Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-21
SHORT WAVE SEEN
AS TRAIL BLAZER
Canadians Here Find Chief
Use in Reaching Frontiers
Now Without Wires.
ny MARTIN CoDEl..

Short wave radios use within any
country should he to blaze the trail
FOR later wire facilities into frontier or
isolated communities. That is the OK
pressed attitude OF the Canadian dele
CATION at conferences now being held
here to unity thr policy Of North
American countries with respect To
nigh frequency rpdio communication.
This Canadians. meeting with repre-
eentstiYeS Of the United States and
Cuba under Che aegls Of the American
Department of State dealt a body blow
10 the theory that radio channels arc
as stable and efficient as wire lines
I'm this consistent transmission and re-
Ception Of telegraph Of telephone mes
ssSes. They stood mqualifledly against
such commercial projects as the short
wave telegraph networks which have
been launched in she United States,
To Reach Frontiers.
Domestic uses of the Short-wave
channels should be confined. the Can
adams said. to reaching such places
as frontier towns, mines. oil fields and
the outposts Of the land. Inevitably,
according TO their argument the land
less consistent radio system as civiliza-
ton progresses.
The CanaiandS spoke OF a condition
peculiarly their own on account of the
vast reaches Of unsettled territory in
the Dominion. Nevertheless, their
points struck responsive chord among
certain American delegates who arp on
record against the licensing Of radio
stations for communicating with points
which can otherwise be reached by
wire lines
The Canadians propose that the short
wave channels, which are all too scarce.
should be used primarily for emer-
gencies and for services that have To
do directly with the safety Of life.
Marine. aircraft, scientific expeditions
and like services should have first call
upon the limited quota waves any coun-
try could use they contend And that
the outpost assignments should be tenn
porary. pending the development OF
wire systems. Allowances. of course,
should be made for the amateurs and
for teIeyision services picture facsimiles
and relay broadcasting. which necesssri-
IL must be done on bands Of short
waves.
Seek 4. s. Channels.
In the international uses of radio,
the Canadians made point Of the fact
that the 1892 International Radio-Tele-
graph Confere nee at Madrid Will be
called upon 10 adjudicate many pre-
emptionS of channels by the United
States This country has assumed to
itself too many of the all-important
transoceanic channels. the Federal
Radio Commission and the American
delegates we're told.
When 1t is remembered that there
is a tremendous demand for short
waves for point to point services in
land and across the seas the impor-
lance of the deliberations receive en-
phasis. The short waves, even more con-
sistently than the long waves. override
sovereign boundaries and one country's
use Of channel may set up interior
ence which precludes other countries
from using it.
The delegates are shying clear of the
broadcasting question at the confer
ences, which may last through Wednes-
day Canada has made representations
for more wave lengths than the s ex-
elusive and IL shared wave lengths it
has obtained by ''gentlemen's agree
ment" with the United States. Amer
lean radio officials oppose this request
or the ground that Canada's allotment
grams to population less than one
tenth that Of the United States.
Seek Agreement.
The short wave conference is being
held with view toward drawing up
another gentlemens agreement" which
will obviate the necessity Of a formal
treaty The delegates are seeking tc
determine how many short wave chan
nels they shall apportinn each other
for mountaineering inland uses and
what their unified national policies
shall be with respect to both the do
rnestie end international uses of these
channels
Mexico, invited TO attend. failed 10
send a representative The United
States is represented by o H. Caldwell
and Judge z. o. Sykes of the Federal
Radio Commission, w D. Terrell, radio
chief Of the Department Of Commerce:
Capt s. C. Hooper. u. S. N; Capt. Guy
Hill. Y. S. A., and DR.. J. II. Dellinger,
Bureau of Standards
Canada is represented by Laurent
Beaudry. first secretary Of the Canadian
legation at Washington: c, p. Edwards.
director Of radio of the Dominion de-
partment Of marine and fisheries. and
Donald Mansion. chief radio inspector
Of Canada.
The Cuban government is represented
By the Cuban embassy's charge DAFT
fairs, Senior Don Rafael Rodriguez Al
tunaga. and Louis Betthart. technical
adviser.
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