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A ddress Date Type of Recorder used Date Associate Members DO NOTNOT receivereceive " Amateur Tape Recording " magazine, but areare entitledentitled toto participate inin the Club's Tapesponding activities andand any other services which Type of Recorder used become available. MEMBERS WISHING TOTO THE AIMSAIMS OF THE BRITISH RECORDINGRECORDING CLUB "TAPESPOXD" "TAPESPOND" as a organisa- (I)(1) To actact as a centralcentral organisa- tiontion forfor enthusiasts wishing ARE REQUESTED TOTO COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW to Tapespond throughoutthroughout thethe world. I would likelike to Tapespond and agree to my name and address Tapespond and agree to my name and address (2) To assistassist inin every way possible being published. the advancement andand enjoy-enjoyment of Tape Recording and Name Age if under 21 its many facets.facets. Address (3)(3) To actact as aa liaisonliaison linklink be- BLOCK LETTERS PLEASEPLEASE tween Manufacturers, Dealers and enthusiasts.enthusiasts. Interests ClubClub Number (4) ToTo advise and answer mem- Taste in Music Taste Music ber's queries.queries. Type of Machine Used Size of Spool Type Machine Used Size of Spool 15)(5) To keep readersreaders abreastabreast of the times withwith new ideas and Tape speedfs) Occupation Tape speed(s) Occupation equipmentequipment inin thethe fields of Tape Recording, Hi-Fi.-Fi, Stereo With whatwhat part of the world do you wish to Tapespondl Recording, Hi Stereo With part of the do you wish to Tapespond? and Recordings.

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Incorporating Practical Tape Recording and The Recordist THE OFFICIALOFFICIAL MAGAZINEMAGAZINE OF THE BRITISH RECORDING CLUB (INCORPORATING(INCORPORATING THE BRITISH TAPETAPE RECORDING SOCIETY.)SOCIETY.) IF IT'S AUDIBLE—IT'SAUDIBLE -IT'S RECORDABLE ItIt all started oneone Friday in April with a feature inin the London 'Star'`Star' Club.Club, Editorial and Advertisement Offices:Offices: about a mysterious, persistent, low-pitchedlow- pitched hum in Kent. 14514b Fleet Street,Street, London,London, E.C.4 Edward Hyams, a novelist who lives in Kent reported thatthat the hum —-■ Telephones: persistent, alternating and lowlow pitched was first noticed by his wife. At Club andand Editorial: Ludgate Circus 7918 Club first hehe couldcould not hear it, later he could,could, and did, until itit drovedrove him toto Advertisement: FleetFleet Street 7732/2110 distraction. He complained toto the Post Office — it might have been the Editor - Editor overhead high voltage cables. The matter was investigated,investigated, with no ROBINSON P.P. RIGG.RIGG, M.B.K.S. Deputy Editor result. Questions were asked inin thethe House —- thethe Government knows K. W. PETERS nothing about the hum. TechnicelTechnical Editor Within aa few days of the report in the paper, letters were received F. C. JUDD, A.lnst.E.A.Inst.E. from all over the country fromfrom other people who areare troubled by Technical AdvlierAdviser mysterious hums. The B.B.C. presented a reportreport on it in thethe 'To-night''To- night' F. WINSTON REYNOLDS, A.M.Brit.l.R.E.,A.M.Brit.I.R.E., M.I.W.M-lnst.P.M.I.W.M..Inst.P. televisiontelevision programme and more people wrote in. For example in Club News Editor Lancashire, Walton-le-DaleWalton -le -Dale Council commissioned their public health T. NURSE officer to hire a tape recorderrecorder to record and tracetrace a hum which was Advertisement Manager disturbing thethe peace of ratepayers. The recording was played back to J.J. A. PEARCE A. PEARCE experts and itit was analysed as a dynamo noise —- the dynamo inin the Assistant Advertisement Manager Assistant local gasgas works inin fact. J.J. E.E. HUNTER Now, itit seems reasonably certain thatthat in parts ofof Britain people arearc being disturbed by hums which keep themthem awake at night, which 'get`get on CONTENTS theirtheir nerves'nerves' and which sometimes affect their health. Something ought its effect on Round thethe World ofof Tape 44 toto bebe done aboutabout it,it, butbut noise isis a transient thingthing and its effect on people varies, soso itit is sometimes hard to pinpoint and identify it. Audio FairFair 66 If itit isis audibleaudible toto thethe humanhuman ear, it can be recordedrecorded onon tape — andand Tape-ViewTape -View Afloat 2020 - this isis where thethe BritishBritish Recording Club can help. It Won't be aa Stylish Carriage 2323 It Won't Stylish If ourour thousandsthousands of members and readers werewere prepared toto make National TapeTape Recording themselves and theirtheir recorders available every timetime a hum or other Course 2626 noise becamebecame a publicpublic nuisance, toto record the sound forfor analysis and Club PictorialPictorial 2828 detection, thethe Authorities would be provided with undeniableundeniable evidence, Tape Club News 2929 and theythey would have the opportunity to do somethingsomething about it. Inter-TapeInter -Tape Directory 33 There seemseem toto be aa number of hums atat work inin Britain. Let's putput "Dear Sir..." 4141 themthem on tape thisthis summer —- if theythey exist only inin people's imagination Clubman Profile 45 theythey can'tcan't be recorded; if they really do exist, let's record them. Already Factory Visit—Leevers-RichVisit -Leevers -Rich 46 members in Kent are after Mr. Hyams' hum; led by our Technical is to be rushed to the spot as Tete-A-TapeTete -A -Tape 5151 Editor, sound recordingrecording equipmentequipment is readyready to be rushed to the spot as soon as itit isis heard. It won't bebe longlong before we know what thethe hum really What Is?Is? 5555 sounds like,like, andand the evidenceevidence of ourour tapes can be presented toto the The Healing VoiceVoice 61 proper authorities. Tape and Disc Review 63 `Hum'Hum Hunting'Hunting' requiresrequires a littlelittle know-howknow -how however and itit isis easyeasy toto Hannover Fair, 1960 66 follow a falsefalse 'scent'!`scent'! If you do want toto join in,in, first write toto thethe Club Meet thethe Dealers 68 SecretarySecretary forfor a list of hintshints and tips which our technicianstechnicians have drawn Home-ViewHome -View Magnafon, TRTR 60 7171 up. ThenThen contact youryour locallocal newspaper, police stationstation andand councilcouncil office and telltell themthem thatthat youyou are willingwilling toto help by recording any humhum reportedreported to them.them. IfIf youyou yourself are troubledtroubled byby aa hum—hum - putput itit on tapetape The titletitle Amateur Tape RecordingRecording isis regis-regis- tered atat Stationers'Stationers' Hall,Hall, London. The con-con- straightstraight away.away. tentstents areare copyrightcopyright andand may only bebe OnceOnce recordedrecorded —- send the tapetape toto us and wewe will analyseanalyse itit and returnreturn reproducedreproduced byby permission ofof thethe Proprietors. Signed articlesarticles representrepresent thethe viewsviews ofof thethe it toto youyou with aa report. FromFrom thenthen onon itit isis upup toto thethe AuthoritiesAuthorities to dodo authors andand areare notnot necessarilynecessarily thosethose of thethe something about it. editor. something about AmalcurAmateur Tape RecordingRecording MogazintMagazine has endeavouredendeavoured toto ensureensure thatthat allall advertisemenlsadvertisements complycomply with thethe reviiedrevised hire purchasepurchase regulations, butbut regretsregrets thatthat itit cannotcannot bebe held June,JUNE, 1960 responsible forfor anyany advertisementadvertisement which failsfalls toto complycomply withwith them.them.

