Last Minute Christmas Gift Suggestions

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 23, 18 December 1931, Page 12

Last Minute Christmas Gift Suggestions

"Tis said that the greatest joy of Christmas is that of giving and receiving presents. Yet what a worry it is selecting just the right article for mother, father, brother, sister, or whom it may be. Somehow we seem to leave it right till the last moment and then make a decision which we immediately criticise. Friends may advise us, but in the end we please ourselves; nevertheless, suggestions are always welcome. Have you thought of Radio and Electricity as possibilitiesP Both are essentially modern and in each there is a multitude of ideas. Presents, pretty, useful and uncommon are to be found-and they are inexpensive. Glance through the pages and you will have some new ideas for that present.

‘New R.C.A. Models THIS ‘season I.C.A. Radiola models are available at prices to meet all pockets. Number oue on the range is the R.C.A. Radiolette. This is a beautifully: designed little four-valve set, and is wonderful value at £18/10/-. In _the Radiola Superette model. R.O0.A, have produced a set which they term "A Pigmy in size, but a Giant in performance." R.C.A. justly claiin that the public are offered % midget set which compares favourably with the average — full-size set. The Superette is an eight-valve superheterodynue, using the new super control Radiotrons and push- pull pentode in the output stage. _ The new R.C.A. console inodel. Radiola R-9, is 1.C.A.’s latest superheterodyne fitted in an engaging cabinet of compact lines. The cabinet is not only of unusually attractive appointments but has been built with special regard to acoustice properties. The R-9 has sensitivity that knows no barrierg of distance, selectivity that really is selective, and unusually efficient volume and tone controls. N.Z.-made Radio THAT New Zealand can and does produce good radio receivers is ably demonstrated by the Radion Seven, a mantel-type superheterodyne made by Collier and Beale Utd., Wellingron Radion Seven has 50 per cent. chassis and parts actually made in the Dominion and is specially built to suit New Zealand conditions. This ‘allelectric superheterodyne requires no aerial or batteries, At £29 it represents unusually good value. The saving on

duty, of course, is now a great inducement in favour of New ZGealand-made radio, but on performance alone this set is a winner, and all who have. the welfare of New Zealand industry at heart should hear Radion Seven. T. W. Clarke Ltd... Wellington, are the distributors. A New Lyratone Messrs. CRAWFORD AND FINLAYSON LTD. announce a new Lyratone-Model 66. This new model is a six-valve set of the TVR cir cuit and is remarkably silent and very selective. The valves used are three 235 variable-mu, one 224 screen-grid. one 247 pentode, and 280 rectifier The set is fitted with a gramophone jack) and has full-vision vermier control. wud -the cabinet is of handsome appearance. Supplies of this model will he available just before Christmas. Electrical Gifts AVOID the danger of giving the usua) and trite this Christmas-hun-(reds of people do it-but you ean be original and different by giving something practical and useful in the way of eleetrical or radio goods from the Hlectric Lamp House this Christmas. Remember, a gift carefully chosen is always a gift appreciated. Turn, then, to pages 20 and 21 of this journal and sean the list of Lamp House gift suggestions. There you will find the very ideas to solve your difficulty. Change to Superheteredyne No one who has enjoyed the benefits of radio in the home would ever wish to be without it. Likewise no one would go back to an ordinary set after enjoying the superior power and tone of superheterodyne. Why not

pool the family presents this Christmas and buy a Gulbransen seven-valve superheterodyne mantel or console receiver? The Gulbransen name stands for trouble-free service. Remember two out of every five workers in the Gulbransen factory are inspectors, paid solely to detect flaws and errors, so that no faulty set can possibly be sent out to dealers, A Gulbransen will please consistently-not only on Christnluis morning. Cairmor Home Recording Outfit JNPLESS hours of amusement and entertainment ¢an be had with an electric home recording outtit. The new "Cairmor"’ outfits, an {[inglish production, will make records of the family tulent. The outfit is meant to be used in conjunction with a battery or eclectic set of three valves and over and um ordinary gramophone, The microphone is supplied with a battery and transformer, and full instructions are given, The tracking device for moving the recording pick-up across the record is very ingenious and practically foolproof. The records can be played baek immediately and will last indefinitely. The "Cairmor" outfit should appeal to those who want some novel entertainment over the Christmas holidays. The attachments are obtainable only from Mr. G. S. Anchor, of Radio House, Tlamilton, who has just announced a reduced price. . Radio Parts ARRINGTON’S can supply your gift vequirements --- Speakers — Aerial Wire--Receivers-Valves all make excellent gifts. Tarrington’s (N.Z.), Ltd., Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch, Any radio enthusiast would welcome

