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3 Link to Issue PDF WorldRadioHistory.com's scan of Australasian Radio World - Vol. 01 No. 07 - November 1936 has been utilised to create the partial content for this page and can be downloaded at this link to further extend the content and enable further text correction of this issue: ARW 1936 11 In general, only content which is required for other articles in this Wikibook has been entered here and text corrected. The material has been extensively used, inter alia, for compilation of biographical articles, radio club articles and station articles. Front Cover The Australasian Radio World Nov. 2, 1936; Vol. 1 - No. 7.; Price, 1/- Registered at the G.P.O., Sydney, for transmission by post as a periodical Cover Photo: Illustration of The Outdoor Portable construction project (see story on page 6) Highlighted Contents: "Outdoor Portable Four": "Beginner's Battery Two": Making a Reiss Microphone: Five-Metre Receiver: Output Meter: World S.W. Stations: Sydney Ambulances to Carry Radio. Inside Front Cover - Philips Lamps Ad P.01 - F. J. W. Fear & Co. Ad P.02 - Editorial Notes Editorial Notes . . . The Radio Service Industry In step with the tremendous increase during the past few years in the number of licenses taken out annually in the Commonwealth, the radio service business has advanced to the position where it now must be recognised as a separate industry. The task of keeping over 800,000 receivers in order is a tremendous one, that alone would make the men who perform it a force to be reckoned with, but there are other reasons why servicing as a profession is becoming increasingly more important. Of everyone in the chain between set manufacturer and buyer, the serviceman has perhaps the closest and most constant contact with the latter. Once he has obtained the confidence of his clients as a result of his experience and integrity, his recommendations regarding valve or set purchases are generally followed without question. Manufacturers who realise this can build up valuable goodwill among servicemen, and thus among listeners, simply by "servicing the serviceman" — by keeping him supplied with plenty of service data on their receivers and valves. A second reason why radio servicing is now forging ahead is that the serviceman of today must of necessity be equipped with a wide and thorough knowledge of radio from both the practical and theoretical angles. With improved methods of manufacturing, sets are being made more and more "breakdown proof," but against this they are far more complex than they were a few years ago, which means that service calls per set average little fewer today than they did before the advent of dualwave receivers, with their host of modern refinements. This increase in complexity also means that the day is well past when radio repair work can be performed by experimenters or electricians with a voltmeter, soldering iron, and a pair of pliers. Elaborate service equipment, plus a thoroughly sound and up-to-date knowledge of radio are essentials for anyone in the service game today. The equipment needed is expensive, and the training required means years of concentrated and costly study, but for good men the opportunities offering are endless. As an established profession, radio servicing is only in its infancy. P.02 - Contents Banner The Australasian Radio World Incorporating the All-Wave All-World DX News Managing Editor - A. Earl Read, B.Sc. Vol. 1. - NOVEMBER, 1936 - No. 7 P.02 - Contents CONTENTS: "Pick-Ups" . . . . 3 Radiokes Factory Makes Thousands of Parts Weekly . . . . 4 Sydney Ambulances To Carry Radio . . . . 5 The Outdoor Portable . . . . 6 Hints And Tips For Set Designers . . . . 8 The Beginner's Battery Two . . . . 10 The Month On Shortwave . . . . 13 The Air-Ace Dual-Wave Five . . . . 14 What’s New In Radio . . . . 16 Newcastle Hamfest A Great Success . . . . 18 This Pentode Business . . . . 20 Acoustical Labyrinth In New Stromberg-Carlson Release . . . . 23 XMHD— A Popular Chinese Broadcaster . . . . 26 A Super-Regenerative Five-Metre Receiver . . . . 27 Radio Ramblings . . . . 30 Making A Reiss Microphone . . . . 32 Building An Output Meter . . . . 33 The A.T.R.S. Bulletin . . . . 