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THE RADIO
WORLD'S
FAIR
An Analysis of the New Receivers Displayed at the Radio Show at the New Madison Square Garden, New York City.
,<% summary of the exhibits of receiving sets at 9|k the New York Radio World's Fair has been iyk made by Radio Broadcast. The results
/ "^L arc presented here in the hope thai they \\ I ;jBll will be useful to the entire trade. A similar survey was made of the exhibits at the Chicago Radio Trade Show last June and was published in Radio Broadcast for July, 1929. Comparisons between the two exhibits are somewhat difficult, due to the fact that exhibitors at the two shows were not exactly alike either in number or in name. The purpose of this survey, however, is to summarize the salient facts and to give a general picture of the industry's present offerings of radio sets.
Our summary shows — in figures — what the trade in a general way knows: the console model still rules supreme, the dynamic loud speaker is on top of the heap, there is a wide range of offerings in the medium-price field, the phonoradio combination is returning to favor, screen-grid models predominate, and prices are, on the average, only a little higher. Two tables show in compact form what the offerings to the trade and public are and how they compare with the first-season offerings at the Radio Trade Show in June.
I. How about screen-grid models?
Somewhat more than half of the models at the show used the screen-grid tube. Of 161 models, 88 sets (55 per cent.) used the
Summary of the New York Radio World's Fair
TUBES USED
No. of models classified
161 134
No. of models using tube
103
No. of models not usintj lube
73 31
PRICES OF RECEIVING SETS (Number of models below)
No. of models Up lo $100 $100-$ 150 $150-$200 $200-$300 $300 up classified
27
42
34
22
NUMBER OF TUBES USED IN SETS (Number of models using)
No. of models classified
No. of models classified
139
No. of models classified
122
6 tubes
7 tubes
13 65 TYPES OF CABINETS
8 lubes 35
No. of consoles
No. of phonograph-radios
9 tubes or more
No. of tables
99 20
LOUD SPEAKERS
No. using dynamics
114
POWER TUBES
20
No. not using dynamics
No. of models classified
134
No. using M5's
103
No. using ■210's
No. using
nrs
No. using 250's
No. using 112's
No. of models classified
129
2 14
PUSH PULL
No. using push pull
114
No. not using push pull
15
AVERAGE PRICES OF VARIOUS TYPES
Type of receiver Average price
All phonograph-radio combinations All table models All console models
$395 $107 $232
tube and 73 models did not. The trend toward the more general use of the tube is shown by the fact that our survey at the Chicago show indicated the use of this tube in only 45 per cent, of the models.
2. How about prices?
At the show 141 models were classified. Sixteen were priced at less than $100, 27 at from $100 to $150, 42 at $150 to $200, 34 at $200 to $300, and 22 at more than $300. Sixty per cent, of all the models listed at $200 or less. At the Chicago show 65 per cent, listed at $200 or less so, in general, there hasn't been any definite change in price trends since June when the Chicago show was held. Table model prices do, however, average somewhat
• NO VEM BER 1929