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Top to bottom (right) J to bottom (right) The Grundig T.M.20T.M.20 Tape Deck. Elegance inin stereo styling!styling! The focal point inin thethe LeakLeak demonstration suitesuite reflects the excellenceexcellence of thethe 'works'-'works' - the amplifiers, pre-amplifierspre -amplifiers and F.M. Tuner which LeakLeak supply.supply. Another portable recorderrecorder utilisingutilising thethe Garrard TapeTape DeckDeck andand Tape Cassette. Trix Isis always toto thethe forefront of new designdesign. G. G ChitnlsChitnis advises a young visitor onon thethe most suitablesuitable microphones forfor use with thethe ChitnlsChitnis range of Tape Recorders.

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original tape recorders of the earliest days. The designers have inin fact added the simplest and most attractiveattractive finishfinish possible to the casing. The closest attention toto detail and the I exercise ofof excellent tastetaste inin this design hashas resulted inin one of the most outstanding designs available, with results toto satisfy sr. ? the most discerning listener.listener. During thethe past yearyear considerable hard work andand ingenuityingenuity has been applied toto thethe mechanical andand electronic side of thethe tape recorder. In place of thethe "revolutionary ideas"ideas" of previous years thethe stage has now been reached wherewhere attention cancan be paid toto improvingimproving triedtried and testedtested basic designs. A gradual trend of reduction inin size and weightweight is making itself apparent, and this isis largelylargely being achievedachieved without sacri- ficing quality. TheThe well known Truvox R.2. isis anan excellentexcellent example. After many years asas a favouritefavourite design itit hashas finallyfinally made way for thethe restyledrestyled version, thethe R.6. Lighter, smaller and with a better deck layoutlayout which neverthelessnevertheless incorporatesincorporates most ofof the excellentexcellent features of its predecessor, thethe R.6 costscosts lessless andand yet the resultsresults are a K definite impiovement.improvement. ThisThis is a trend that was repeated inin vary- ;... . .a...,. repeated -,. i Tn ing degrees throughout this year's Audio Fair.Fair. Also in evidence was the in- % creasing use of sloping control / panels inin frontfront of thethe tape deck. & m~£sS The layoutlayout inin this fashion of em .i Ferrograph and Brenell re- corderscorders isis well known and popular. Elizabethan have now incorporated thisthis systemsystem inin

