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THE AUSTRALASIAN RADIO WORLD

Devoted entirely to Technical Radio

and incorporating

ALL-WAVE ALL-WORLD DX NEWS

VOL. 9. - FEBRUARY, 1945. - No. 9.

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PROPRIETOR — A. G. HULL

Manager - DUDLEY L. WALTER

Secretary - Miss E. M. VINCENT

Short-wave Editor — L. J. KEAST

For all Correspondence: City Office — 243 Elizabeth St., Sydney, Phone: MA2325

Office Hours — Weekdays: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m.-12 noon

Editorial Office — 117 Reservoir Street, Sydney

Victorian Advertising Representative — W. J. LEWIS, 379 Collins St., Melbourne, 'Phone MU4725

Subscription Rates: 6 issues - 5/3; 12 issues - 10/6; 24 issues - £1; Post free to any address.

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Printed by Bridge Printery Pty. Ltd., 117 Reservoir Street, Sydney, N.S.W., for the proprietor of the "Australasian Radio World," Elizabeth St., Sydney (Footnote P.36)

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CONTENTS

CONSTRUCTIONAL —

An Alternating Design. . . . 5

Make Your Own Selenium Cell. . . . 17

TECHNICAL —

Square Wave Testing. . . . 11

Aesthetics of Reproduction. . . . 14

Filing Your Resistances. . . . 15

A Short Course in Radio Fundamentals. . . . 20

Voltage Doubling. . . . 25

The Miller Effect. . . . 27

SHORTWAVE REVIEW —

Notes From My Diary. . . . 30

New Stations. . . . 31

Loggings. . . . 32

THE SERVICE PAGES —

Answers. . . . 34

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EDITORIAL.

Great interest will be aroused by the announcement in this issue that John Straede is to organise an amplifier contest of his own. Mr. Straede must fully appreciate the problems associated with such an undertaking, but is not deterred. He is buzzing around in his little car in search of advice about the many difficulties which may arise, hoping to nip them in the bud. In order to avoid disputes about the judging it is intended to have the decision reached by the audience as well as by competent judges who are not connected with the radio trade or with prize donors. Six major factors are to be taken into consideration in the judging: (1) volume; (2) freedom from distortion; (3) fidelity; (4) portability and flexibility; (5) accessibility and reliability; (6) cost of building. It is hoped to run a linearity curve for each amplifier submitted, also a frequency response curve, and to measure power output at actual grid current point. Every amplifier enthusiast will agree that the objects aimed at by Mr. Straede are indeed worthy, but many will have doubts about the ability of any single human being to handle the detail work involved in conducting such a contest with a representative entry of from fifty to a hundred amplifiers. To Mr. Straede we extend our best wishes for success to his ambitious proposal, but we hope that he will not be unhappy if, in spite of all precautions, the contest fails to settle the many debatable points about amplifier design and performance.