Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television (1941)

) arnoff Looks Ahead RCA PRESIDENT SEES NEW ELECTRON TUBES OPENING UNLIMITED OPPORTLJNITIES —RADIO INDUSTRY NOW BREAKING ALL RECORDS y David Sarnoff resident. adio Corporation of America 3 ADIO activity in research, en- rV gineering, communication and anufacturing during 1943 may be mimed up in one objective—win le war! Although wartime secrecy nposes limitations, the end of the jar affords appropriate opportu- ^ty to gauge radio's vital role in le world today, and to measure the gnificance of wartime develop- ents as they may fit into the pat- rn of the future. Strongly fortified by the ingenu- y and skill of American research id industrial enterprise, radio has itered its tliird year of war in the irviee of the United States. Years '. suspense—a year of defense and year of offense—have gone into istory. As 1944 begins, the United ations are on the road to Victory. year of intensified offensive, such ; the world has never known, is lead. Only time can tell, however, hether 1944 is to be the year of jcision—the year of unconditional irrender of the forces which have fought destruction and tragedy pen the world. Radio's Role Great Radio's great role in global war- ire is coordination achieved irough lightning-like communica- on, regardless of distances, natu- il barriers or the enemy. The ^plication of radio-electronics to 3tecting, ranging and navigation ; being greatly extended with mi- iculou.s results. Thus, the future f radio is an ever-increasing circle within whose orbit new peacetime services are being evolved through wartime research and engineering. As keys to the microwave spectrum, more powerful electron tubes are opening the domain of tiny wave- lengths, which possess unlimited possibilities in radio and its related fields of electronics, television, ra- diotherniics, supersonics and elec- tron microscopy. Today, science marches with the \ictorious armies. It sails with the fleets and flies with the air arma- das. The totalitarian powers intent upon conquest, invaded country after country, and perverted inven- tions of science to warfare. They have failed. Today, on the wings of the air- plane. Victory soars. On the waves of radio, Freedom sends its heart- ening message around the world. Science triumphant has given winged Victory indomitable power. There is no direct clue, however, to reveal how long and difficult the march to final Victory will be. Until the goal is reached, there must be no letdown in the all-out effort to win the war. The American radio industry is breaking all i-ecords in production and communication. As the New- Year unfolds, the "ether" pulses with new vigor. Micro-waves ac- complish new wonders. Daily, 400,- 000 radio-electron tubes are manu- factured. Every hour of the day and night, all America is informed by up-to-the-minute broadcasts on the progress of the war. At the same time, short-wave broadcasters are reaching every land throughout the w'orld regardless of enemy re- strictions. Tons and tons of appa- ratus are sent into combat every week. Miles and miles of trans- oceanic radiotelegraph circuits are vibrant with urgent dispatches, DAVU) SAUNOFF news and comniuniciues. Messages are flashed by automatic high-speed machines at the rate of 600 words a minute. Latest estimates reveal that radio production in the United States is up to .$2.50.000,000 a month against $.'50,000,000 a month a year ago- all for the armed services. The equipment is the finest and most efficient in the w'orld. America's radio-electronic scientists and engi- neers have far surpassed Germany's much vaunted super-men of science. Praises Workers' Record From every theatre of battle, come reports of the outstanding lierformance of American radio. This speaks high praise for the workers on the production front, who are achieving an unparalleled industrial record. Their patriotic spirit and skill on the assembly lines sujiplenient the courage, ini- tiative and fighting spirit of the men who take radio into battle. A radio flash from a walkie-talkie in a foxhole, or from a handie-talkie on a beachhead, may well be the signal of victory. A radio flash from the cockpit of a fighter plane, or from a rubber liferaft, may turn the tide of a battle, or save the lives of struggling men. Radio's record for 1943 attests the triumphs of the deft fingers that make radio tubes, of the hand that manipulates a RADIO AGE 3