Radio today (Sept 1935-Dec 1936)

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5,000,000 sets in '35 — Geddes * Bond Geddes, executive vice-president of the Radio Manufacturers Association, headquarters American Building, Washington, D. C, called at Radio Today's offices with an encouraging picture of radio's present prosperity. "From the way the market has been going and with the best sales months still ahead, at least 5,000,000 radios will have been sold by the end of the year. This includes automobile radios and battery sets. Last year 3,300,000 radios and 780,000 automobile receivers were sold for a total of about $235,000,000. This year the market is at least double for automobile radios, and we expect the gross for all types of radios will run close to $350,000,000." Mr. Geddes attributes the boom to better purchasing power among labor and farm elements, particularly the latter, who are buying battery sets in greater volume than ever. Added to that, he said, is the desire among set owners to replace their old sets with the newer all-wave models. Federal money pouring into the farm regions is very largely responsible for the heightened market for farm radios. Labor conditions are extremely satisfactory, workers are well paid, and no labor troubles are in sight, the manufacturers report. ?Veii; amplification-principle + Engineers examined with interest the impact or secondaryemission amplifying tube demonstrated at New York, Oct. 23, by Dr. Y. K. Zworykin of television-iconoscope fame. In a single glass envelope, amplifications of half a million or more can be obtained, all with a minimum of tube noise. Starting with the impact of a single electron, the inventor arranges this to set free other electrons, which in turn carom against plates setting off increasing numbers of electrons, until prodigious amplifications result, all in the same tube. While the device, developed in the Camden laboratories, has so far been applied chiefly to television, some outside engineers who have seen it declare it has wide and revolutionary possibilities for radio and general use, and predict commercial utilization within the next two or three years, replacing present thermionictube amplification. Wire broadcasts to cafes * Vivid voice descriptions of major sports activities are now being presented to the New York public through a new wire service called Teleflash. The service distributed over telephone lines, is leased to taverns, hotels, smokeshops, and the like. Senator William Marconi with Mrs. Marconi, returns from a visit to South America, to aid the radio service of the Italian Army using his new micro-waves. Dr. Zworykin and his new "electronimpact" amplifying tube. In addition to sportcasts, news items of national interest will be included and musical interludes will be used as fillers. At present, broadcasts are furnished from 10 :30 a.m. until 10 :30 p.m., but with evening sports such as hockey in season, the latter hour is extended. Telephone lines and equipment, including amplifiers, are used. In order to insure a reasonable degree of fidelity, specially balanced lines are employed with a loudspeaker and amplifier having an output of 1J^ watts, additional units being employed for greater output. Advertising flashes are accepted to help defray the cost of programs. Single store service is provided at $15 a month per unit. Mark Dec. 2 for your share of $300,000,000 * Thrifty persons throughout the United States will have saved by Dec. 2 an impressive $300,000,000 and over through the Christmas clubs, for holiday spending. On that date the funds will be released by the depository banks in every city and town the country over, and the fun begins. With 1936 radio models displayed as the most stunning gift possible, radio dealers should come in for a neat share of this $300,000,000. Radio Today