The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-28
JUNEAU RADIO
 CLUB MEETING WELL ATTENDED
Round table Discussion Held Concerning Pres
 ent Reception

At a well attended meeting in the City Hall last night the Ju- neau Radio Club resumed their regular meetings for the winter President M. D. Williams was in the chair, with Earle Hunter, Jr., as Secretary.
 After disposing of the regular routine business of the meeting a round-table discussion was held by the members as to the condition of reception in different parts of the city Discussion brought forth the opinion that although consid- erable improvement was shown as the result of the Radio Clubs &C., tivities last Spring, still there were many local Mterferences which could, and should be, eliminated. After full discussion the Presi- dent was authorized to appoint a | special committee who will receive all complaints of members, or citi- zens generally, and who will make a careful investigation of such alleged interferences. The commit tee will have the aid of technical electrical engineer who will be equipped with a special interfer- ence finder. Where noise producing faults are found this special com- mittee will wait upon the parties owning the defective equipment and seek his cooperation in elim- mating same A complete report of the committees finding will be made at each meeting.
 Purpose of Investigations
 In speaking of the investigations to be made by the committee, President Williams stated to the meeting that it was not the inten- tion of the Radio Club to use any adverse findings which they might make, in a legal or coercive man. ner against any citizen.
 We are banded together as a Radio Club, as understand it." said President Williams, ito mu- sually help each other in securing better radio reception, and our action as a club will be one of pure cooperation with radio own CTS and citizens.
 From investigations made by our club last Spring" continued Presi- dent Williams, i've found num- Der of citizens with noise produc- ing equipment in their residences or places of business who were perfectly innocent of possessing such, and who, upon being shown the trouble, were only too glad to have the same corrected. We did not find a citizen who said he would not rectify any defect found, neither do I believe there is citi- zen of Juneau but who would gladly try to eliminate any trouble which was found to be interfering with his neighbors pleasure"
 The Secretary read letter from the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, advising the club that they would keep their power lines free from leaks and grounds at their own expense, but in addi- ! ton, as radio dealers, they would be glad to donate $10 from each gross radio sale to the Radio Club, provided each radio dealer in Ju- neau would make similar dona- tion from their sales. The letter was referred to special commit tee which was requested to inter view other radio dealers. The President stated that any funds accumulated through donation of this kind, also through dues, would be used by the club to eliminate radio interference.
 By vote of the club the resolu- ton recently passed by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, requesting l the Federal Radio Commission at Washington to grant 150,000-watt wave length to some Seattle broad casting station, was endorsed.
 The next meeting of the Radio Club was announced for November j1 10. Several new members were taken in last night, it was an- nonced, and general invitation to all radio owners to become members of the Radio Club. was given. The membership fee is $l.