Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television (1941)

its plants and facilities to organ- ized tours and visits for the foreign delegations. RCA, as leader in the telecommunications field, fostered educational work among the for- eign delegates in various radio technical matters. For example, RCA provided an illustrated lec- ture relative to radio propagation work and explained and demon- strated the present status of televi- sion and its possibilities for future expansion. As a result of these edu- cational efforts, the foreign delega- tions will carry home with them a high opinion of the work and per- sonnel of RCA. Assignments of Staff Members Concerning the work of RCA staff members, carried out under the direction of the author. Colonel T. L. Bartlett, Coordinator of Avia- tion Activities, RCA Frequency Bureau, participated actively in the organization committees of both Plenipotentiary and Radio Confer- ences. These committees completely revised the structure of the In- ternational Telecommunications Union and set up an International Frequency Registration Board which will review all future fi-e- quency notifications to the end that new assignments will not cause harmful interference. C. E. Pfautz, Assistant to the Engineer-in- Charge of the RCA Frequency Bureau, and H. H. Edwards of RCA Communications, Inc., worked with the committee charged with the preparatory work of setting up a new International Frequency List based on sound engineering. H. B. Martin, of Radiomarine Corporation of America; J. H. Muller, Assistant to the Chief Engineer, RCA Communications, Inc., and J. B. Coleman, Assistant Director of Engineering, RCA Vic- tor Division, worked with the Tech- nical Committee in setting up new technical standards to be followed by the radio industry in the future. Mr. Muller, together with Charles Sandbach of RCA Communications, Inc., followed the revision of the work of the Telecommunications Convention. A. J. Costigan, Vice President, Radiomarine Corpora- tion, had a leading role in the im- p 0 r t a n t Operating Regulations Committee, which is revising the radio operating regulations for the world. The writer devoted the major portion of his time to the important Allocations Committee, which de- termined the bands of frequencies available to the various services. He also helped on the Frequency List Committee. Frank M. Russell, Vice President, National Broadcast- ing Company, Inc., and W. S. Dut- tera, NBC Engineering Depart- ment, together with J. P. Veatch, Manager of the Washington office of the RCA Frequency Bureau and the writer, were active on the High Frequency Broadcasting Confer- ence, preparing for the task of fre- quency assignments in this service. Dr. C. B. Jolliffe, Executive Vice President in Charge of RCA Lab- oratories Division, gave overall guidance in our work. Frequencies Restricted At the outset, we were confronted with an inevitable restriction on the number of frequencies avail- able for the point-to-point and marine services. However, as the decisions of the Radio Conference begin to take definite form, the prospects for favorable results are good from the point of view of reaching the goal of maintaining the complements of frequencies es- sential for our operating purposes. In protecting the interests of the Company with regard to the manu- facture and sale of equipment, and in the advancement of the Amer- ican system with respect to rates, practices and methods of operation, the outlook is entirely favorable. At the conclusion of nearly four months' work at Atlantic City, it can be stated with confidence that the position of RCA as a leader in the world telecommunications field has been fully maintained. Television Makes Sports Fan of Toscanini One of the new RCA table model television receivers installed in the home of Arturo Toscanini has made an enthusiastic sports follower of the noted NBC Symphony director. Prizefights, football and baseball, which were new to him, are now a regular part of the maestro's hours of relaxation. So avidly has he followed these televised events that in a space of a few months he has learned the fine points of the con- tests and the names of fighters and players. When he invites guests for dinner, he asks them to come early so that he will not miss the start of the telecasts. [RADIO AGE 27]