The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

mission suggested to industry In 1922 that 1t establish 8 radio tech- nical planning group to study the effect of this technical progress upon radio services and to recom- mend to the Commission practical standards and frequency allocations for existing and contemplated new services. AS 8 result of Chairman Fly's suggestion, there was estab- lished the Radio Technical Planning Board representing all phases Of the radio industry.
 "The Radio Technical Planning Board established 13 panels, each comprising engineers of the indus try who are specialists in the sub- jects assigned for study to the re- spective panels. Panel Six was as- signed the technical problems of television. The Television Panel in turn established six committees, consisting of leading television en- gineers of the United States, to study the problems and recommend solutions to the particular phases Of television assigned to the respective committees.
 "For the past six months these television engineers have sat m committees and have considered all technical matters pertaining to teie- vision and particularly to the in- fuence of war time developments having practical bearing upon tele- vision. With respect to the visual transmission standards, they have made their recommendations to the main Television Panel. On April IA, 1944 after thorough considera- ton of the recommendations, the Panel voted unanimously tO accept the proposal for visual transmission, including frequency aliocation plan for 26 television channels, cov- erlng the band of frequencies from | 50 to 246 megacycleS.
 "The National Broadcasting Com- pany feels confident that when the engineers, coordinating their efforts through the Radio Technical Plan- ming Board have submitted their recommendation on standards and allOcations to the Federal Com- munications Commission that they will be given careful consideration.
 "Television Is precise and high ly complicated technical system and should be discussed and evalu- ated at this time only by engineers, who through long experience with the problems of television have demonstrated their competence so to do.
 After the recommendation of the engineers of the Radio Technical Planning Board have been submit | ted to the Federal Communications Commission, will be the appropriate time for non-technical executives and management to determine broad question of policy in the light of the information made available to them by the engineers of the in- dustry.
 Tn the history of all great tech- rical developments there comes a time when the invention takes on a practical application and becomes of value and of service to the pub lie. The telegraph, the telephone the automobile, radio broadcasting and the motion picture, when they first became of service to the public were not comparable to the high practical perfection to which they have now ben developed through several decades of commercial ap- plication. It could have been argued that the public should not have these great inventions until they had twenty or thirty years develop ment in the laboratories and could be launched in their present state of high practical perfection. Had that been the attitude in those days no progress would have been made as such advancement as these in dustries have enjoyed, has only come about through participation by the public and through public cooperation and demand. The pub lie would not have had the great broadcasting system which 1t now enjoys had we waited for the de- velopment of the modern transmit. ter and receiver.
 "TelevisiOn should not be held from the American public while ex. perimenters deal in theory and sup l position. Otherwise, We will find