Radio and television today (Jan-Dec 1940)

OF^^b SERVICE WORK RADIO PHYSICS COURSE Basic Fundamentals Here's your start In Radio! Prom this one big, short-cut, self-instruction book of nearly 1,000 pages you will get a thorough training in Radio Fundamentals including Sound, Television, CathodeRay Tubes, etc. — all the essentials, all the background. No math — no previous training necessary. Ghirardi makes everything crystal-clear and easy to understand. That's why it's used and praised by more radio schools and students than any other radio text in the world I These are just a few of the main topics covered in this great book: — Principles of Sound, Elements of Electricity, Magnetism, Inductance. Capacitance, Circuits, Broadcasting, Receiving. Vacuum Tubes, Amplification, Supernets, Speakers, etc., etc. 972 PAGES 508 ILLUS. 856 REVIEW QUESTIONS MODERNJBw&SERVICING Methods and Practice Here is the famous Ghirardi training course in practical radio service work complete in this 1300-page book. It's an illustrated "gold mine" of servicing knowledge, starting with a complete 420-page treatment of servicing instruments and continuing with nearly 900 more pages of a complete stepby-step procedure course in trouble-shooting, testing, aligning and repairing all makes of sets — all based on practical experience. Here'swhat you learn: • Test Equipment — Theory, Descriptions, Diagrams of all Commercial Instruments. How They Work, Construction Data. • Trouble-Shootina — Newest short-cut methods for troubleshooting even the most complicated receivers. 0 Repairing — Advanced "Factory Methods" for Repairing all parts, explained fully. TO vSTUD^ m 1300 PAGES 708 ILLUS. RADIO /S^f5&ri&* HANDBOOK Everyday Job Data Here's a new kind of servicing reference manual, a time-saver for service men— different from anything you've ever seen before. It's chock-full of factorychecked "bench data" that will speed up every service Job you do! It's the greatest mass of practical working data ever assembled in one book — a Real Profit-Maker! • 3,313 Case Histories — Trouble Symptoms and Remedies for 3,313 different set models, compiled from actual Service Records. • l-F Peaks — Data for 1-f alignment of over 15,000 Superhets. • Other Data — Auto-Radio Data for Installation, Interference Elimination, etc.; Trouble-Shooting Charts; Servicing Intercommunieators; Tube Data; etc. etc. Standard Manual Size (8'/2x 1 1 ) , Fabnkoid -bound. 518 PAGES 134 ILLUS. Setutfai FREE&uafok? WIRE-Cont. ESSEX WIRE CORP., 14310 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., "S-X"— A, CC, CO, HU, IC, L, M, MC, H, BC, S, SI M. M. FLER0N & SON, INC., 113 N. Broad St., Trenton, N. J., "Fleron" — CO, HU G-C — General Cement Mfg. Co. GENERAL CABLE CORP., 420 Lexington Ave., New York, N. Y.— A, CC, CO, HU, IC, M, MC, H, S, SI GENERAL CEMENT MFG. CO., 1041 Kilburn Ave., Bockford, Hi., "G-C"— A, CO, PL, HU, M, B GENERAL INSULATED WIRE CORP., 53 Park Place, New York, N. Y.