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R E S 0 L U T I 0 J N O. 633 ............ -....................... --.._.....
RELATING TO RADIO I!TERFER!UfCE
The Council ot the City ot Palo Alto DO RESOLVE aa toll0'19'sa
'?bat WDR!AS, 1t has come to our attention
that the Maoka7 Radio and Telegraph Compan7 haa been
authorized to erect emd operate Station KNW at Palo
'Alto for point to point oontinuoua aorvioe on
various •*Ye lengths, 1nolucl1ng 8000 meters; and,
WUREAS., var1oua bod1•• ot 1ntereate4
eltlaena an4 ••~01•111 the Radio C-..ttt•• of th• Palo· Alto Chamber ot Commer~e hA"f'• M•n -.1.p4 tor tll9 pa1t 1• month• 1n attempt1ag 'o all..iate
the 'f9l"1 ••rio... rt.41o broadcaeti4'1 1at•rf•J"8••• oauH ta !'&le Alto and v1o1n1t7 •y tu humaloa
trea the e:tetlDg trmami tter of tit.• X&ck•J' Oempan7
s.t -. urlh 1tatlon ( torurly Pedft·•l T•l•craph
OmlpMJ) aD4 ll••• presented to tA11 CfN.noll at
vU'iou.• t1•• o•rtdn de.ta prepen4 b)~ reeep1ad.
au.thor1tl•• eonool'Ding the extent &11' ••0•111tf ot n.oh 1D.tete1"9no•; and,
·WDRIAS, there haa tbu• tu 'been 110
not1oeabl• 41111.mation in the exteat o~ '11• radio
1at•rtereaoe oreated by the mar1h 1t•tioa, wa.eh
1n••rtenu• et11l being of au.oh a :natal'• •• to
uaurp to a largs degree, the entire 1"941• broa4-
oaat1Dg waft bud, thereby intr1ng1ag .. ,.. th•
fight• an41at•H•t• of radio broacleaat•r• who have
been. l1oeu•4 b'f aad are under th• •ontHl et the
hderal Ratio OOJ.md.1a1on; and,
WIBUAS, it is known that 'bJ' tb.o u• ot abort ••T• tran.811ll~t•ru UJ.d/or certain. trapo ua4 dra1aa,
ood• tr1Ju1altt:tq stations can be •Meted ad
suoo•eato.ll.7 o~rated without creatillg h&J".aoaio
1atert•r•noo·uthin tbe radio broa4eut1q ltu.41
NOi, THKRBFO:RE, BE IT RE50X.VZD that tb!e O.-.mcil prot••t• against the preaeat intolerable S..'ertereno• oomU.t1on within the "41.o broa4oaat1ng
lMnl, and that tbia Counc.11 hareb7 roepeottu.117 urge•
Ul4 requeata that the :Federal Radio Comda•1oa take
proJ*r ateps to nqu.1re that said •aolc:ay Company
install au.ch tramllittera and/or trap.a and drain•
and other appara.to.1 tor the p~poae or :reduo1ng md
diminiahtng the preeent intertoronce within radio
broadcasting band, to t.he lo.eat po111lll• degree.
.AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in view
of the toregoi13& oonetderationa, the C1t7 ot Palo Alto
proteata moat v!gorousl7 against the authorization ot any additional radio transmission service 1n the
vioinit7 of Pe.lo Alto, unless &'1.Wh service c1in be
added. without increaa1ng tb.e exiat1ng radio 1nte1•-
terenoe; that auch nroteet apec1t10All7 'bo against
the licensing, erection and operation or any radio
tranamitter using a wave length higher than 200
meters within • radiua ot fifteen miles of the City
ot Palo Alto, unless the authorized uee or such
transmitter be made aubjeot to a properl7 conducted
test showing that such transmission is free from
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harmonic o:.• other d1aturbaneea that could be made
audible in a radio receiving station tuned to o.n7
wave length between 200 and 550 meters, aa1d teat
being conducted at po1nte outside ot the propert~
boun.daries of the pereon or corporation operating
such tranami t tere:
AND BE IT FURTEER RESOLVED: That two
oertittod cop1ea ot this resolution or protest
be forwarded to the Federal Radio Cone1ss1on at
Washington D. C., and that one copy be transmitted
to the Rad!o Commi tt·ee ot the Palo Alto Chamber
of Commerce.
Tho above and foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the council o! the City or Palo
Alto at a m4eting held on the 12th day of March,
1928, by the following Tote:
AYES:
. rtOES:
BertscheA Cathcart, C~1stensen, Cottrell, Hobart,. QQge, Jordan,--Kelly, Lausten,
Thoits, Thontas, Whisler, Wing.
None •
ABSENT: Bonn, Wood.
Att&st: -~ Approved1/ .,;,:~,/--
City Clerk
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