The "Kestrel Three"

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 14, 16 October 1931, Page 6

The "Kestrel Three"

Constructor’s Success A CONSTRUCTOR from Hastings has some comments to make concerning the Kestrel III. In a letter to the technical editor, he says:-‘"I have had the Kestrel III going just three days, and my log is 14 New Zealand, six Australian, KMOX St. Louis, KGO San Francisco, and JOAK. KMOX is my first American. I picked him up Sunday at 4.50 p.m., when he was playing the last item. A few announcements about their Sunday programme (they were giving Saturday night’s concert) followed. Reception was on the speaker, although not very loud. but clear as a bell. On twirling the dials round at 9.30 I heard a huge nuimber of stations, but I do not bother about d.x. very much. "T am using a double drum dial and a penthode in audio stage. These valves are much more brilliant than triodes. I find the set very selective, aerial about 60 to TO feet. with a small insulated Jead to set. I am 1050 feet up, in the country, so there’s no static, although slight fading."