a present of a few Pilot radio parts, Gall in at one of the branches in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch, and let our assistants make suggestions. Wireless Literature ITHOUT suitable literature the steady progress of radio in this country could not maintain its present development, and the whole Dominion is well catered for in that respect by the Te Aro Book Depot, Wellington, which has for years specialised in that class of reading matter, suppiying the requirements of Government depariments, wireless colleges, dealers, umateurs and broadcasters. We have frequently availed ourselves of the service of this firm as they are up-to-date in the latest publications on the subject. and will, if necessary. obtain any textbook or journal on the subject: from overseas publishers. ‘Chis firm’s business in radio printed matter has grown so much of late that they have found it necessary to establish agencies in the larger towns. Johnson’s Wireless School Pus school, since its establishment a number of years ago, has persued a constant and steady progressive policy, both in its growth and methods, under the supervision of its principal, Mr. 14, C. Johnson, A.M.ILR.E. The school is thoroughly up-to-date in equipment, and in the subjects taught, the students having the actual apparatus at hand from which to obtain their practical knowledge after ob{aining a thorough theoretical grounding at the lectures, The courses offered by the school are: a Wireless operators: Day, evening, and correspondence classes.

Radio Servicemen: Refresher and complete course. Amateur: For those desirous of obtaining an amateur transmitting license. One feature of interest to the general public who, although not desirous of taking a course with the school, would like to obtain a working knowledge of the Morse code, is the Friday evening transmission from the school’s transmitter (ZL2DT) on 80 metres from 6.30 to 7.80 p.m., of which the principal extends a hearty invitation to all intere&Sted to take advantage. Dry Batteries OND (formerly Yale) have long been known for their excellent Dry Batteries, Flashlights and Radio Tubes. Of satisfying quality, their slogan, "Cost less per Radio Hour," is well justified, and their bright packages are in keeping with the festive ~ Season. Royds-Howard Co., Christchurch, offer to exchange any Bond » gift should some other type or size be preferred by the recipient. A Puzzle No Longer HAVE you thought what a wonderful message of kindness, emulating the spirit of Christmas, a little gift, not too costly-a real "gloom dispeller" in these trying days-would mean to some of your friends? Just a little remembrance, foreshadowing the happy days that are to come, in the shape of one of the very popular incense burners, or a gaily-decorated piece of Royal Gouda ‘Ware, in quaint and fantastic designs? Novelty brass metal work in bridge sets, cigarette boxes for the smoker, tea caddy spoons, door knockers, reading lamps, all reasonably priced, or a radio set. Look into G. G. MacQuarrie, Willis Street, Wellington, and talk over the gift problem with Mrs. MacQuarrie. Zaney-Gill Radio "THE latest’ Zaney-Gill radio claims to have attained a tone new to compact radios through special speaker and circuit to suit two pentodes in push-pull. The same handsome walnut cabinet is continued. Distributed in North Island by Arthur H. Nathan, Ltd., Auckland, and in South Island by Royds-Howard Co., Christchurch. Only ilin. high, the Hagle Junior is a complete all-electric radio with 4 valves and dynamic speaker. The amount of volume available is amazing, and the tone is good, although naturally distance range is limited. RoydsHoward O©o., Christchurch are the ; agents, , A. E. THIS firm has been engaged with repairs of all kinds of electrical apparatus for the past 20 years, and on the introduction of wireless broadcast-