35 The Cathode Ray Oscillograph At Work (3) . . . . 36 All-Wave All-World DX News . . . . 39 Shortwave Stations Of The World (3) . . . . 40 DX Doings On The Short Waves . . . . 43 VK Amateurs — Additions and Amendments . . . . 44 Shortwave Station Addresses . . . . 45 DX Notes and News . . . . 46 All-Wave All-World DX Club — List of Life Members . . . . 48 P.02 - Publication Notes The "Australasian Radio World" is published monthly by A. E. Read. Editorial offices, 214 George Street, Sydney, N.S.W. Telephone BW6577. Cable address: "Repress," Sydney. Advertisers please note that copy should reach office of publication by 15th of month preceding that specified for insertion. Subscription rates: 1/- per copy, 10/6 per year ( 12 issues) post free to Australia and New Zealand. Subscribers in New Zealand can remit by Postal Note or Money Order. Printed by Bridge Printery Pty. Ltd., 214 George Street, Sydney, N.S.W., for the proprietors of the "Australasian Radio World," 214 George St., Sydney (Footnote P.48) P.03 - "Pick-Ups" P.04 - Radiokes Factory Makes Thousands of Parts Weekly P.05 - Sydney Ambulances To Carry Radio P.06 - The Outdoor Portable P.08 - Hints And Tips For Set Designers P.10 - The Beginner's Battery Two P.13 - The Month On Shortwave The Month on Shortwave - By Alan H. Graham Conditions on all bands continue to be first-class, quite a number of new transmitters having made their appearance. “Radio Saigon ” has been causing plenty of interest on 25.7 metres. This station opens at approximately 9 p.m ., and continues its transmission till 12.30 a.m . On October 8, signals reached R 7 at 9.40 p .m . Announcements are made in French and English, giving the address as P.O . Box 295, Saigon, French Indo-China. Another new station has been reported on the 31 -metre band. This is CB9600, Santiago, Chile, on 31.25 □ metres, which has been reported on Sunday afternoons. Another Cuban On The Air Yet another Cuban has appeared on the air. The fact that these newcomers are on wave-lengths below 32 metres makes their reception a comparatively easy matter. The latest Cuban is CO C X on 26 metres, “La Voz de la Radio Philco .” It comes on the air around 11 p.m . The Hong kong shortwave station has also moved to the 31m. band, which is becoming absolutely overcrowded . The allocations for Hong kong are as follows:—ZBW 2, 34.2 m .; Z B W 3, 31.4 m .; ZBW 4, 19.7 m .; and ZB W 5, 16.9 m . Listen for the 31 m . transmitter around 9 p.m . Other stations on the air at present, which will repay a few minutes’ attention are :—Z H J, Penang , on 49.34m .; VUC, Calcutta , on 49.1 m .; T W G , Guatemala City, on 31.75 m .; H J IA B P , Cartagena, on 31.25 m .; O R K , R u y sselede, on 29.04 m .; L S X , Buenos Aires, on 28.98 m .; T J F , Iceland , on 24.5 m . Latest Russian S.W . Schedules Latest in formation from Radio Centre, Moscow, contains the following facts :— Transmissions are through R A N (31.25 m .), R N E (25 m .), R K I (19.81 m .) a n d R V 96 (19.76 m .). The schedule for these transmitters is:—- Sunday 10—10.30 a .m ............. R A N 9—10 p .m .................... R N E Monday 1—2 a m ...... R K I & R N E 4.30—5 a .m ................ RV96 7—8 a .m ...................... R N E 10— 10.30 a .m ............. R A N Tuesday 7—8 a .m ...................... R N E 10—10.30 a .m ............. R A N Wednesday 10—10.30 a .m ............. R A N 9—10 p .m .................... R N E Thursday 10—10.30 a .m ............. R A N Friday 10—10.30 a .m ............ R A N Saturday 7—8 a .m ..................... R N E 10— 10.30 a .m ............ R A N All times given in these notes are A .E.S.T . A verification from P C J , N.V. Philips Radio, Eindhoven, Holland, gives this schedule for that station ’s experimental transmissions— Tuesday —7—9 p.m . on 19.7 m . Wednesday —10 p.m .—2 a.m . (Thursday ) on 19.7 m. Thursday —10 a.m .