Mobile Radio Report Approved by P.M.G.
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'THE Postmaster General has I approved the recommendations in the second report at' the Mobile Radio Committee (Stationery Office, Is. 6d.). The committee suggested that private users on frequencies between 174-184 MO should be advised to change their frequencies if they wished to extend their services. At some time thisband will be cleared for television.
Equipment operating on 100 ke/s channel width should progressively he teplaced by 50 keis apparatus by January, 1962. with the further aim towards the adoption of 25 keis equipment as soon as possible, states the report. It was desirable for band widths in the ultra high frequency range (above very high freouetvi) to be made available to land mobile users. Common mobile-radio services for small users might i:1:2 ztdrantagcous and their should be investigated.
" It was estimated that there would be 2.000 mobile-radio stations in London during the next three years, although evidence given to the committee by the Traders' Road Transport Association left the impression that the extent of the use to be made of mobile radio by vehicle operators had been exaggerated. No hrm estimates of development by British Road Services or railway cartage services were provided. ,
HEAVIES ALLOWED 30 M.P.H.
POLICE instructions that only when heavy goods vehicles exceeded 30 m.p.h. were proceedings to be taken against drivers, were mentioned before Brighouse magistrates, last week, by Con. A. Bingham, when .a Halifax driver was charged with exceeding the 20 m.p.h. limit. A LI One was imposed.
N.Z. IMPORTS MAINTAINED MEW ZEALAND is to maintain next 11 year approximately the current level of vehicle imports. About 35,000 vehicles. valued at .E14m.,• will be imported. The United Kingdom will supply 84 per cent. of them.