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3 P.01 - Front Cover The Australasian Radio World Special Data and Handbook Issue Registered at the G.P.O., Sydney, for transmission by post as a periodical. 1/- Vol. 13 - No. 4; SEPTEMBER 18, 1948 P.01 - Rola Ad P.02 - Crown Radio Products Ad P.03 - Contents Banner THE AUSTRALASIAN RADIO WORLD Devoted entirely to Technical Radio and incorporating ALL-WAVE ALL-WORLD DX NEWS VOL. 13 - SEPTEMBER, 1948 - No. 4 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 Ham Notes By — Don B. KNOCK (VK2NO), 43 Yanko Av., Waverley, N.S.W. Advertising Representatives — In N.S.W.: Amalgamated Publications Pty. Ltd., 83 Pitt St., Sydney. Phone: B1077 In Victoria: R. L. McKillop, Regency Advertising Contractors, 60 Market St., Melbourne. Phone M1279 In Queensland: John Bristoe, Box 82, Maryborough, Q. In New Zealand: H. Barnes & Co., 4 Boulcott Terrace, Wellington. 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.60) P.03 - Contents CONTENTS F.M. — Minus Boloney . . . . 5 Starting Off In Radio . . . . 9 New Broadcast Wavelengths . . . . 15 Buyers' Guide . . . . 25 Students' One-Valve Experimental Set . . . . 39 Calling CQ . . . . 47 How To Become a "Ham" . . . . 49 The Morse Code . . . . 50 International Amateur Prefixes . . . . 52 The "Q" Code . . . . 53 Index to Volume 12 . . . . 54 Short-Wave Review . . . . 55 Bargain Corner . . . . 58 P.03 - Editorial EDITORIAL As you will have noticed already, this issue is a special one, with more pages than usual and a number of new ideas embodied in it. The main purpose of the issue is to help us catch up with our publication date, as the strain of the war and its after-effects brought us into a position where our issues were not actually on sale until a week or more after the date on the cover. By bringing out three issues in two months we hope to catch up again. In fact future issues should be on sale all over the Commonwealth by the 15th day of each month. We have taken the opportunity of making this issue somewhat different in structure, mainly with the idea of giving you an issue which will be a handy source of reference for many months to come. Data charts have been prepared with a view to having them essentially practical; the sort of data which I myself will pin up over my work bench to save time when I am in doubt about the colour code for an odd resistance value or the socket connections for an unfamiliar valve. In some ways the arrangement is experimental, and I would like expressions of opinions about it. If it appears to meet with a favourable reception it is quite possible that we will make a regular feature of the catalogue section, for example. The lists in this issue are far from complete, and I feel sure that there will be ample material available to keep this feature going for many months, especially with additions and amendments. — A. G. HULL. P.05 - F.M. — Minus Boloney P.09 - Starting Off In Radio P.15 - New Broadcast Wavelengths P.25 - Buyers' Guide P.39 - Students' One-Valve Experimental Set P.47 - Calling CQ P.49 - How To Become a "Ham" P.50 - The Morse Code P.52 - International Amateur Prefixes P.53 - The "Q" Code P.54 - Index to Volume 12 P.55 - Short-Wave Review P.58 - Bargain Corner