ing, increased the repair plant by several automatic machines in order to cope with the winding of special transformer coils, and testing of sets. Consequently, the ‘greater portion of its business is in repair work, and large quantities of English wires, insulation material, wireless accessories, ete., are imported, which are, of course, offered for sale. ‘"Dubilier" condensers are one of the i(zency lines, and a large stock of these, suitable for receiving and trans; mitting sets, is always on hand. Radio Advancement NE of the greatest rises to fame must go to Phileo radio manufacturers, who three years ago were the twenty-sixth largest suppliers. By untiring effort to attain radio perfection they added feature by feature to their models, and improved those features already established as exclusively Philco, in fact set a standard in the radio world that has made them one oi the largest producers. To fully appreciate radio, to realise just how perfect reproduction can be, hear the latest 1932 Philco models. There is a wide range offered, from the five-valve Baby Grand to the stately eleven-valve Combination Radio and Phonograph. Get your radio dealer to demonstrate and show you the latest improvements that have made this set the greatest seller and most talked of radio in the world. The agents and their dealers will demonstrate in your vwn home and give complete service after sale. Hellesens Wireless Batteries HLELLESENS -Batteries have long record on the New Zealand market, being largely used long before the coming of radio, which has brought with it so many makes of dry batteries. They are known the world over for their extremely long life, and this is borne out by the fact that a battery manufactured in 1902 was recently officially tested and found to be still serviceable. Hellesens make a full range of Dry Batteries, including those for general purposes, radio, torches, etc. The small 45-volt Portable "B" Battery is very popular at this season of the year for those taking their radio sets with them on holiday. In fact, the long life of this particular battery and low price makes it quite suitable for any of the smaller’ sets. L. B. Scott, Ltd. EADERS who are looking for radio bargains should not fail to read the advertisement of L. B. Scott, Ltd., of Christchurch. A number of other (Continued on page 14.)

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| lines not mentioned in this advertisement are selling at very low prices, and therefore irrespective of what you require it would pay you to get the price from L. B. Scott, Ltd. Their stocks are large and varied, and they cater for every requirement in radio. If you have not received a copy of their price list it will be well worth your while sending for one. Their wddress is L. B. Scott, Ltd., P.O. Box 395, Christchurch. The Best Gift for a Radio Enthusiast . ¥ you want to please him... if you want to give him something that will win a way to his heart quicker than anything else... give him radio accessories as a Christmas gift. Radiu enthusiasts, every one of them, love te have spare parts... love to be trying them out... particularly if it is something new .. . something which has been proved by experts to be considerably in advance of other parts in the same class. The new Standard Simplex Condenser is such an one. It has been tested by the experts of the Interna‘ional Telephone and Telegraph Laboratories under the most searching conditions, and has been found to possess qualities far surpassing any previously obtained. Simplex Condensers, therefore, represent something new, something which has been accepted by the world’s leading radio engineers, and because of this you can rest assured that in giving a Simplex Condenser you are giving: something that will be jlelightedly accepted-a gift that has sn infinite capacity to please, and which will continue to do this long after most other things are worn out or have been forgotten. Obtainable from any radio dealer, All-Wave Receivers IVH years ago Radio Limited realised that shortwave had such wonderful possibilities that it must eventually be incorporated in the modern receiver. The A.C. set was not then known, and the first Ultimate shortwave and broadcast receivers were battery receivers. Radio Limited Pioneered the shortwave idea in New Zealand, and actually released a com: bined shortwave and broadcast receiver which both English and American technical journals stated was "a vision of the future." Only this year have the possibilities of shortwave been realised in the United States, and a leading American journal makes the following statement in their latest issue :- "Something akin to the enthusiasm and thrill of the early days of radio, is with us again in the coming of ‘all-wave’ receivers with which listeners can stray, at will, all over the radio lot, from long waves to shortwaves. "An increasing number of commercial all-wave receivers is being offered the trade and buying public this fall, so that no longer need the enthusiast build his own apparatus." Until recently the manufacturers of the Ultimate confined their operations to combined shortwave and broadcast receivers, but since the introduction of the Superheterodyne and Midget, they have released the Ultimate in the mantel type, and also mannfacture the Ultimate Consolette.

