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THE CHINA MAIL,

RADIO TOPICS

RADIO · EXHIBITION, was almost incredibly bad.

MESSRS, TRACKSON BROTHERS DISPLAY.

But

WIRELESS SETS.

MAKER CLEARS 20 PER CENT.

people ware more than satisfied, and it was only when the first offervescence of novelty had sub- sided that those with musical

Profita on wireless sets were ear became dissatified and demand- ed something more akin to the ac- discussed in the Patents Court, tual studio transmission. The fact London, recently when the hearing

Among the many striking ex- hibite at the Radio and Electrical Exhibition, which has been in pro- stess at the Bohemia Theatre for is one can become accustomed to was resumed of the application by the past fortnight, one of the most an astonishing amount of distor- the Brownie Wireless Company (of interesting is that of Mears. tion from a wireless det, so much Great Britain), Ltd, for a com Ficence under Bome Trackson Bros., Limited. Ever so as to be unable to detect It pulsory since 1883 the policy of this Arm Many times, when visiting friends, Marconi patents and for a reduc- has been a forward and progres- the proud owner has switched on tien of royalty.

Mr. James Barber, governing! alva one, for it has consistently his receiver and sat down with an moved with the times more often ethereal look as if the sounds com- director of the Brownle Company, in advance of them, adapting and ing forth from the load-epeaker sald the distribution of the price enlarging its resources to meet the were of havenly quality. Actual- of a wireless receiving sat was 80 most up-to-date requirements. They, the last valve was badly over-per cent. to the retailer, 20 per ines displayed at the exhibition by loaded, but the ear had become a cut to the factor, and 50 per His this form are, typical of the high accustomed to the distorted sounds cent. to the manufacturer. quality of the manufactures of the that our good friend was quite ig- own proft as manufacturer was various radio and electrical houses norant of the fact, and it is only about 20 centa

His case was that if he sold a for which they are the agents, and by listening to a set that has been the electrical engineer, radio en specially-designed for quality react for 255, he had to add the 2 thusiast, and the modern house production that a comparison can 6d. royalty to the purchase price. Mr. Haycraft (the Assistant holder cannot fail to be interest: bring realisation. ed, in the exhibits on stands 10 This is easier said than done. Comptroller of Patents).-You and 11. The display covers a wide Many of the ordinary wireless mean it is equivalent to a railway range, featuring both imported and dealers as one hears are hope company selling a railway ticket Australian-made supplies of a high less. They do not seem to under- for 15s, and marking on the ticket: grade. Among the latter may be stand that frequencies below 266 Faro 108., entertainment tax 58. mentioned a host of labour-saving cycles (middle C on the piano) are devices for the housewife, and the just as important as those above.

or any day between 4 and 5 p.m. gloam of nickel, the glow of cop The other day we noticed a mov- At this period of the year a good per, and the flash of colour relog-coil speaker with three foot

many people aro visiting the lected in ornate fittings make baie board in the doorway of a Metropolis, and we strongly advise them as beautiful as they are use London shop. We stopped to have any readers who are interested in

Arranged on the walls and a look, sad was astonished to zes hanging from the ceiling of this space of 11⁄2 inches left between quality reproduction to spare an display is an excellent variety of the frame of the cons and the hour or two, take the Tube to This was something new to Exhibition-road, and hear for South Kensington station, or busj felectric shades

olours and novel designs, while so we went inside and bought six themselves what is possible from a

of delightful bale. the Frink "Silverlite" reflectors penny-worth of wander plugs, and form an interesting feature in this asked a few questions. The assis-

THE CIRCUIT. department. Radio appliances of tant, who was afflicted with red

The R. F. Stage is fol- course, form a large portion of hair and a purple tie, knew no- the comprehensive display by thing about the baffle, so he fetch-lowed by a detector of an up- and the ed the manager. We were shown usual character. As most of us the receiver, which was an exact now the ordinary grid leak rec- copy of a design in one of the tier can be responsible for a good technical papers. In the last stage deal of distortion.

ful,

Messrs. Trackson Bros.,

specially-designed receiver.