— CC, CO, HU, IC, MC, S E. I. GUTHMAN & CO., INC., 400 S. Peoria St., Chicago, HI. — L, M ICA — Insuline Corp. of America INSULINE CORP. OF AMERICA, 30-30 Northern. Blvd., Long Island City, N. Y., "ICA"— HU, IC, B, BC, S, SI ISOLANTITE, INC., 233 Broadway, New York, N. Y., "Isolantite" — CC E. F. JOHNSON, Waseca, Minn., "Johnson"— AT LENZ ELECTRIC MFG. CO., 1751 N. Western Ave., Chicago, HI.— A, HU, IC, M, S LOWELL INSULATED WIRE CO., 171 Lincoln St., Lowell, Mass.— A, AN, CO, HU, IC P. R. MALL0RY & CO., INC., 3029 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind., "Yaxley" — IC, MC, H MEISSNER MFG. CO., Mt. Cannel, HI.— L, M MUTER CO., 1255 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, HI., "Spirashield" — WS N0RWALK TRANSFORMER CORP., South Norwalk, Conn., "Norwalk" — L, M OH MITE MFG. CO., 4835 W. Flournoy St., Chicago, HI., "Cordohm"— BC PHELPS DODGE COPPER PRODUCTS CORP., 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. — A, IT, AN, ANT, CC, CO, HU, IC, M PHILM0RE MFG. CO., 113 University Place, New York, N. Y., "Philmore"— BC PREMAX PRODUCTS DIV., Chisholm-Byder Co., Inc., Niagara Falls, N. Y., "Premax" — G RADIART CORP., 13229 Shaw Ave., E. Cleveland, Ohio — A, AT, AN, ANT RADIO RECEPTOR CO., INC., 251 W. 19 St., New York, N. Y. — ANT, CC RCA MFG. CO., Front & Cooper Sts., Camden, N. J., "BCA"— AN, MC, S REA MAGNET WIRE CO., INC., East Pontiac St., Fort Wayne, Ind., "Bea" — M RIV'ARD MFG. CO., Toledo, Ohio— A, AN, HU, IC, MC, H, S, SI RUPP'S ASSEMBLING & MFG. WORKS, 2341 N. Seminary Ave., Chicago, HI. — CO, IC, MC, H SIMPLEX WIRE & CABLE CO., 79 Sidney St., Cambridge A, Mass. SPIRASHIELD— Muter Co. STATES CO., 19 New Park Ave., Hartford, Conn.— B SWEDISH IRON & STEEL CO., 17 Battery PI., New York, N. Y.— M TRANSDUCER LABORATORIES, 42 W. 48 St., New York, N. Y., "Transducer" — CC WARD PRODUCTS CORP., 1523 E. 45th St., Cleveland, Ohio— A, AT, AN, ANT WESTERN ELECTRIC CO., 300 Central Ave., Kearny, N. J.— CC YAXLEY— P. B. Mallory & Co. TOOLS Illustrated circulars describing the "Big Three" of Radio Servicing will be gladly sent upon request. RADIO & TECHNICAL PUBL. CO. Dept YB, 45 Astor PI., New York Alignment tools AT Chassis holders CH Drills, electric D Hacksaw blades HB Hand drills HD Hole cutters HC Pliers P Punches PU Punching machines .... PM Ratchet wrenches .... RW Screwdrivers SD Socket wrenches SW Solder S Soldering irons (elec.) . . SI Soldering iron stands . . . SS Soldering iron tips ... SE Solder pots ST Soldering paste SP Tube pullers TP Wire strippers WS ALDEN PRODUCTS CO., 715 Center St., Brockton, Mass.— SP AMERICAN PHENOLIC CORP., 1250 Van Buren St., Chicago, HI., "Amphenol" — HC, PU AMERICAN RADIO HARDWARE CO., 476 Broadway, New York, N. Y., "Arhco"— AT, SD, SW, SI AMPHENOL — American Phenolic Corp. ARHCO — American Eadio Hardware Co. AUTOMATIC MFG. CO., INC., Harrison, N. J.— PM THE BLUE WIZARD CO., 2431 East Slauson Ave., Huntington Park, Calif., "Blue Wizard" — HC BOND PRODUCTS CO., 13139 Hamilton Ave., Detroit, Mich. — SI BUD RADIO, INC., 5205 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, "Bud"— AT, SD, SW CARR0N MFG. CO., 415 S. Aberdeen St., Chicago, HI., "Carron"— SI COLE RADIO WORKS, 86 Westville Ave., Caldwell, N. J., "Instansolder" — Electric arc soldering iron DRAKE ELECTRIC WORKS, INC., 3656 Lincoln Ave., Chicago, 111.