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The Australasian Radio World

Registered at the G.P.O., Sydney, for transmission by post as a periodical.

1/-

Vol. 13 - No. 9; FEBRUARY 15, 1949

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THE AUSTRALASIAN RADIO WORLD

Devoted entirely to Technical Radio

and incorporating

ALL-WAVE ALL-WORLD DX NEWS

VOL. 14 (sic, 13) - FEBRUARY, 1949 - No. 9

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Published by the Proprietor — A. G. HULL, Balcombe St., Mornington, Vic. Phone: M'ton 344.

Technical Editor — PAUL STEVENS, 21 Fletcher's Av., Bondi, N.S.W. Phone: FW6157

Short-wave Editor — L. J. KEAST, 7 Fitzgerald Rd., Ermington, N.S.W. Phone: WL1101

Advertising Representatives —

In N.S.W.: Amalgamated Publications Pty. Ltd., 83 Pitt St., Sydney. Phone: B1077

Representatives —

In Queensland: John Bristoe, Box 82, Maryborough, Q.

In New Zealand: H. Barnes & Co., 4 Boulcott Terrace, Wellington & S.O.S. Radio Ltd., 283 Queen St., Auckland

In England: Anglo Overseas Press Ltd., 168 Regent St., London, W1.

Distributed throughout the World by Gordon & Gotch (A/asia) Ltd.

Subscription Rates: 12 issues - 10/6; 24 issues - £1; To N.Z. and Overseas - 12 issues, 12/-; Post free

Address for all correspondence - Australasian Radio World, Box 13, Mornington, Vic.

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

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CONTENTS

Radio in the News. . . . 5

New Type of Fidelity Pick-up. . . . 6

More About the Standard. . . . 7

New Rola Speaker. . . . 10

Simple Galvanometers. . . . 11

Among Our Readers. . . . 14

Direct-Coupled 807. . . . 15

Service Oscillator. . . . 17

English Coil Box. . . . 19

British Television Exports. . . . 20

New Brand of Transformers. . . . 21

Medium-Fi. . . . 23

Key to the VT Valve Types. . . . 26

Shortwave Review. . . . 31

Speedy Query Service. . . . 34

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GUEST EDITORIAL

Perusing this week's "Radio and Electrical Weekly," the writer was most impressed with an interview with Mr. Cliff Gittoes, of Ducon Condenser Co., who has recently returned from America. The part which was of most interest to us was the mention of television kit sets. An extract is as follows: "He was rather amazed to see the television kit set business in a very healthy condition in U.S.A. Retailers and technicians everywhere were buying these TV kit sets, learning how to assemble them, and then sell the completed job. Several small manufacturers were doing this, and in one particular case, one small manufacturer was doing 25 kit sets a day, using RCA parts and under RCA licence. The TV kit set was selling for 167 dollars and included a 10-in. cathode-ray tube, 30 valves, the various aligned units, and a chassis, but no cabinet and no antenna. RCA had done a good job in organising this TV kit set business. Television was demanding a better standard of components, particularly to counteract the service problems that could arise in such complicated equipment if the components were not of good quality." If a country like America can still sell kit sets, then we can in this country, and I would like to assure you that Aegis Manufacturing Company will be well and truly amongst the originals as far as Television here is concerned. — JAMES H. MAGRATH.