Evening star., 1926-10-10
RADIO FANS ASKED
TO ADVISE BUREAU
Government. Viewing Chaos
on Air. Seeks Practical
Ideas as to Clashing.
BY CARL II. RITMAN.

There have been so many argu'
ments pro and con as to whether or not
we are to have chaos in radio and this
Winter. while we have no real radio
control. that It would he interesting
to know just what sort Of reception
we have throughout the country IN
October. The Department OF Com
merce, and the congressional con
ferees, as well as the fans and the
broadcasters are all concerned. hui ne
one except the great body OF listeners
can answer the question.
Now is the time for all good fans to
come to the aid Of the public. II We
may paraphrase the old test slogan.
II would be Of great value II the lis,
teners. particularly those who can pun
in number of distant stations. wouh
advise the Department OF Commerce
how stations are coming in. whether
there is much interference between
them and how some of those on the
non.sta ndard channels compare WIN
the older stations on the assigned IRE
auencies Write brief note to the
Radio Section. Department of COM
merce.
Present Situstion.
The situation. at present, ls worse
than il was for the simple reason tbat
there are more stations on the ar
and that "a stations are operating on
81 odd freouencies, or non-standard
channels These stations are causing
interference with all their neighbors
Since June 30 when the bars We're
let down by the Department Of Justice
and a station could select and use any
ether channel it pleased. there have
been 55 new stations licensed. while
onlv four signed off. New stations
are coming on the air all the time.
but none of those operating seems 10
be thinking of quitting: at least none
has been deleted during the past two
or three months.
Many stations have changer thelr
wave lengths and more are planning
to do so. The channels between 259
and o77 meters continue to be jam
med more than any other part OF the
broadcast bands. There are 20 STA
tions on the 2751 meter wave. l3 on
PITS and II each on 249.9 and 20
meters. Listen in some good night
and pick out a couple. If you can
Where old stations pulled up stakes
and left the congested channels. new
ones took their places. while other old
stations increased the lengths OF their
waves. going up into the did class K
section. where congestion is growing
worse. Old reliable stations are com
ing in poorly, due TO he'erodyne
whistles.
Get Fewer Stations.
Already some howls against the
ANTICIPATED jam in the ether this
Winter have come in to the Depart
ment Of Commerce. especially from
the Middle West. where they say only
the locals can be heard clearly. This
is caused by the fact that MANY
central stations shifted to wave
lengths used in the East or by distant
high powered t.ansmitters. which now
interfere with them seriously and
fans between them are out Of luck.
other fans say they cannot get AS
many stations as formerly. and hut
few clearly enough to he satisfactory.
What do YOU think about 1t? How
is reception in your location, are there
any whistles?
Reception in general should improve
rapidly: less static is noticeable and
colder weather is usherinS the new
radio season in. which many hope
will he the hest yet.
Listen in frequently. try for some
distant stations, then write those in
terested. giving your opinion of the
situation.