The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-05
VIII Complete the Formation
of Organization Started
Last Tuesday. Night
Has SO Charter Members.

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Next Wednesday night, Feb IL,
at s in the Governors room, seventh
floor, Board Of Trade Bldg, a sec
ond meeting OF the Broadcast Listen
ers Association of Indianapolis will
be held to complete the fermati ton
OF the organization, in compliance
with the actor. taken at last Tues
day nights meeting, when the COM
mittee on nominations and articles
of formation was appointed and in
structed to report to the member
ship next, Wednesday night.
The Broadcast Listeners Associa-
ton of Indianapolis was formed with
thirty-three charter members at a
Npublic meeting called by Carl Foil.
Herbert A. Luckey and A J. Allen
on Tuesday night, Feb, 8. at 8 at
the Hoosier Athletic Club, Pratt and
Meridian SITS.
Several members present spoke on
the matter, including Foil, Luckey.
Angus and Allen. 1t. was estimated
by Foil on information given him by
radio dealers, that there are about
10000 owners of radio receiving sets
in the city. He also told of CORE
spondenee he has had with the ma
tional officers of the Broadcast List
eners Association of America, which
has many affiliated local braneehs
of hteners in twenty-five States, and
is repaidly extending its membership
in national way.
Prominent Men
The technical board Of the national
organization, includes in its person
mel many of the most prominent
radio engineers in the country Fohl
also told the good results achieved
by the Chicago Association of Broad
cast Listeners and similar organiza-
tons in other cities, in remedying
causes of reception interference
The opinion was expressed by the
members present that the Broadcast
Listeners Association of Indianapo-
lis, should affiliate with the national
organization and cooperate in the
general clearance OF air conditions
throughout the country.
Luckey, as vice president Of the
neighborhood East Side Broadcast
= Listeners Club, promised the full CO.
operation Of his club to the city-wide
Broadcast Listeners Association in
detecting any remedying any causes
of Interference. He told on the good
results so far accomplished by his
club on the east side OF the city,
since the clubs formation about
three weeks ago. Cards are dis
tributed to his club members on
which they record the time and ma
ture of interference, and the clubs
technical committee. using proper
apparatus, then seeks the source OF
trouble Luckey said he had found
the public utilities anxious and
willing to remedy any defects in
their power lines and equipment.
Angus related a few instances OF
interference discovered and remedied
by the Indianapolis Radio Club of
amateurs and Allen in telling of bad
interference in his neighborhood from
power lines and particularly regen-
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there should be close cooperation in
these matters between the Broadcast
Listeners Association, the Indianapo-
lis Radio Club and the American
Radio Relay League. He emphasized
also the value of technical discus
sions at the association meetings by
special speakers, and the exchange
Of experiences and suggestions be-
tween members in social discussions
at meetings of the association.
Suggestions Made
Suggestions were also made at the
meeting to the committee on nomi-
kEation and articles of formation, that
lin devising a form Of membership
application provision should be made
for the following Information which
members shall give: ta) name. 90
home address and telephone number;
(c) business address and telephone