The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-13
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'etired Navy Chief Explains TV Difficulties
Will Julius, Elecronics Technician,
Owner c. XIV Radio & Ty Service,
Says There Are Too Many Jack-legs'
BY WILL JULIUS tU.s. Navy Rstirsd).
A Told TO BILL GIBB

A Told TO BILL GIBB
Interest in Key West telsvsion continues 70 mount
More and folks buying sets and. unfortunately
too mmy Of these people receiving poor reception We
fringe Locality but there il no reason why good
Tv properly installed should prove thoroughly
ioyuble
VIII Julius retired Navy Chief opsrutss Key West
Radio TV Ssrvcs-locotsd s26 Duvol ST. He tells
that a often not ito the little things which
looked during installation which poor reception.
Everybody and his brother hos hoped the Tv
bmdwrgon- selling. installing repairing SETS" he points
thon turning the switch OF their Scdo bossosd out
night into sscnonics sxpsrtsl Il any wonder that Key
Wess9s urs dissatisfied with their purchaser
you would b surprised at the number Of coils I've
had concerning poor reception The first thing do 10
u6sst meter which often indicates that the trouble In
entirely due poor Workmanship especially the
tsnno Sloppy workmanship the Of DID, scoTsdup
wire definitely reduces signols received
Twenty-Five Years In EIecronics
Will Julius probably knows what he 10 ticking about.
My scientific knowledge is limited TO changing ribbon
on this typewriter and then. often into difficulty.
20 I'll accept his word TV Julius entered the Navy in
the sly ls3os and his first assignment that Of Todo
operator
From 1880 to 1850 mouksd the Novys greatest advances
in the field Of slsconcs and Julius had the opportunity to
oid in this forwmd movement-ubourd ships end during
World Won II while flying in the Poetic.
Upon retiring from the Navy he accepted employment
In shs locQl Ymd Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology
bsckonsd and he up Boston work in lie slsconc
laboratories His wife didn't like cold weather. however.
Julius uHTisd Key West girl. Lola Csrvontss in 1887.
they returned to The Rock. julius ogon accepted en-
poyment doing eectronics work MOB and when he had
soved little money. he opened his rddo and ~
service.
Distributor For PhiIco Products
Key West Rodio Tv Services is the newest distributor
for Phco products While spsc0lzng in phlco Tv sets.
the also has Of Phico electric rmges.
refrigsrotors rodios Key West Radio Tv Service
Of the few stores in town whore the owner OF tho
establishment 10 capable OF maintaining the guarantee 10
sued products In most other the store owner
has relay the detective merchandise outside rspuir
shophus increasing the costs which ere pussed oong 10
the customer
asked VIII Julius about some Of the equipment in his
shop. All Of his testing equipment il Precision brund-
supposed to be the "Cddiloc Of the radio world. He
showed Osclloscope which ukss some sort Of pic
of electrical forms something's Sweep Gen.
erotor-u Signal Generotor-z vocuum Tube tester IRE
member suid when sted writing this piece that didn't
know anything about scientific gudgss7D
At any ruts. it okes all four OF those instruments 10
properly oqn TV receiver Julius has mode friends Of
lot Of by Offering prompt courteous house
service.
IF there Il any possibility Of fixing oct in the home"
he sxpluns. we always do It suvss the customer
money and saves us time OF course. where dismontng
il necessary we hove the set to the shop. We moke
evening coils but only by appointment
Judges PhiIco Best
The owner of Key West Radio Tv Service says thut
he thinks Phlco the best TV sst the market Phco
hos owuys for its rslicbls products Julius
says And the price of q phico i economical.
We sell our product easy terms financed through
the bnk at low roes This 10 especially attractive to
toners who have lecrned to their about how high
interest rotes com reolY bem spite Of low regulating
theml"
Folks who have been in Key West for any length Of
time will remember where the Chic clothing store
826 Dvo-ocross the street from Dion Smith Trs supply
Well thos the Location Of Key West Radio ~ Service
now The phone number 2S5ll and coils answered
promptly.
Parts Kept In Stock
Key West Radio 6 Tv Service keeps common ports in
stock for oil of its workrodo elevsion They have bot
teries tubes etc. for portfolio rudos During this hurri
cone seoson. portable radios me important.
Tesvison ontennG installations me speciality with
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