The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-18
BY TIMES RADIO EDITOR

BY TIMES RADIO EDITOR
The Federal Radio Corporation
is introducing this fall a new Fed
eral ortho-sonic receiver, referred
to by the manufacturer as 'the most
sensationally performing radio re-
ceiver that skilled engineers could
devise"
The model is designated as the
FIJI, operates on antenna and
ground, and has four stages of tuned
radio frequency, coupled with two
stages of ampliflcation and detector
Each unit of the FIJI, including
the seven individual tubes, is
shielded individually. The chassis
is of sturdy all-metal contraction,
inc1osed in a mahogany cabinet, at
tractively inlaid with vermilion.
This receiver, said to hold the rec
ord for DX-ing, is obtainable in
both battery or all-electric opera
ton.
The Model Fill is tuned with a
single Illuminated dial, using a YER
nier for fine adjustment and sin
gle rheostat for volume control.
During the week this set was
tested, many stations we're heard
with excellent results. The set has
two outstanding features, Selectivity
and volume. With the Federal we
found it possible to separate
stations very satisfactorily as close
as 10 kilocycles apart and in many
cases, stations even closer were
separated without interference. The
volume Of this set is tremendous,
and one is able to tune in stations
on each end of the dial with equal
volume.
The Federal Fill was selected by
the Byrd Pole expedition after
many tests and when the City of
New York sailed for the Antarctic
several sets of this model were
aboard. They will furnish enter
tainment and receive information
for the party during their long stay
in the polar regions.
Although the first part Of the
week was filled with static and in
reference, stations from Denver to
New York and from Texas to
Canada were received above the
static level. Friday and Saturday
nights both, were excellent for
radio on Friday, WLW, Cincinnati
testing it's new tranSmitter using
25, 900 to $4,000 watts, was received
without aerial or ground, with
ample volume to be heard almost a
block away.
Saturday night stations were
tuned in from coast to coast and
we heard several small western sta
tions for the first time this year.
On this evening Governor Smith,
talking from Louisville, was on a
chain of some thirty stations and
in slightly more than fifteen min
utes we were able to pick up clearly
twenty-one stations broadcasting
his address.
Shortly before midnight, XII,
Los Angeles, was received, with
ample volume to be heard all over
the house.
Sunday afternoon we heard the
18th Observation Squadron broad
casting from an airplane over Mars
Hill airport. During this test, the
plane transmitter was received with
about the same vol lme as the local
oroadcasting stations, and very
clearly Sunday night some forty
odd stations were received.
This year the Federal corporation
is offering an outstanding set, one
that we believe will please the most
skeptical, in both performance and
tone. Federal sets may be operated
with both dynamic and magnetic
type speakers, whichever the pur-
chaser may desire.
The set is welNconstructed and is
offered in several different console
and table models. Federal Ortho-
sonic radio receivers are distributed
in central Indiana by the Vonnegut
Hardware Company, and are sold
through several Indianapolis dealers
Next Thursday: The new Crosley
Show box AC Receiver and Speaker.