Silver Marshall PHOS. BALLINGER & CO. suggest their 724 A.C. and D.C. Screengrid Superhet. Receiver as an admirable family Christmas gift. This set was designed by the famous American, McMurdo Silver, and has nine tuned circuits which provide a very fine degree of selectivity. [They claim, difficult to obtain in any commercially practical t.rf. set. These sets may be seen at Ballinger’s showrooms in Victoria Street, Wellington. ] Majestic 1932 Range MESSRS. GRIGSBY-GRUNOW CO., manufacturers of the Majestic receivers, in their 1932. production have placed on the market a complete range of superheterodyne receivers incorporating the very latest developments in radio science, including spray shield valves, twin power detection and modulated circuit. — 7 To produce their : new range, Messrs. ./ Grigsby-Grunow Company searched the world for these new features which are exclusive to Majestic. Nothing that has happened in radio’s long list of achievements has caused such a worldwide sensation as the above three outstanding discoveries. . The new range includes a midget, two consolettes, and several console and radio gramophones, selling at prices to meet all demands. Stewart- Warner Radio Pup 1932 Stewart-Warner offers many attractions, for.it combines long and shortwave reception in an ailelectric receiver. There are no coils to change, nothing to plug in, no alterations to be made in the set. With the new Stewart-Warner you merely operate an extra dial, and entertainment comes in on all waves, from all corners of the earth. The new set employs the superheterodyne principle and utilises pentode and multimu valves, ‘* is not priced prohibitively; in fact very low selling prices have been announced.

Apart from this set there is being offered this season a new range of midgets of standard models and shortWave converters. Philips Lamps (N.Z.) Ltd. E are shortly placing on the market an entirely new and much improved series of A.C. valves suitable for American sets. This development will be awaited with interest as coming from an organisation which pioneered the production of radio valves. An entirely new range of Radioplayers will be available in the near future, the tonal quality will be typically Philips, and the price range to suit all pockets. A New Superheterodyne A NEW addition to the Colonial line is the Colonial eight-valve superheterodyne, incorporating two most important features, the cutting image wopressor and a system of automatic tone frequency balance. It is well known that the superheterodyne circuit — has two inherent defects: firstly, an inereased pickup of noise, and, secondly, — a decided cut-off of the high notes due to the extreme selectivity. In the Colonial, because of the suppression of the ‘image frequency, the noise level is just exactly the same as that of any ordinary tuned radio frequency set, Due to the fact that the intermediate frequency transformers can be designed to give peak performance at one frequency only, it is possible to get with the superheterodyne selectivity that would be quite imposible with any other type of set. Too much selectivity, however, means a decided cut-off on the higher notes and over-tones, resulting \. in extremely dull and lifeless reproduction. The Colonial is amazingly selective, and it avoids this fault in a most ingenious way. In the final stage a specially-tuned circuit accepts the higher frequencies only and feeds them back into the input to these valves, this double amplification of the higher frequencies compensating for the cut-off in the I.F. stages. Honest Trading Wits so many different radios on the market and so many retailers selling a multitude of parts of all descriptions, it is pleasing to find a firm that not only sells radio equipmentfrom the complete set to a nut and bolt ---at the lowest possible prices, but gives a complete money-back guarantee with every article leaving the shop. Bob Horrobin, of Courtenay Place, ellington, has adhered to his slogan f "Honest Trading," and it has returned him a golden premium. If you want anything in the way of radio, call or write to Bob. You will get a fair deal. His Master’s Voice "THE R.7. Super-heterodyne is made by His Master’s Voice Lid. the people who have established an enviable name in musical reproduction machine manufacturing, . "His Master’s Voice’ gramophones, "His Master’s Voice" records, and now H.M.V. Radio. And what unsurpassed \ Searees of tonal clarity ... what owers of selectivity are packed in the of richly grained walnut. The R.7. is surely one of the best presents you can think of for the: coming Christmas. "Make 19381 a Christmas time supreme,by giving an R.7. Radio. You won’t regret ft.