Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-22
MERRILL HEADS
new RADI0CLUB
Elimination Of All Man
Made Static Is Goal Set
By Organization

Elimination of all "man-made"
StaJlc was vlslOned mere today with
the organization last night Of the
Brownsville Radio club, at a meet
Ing OF radio enthusiasts at the Lam
Ter radio parlor.
Capt. John Merrill was elected
president and A. S. Lanler, Secre-
Cary-treaSurer OF the new OrganlZa-
Ton, which was authorized 10 take
over a balance of $3.50 from the old
brownsville Radio Listeners club.
Initiation and annual dues were set
at 81 per year. The next regular
meeting Will be subject to cali by
President Merrill.
Local or man-made interference
constituted the major portion OF
the evenings discussion. 1t was de-
cided by the group that a complaint
charging amateur b-rOadcaSterS with
causing interference will be report
ed to the federal radio inspector
who will be in Dallas soon to make
Investigations in Texas. Interior
ence by M amateur at about 8 a.
m. daily will be the basis for a call
from the federal inspector, it was
said. The matter Will ne taken up
with officials at Washington at
once.
The question of interference from
naval station NAY came in for con-
siderable discussion. A report by B.
L. Jarvis, officer in charge, said
that he and his assistants have been
working for several months to cor
rect interference from that source.
The station also has assisted in
locating interference about the city
and a set of c~ondenSers for elimin-
ating the "key-click" at NAY have
been ordered and are now in pro-
cess OF manufacture.
Frequency OF broadcaStS from
NAY were attributed to the present
political disturbance in Mexico. but
With the revolution apparently on
the decline. orders have been is
sued to keep NAY silent between
Z and IL p. m, except in cases of
extreme emergency.
The club then extended a vote
OF thanks to Mr.. Jarvis and his
corps Of radioticians for their in
tere5t and cooperation.
Alfred Putegnat, local manager
for the Central Power and Light
Co, said his company had been
working on their lines toward or
rectlng any interference resulting
therefrom. Complaint of a juno
ton of city lines at West Tenth and
LeVee streets where tests have re-
vealed considerable interfernc is to
be taken up with city electricians.
The club adopted a section of the
Boonville New York city ordinance
which 1t hopes to incorporate into
an ordinance being considered for
adoption by the city commission.
The ordinance follows:
Sec la. No person shall main
tain or operate any electrical de-
vice or apparatus which shall cause
reasonably p~reventable interference
with radio receivers, within the vii
lage OF BOOnvllle. No electric sign
or other device using a So-called
blinking device, whereby a make
and break contact is maintained,
shall be maintained unless equipped
with c%OndenserS properly grounded
so as to limit interference; nor shall
electric pianos or other similar ma
chimes be operated unless similarly
equipped or shielded. Violet ray
and X-ray machines causing inter
ference shall not be used between
6 p. n. and II p. m, except in emer-
gencieS.
Any person violating the provision
Of the foregoing ordinance shall for
felt and pay a penalty Of not more
than 500 and III addition to such
penalty a violation thereof shall
constitute disorderly conduct anC
the person violating the same shall,
be a diSorderly person.
This above ordinance shall take
effect 10 days from the completion
Of the posting, publishing and fill
ing as required BY statute"