# History of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia/Topical/Publications/Australasian Radio World/Issues/1949 02
## P.01 - Front Cover

The Australasian Radio World
Registered at the G.P.O., Sydney, for transmission by post as a periodical.
1/-
Vol. 13 - No. 9; FEBRUARY 15, 1949

## P.03 - Contents Banner

THE AUSTRALASIAN RADIO WORLD
Devoted entirely to Technical Radio
and incorporating
ALL-WAVE ALL-WORLD DX NEWS
VOL. 14 (sic, 13) - FEBRUARY, 1949 - No. 9

## P.03 - Publication Notes

Published by the Proprietor — A. G. HULL, Balcombe St., Mornington, Vic. Phone: M'ton 344.
Technical Editor — PAUL STEVENS, 21 Fletcher's Av., Bondi, N.S.W. Phone: FW6157
Short-wave Editor — L. J. KEAST, 7 Fitzgerald Rd., Ermington, N.S.W. Phone: WL1101
Advertising Representatives —
In N.S.W.: Amalgamated Publications Pty. Ltd., 83 Pitt St., Sydney. Phone: B1077
Representatives —
In Queensland: John Bristoe, Box 82, Maryborough, Q.
In New Zealand: H. Barnes & Co., 4 Boulcott Terrace, Wellington & S.O.S. Radio Ltd., 283 Queen St., Auckland
In England: Anglo Overseas Press Ltd., 168 Regent St., London, W1.
Distributed throughout the World by Gordon & Gotch (A/asia) Ltd.
Subscription Rates: 12 issues - 10/6; 24 issues - £1; To N.Z. and Overseas - 12 issues, 12/-; Post free
Address for all correspondence - Australasian Radio World, Box 13, Mornington, Vic.
Printed by Bridge Printery Pty. Ltd., 117 Reservoir Street, Sydney, N.S.W., for the proprietor of the "Australasian Radio World," Balcombe St., Mornington, Vic. (Footnote P.36)

## P.03 - Contents

CONTENTS
Radio in the News . . . . 5
New Type of Fidelity Pick-up . . . . 6
More About the Standard . . . . 7
New Rola Speaker . . . . 10
Simple Galvanometers . . . . 11
Among Our Readers . . . . 14
Direct-Coupled 807 . . . . 15
Service Oscillator . . . . 17
English Coil Box . . . . 19
British Television Exports . . . . 20
New Brand of Transformers . . . . 21
Medium-Fi . . . . 23
Key to the VT Valve Types . . . . 26
Shortwave Review . . . . 31
Speedy Query Service . . . . 34

## P.03 - Editorial

GUEST EDITORIAL
Perusing this week's "Radio and Electrical Weekly," the writer was most impressed with an interview with Mr. Cliff Gittoes, of Ducon Condenser Co., who has recently returned from America. The part which was of most interest to us was the mention of television kit sets. An extract is as follows: "He was rather amazed to see the television kit set business in a very healthy condition in U.S.A. Retailers and technicians everywhere were buying these TV kit sets, learning how to assemble them, and then sell the completed job. Several small manufacturers were doing this, and in one particular case, one small manufacturer was doing 25 kit sets a day, using RCA parts and under RCA licence. The TV kit set was selling for 167 dollars and included a 10-in. cathode-ray tube, 30 valves, the various aligned units, and a chassis, but no cabinet and no antenna. RCA had done a good job in organising this TV kit set business. Television was demanding a better standard of components, particularly to counteract the service problems that could arise in such complicated equipment if the components were not of good quality." If a country like America can still sell kit sets, then we can in this country, and I would like to assure you that Aegis Manufacturing Company will be well and truly amongst the originals as far as Television here is concerned. — JAMES H. MAGRATH.