Evening star., 1934-11-25

- FFORTS are being made to
- build up in this city one Of the
largest and most efficient
IL branches of the United States
Naval Communication Reserve,
and q good start on the pretentious
program was made last week when
all professional and amateur radio
operators and those interested in 1t
were gathered at the Naval Reserve
Armory in the washington Navy
Yard.
As q result Of the meeting, it was
indicated that q number of men ap-
piled for enlistment in the OUTFIT, and
1t Is expected the organization will be
recruited up to full strength within q
short time. Excellent facilities have
been installed in the Reserve Armory,
not only for sending and receiving
messages through the air, but install
lations for the instruction Of beginners
and for improving the operating EN-
cheney of the older members, especially
in naval procedure which they would
be required to use during active service
in time Of q national emergency.
1t was indicated that SUFFICIENT ap-
plications were received, which may
make it possible to establish special
unit for nearby Maryland. The in
structional officer of this outfit has
been directed to provide one speaker
each month, who will address the COM
munications unit on naval or naval
radio topics. On the tentative sched-
ule Of speakers appear the names Of
Lieut.. Comdr. F. w. Benson, officer in
charge of Naval Reserve affairs here;
Lieut.. Comdr. w. w. Lee, Naval Re-
serve liaison officer; Lieut.. Nicely Of
the Naval Communications Office;
Lieut.. G. Gross, Federal Communica-
tions Commission: Lieut.. Wilton, en-
gineering, Navy Department; Lieut.. e.
Girard, Mackay Radio System, and
Lieut.. q. g. Giet, professor Of radio
at Annapolis.
BY providing series Of talks by
these experts, it is believed that the
local communications men will be
kept in close touch with the latest de-
velopments in radio communications,
especially in regard TO its relation with
naval communications.
The Navy Department has laid down
q new list Of qualifications for enlist
ment in the Naval Communications
Reserve Service in the various ratings,
to become effective Immediately.
Commercial and amateur radiotele-
graph operators holding valid licenses
may be enlisted in the ratings shown
without examination other than phys
ical:
Commercial extra, first class, license
would permit man to be enlisted as
chief radioman; radiotelegraph
operator, first class, would be enlisted
as radioman, first class; radiotele-
graph operator, second class. radio
man. second class; radiotelegraph
operator, third class, radioman, third
class.
Amateur operator in classes A and
B would be enlisted as radioman
second class or third class; amateur
operator class c, as radioman third
class or seaman, first class. Those
having no licenses could not enter the
communications service in the ratings
Of seaman, first class, second class, OF
as apprentice seaman.
The minimum code speeds for re-
cruits requiring examination will be a
follows:
Chief radioman, send and receive
20 words per minute internationa
mixed code: radion1An. first class send
and receive 20 words per minute inter.
national mixed code: radioman, second
class. send and receive Is words per
minute international mixed code
radioman, third class, send and re-
ceive Is words per minute in plain
English: seaman, first class, send and
receive 10 to IA words per minute In
plain English; seaman, second class
send and receive S to 10 words per
minute in plain English.
The new regulations also provide
that the qualification for chief anc