Radio today (Sept 1935-Dec 1936)

Record Details:

Title:
Radio today
Date:
Sept 1935-Dec 1936
Publisher:
New York : Caldwell-Clements, Inc.
Volume:
Radio today (Sept 1935-Dec 1936)
Leaf #:
000465
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 25, 2024
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NEW THINGS FROM THE MANUFACTURERS Complete 1937 line * New line of Philco sets includes over 50 models (25 chassis). Outstanding feature is automatic (telephone dial) tuning as predicted in Radio Today for February. Automatic frequency control labelled "magnetic tuning" guarantees perfect tuning. Octal glass tubes in all models. Model 37-675X de luxe— 12-tube 5band with automatic tuning plus AFC. Spread-band dial with dual-ratio tuning. Unit construction for shorter leads — noise-excluding signal amplifier. Class A audio output of 10 watts — auditorium speaker — separate bass and treble controls. List $169.50. Standard model (no automatic tuning)— $150. Other automatic tuning models. 37-116X 15T 5-band hi-fi cons., $195 37-690X 20T 5-band hi-fi cons., $375 Model 37-630T— modernistic 6-tube 3-band super with shadow tuning. Dual-speed vernier dial — 50% greater separation on short waves. High overall selectivity — unit type construction — tone control. Automatic volume control — aerial tuning system. List — $62.50. Console — $79.95. Other models: Model Cons. Table 37-60 5T 2-band $42.50 $33.50 37-61 5T 2-band 49.95 37.50 37-84 4T 1-band 20.00 37-89 6T 2-band 50.00 39.95 37-600 5T 1-band 25.00 37-610 5T 3-band 59.95 42.50 37-640 7T 3-band 89.95 69.95 May, 1936 37-650 8T 3-band 100.00 37-660 9T 4-band 115.00 37-665 9T 4-band 125.00 37-670 11T 5-band 139.50 37-602 37-604 37-611 37-611 37-641 37-33 37-34 37-38 37-623 37-624 37-643 AC-DC Sets 5T 1-band 2-band !-band 65.00 -band 59.95 i-band 89.95 5T 5T 5T 7T Battery Sets 5T 1-band 49.95 5T 1-band 65.00 6T 2-band 69.95 6T 3-band 79.95 6T 3-band 89.95 7T 4-band 115.00 79.95 89.95 99.50 99.50 29.95 39.95 59.95 47.50 69.95 39.95 49.95 49.95 65.00 75.00 98.95 Six-tube 3-band super with dualratio color dial — glowing beam range tuning indicator. Unit construction — 17 tuned circuits — noise-excluding amplifier; 3-point tone control — pentode output tube. Console of walnut — 37% inches high. Model 37-620J (illustrated)—$69.95. Table model— $52.50. Philco Radio & Television Corp., Philadelphia — Radio Today Magnetic speakers * Improved type of magnetic speakers for sets and extension use — 5, 6%, 8% inch models. Pressed steel frames, balanced armature unit, extra-flexible diaphragms. Available in complete units with square or Gothic type cabinets. Volume control and switch optional with square cabinet style. Oxford-Tartak Radio Corp., 915 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, 111.— Radio Today New octal-base glass tubes * Announced by Philco are 14 "G" type tubes — no metal equivalents. AC and AC-DC types: 5X4G — heavy duty full-wave rectifier; 5Y4G — full wave rectifier; 6B4G — output triode; 6J5G — medium mu triode; 6K5G — high mu triode; 6K6G — output pentode. Battery types (2 volt): 1C7G — pentagrid converter; 1D5G — r-f. pentode; 1D7G — pentagrid converter; 1E7G — twin output pentode; 1H4G — low mu triode; 1E5G — pentode amplifier; 1H6G — duo-diode triode; 1J6G — class B amplifier. Philco Radio & Television Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — Radio Today Portable P. A. system r ■k Twenty-watt sound system for portable installations — class A amplifier. Microphone and phonograph inputs can be mixed. Tone control for "shading" highs and lows. Complete with dual speakers, crystal mike, carrying cases, and connecting cords. Model 110-R. Operadio Mfg. Co., St. Charles, 111. — Radio Today Cathode-ray tuning indicator * Kit for installing magic eye indicator in almost any set having AVC. Furnished with tube, socket with 24-inch cable, escutcheon and necessary hardware. No. 9688 — list $3. RCA Mfg. Co., Front St., Camden, N. J.— Radio Today Condenser analyzer * Resistance bridge and condenser analyzer for servicing. Improved type has direct reading scale and 6E5 visual balance indicator. Measures capacity 0.00001 to 70 mfd. — resistance 50 to 2,000,000 ohms. Shows power factor of electrolytic condensers and insulation resistance up to 1,000 megohms. Built-in power supply — 110 AC. Model CB-1-60— net $19.20. Solar Mfg. Corp., 599 Broadway, New York City— Radio Today 41