Evening star., 1927-11-12
AMATEURS TOLOSE
! SHORT AIR WAVES
Conference Appropriation of
Lengths for Other Uses
Will CurtaiI Activities.

Though flushed with their splendid
accomplishments in setting up com
munications during recent flood
emergencies, American amateur radio
operators nevertheless face a bitter
disappointment. 1t is apparent now
in the proceedings of the international
RadioTelograph Conference meeting
in Washington that most of the short
wave lengths developed by the anna
teurS are to he taken away from them
The joy of bringing in kindred
spirit in Australia or Germany or
South Africa is not To be denied them
altogether. but the prospects are that
international cOmmunicat ton between
these youthful wireless enthuSa SITS
there are about 10000 in the United
States and Canada alone--is to be cur
tailed. The short waves are to he al
located. upon insistance of certain for
eign powers. to other governmental
services, primarily commercial and
military, in countries which operate
all radio services.
Hiram Percy Maxim. president Of
the American Radio Relay League
and head also of the international
Amateur Radio Union, is in Washing
ton with X. B. Warner. secretary of
both organizations, and Charles II.
Stewart. vice president of the Ameri-
can amateur organization.
American and British and Aus
sralian delegates to the conference
have backed their pleas for favorable
alocationS to the amateurs. but the
fight appears to have been lost to the
superior voting strength Of other ma
flOnS wanting to retain the short
waves tor other services.
This does not mean that all inter
national waves Will he taken away
from the worlds amateurs. Scattered
channels will he allotted them. but
from IS to 50 meters. the most favor
able waves for long distance communi-
cation. they will probably be excluded
for the most part. In each country
there will be plenty of wave lengths
for internal amateur communications,
hut in the spectrum in which anna
teurs formerly roVed alone, because
others spurned the extremely low
waves as useless, they will no longer
be free to transmit and receive mes
Eages.
Their hope seems to lie in develop
ing the waves below 13 meters, which
untested for use beyond modest dis
tances of 80 miles or so. This is prob
ably what they will do, according to
Mr.. Maxim and Mr.. Warner.
ut will be the amateurs cue, as in
the past" said Mr.. Warner, Ito turn
into the new territory the others re-
gard as useless and to begin all
over again to develop it, with the
probability facing him that if he does
develop it the same thing will occur
a few years hence"
The second of the series of special
radio concerts by the New York Sym
phony Orchestra under the baton of
Walter Damrosch and a tabloid YER
sion of Reginald De koven's three-act
comic opera, Robin Hood" are the
outstanding attractions tonight of
WRC.
The program of the symphony or
chestra is composed of five numbers,
the feature being Honegger's Pacific |
231," which has its inspiration in the |
sense Of power conveyed by great |
locomotive. The other selections fol- |
low: Overture, "Lenore No. 3" bee |
thovenl; Dance of the Mosquito
Miadow): symphonic poem. Spinning |
Wheel" Saint-Saens). and Tales from |
the Viennese Woods" Johann Strauss). |
The condensed version of Robin |
Hood" will be presented as the Philo
hour under the direction of Harold
Sanford, the National Broadcasting
Co.'S light opera director. The cast
includes Colin O'More in the title
FOle, DUIlS LUG DIS
Jessica Dragonette as Maid Marian.
Muriel Wilson as Annabelle, Charles
Robinson as Scarlet and Norman |
Joliffe as Little John.
Hazel Arth, contralto, and Henry |
Smidt-Gregor, pianist, will present |
the Kitt Hour of Music, WRC's prin- |
cipal attraction of local origin. which |
will be broadcast at 1880 o'clock. A
dinner concert by the Mayhower Or |
chestra and late dance program by /
the st. Marks Orchestra are the |
other local features.
Vocal and instrumental selections |
predominate on the program tonight |
Of WAiAL. A half-hour program |
by the Washington Male Quartet is
one on the features. The individual |
artists who will take part in the |
musical portion of the program are |
John Paul Jones, basso, and James |
Beckert, jr., cellist.
Static returned to the wave lengths |
last night ostensibly to participate in |
the Armistice day radio ceremonies, |
but its conduct was more betittlng an |
independence day celebration. Sporadic |
.rackling and sputtering punctuated |
almost every broadcast program.
Despite the atmospheric interference |
stations in all sections responded with
sufficient volume to make dialing a
lI.oraIRadio F entertainment