Radio Broadcast (May 1929-Apr 1930)

RADIO BROADCAST rapid checking of both old and new receivers. The panel contains seven instruments as follows; 0-7.5 volts d.c, 0-75 volts d.c, 0-150-300-750 volts d.c, 0-15-150 milliamperes d.c, 0-4-8-16 volts a.c, 0-150-750 volts a.c, and 0-1.5-15 microfarads. The latter instrument measures capacities. The Sterling Manufacturing Company's new tester, type r-522, makes possible the complete checking of all types of a.c. and d.c. tubes and sets. It contains six meters with no more than two scales on any one meter. Binding posts are provided so that the meters may be used as separate instruments if desired. The entire instrument is supplied with a morocco leather-grained case. The retail price is $40.50. Personal Notes H. P. Davis, vice-president of Westinghouse and formerly in charge of manufacturing operations, will devote his entire time to the activities of Westinghouse in the radio field. J. S. Trittle, formerly manager of the merchandising department, at Manfield, Ohio, will succeed Mr. Davis as head of manufacturing operations. Mr. Davis was graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and has been with the company since 1891. The Board of Directors of Kolster is headed by Budolph Spreckels, chairman; other members are R. 0. Bokee, Frederick Dietrich, Herbert H. Frost, Frank H. Hitchcock, M. C. Rypinski, Robert Hayes Smith, Howard Spreckels, and Ellery W. Stone. Officers of the company are: Ellery W. Stone, president; Frederick Dietrich, vice-president; Herbert H. Frost, vice-president; Howard Spreckels, vicepresident; Robert Hayes Smith, vicepresident; Augustus Taylor, vicepresident; Henry C. Lang, secretary and treasurer. Saint G. Lafitte, who comes from the Spreckels companies in California, was chosen executive vicepresident. A. E. Emerick has been appointed manager of the Edison Distributing Corp., 500 Elm St., Dallas, Texas. W. C. Evans, formerly assistant manager of radio operations for Westinghouse, has succeeded C. W. Horn as manager. Mr. Evans was formerly manager of kyw in Chicago and began his radio career at the age of 15 as radio operator aboard a Great Lakes ship. Immediately before his new appointment he was work , ing closely with RCA Photophone in the sound motion picture field. C. W. Horn, formerly manager of radio operations for Westinghouse, has joined the National Broadcasting Company as general engineer. He recently returned from a trip abroad with M. H. Aylesworth, president of N. B. C, where an inspection of foreign broadcasting was made. Byron B. Minnium is now chief radio engineer with Stewart Warner. Mr. Minnium, a graduate of the engineering school, University of Cincinnati, was, like many others now in various branches of engineering work, formerly a ship radio operator. He pounded brass aboard Great Lakes passenger ves Two sels for many years. He is respon in a The new Eveready Model 32 console receiver. The compact cabinet is made of selected walnut. sible for the design of the Stewart Warner "balanced bridge" circuit used in their line this season. The Triad Mfg. Co., Pawtucket, R. I., announce the appointment of V. K. Wilson as assistant sales and advertising manager. Mr. Wilson comes from the Tower Mfg. Co., Boston, where he held a similar position. H. H. Steinle is vicepresident and general sales manager of Triad. Gold Seal, makers of radio tubes under the same name, announce the appointment of Frederick Holborn, Ph. D., as chief engineer. Dr. Holborn studied physics at Frielburg. Goettingen, and Wuerzburg and received his Ph. D. at Jena. He has been with DeForest, Westinghouse, and Kolster in recent years in research work. Paul J. McGee, formerly of Zenith, is now service manager of Edison Radio. While with Zenith, Mr. McGee accompanied the MacMillan Arctic expedition in 1925 as radio operator. Two new directors have been added to the board of directors of the Jenkins Television and the DeForest Radio Company. They are Robert A. Gardner of Mitchell. Hutchins & Co., Chicago, and Chas. G. Munn, president, Reynolds Spring Co., Jackson, Mich. views of the new Silver Radio. This model sliding-door console cabinet lists for $195. Dr. Alfred N. Goldsmith is now vicepresident and general engineer of the Radio Corporation of America. His former title was vice-president and chief broadcast engineer. As before his office remains at 411 Fifth Ave., New York City. The Fred G. Smith Company, 1049 Oakdale Ave., Chicago, has been appointed mid-west sales representatives of the General Amplifier Co., Cambridge, Mass. A. R. Wilson, formerly of General Radio, is president of General Amplifier which specializes in the design and manufacture of a complete line of power amplifiers. Joseph Gershon is director of sales of the Buckingham Radio Corp., Chicago, one of the newest of the R.C.A. receiving set licensees. Arcturus announces the appointment of John L. Stone as assistant to L. P. Naylor, sales manager. Other appointments include A. S. Van Bochove as western sales representative. News of the Industry The Joy-Kelsey Corp., of Chicago, have reorganized and are now known as the Oxford Radio Corporation. The new company is locating in a new Chicago plant at 3200 West Carroll Ave., where dynamic loud speakers will be made exclusively. Frank Reichmann, in charge of sales and engineering, announces that it is planned to build 500,000 units during 1929. The Transformer Corporation of America, headed by Ross D. Siragusa. president and general manager, has just removed to a new plant at 2301 South Keeler Ave., Chicago. The new equipment will give eight times the capacity of the former factory at 1428 Orleans St. At the new location 25,000 finished units a day can be produced. The Werer Distributing Corporation, formerly located at 90 West St., New York, is now located at 200 Hudson St., New York. The Weber Company distributed antenna wire, antenna kits, accessories, and replacement parts. R. E. Smiley, vice-president in charge of sales for Bremer-Tully, Chicago, announces that the purchase of the B.T capital stock by Brunswick in no way affects the sale or production of radio sets under the B-T trademark. BremerTully will [continue to operate under its own identity. The short-wave transmitter of koil, owned by the Monamotor Oil Co., Council Bluffs, la., went into operation late in April. The call signal is w9xu, and the operating frequency 6060 kc. (49.5 meters). Operating schedule isifrom 6 A.M. tO 10 A.M., 11 A.M. to 2 P.M., and 5 p.m. to midnight, daily, C. S. T. W9xu carries all koil programs including those of the Columbia system and local programs from the koil's Council Bluffs and Omaha studios. CLUB ALUMINUM ENTERS RADIO The Club Aluminum Company and associates will manufacture an electric radio receiving set which will be sold direct to the home through salesmen and not dealers, it was announced by William A. • JULY 1929 • 149