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The Australasian Radio World

Devoted entirely to Technical Radio

and incorporating

All-Wave All-World DX News

Vol. 7 - JANUARY, 1943 - No. 8

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Proprietor, Publisher, Editor - A. G. HULL

Technical Editor - J. W. Straede, B.Sc.

Editorial Offices -

117 Reservoir Street, Sydney, Phone M4078 - M4079 and

187-193 Berkley St. Carlton, Victoria - Phone F4136

Office Hours - Week-days: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Not open Saturday morning

Subscription Rates - 6 issues 5/3, 12 issues 10/6, 24 issues £1, Post free to any address

Service Departments - Back Numbers, 6d. ea., post free; Reply-by-mail Queries, 1/- each; Laboratory Service, 2/6 per set

Printed by Bridge Printery Pty. Ltd., 117 Reservoir Street, Sydney, N.S.W., for the proprietor of the "Australasian Radio World," 117 Reservoir St., Sydney (Footnote P.28)

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CONTENTS:

CONSTRUCTIONAL -

Standard 4-Watt Amplifier . . . . 5

TECHNICAL -

Interesting Ideas in Circuits . . . . 7

Modern Gramophone Pick-ups . . . . 9

Substitute Valve Arrangements . . . . 11

Evolution of the Detector . . . . 13

Another Quality Set Design . . . . 14

A Dictionary of Radio Terms . . . . 16

Radio Step by Step - Part 10 . . . . 20

The "Magneto" Spacelicker . . . . 23

SHORT-WAVE SECTION -

Short-Wave Review . . . . 21

New Stations . . . . 22

Loggings of the Month . . . . 24

THE SERVICE PAGES -

Answers . . . . 26

P.03 - Editorial Notes

Editorial

From what we can gather there has been an order issued which prohibits the manufacture of radio sets. Up till now we have not been able to find out whether the order will apply to those of us who assemble a set for ourselves once in a while, but it is only reasonable to expect that the prohibition will apply to all. The idea is to conserve stocks of component parts and make them available for the maintenance of existing receivers. With such a difficulty facing the radio trade it might be opportune to reassure our readers that there is little likelihood of the order affecting the progress of "Australasian Radio World." It is now some months since it was possible to order a kit of parts for a set and obtain them without difficulty. Yet over this period our little magazine has enjoyed unexpected popularity. Sales have risen steadily and, for our October issue, represent a peak in the seven-years' history of the publication. As might be expected, our advertising section is not as strong as in the good old days, but we still have a valuable list of loyal supporters. Annual subscriptions are as solid as ever. As a result, we have decided upon a policy of improvement and expansion starting with the appointment of Mr. J. W. Straede to the position of Technical Editor. Mr. Straede is a Bachelor of Science, and a radio engineer with a nicely blended balance between the theoretical and the practical and plenty of bright ideas. We are confident that his contributions will be even more popular in the future than in the past.