Radio daily (Oct-Dec 1949)

Section of RADIO DAILY. Friday. Nov. 18. 1949 Fred D. Wilson Heads (apehart-Farnsworth The Board of Directors of the Capehart Farnsworth Corporation have elected Fred D. Wilson president of the firm, succeeding Ellery W. Stone, who was appointed president of Capehart at the time of its acquisition by the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation. Wilson has had more than 25 years experience in manufacturing and sales in the home appliance field of which 12 years, from 1936 to 1948, were served with the RCA Victor Division of the Radio Corporation of America variously as operating vice-president, national sales manager, dire .tor of personnel and director of purchases. In 1948, Wilson joined the Bendix Home Appliance, Inc., South Bend, Ind., as assistant to the president and shortly thereafter, was appointed executive vice-president. Ellery W. Stone, former president of Capehart-Farnsworth will continue as a member of the Board of the firm and as president of International Electric Corp. WILSON EflGinEERS— COnSULTAflTS 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 WILLIAM L FOSS, Inc. Formerly Colton & Fott. Inc. 927 15thSt.,N.W. REpublic3883 WASHINGTON, D. C. Xmas Bonuses Based On 1949 Sales Volume AH employees of the Andrea Radio Corporation will find their Christmas stocking filled with a bonus during the Holiday Season, according to Frank A. D. Andrea, president of the firm. The total amount of the bonuses to be distributed will be based on the volume of Andrea sales from the beginning of the year right up to Christmas. Notification of the bonus has already been given by "Santa" Andrea to all the happy employees. Andrea said that he looks "forward to 1950 surpassing all previous years in the television field." New Tape Recorder Cuts Cost Of TV & MP Films Reduced production costs of television and motion picture films are promised with the development and adoption of synchronous magnetic tape recording and playback equipment, developed by the Fairchild Recording Equipment Corporation, Whitestone, L. I., N. Y. Time and labor costs are lowered by the speed up of production that is accomplished with the instantaneous playback of sound tracks. If it is necessary to "retake" the sound it can be done at once and checked before the cast, crew and sets are disbanded. Savings in material costs for sound tracks of at least $50 per hour are effected by the use of standard quarter-inch magnetic tape instead of emulsion coated acetate film stock. Two such synchronous tape recorders are now in use by CBS-TV for recording the sound tracks of those TV shows to be transcribed and shipped to affiliates. Hassel Named Secretary Of Zenith Radio Corp. The election of Karl Hassel as secretary of Zenith Radio Corporation was announced by Commander E. F. McDonald, Jr., president of the firm. Hassel fills the position recently vacated by the resignation of R. D. Burnet, former secretary and controller. McDonald said that Hassel, "Has been with Zenith since before there was a Zenith." He began the manufacture of radio parts years before the establishment of the broadcasting system we know today. In 1921, as a partner in Chicago Radio Laboratories, he was manufacturing complete receivers under the trade name, "Z-Nith," coined from the call letters of his amateur radio station 9ZN. At this time he joined forces with McDonald, and with him organized Zenith Radio Corporation in 1923. Hassel is also a director and assistant vice-president of the corporation. PRODUCTIOn PARADE Metalized Paper Capacitors Astron Corporation, East Newark, N. J., announces a new, improved midget self-healing metallized paper capacitor in both hermetically sealed and cardboard tubular resigns in addition to a complete line of radio noise suppression filters. These space-saving Metalite improved capacitors are about one-third to onefourth the size and weight of conventional designs now being manufactured. Created to meet the growing demand for small capacitors, type MQ possesses high insulation resistence at high temperatures. They are available now in voltage ratings up to 600 volts and are supplied in a hermetically sealed construction with glass-to-metal hermetic terminal seals. GE Tube For TV & FM Receivers A new miniature tube (6BC5) designed primarily for use as a radiofrequency and intermediate frequency amplifier in TV and FM receivers is now in production at the Owensboro, Ky. plant of the General Electric Company. According to J. M. Lang, manager of the tube divisions at Owensboro, the 6BC5 represents an improved version of GE's 6AG5 and is interchangeable with that tube. DuM Adds Console To TV Line A new 12%" console TV receiver, with the added feature of a LocalDistant switch, which extends the range of good recpetion by many miles, has been announced by Ernest A. Marx, general manager of the receiver sales division, Allen B. DuMont Labs. The new receiver, called the "Canterbury," also includes full range frequency modulation radio and provisions for attaching a record player. Price of the new model is $379.50. Rectangular All-Glass TV Tube What is claimed as a revolutionary development in TV picture tubes, the new Hytron type 16RP4, a directly-viewed, 16-inch tube with a rectangular screen, has been announced by Bruce A. Coffin, president of Hytron Radio & Electronics Corp., Salem, Mass. The rectangular shape permits smaller, less costly cabinets for TV receivers. Also the Hytron 16RP4 is the shortest 16-inch picture tube on the market, according to the company. In fact, the new Hytron tube takes approximately the same cabinet space as a round 12inch picture tube. Automatically this new tube development sets the pace for more compact and economical TV set designs. Audio Vital In Sale Of Video Receivers Chicago — An increasing awareness on the part of radio and television purchasers, that the tone quality of the sets they purchase is of prime importance, has been voiced by two manufacturing executives here, in related but varied electronic fields. Walter H. Stellner, vice-president of Motorola, Inc. said "In a competitive market where many excellent receivers are available, a superior sound system is often the deciding factor in making a sale." "Very Costly Economy" James P. Quam, president of Quam Nichols, manufacturers of loud speakers warned that the use of an undersize or cheap speaker can be "a very costly economy" for a manufacturer who hopes to merchandise his sets in an increasingly competitive market. Quam's remarks were prompted by the suggestion of a consumers' research group that television set owners place a reflecting board near the speaker grill of theii sets to improve the sound quality. According to Quam, this suggestion "over-simplifies the remedy to a very serious shortcoming in many telesets." The fact that a consumers' research group finds it necessary to advise teleset owners on makeshift methods of getting better quality sound out of their sets indicates that the public itself is aware of the audio shortcomings of a good many sets," he stated. EflGinEERS— COnSULTftDTS McNARY & WRATHALL RADIO ENGINEERS 906 Natl. Press Bldg. 1407 Pacific Ave. Washington 4, D.C. Santa Cruz, Cal. Member AFCCE L W. ANDREWS, INC. 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