Radio today (Jan-Mar 1939)

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MORENEWTHINGS fSHsa Andrea television kit k 16-tube television receiver kit using 5-inch short-neck picture tube. Set uses push-button tuning. Supplied with step-by-step assembly instructions. Performance equal to factory-built set. Six controls on front of set. Complete with video and audio channels. F. A. D. Andrea Corp., 48-02 48th Ave., Woodside, L. I., N. Y— Radio Today. Arvin home radios * Additions to the 1939 line include 9 new models at popular prices. Model 89 illustrated is a 6-tube AC set tuning broadcast and short waves in 2 bands. Push-button tuning for popular stations — cathode-ray tuning indicator for manual. List $44.95. 8-tube console tuning 3 bands. Electric eye tuning indicator, pushbutton tuning. Phonograph terminals on chassis. 12-inch dynamic speaker — power output of 11 watts. Model 92— List $99.95. NoblittSparks Industries, Columbus, Ind. — Radio Today. Transmitter kit * Multi-band transmitter kit with instantaneous band switching from the front panel for 3 bands. 100-watts input on all bands from 10 to 160 meters. R.P. and power supply on one chassis. Speech equipment with its power supply on separate chassis. Uses standard parts. Described in bulletin SD-378. Thordarson Electric Mfg. Co., 500 W. Huron St., Chicago, 111. — Radio Today. Parts cabinet •k Wooden parts cabinet for use in the shop. Model 1740 has 40 drawers with removable partitions. 24 drawers measure 2V2 inches high x 4 x 14 inches deep. 16 drawers measure 2^x6x14 inches. List $29.80. Other types available to suit all applications. J. D. Warren Mfg. Co., Montpelier, Ohio — Radio Today. Compact multi-range meter * Multi-meter with 5,000 ohmsper-volt sensitivity and 3-inch meter. AC and DC ranges of 0/6/30/150/600 volts; DC current of 0/.3/6/30/150 mils; resistance, 0/2M/20M/200M/2meg ohms. Also calibrated in decibels. Weighs but 23 ounces with self-contained batteries—3 x 5% x 2 inches. Model 542. Supreme Instruments Corp., Greenwood, Miss. — Radio Today. Cardioid microphone ■*■ Directional-type microphone with dead spot at rear. Designed for installations where it is desirable to reduce pick-up from rear and sides, yet where a wide-angle pick-up is necessary. Directional properties equally good for bass and highs. Employs non-directional pressure unit and bi-directional ribbon of new design. Western Electric Co., 195 Broadway, New York, N. Y. — Radio Today. Tube seller * Emission-type tube checker in large counter stand with 9-inch meter. Hot-cathode leakage test with neon tube. Line-voltage adjustment read on meter. Free-point tube analysis. Electronometer model 815 — net $49.95. Precision Apparatus Co., 821 E. New York Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. — Radio Today. Centralized sound system •k Low-cost compact sound system for schools, industrial plants, etc. Provides coverage for up to 30 rooms, and may be extended to cover auditorium, gymnasium, etc. Separate controls for each room, allowing program distribution or conversation with any desired rooms. Vocagraph Sound Systems, 164 N. May St., Chicago, 111. — Radio Today. Philco wireless record player •k AC-type record player requiring no connections to set. Transmits on frequency of 1550 KC from selfcontained aerial within radius of 60 feet. Crystal pick-up with illuminated tone for ease in placing needle on record. Plays 10 and 12inch records. Model 39RP1— list $19.95. Philco Radio & Television Corp., Tioga & C Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. — Radio Today. January, 1939 27