— SI, SS DUAL REMOTE CONTROL CO., 31776 W. Warren St., Wayne, Mich., "Ducon" — SI DUC0N — Dual Bemote Control Co. EAGLE ELECTRIC MFG. CO., INC., 59 Hall St., Brooklyn, N. Y.— SI, SP ESIC0 — Electric Soldering Iron Co., Inc. ELECTRIC SOLDERING IRON CO., INC., Deep Biver, Conn., "Esico" — SI FEDERAL SALES CO., 26 S. Jefferson St., Chicago, HI.— S, SW, SP F0RSBERG MFG. CO., 125 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport, Conn., "Whale"— HB, SD GARDINER METAL CO., 2514 W. 48th PI., Chicago, m.— S G-C — General Cement Mfg. Co. GENERAL CEMENT MFG. CO., 1041 Kilburn Ave., Bockford, HI., "G-C"— AT, CH, SD, SW, SE IOA — Insuline Corp. of America INSTANSOLDER— Cole Badio Works INSULINE CORP. OF AMERICA, 30-30 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, N. Y., "ICA"— AT, D, HC, PU, SD, SW, SI JACKSON ELECTRO CORP., 625 Broadway, New York, N. Y.— SI K-D MFG. CO., Lancaster, Pa., "K-D Pliers"— P, SD, BW KESTER SOLDER CO., 4201 Wrightwood Ave., Chicago, HI.— S KRAEUTER & CO., INC., 563 18th Ave., Newark, N. J.— P, PU KWIKHEAT— Vanatta Mfg. Co. LECTR0HM, INC., 5133 W. 25th Place, Cicero, HI., "Lectrohm" — ST MEISSNER MFG. CO., Mt. Carmel, HI., "Meissner" — PU J. W. MILLER CO., 5917 S. Main St., Los Angeles, Calif. — AT MORRIS REGISTER CO., Council Bluffs, "iowa— HC, PU NASH RADIO PRODS. CO., 6267 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, Mo. — SW, SP PARK METALWARE CO., INC., Orchard Park, N. Y. —AT, P, SD, SW PARKER-KAL0N CORP., 200 Varick St., New York, N. Y.— PU PHILC0 RADIO & TELEVISION CORP., Tioga & C Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. — AT PYRAMID PRODUCTS CO., 2224 S. State St.. Chicago, Hi. — WS RCA MFG. CO., Front & Cooper Sts., Camden, N. J., "BCA"— AT ALBERT F. ROSS & CO., 2341 Wolfram St., Chicago, HI.— SI, ST RUBY CHEMICAL CO., 68-70 McDowell St., Columbus, Ohio, "Bubyfluid" — S, SP, Liquid flux RUBYFLU1D— Ruby Chemical Co. SPEEDCRAFT— The Wire Stripper Co. SPEEDWAY MFG. CO., 1834 S. 52nd St., Cicero, HI.— D STANLEY WORKS, New Britain Conn.— D, HD, PU, SI, SD, SE STR0MBERG-CARLS0N TELEPHONE MFG. CO., lOO1 Carlson Bd., Rochester, N. Y— D, HD, P, SD, SW, S, SI, ST, SP TEFFT RADIO CO., Plymouth, Mich.— HC, PU, TP TILT0N ELECTRIC CORP., 15 E. 26th St., New York, N. Y.— S VANATTA MFG. CO., 615 Monterey Ave., Ontario, Calif., "Kwikheat"— SI (temperature control) VASC0 ELEC'L. MFG. CO., 4116 Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. — SI, ST, SE J. D. WARREN MFG. CO., 1939 Avon St., Mont pelier, Ohio — PC WESTERN ELEC. CO., 300 Central Ave., Kearny, N. J. — D, HF, M, PM, PS, PH WHALE— Forsberg Mfg. Co. S. S. WHITE DENTAL MFG. CO., 10 E. 40th St., New York, N. Y. — Flexible shaft tools. Inspection mirrors. THE WIRE STRIPPER CO., 1725 Eastham Ave., East Cleveland, Ohio, "Speedcraft" — WS 98 RADIO YEAR BOOK