Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-18
MARINE STATIONS
WILL Be QU|ETED
R. c. A. Plans Changes to
Eliminate "Wave Wab-
bIings" on Coast.

only SuGnL aCCeIlClON WIS uutCtcu w
the recent absorption of the indie
pendent Wireless Telegraph Co. by the
Radio Corporation of America. To the
radio listeners along the Eastern sea-
board. however. the purchase of the as
| sets and stations of the marine radio
| concern held more than passing signlf1-
canoe.
1t meant an immediate step toward
eliminating interference to broadcast
listeners by marine coast stations.
whose code tranSmissionS often deviate
into the broadcasting wave band and
spoil the reception of programs. Code
emanating from spark transmitters Is
the sort of thing that cannot be tuned
or filtered out OF program OF speech
or music.
In purchasing the Independent Co.
the Radio Corporation of America an
nounced its intention of replacing the
spark tranSmitters of the stations at
New York. New London, Conn, and
East MoricheS. Long Island. with mod
ern tube tranSmitters. These prevent
wave wabbling" in the ether, holding
the dots and dashes to their regulation
frequencies. The replacement is in &C
cord with the spirit OF the recent inter-
national radiotelegraph convention re-
Gently drawn up in Washington.
The Independent Wireless Telegraph
Co. will hereafter be operated as an r.
c. A. subsidiary known as the Radio.
headquarters in New York. Its head.
Charles j. Pannill, is to continue as vice
president and general manager Mr..
Pannill is one of radios pioneers and
holder of the first radio OPERATOR
license ever issued by the Department
of Commerce.
The company was one of the largest
Independent wireless telegraph COM
panies in the world. operating radio
equipment on approximately 600 ships
and at five shore stations and furnish
ing radio maintenance to $50 ships and
shore stations in all parts of the world.
Through these shore stations and
through tie-up with telegraph COM
pany it is possible to reach a ship or a
passenger in midocean in virtually any
part of the world
Equipment Of both ship and shore
stations with tube transmission to re-
place the obSoleScent spark sets was
urged at the recent international con-
ference in Washington, to which prac-
tically every civilized nation in the
world sent delegates. It was agreed
that ultimately the spark sets must go.
but time was given in order to make
the requirements without too great loss
of invested capital American ship
wireless Is rapidly being transformed TO
meet modern conditions most already
having the tube sending apparatus
which maintains them on a constant
frequency. It has been alleged that
large part Of the Atlantic and Pacific
coastal interference to broadcasting
emanated from foreign ships. over
which the American Government could
exercise no control.
A Hungarian theme. the "Rackoczv
March," by Berlioz. will be presented
during the RCA hour by the New York
Symphony Orchestra under the direc-
ton OF Walter Damrosch. which will be
o'clock "Rackoczy March" Is taken
from the fifth act of Gounod's Faust"
Princess Pat" comic opera in
three acts. with Jessica Dragonette. So
prano. in the leading role. will be broad
cast as the Philco hour feature at 9
o'clock. This opera. which will be pre-
sented under the direction OF Harold
Sanford. was first produced in New
York in 1915. The book and lyrics were
written by Henry Blossom and the
music by Victor Herbert. The follow
ing cast will support Miss Dragonette:
Colin OMore. Muriel wilson Doris Doe.
Steele Jamison. Norman Jolliffe and
Charles Robinson.
The first Of a series of organ recitals
by the Washington College of Music will
be given from GAS to O'Clock. The
recitals will be broadcast from the or
gan room OF the college
The New York Chamber Music So
ciety. consisting of Ave internationally
known artists picked from prominent
orchestras. under the direction OF Car
olyn Zeebe. brilliant pianist. Is to be
heard by radio listeners for the first
time when the organization goes on the
air at 10 O'Clock
WMAL will introduce a new feature
tonight to be known as Listening In on
Jimmy and Jane" It's other attrac-
tons include dance music BY the Nov
elettes and the Carrollites. a piano re-
cital BY Norman e DAILY and vocal
recital by Stanley William Bell.
The evening program of WRHF will
consist Of dinner concert made I'D of
request numbers.