Examiner Fifth annual meeting

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WIRELESS INSTITUTE
TASMANIAN DIVISION

The fifth annual meeting and din-
ner of the Tasmanian division of the
Wireless Institute of Australia was
held at Hobart on Saturday evening.
Mr. F,, W. Medhurst presided, and
there was a large attendance of
members. and visitors, among whom
were Mr. W. A. Woods, M.H.A., pre-
sident of the Wireless Listeners’ Lea-
gue, and Mr. E, J. G.. Bowden, de-
puty radio inspector; also Messrs. I.
J. Crooks (7BQ) and M. Graver, of
Launceston. é

Mr..W..A. Woods proposed the toast
of “The Institute.” He mentioned the
‘enormous: strides -that the scientific
/world had, made. in the _last few
years, especially in wireless. The pre-.
sident, replying’ ‘to the toast, gave
an interesting’ resume of the- earliest
‘days: of wireless. He mentioned that
although Tasmania was only a-small
“place, it was not far behind the
vest of the ‘world in ‘actual results.
The results -of the international ‘tests
held with America in February of this
‘|year had‘ just beém reveived, and for
the second time in ‘the three of these’
‘|contests; which have been held, the
highest score for Australia was ob-
{tained by a Tasmanian experimental’
‘station, Mr, C. Harrison (VK7CW).
‘The election of officers for the year
“1930-31 resulted:—President, Mr; F.
W. Medhurst; hon. vice-presidents, |
Messrs. W, E. Masters and E. Kirby;
council, Messrs. F.. W. | Medhurst
| (VK7AH), R. D. O’May (VK7OM), C. |
| Walch (VK7CW), ec Harrison |
'(VK7CH), R. S. Hope (VETRS), Ta
Crooks -(VY7BQ,-and T. K. _Jebb; |
hon, solicitor, Mr. W. E. Masters;
hon. secretary, Mr. C. Harrison.

The balance sheet showed a credit
.of £13.18s 9d. Through the courtesy |
of Mr. Lewis (manager of 7ZI,) a)
“dance was held at their studio during |
the year to augment the funds of the in-
stitute. Field days, which are novel
to radio in Tasmania were organised |
during the year, and proved very
popular, Two were held, one at
Kingston and the other at’ Broad-
marsh. They consisted of cars .fitted
with direction finding. .” apparatus
searching for a hidden. . transmitter,
whieh sent out signals ‘at. régular in: |
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‘The: institute. owes a great debt to
its . energetic. hon: ‘secretary, Mr...C,
Harrison. (VK7CH), | SA ee
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