Plans for building a higher frequency range transmitter, providing better coverage of crew races in conjunction with the Crimson Key, and joining the civilian defense communication system of Cambridge are also in the offing for next year.

The group had already done some emergency work during floods, fires, and storms. When the telephone system in Vermont went on the blink this fall, a group of "ham" stations, including W1AF, relayed outgoing messages from the area.

Several members of the club have done similar work outside the regular jurisdiction of W1AF. Four members have their own stations and call numbers. Christopher W. Davis of the Divinity School is registered as W1JLW. James C. Hirschman '52, the present president of the club runs station W9UQD from his room in Adams C-54, while Hampton operates from Dunster under the call of W1SWQ. The only mobile set is operated by John F. Ashton '51 of Leverett, who is active in civilian defense work.

Wireless Chess

In a novel experiment last month the club attempted to stage a radio chess match between the Chess Club and New York University's chess team. Initial contact was made, but just as the match was about to begin, the New York Wireless Club went off the air for unexplained reasons. The College club hasn't been able to contact them since Despite this temporary set-back President Hirschman plans more attempts at wireless chess matches next year.

Striking evidence of the club's rapid comeback came out of a nationwide contest held last February. With teams from all over the country entered, the Wireless Club took fourth place and finished first among the groups entered east of the Mississippi. It contacted a total of 400 different stations in 38 states during the required 90 hour period.