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

Eventually, however, they secured a device called an "inverter" which did the trick. The inverter was placed in a cab- inet directly beneath the receiver and wired into the circuit so that the movement of a single switch turned both receiver and inverter "on" and "off". When tested on Long Island Sound near Port Washington, the installation drew the approval of television experts. Reception of the si.K metropolitan stations was uni- formly e.xcellent. The picture was steady and completely free from the types of interference that might be created by fhe craft's electrical de- vices. As a consequence, the yacht's owner and guests are able to obtain program quality seldom surpassed on standard installations ashore. SERVICE TECHNICIAN BERT SCHROEDER EXPLAINS OPERATION OF 16-I.\CI RCA RECEIVER TO CAPTAIN HENDRICKSON OF THE "SOUTHER.N SEAS" NBC Co-Sponsors UN Project Series of Six Network Programs Broadcast to Illustrate Purpose and Importance of United Nations SIX w e e k 1 y documentary pro- grams prepared by outstanding radio personnel from the United States, Great Britain and Canada have featured the fourth annual countrywide United Nations Proj- ect, co-sponsored by the National Broadcasting Company and the American Association for the United Nations. Norman Corwin, head of special projects for the UN, supervised the series which was de- signed to point up world reliance upon the United Nations for peace, welfare and security in the post-war era. The opening program on Septem- ber 11, titled "Could Be", was writ- ten, directed and produced by Cor- win. This full-hour presentation marked the tenth anniversary of the Poland blitz that touched off World War II. The program, a fantasy, depicted the world of the future based on the premise that all na- tions had combined to blitz the prob- lems of peace. This offering was followed a week later by "Sometime before Morn- ing", written and directed by Mil- lard Lampell, writer of many highly acclaimed programs. \\. Gibson- Parker, formerly of the British Broadcasting Corjioration and now chief of productions for UN Radio, produced the show. "Sometime be- fore Morning", demonstrated the function of the United Nations in the paramount objective of keeping peace in the world, and interpreted the history of mediation. The third presentation, "The Big- gest Show on Earth", took the radio listener on a whirlwind tour behind little-known scenes of UN activities at Lake Success. It was written, produced and directed by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. On October 2, NBC offered "Junc- tion in Europe", written by Gibson- Parker and directed by Corwin. This program illustrated the accom- plishments of the Economic Com- mission for Europe, one of the least publicized and most important of the many UN agencies. The fifth program in the series, "Nightmare at Noon", told the story of one man's fight to persuade all nations to outlaw mass killings, starvation and the consequent deple- tion of entire peoples. The broad- cast originated at Toronto, Ont., and was written bv Len Peterson and directed by Andrew Allen, members of the Canadian Broadcasting Cor- poration staff. To conclude the project. NBC broadcast "11 ]\Iemory Street" on Octol)er 16. This half-hour pro- gram was written by Allen Sloane and produced by Gerald Kean. It outlined the work of the Interna- tional Refugee Organization and embodied material recorded on the scene in Europe and broadcast here for the first time. NEW RELAY TUBE A new miniature electron tube which automatically will turn an electrical current on and off an aver- age of 4.5 million times during its effective life has been announced by the RCA Tube Department. Uses of the new tul)e include con- trol of the Hashing of animated elec- trical signs and the intricate light systems of stock market quotation boards. Because the tube, which is a cold cathode, glow discharge type, consumes no standby electrical power and resiuires no warm-up period, it is especially suited for use in burglar alarms, remote-control devices, and complex automatic business machines. Because of its low cost, small size, and unusual features, it opens up new design possibilities for ingenious electronic toys. [RADIO AGE 15]