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The Australasian Radio World

Registered at the G.P.O., Sydney, for transmission by post as a periodical.

1/-

Vol. 13 - No. 1; JUNE 15, 1948

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THE AUSTRALASIAN RADIO WORLD

Devoted entirely to Technical Radio

and incorporating

ALL-WAVE ALL-WORLD DX NEWS

VOL. 13 - JUNE, 1948 - No. 1

P.03 - Publication Notes

Editor, Publisher, Proprietor — A. G. HULL, Balcombe St., Mornington, Vic.

Short-wave Editor — L. J. KEAST, 6 Fitzgerald Road, Ermington, N.S.W. 'Phone: WL1101

Ham Notes By — D. B. KNOCK (VK2NO), 43 Yanko Av., Waverley, N.S.W.

Advertising Representative for N.S.W. - Amalgamated Publications Pty. Ltd., 83 Pitt St., Sydney, Phone: B1077

Representative in Queensland - John Bristoe, Box 82, Maryborough, Q.

Representative in England - Anglo Overseas Press Ltd., 168 Regent St., London, W1.

Subscription Rates: 12 issues - 10/6; 24 issues - £1; Post free; To N.Z. and Overseas - 12 issues, 12/-

Address for all correspondence - Australasian Radio World, Balcombe St., Mornington, Victoria

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.44)

P.03 - Contents

CONTENTS

TECHNICAL —

Fidelity Tuner With A.V.C. . . . . 5

Interesting Pre-Amplifier . . . . 8

Well-Tested Inter-Com. System . . . . 11

Oscillator for Code Speed . . . . 13

Communications Coil Assembly . . . . 17

The "Economy Three" . . . . 19

Service By Substitution . . . . 24

SHORTWAVE REVIEW —

Calling CQ . . . . 35

Notes From My Diary . . . . 39

THE SERVICE PAGES —

Speedy Query Service . . . . 42

P.03 - Editorial

EDITORIAL

Last month's editorial has had a strong reaction. A large number have written to say that they think the obvious solution to the problem is to increase the price of each issue, enlarging and improving it so that it will be worth the money. Several point out that the value of good technical advice on radio matters is worth more than pence, and may actually save the reader pounds of hard-earned cash. One reader suggested, apparently quite seriously, that the price should be advanced to 5/-. He said that if we did he still wouldn’t ever miss an issue. Since production costs have been so much increased the actual nett return from sales has been less than the production cost. The revenue from advertising has kept the business on a paying basis, but there has always been the thought in the back of my mind that the fewer copies I sell the more profit I make. Such a state of affairs does not provide an incentive to turn out attractive issues. So now it seems that in the near future the price will be raised to 1/6 or perhaps even 2/- per copy, which is the usual price of technical magazines overseas. Such a price increase, however, will not be made until I can get together the technical staff to provide additional editorial matter, nor until the printer is able to handle the extra load without delaying the publication date. Just in case anyone jumps to the conclusion that this story is an invitation to readers to express opinions as to what improvements should be made, I may as well add that I know just exactly what I want to do, and it is mainly a matter of getting the required organisation into gear. Then when it can be arranged you will have a better publication, but at a higher price. — A. G. HULL.