Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

Section of RADIO DAILY. Friday. Nov. 25, 1949 Parts Group Plans To Ease Show Problem Chicago — The Association of Electronic Parts and Equipment Manu : I f acturers has referred to cooperating trade associations a proposal to solve the problem of multiple trade shows. The plan provides for a series of regional get-togethers and sales conferences in key cities and the annual Parts Distributors' Show held in . Chicago in May. The proposal was made by the Association's industry and relations committee at the November meeting of the Association. t The manufacturer would then be able to confine his participation to the May show, according to the committee. Sales representatives would J, meet distributors, other salesmen, and customers at the regional conferences. The Association also reaffirmed its J stand against the multiple shows at its meetings. Mars TV Expands Plant To Double Production Mars Television, Inc., Long Island City, N. Y., has relocated their assembly plant in larger quarters at H Cornia, N. Y., enabling them to double the production of their TV sets, according to Jack Somber, vicepresident and sales manager. The I new plant is expected to be operating at full capacity by December 1. EnGIDEERS— COnSULTflDTS RALPH B. AUSTRIAN Television Consultant 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK 20, N. Y. Tel.: CO. 5-6848 A. R. BITTER Consulting Radio Engineers 4125 MONROE STREET TOLEDO 6, OHIO Tel.: Kingswood 7631 WtLLIAM L FOSS, Inc. Formerly Colton & Foil, Inc. 927 15th St., N.W. REpublic3883 WASHINGTON, D. C. The gleaming gold and blue DuMont Telecruiser, parked at the doorstep of its new owners, KBTV, Dallas, Tex., announces to Dallas video viewers that the station has overlooked nothing to bring them the best in TV. According to Sam Cuff of Adam Young Television, Inc., who helped put KBTV on the air, the Telecruiser is the only piece of equipment of its kind to be wholly owned by a TV station. Magnavox Xmas Drive Largest Ever Launched The largest sales promotion campaign ever undertaken by the Magnavox Company and its dealers will get under way the early part of next month. The campaign, aimed directly at capturing Christmas trade for the sale of the company's TV, AM and phonograph instruments will feature magazine spreads as well as promotion kits to all dealers. Woolworth Plans Special RCA 45 RPM Booths Philadelphia — Because of the success of RCA*s 45 rpm record player and record sales at a special booth in the Woolworth store located on Chestnut Street here, the chain outlet plans to add booths to ten additional stores in Camden, N. J., Wilmington, Del., Allentown, Easton, Jenkintown, Norristown and other stores in Philadelphia, Pa. PRODUCTIOn PARADE Plug-In Volt-Amp Tester A new general-purpose volt-ampere checker that just plugs in between line and connection cord, and provides simultaneous voltage and amperage readings directly off two dials, is announced by Industrial Devices, Inc., Edgewater, N. J. Model 900 Volt Amp Tester is rugged enough so that it can be safely carried about in the serviceman's tool bag. Black Tube Available for ITI Sets Industrial Television, Inc., of Clifton, N. J., has announced that the new "black tube" will shortly be available in all 12V2" models of its line. The "black screen" CRT will be optional on the 12 V2" receivers and will carry a suggested retail price premium of $10. Cost at the factory will be an additional $5. Anniversary TV Set By Pilot In honor of its 21st year in TV, Pilot Radio Corp., Long Island City, N. Y., has introduced its new Anniversary' TV model TV-123. The new model is a 12V2-inch unit with builtin antenna, sensitive enough to perform in most areas without outside aerial. The new unit can also receive FM radio and has a phonojack plugin to which any phonograph can be connected. Set will list for $269.50. G£ Viewfinder For TV Cameras A new electronic viewfinder for GE's TV studio cameras has been announced by the company. Company claims it gives the operator a brighter image as well as an exact reproduction of the scene being televised. Circuits are newly developed and show improved performance in eliminating distortion. Zenith Elects Ellett V.-P. Research Head Dr. Alexander Ellett has been elected vice-president in charge of research by the directors of Zenith Radio Corporation, it has been announced by Commander E. F. McDonald, Jr., president. Since 1946 Ellett has headed Zenith's research laboratories. One of his major contributions has been to Phonevision, a Zenith development which Ellett made commercially practicable. Phonevision is a method of combining the telephone wire with regular TV transmission to provide pay-as-you-see home viewing of first run motion pictures and other theatrical entertainment. Developed War Devices Ellett came to Zenith after serving as head of Division 4 of the NDRC, during World War II, where he directed the development of the V-T proximity fuse for bombs and rockets. In June, 1948, Ellett was awarded the President's Medal for Merit, the highest award given to civilians by the President, for his development of the proximity fuse and of printed ceramic circuits. Before joining NDRC in 1948, Ellett was professor of physics at the University of Iowa, where his major research activities were in spectroscopy, atomic and molecular beams, and in nuclear physics. He served two years in the service in World War I. ERGIREERS — consuLTn FITS McNARY & WRATHALL RADIO ENGINEERS 906 Natl. Press Bldg. 1407 Pacific Ave. Washington 4, D.C. Santa Cruz, Cal. Member AFCCE L. W. 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