—1 p.m . on 31.28 m . ZBW 4, H o n g k o n g , was heard at splendid strength on 19.75 m . on Oct. 13, at 9.30 p.m . A new Spanish station E A H , Madrid , has been reported on 31.65 m . The call-sign of the Prague transmitter is O LR . The 20 m . amateur band is still remarkably good. Outs ta n d in g “h a m s ” recently logged include the following : PK 1M X , Batavia ; K A 1B H , Manila ; H K 1Z , Colombia; V U 2B G , India ; V S2A K , M a la y a ; V S6A H , H o n g k o n g ; F 8 D R , Paris ; and a number of G ’s, P.14 - The Air-Ace Dual-Wave Five P.16 - What’s New In Radio P.18 - Newcastle Hamfest A Great Success P.20 - This Pentode Business P.23 - Acoustical Labyrinth In New Stromberg-Carlson Release P.26 - XMHD — A Popular Chinese Broadcaster P.27 - A Super-Regenerative Five-Metre Receiver P.30 - Radio Ramblings P.32 - Making A Reiss Microphone P.33 - Building An Output Meter P.35 - The A.T.R.S. Bulletin P.36 - The Cathode Ray Oscillograph At Work (3) P.39 - All-Wave All-World DX News P.40 - Shortwave Stations Of The World (3) P.43 - DX Doings On The Short Waves P.44 - VK Amateurs— Additions and Amendments P.45 - Shortwave Station Addresses P.46 - DX Notes and News P.48 - All-Wave All-World DX Club — List of Life Members All-Wave All-World DX Club List of Life Members (Continued from August issue) Club No. - Name and Address AW59DX — Robert R. Thomson, “Blair Adam,” 11 Clarence St., Hilton, Adelaide, S.A. AW60DX — Jack Harrower, 14 Tongue St., Seddon, W.13, Melbourne, Victoria. AW61DX — W. T. Choppen, 4 Marston Rd., Timaru, New Zealand. AW62DX — Mervyn M. Macknamara, Robbs Rd., Werribee Sth., Victoria. AW63DX — Ivan R. Moyle, “Leriwa,” Perekerten, N.S.W. AW64DX — Ern Neill, Smith St., Ipswich, Queensland. AW65DX — J. M. Klein, Cromwell St., Cooma, N.S.W. AW66DX — W. V. Carroll, 109 Nicholson St., Coburg, N.13, Melbourne, Vic. AW67DX — C. D. Moller, Temora Rd., Coolamon, N.S.W. AW68DX — J. L. Sullivan, Alpha St., Cambridge, N.Z. AW69DX — Harry Whyte-Meach, "Leith," 55 Godfrey St., Artarmon, N.S.W. AW70DX — Leon S. Stone, Elgin St., Gordon, N.S.W. AW71DX — J. H. Edney, 82 Queen St., Regent, N.19, Melbourne, Victoria. AW72DX — Mrs. E. M. A. A. Heathorn, Glenheath, P.O. Box 34, Smithton, Tas. AW73DX — Robert W. Hudson, c/o Post Office, Quorn, South Australia. AW74DX — R. A. McGhee, 1 Kyabra St., Valley, Brisbane, N .l, Queensland. AW75DX — Alan Walkley, 37 Northcote St., Haberfield, N.S.W. AW76DX — Joseph B. Guest, 13 Hillside, Yallourn, Gippsland, Victoria. AW77DX — Maurice Tierney, 62 Connemarra St., Bexley, N.S.W. AW78DX — Jeffrey P. Rosewarne, "Widgiewa," Kardina East, South Australia. AW79DX — Harry D. Hibberd, 462 Hargreaves St., Bendigo, Victoria. AW80DX — J. E. Shrubb, "Eleanora," Sea View St., Byron Bay, N.S.W. AW81DX — Ronald E. Keegan, 69 Palm Avenue, Leeton, N.S.W. AW82DX — Angua D. Macdonald, Kadina, South Australia. AW83DX — David E. Evans, T.S.M.V. "Manoora," c/o Adelaide S.S. Co. Ltd., Bridge Street, Sydney. AW84DX — Harold Rogers, 28 Edward Street, North Geelong, Victoria. AW85DX — Thomas C. Dalziel, 69 Palm Avenue, Leeton, N.S.W. AW86DX — William Brown, Panmure, Auckland, N.Z. AW87DX — H. W. Lane, Rous Mill, via Alstonville, Richmond River, N.S.W. AW88DX — Robert R. Thomas, 127 Tramway Road, Invercargill, N.Z. AW89DX — Ian Hamilton Drysdale, "Invermay," Loch Park Road, Traralgon, Victoria. AW90DX — Les McIntyre, Box 36, Murtoa, Victoria. AW91DX — K. Longfield, 52 Henry Street, West Kogarah, N.S.W. AW92DX — Norman E. Booth, Gungal, N.S.W. AW93DX — Walter J. P. Matthews, Tailem Bend, S.A. AW94DX — H. M. Lindsay, c/o The E.S. & A. Bank Ltd., Nambour, Queensland. AW95DX — Don Gray, 5 Sussex Street, Middle Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria. AW96DX — John E. Corlis, "Laurel Vale," Garah, N.S.W. AW97DX — Tom D. Dowling, "Glenesk," via Swan Hill, Victoria. AW98DX — Charles R. Nelson, 33 Dean Street, Ararat, Victoria. AW99DX — E. H. S. Foot, "Reumah," 19 Knutsford Street, Balwyn, E.8, Victoria. AW100DX — Henry C. Pickard, Patterson Street, Ainslie, Canberra, F.C.T. AW101DX — Joseph Holschier, "Oakvale," Moira, N.S.W. AW102DX — R. G. O. Connor, c/o P. McKeirnan, Tygalgah, Murwillumbah, Tweed River, N.S.W. AW103DX — John T. Smith, P.O. Box 26, Glen Innes, N.S.W. AW104DX — T. Ross Cuttle, Canterbury Road, Forest Hill, Victoria. AW105DX — Robert Raw, 62 Oakley Avenue, Avondale, S.W.3, Auckland, N.Z. AW106DX — H. G. Manson, c/o The Radio House, Taumarunui, King Country, N.Z. AW107DX — Harry Melrose, Glenroy Station, via Bellata, N.S.W. AW108DX — R. R. Harris, Opaki Road, Masterton, N.Z.