provision is made In the recon-
mendations for new field Of shin
telephone service. enabling persons
on shore to talk to those aboard ship.
This can be carried out on waves
1ar above broadcasting waves. so
that no interference can result.
Inc reading of kilograms or let
ters by broadcasting stations should
De permitted says the report, so
long as the signer is not addressed in
person and so long as the text mat
ter is Of general interest
another recommendation is that
simultaneous rebroadcasting be per
mltted as service only on a broad
casting wave length, and with the
caster and of the Department Of
Commerce ot
The new regulations recon-
mended are based on plan Sub
mltted by the radio inspectors of the
department OF Commerce, and in
cluds elements from other plans sub
mltted by the radio section Of the
trical Supplies. the National Radio
Chamber OF Commerce, the Institute
of Radio Engineers.S the American
newspaper broadca sting stations and
several other groups
1t is the unanimous opinion OF the
conference that the Secretary Of
Commerce in licensing stations has
the authority under the present law
10 regulate hours and wave lengths
or operation of stations, and TO re-
woke or withhold licenses of stations
When such action is necessary to
prevent interference detrimental to
the public good.
Ask Cooperation
The committee also urged that
fu!lest cooperation be given by those
who operate broadcasting stations
and by the public with the Depart
ment OF Commerce in the co-opera-
tive adjustment Of local broadcast
ing problems in order to realize the
fullest possibilities Of the recommen-
dations outlined"
Commissioner Carson of the bureau
of navigation acted as chairman Of
the conference during the executive
sessions which completed its work
and enforcement OF the new schedules
will be in the hands of inspectors of
his staff
Maj. Gen. George o. squier, for the
Army. Commander D. c. Bingham
for the Navy; Hiram Percy Maxim
president Of the American Radio Re
lay League; A. H. Griswold, assistant
vice president(of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, and
DR.. Alfred N. Goldsmith, secretary of
the institute of Radio Engineers,
were among the conference commit
tee members.