The anode

New Radiola Straight Six recely ing set makes an instant appeal because of its beauty and perform

were two LS5A’a în parallel, with hand detector is an improvement ance. This, however, is only one of a splendid showing of radia 250 volts H.T. on the plates. He provided we can give it a fairly supplies, handsome loud speakers, confessed he was disappointed with strong signal, but unless the H.T. valves of all varieties-in fact, an the loudspeaker (coaling £9 108. and negative bias are properly ad- amazing range of wireless acces- Od.), but he had ordered another justed we may get aven worse dis- sories helps to make this one of make which he hoped would am-tortion than the grid-lenk ar

notes better than rangement. The rectifier in the] the best arranged and most inter-plify the bass

this one. Answering our inquiry South Kensington set consists of osting stands at the exhibition.

as to the space between the cone a triode, a positive potential being and the baffle board, he said:a mia applied to the grid, sufficient to take had been made in the size of neutralise the apace-charge. the circular opening, but he didn't lower portion of the valve charac- is made practically think it mattered very much! teristic

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THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.

HORIZONTAL (Cont.) | VERTICAL (Cont)

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for Milon''t

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defended Captain 62-A flap

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VERTICAL

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between summer and winter? 2-A wing

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form of "Deborah"?

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Dolor

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wheels

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puzzle.)

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The longer one experiments with wireless, the more evident it be This, of course, was the cause of straight, and linear operation can comes that if one desires to carry the trouble; the baffle should be be obtained, so that even 100 per out long-distance reception it is tight fit on the cone frame so cent. of linear modulation at the necessary to have a specially-de-jas to prevent the air waves set up transmitter could cause no distor signed receiver for optimum re- simultaneously by both the front tion. While this results in a per- sults. Cardinal points in the de- and back of the cone from alter- fect detector, actually it is very in- sign must be high selectivity com- natively neutralising and reinforc eficient as regards sensitivity, bined with sensitivity, and, when ing each other and seriously affect and requires an H.F. stage at quite short range from the broadcasting these are achieved, we usually finding the sound. the quality of reproduction pos- SOUTH KENSINGTON RECEIVER station. sible on distant stations will be a This episode has interrupted one The H.F. chokes in series with long way behind that obtainable of the points in our discussion, the grids of the amplifier stages from the local atation transmission, that it is only by listening to are inserted to prevent the pass- on a Bet specially-designed from specially designed set for quality age of H.F. currents across the the point of view of purity. reproduction, that the difference grid-filament capacities of the "What, then, Is the use of a between the ordinary broadcast revalves, a frequent cause of distor

There is tion in many receivers. (The same high-powered distance recalvar ceiver can be realised. someone will say... Naturally its one public wireless demonstration effect can be obtained with grid use is limited, but it has a definite which can be heard any day, and leak resistances of about 25 place in wireless, just as one only while the reproduction is not per megohms, and would be cheaper goes on the Brooklands motor fect, it is probably as nest per than H.F. chokes.) The output track if one is suitably equipped, fection as one can get at the prefilter circuit is the usual arrange- and can afford it. One would not sent stage of the_art. We refer mont, except that the large capa- think of taking the old 7 h.p. tour to the sat in the Electrical section city of 4 mfde help the passage er on to the track of Brooklands. of the Science and Art Museum, of the lower frequencies. The last The bus will take us along the South Kensington, London. Ad three valves are 196A's in paral- road quite nicely and without fuss mission is free, and Sunday after 11, this arrangement, being neces- at about 35 m.p.h. but as soon as noon Is the best time for hearing sary to prevent overloading on any we try to get higher speeds all

strength of signal. sorts of things may happen. The touring car is quite good enough for the majority of people, but if wẹ want a car for real high speed work, it must be specially-design- ed, and it follows it will cost a good deal more money than the

tourer.

QUALITY & LOCAL STATION.

If the local station is responsible for the major part of our wire- | less entertainment, we should like- wise do our utmost to make the reception as faultless as our re- sources will allow. When broad- Casting first started, reproduction

In addition to this almost per fect receiver, the Museum contains the finest exhibition of scientific and technical apparatus in the

"PONTIAC" world, and the wireless section

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alone is full of exhibits of histori cal interest, as well as various types of valves, microphones and loud-speakers.

The SK-demonstration set is, of course, much too powerful, for the ordinary room, but at a later, date we hope to return to the sub- Ject of a quality receiver which will diva a comparable result in

ordinary man's home.

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