Radio today (Jan-Dec 1938)

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NEW MUSICAL Phonograph with Philco •k Table type phonograph radio combination. Crystal type pick-np — full-floating motorboard. Plays 10 or 12-inch records. Uses Philco receiver chassis. Cabinet of walnut veneers and contrasting avodire wood. Size 20 x 14 x 13% inches. Model 16 TP— list $79.50. Radiobar Co. of America, Erie Ave. & K St., Philadelphia, Pa — Radio Today. 6-tube receiver * AC operated dual-band receiver tuning 540-1,730, 5,600-18,000 KC. Power output of 5 watts — 6% -inch dynamic speaker. Floodlighted cone type dial. Push-button tuning for 6 stations — adjusted from front of set. Glowing bulls-eyes indicate band. Tone control. Walnut cabinet. Size is 10% x 19 x 8% inches. Model AZ-196— list $59.95. Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp., Ill Eighth Ave., New York, N. Y— Radio Today. Howard table set + AC-DC type receiver using TRF circuit. Finger-tip tuning made possible by illuminated wheel controls projecting through top of cabinet. Uses 4 tubes and has beam power output. Dynamic speaker unit. Cabinet of steel felt laminated. Felt lamination eliminates resonance. Available in opalescent bronze, black, ivory, and cardinal red with contrasting trim. Model 200. Howard Radio Co., 1731 Belmont Ave., Chicago, 111. — Radio Today. Arvin push-button tuning * Adapter unit for converting the Arvin models 22A, 23, and 42 for pushbutton operation. Automatically tunes in 6 stations. Motor operated mechanism attaches to side of set. Pushbutton control clamped to steering column or instrument panel. Model ET— list $17.95. Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Columbus, Ind. — Radio Today. RCA farm receiver * 4-tube 6-volt receiver for farm use. Superhet circuit. Tunes 5401,720 KC. Output of .7 watts. PM dynamic speaker unit. Vernier dial with 8-1 ratio. Cabinet of walnut veneer. Model 94BT-6 — list $29.95. Model 94BT is the same set designed for aircell operation — list $19.95. RCA Mfg. Co., Front & Cooper Sts., Camden, N. J. — Radio Today. Grebe Challenger * Tuned radio-frequency table type receiver for AC-DC operation. Beam power output tube — 5-inch dynamic speaker. Full-vision illuminated dial with 2-color scale. High "Q" coils. Plastic cabinet in ebony, walnut, ivory, jade, and red. Size 7 x 10 x 5% inches. Standard model tunes broadcast band —long wave band also available. Challenger 5. Grebe Mfg. Co., Inc., 119 Fourth Ave., New York, N. Y. — Radio Today. Cowl type antenna * One-piece brass, heavily chromeplated auto radio antenna for cowl mounting. Set-screw adjustment permits lowering of rod. Equipped with 34-inch low-loss shielded lead-in. List $3.85. Hahn-McPherson Labs., Hatboro, Po. — Radio Today. Self-contained amplified piano, affording concert-grand volume and quality from minipiano cabinet. Built by Hardman-Peck Piano Company under B. F. Miessner electronic-piano patents. Compact and inexpensive, yet giving full range of artist.