Evening star., 1927-09-22
BULLARD OUTLINES
RADIOS A POINTS.
Head of Commission Says
Natural Methods of Clearing
MuddIe Followed.
BY Consolidated Press.

by consolidated IfeSS.
NEW YORK, September 22.-In ad
dition to the entertainment by 400 or
more artists on the program of the
Radio Industries banquet, broadcast
by 81 stations from the Hotel AstOr
to every nook and Granny of the con-
tinent, vitally important message
went out to the radio public from the
chairman of the Federal Radio Com
mission, Rear Admiral William II. q.
Bullard. U. s. n, retired.
Admiral Bullard enunciated radios
own ii points looking toward prog
ress beneficial to all sides. In present
ing them, he said he spoke the crys-
talized opinion of the body in whose
hands Congress has vested control over
broadcasting.
Plans Natural Methods.
These, in brief, are the points he
brought out
]. In its task of clearing up the
broadcasting muddle. the commission
proposes to pursue orderly and
natural rather than "autooratiC and
arbitrary" methods.
2. The development of better broad
casting and reception facilities
deemed entirely practicable" on the
basis Of wave alocations now in force.
Evolutionary changes may be eX-
pected during the life of the short
term licenses, but nothing revOlu.
tlonary.
3. FrequencieS are to be cleared for
hiGh-powered stations with highly de-
veloped program service, while local
stations will be brought together on
freQuencies, where, although long
distance reception will be difficult,
fhnra intnrfprpntG
within the normal service ranges.
4. The fan is not being overlooked,
for the commission looks forward TO
a time when listeners, on any night
Of good reception, can hear American
stations from coast to coast and those
in Canada and Mexico operating on
channels cleared for them.
Division Among States.
s. An equitable distribution os
broadcasting facilities among the
States, permitting concentration of
the high powered stations, is a goal
the commission feels it is achieving.
G. Wandering from assigned wave
lengths. the cause of much of the
hetrodyning heretofore, is usually an
unwilling offense which is becoming
less frequent as the broadcasters pay
attention to this detail.
Z. Builders of tranSmitterS may help
bring about omission of the harmonics
in the carrier waves which result in
reception of the same station on diff
ferent points of the receivers dials, by
closer attention to engineering design.
s. Local reception interference, caused
by regeneration due to proximity of
high-tension electric currents high
frequency machines, the X-ray and
the like, may be prevented by com
munity restrictions upon building Q
struction and installations.
8. A more selective receiver might be
built by the manufacturers along the
crystal control idea, making it pos
sible to narrow the margin between
frequency channels and thus increase
the number of wavelengths. Such
sets would be able to tune in many
more stations than now possible.
Censorship Is Avoided.
10. An emergency land S o S" sys-
tenn Incorporating the present broad
casting chain should be established
for quick messages to the public in
times of stress and disaster. The Ma
tional Defense deserves immediate CO.
operation Of all broadcasters. All radio
stations must cut off power in time
Of an o S from a ship at sea.
II. Censorship of matter broadcast