Top toto Bottom (left)(left) Ronald Higgs,Higgs, aa London audioaudio enthusiast, triggers offoff thethe Magnetophon 77K, Telefunken'sTelefunken's 44 track stereo 5 ' recorder.recorder. The Truvox Mk. i6 Deck inin RoomRoom 334. OWlHSTWin!.- A visitorvisitor fromfrom IndiaIndia discusses thethe Armstrong rangerange of Hi-FiHi -Fi equipment.equipment. 313 so The Simon Minstrelle doesdoes not requirerequire an externalexternal microphonemicrophone -- note thethe Minstrelle isis alsoalso equipped with thethe Garrard Cassette TapeTape Deck. a In thethe Brenell demonstration room visitors couldcould callcall on thethe company's 'ngenge of recordersrecorders toto play mono andand . ereo sound under typicaltypical livingliving roomroom Sf ' indltlons.rnditlons. ,3 i m Top to bottombottom (right) The Grampian recordrecord playerplayer ■- designed ** for schools,schools, clubs,clubs, small halls etc - Inin factfact anywhereanywhere wherewhere there Isis likelylikely ; ; to be roughrough usage. The Stuzzi Trlcorder.Tricorder. 'On'On our left,left, our newnew H.M.V. tape recorder for thethe home;home; on ourour right,right, % thethe professionalprofessional B.M.I,E.M.I. recorderrecorder rack'-rack' - ' • part of thethe E.M.I,E.M.I. rangerange onon view. -J

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Guitar amplifiers, loud-loud- condenser microphones and stands. CamworthCarnworth Road, London, S.W.6. speakers, P.A. equipment, record condenser microphones and stands. players. Ampex InternationalInternational S.A.S.A. DESIGN FURNITURE. Cabinets, loudspeaker enclosures. Grundig (Great Britain) Ltd. 1 Rue desdes Pilettes,Piiettes, Fribourg, Oynatron Radion Ltd. Sydenham, London, S.E.26. Switzerland. Dynatron Radion Ltd. GRUNDIG. Tape recorders, AMPEX 601 & 601-2.601 -2. Portable Furze Platt, Maidenhead. OYNATRON. Mazurka stereo heads, loudspeakers, microphones taperape recorders,recorders, twintwin tracks.tracks. I)YNATRON. Mazurka and decks. Rank Cintel Ltd. record player andand loudspeaker systems. The Gramophone Co. Ltd. Worsley Bridge Road, London.London, Hayes, Middlesex. S.E.26. E. K. Cole Ltd. S.E.26. Ekco Works, Southend-on-Sea.-on -Sea. H.M.V. Tape recorders, amplifiers AMPEX. Professional tape re- Ekco Works, Southend and pre-amps,pre -amps, record reproducers. corders. 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Audio Fidelity (England) Ltd. W.I.W.l. LEAK. Varislope stereo pre-pre - 44 Crawford Street, London, W.l.W.I. E.M.I. Records, pre-recordedpre- recorded amp, amplifiers,amplifiers, loudspeakersloudspeakers and AUDIO FIDELITY. Records.Records. tapes. tuners. Beam Echo Ltd. Electronic Reproducers Ltd. The Lowther Manufacturing Co. Beam Echo Ltd. St. Mark's Road, Bromley, Kent. 13 South Molton Street, London, Porters Wood, St. Albans, Herts. E.-R.E. -R. Stereo 60. Ceramic pick-uppick -up LOWTHER. Loudspeakers, pick- W.l.W.I. ups, transcription turntables. AVANTIC. AmplifiersAmplifiers and pre-pre - cartridges. amps.amps, loudspeakers and tuners. British Ferrograph Recorder Co. LustraLustraphones phones Ltd.Ltd. Ltd. St. George's Works, Regent's F. A. Hughes & Co. Ltd. Park Road, London, N.W.I.N.W.1. 4 Stanhope Gate, London, W.l.W.I. 131 Sloane Street,Street, London, S.W.1.S.W.I. LUSTRAPHONE. Amplifiers and B.A.S.F. Recording tape.tape. "The"Tlie pre-amps,pre -amps, microphones, P.A. 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Above (left)(left) T.S.L. havehave suchsuch aa largelarge rangerange ofof recordersrecorders thatthat theythey mademade upup aa switch-overswitch -over soso thatthat theythey couldcould allall bebe demonstrateddemonstrated withoutwithout tears.tears. Above (right)(right) It'sIt's sometimessometimes ao littlelittle difficultdifficult to understandunderstand all aboutabout thisthis stereostereo business.business. Wharfedale supplysupply thethe loud-loud- speakersspeakers -- andand adviceadvice as well.well. ((right) right) advantage of cheapness,cheapness, andand The StandardStandard Telephones and Cables Ltd., Stantel waswas remarkablyremarkably effective fromfrom curved columncolumn speakerspeaker for PublicPublic Address Systems,Systems. thethe soundsound aspect.aspect. (below) LayingLcying on a demonstrationdemonstration programme Isis aa The most welcome trendtrend atat highly professionalprofessional business. Here Is a PyePye engi- the Fair was thethe use ofof more neerneer atat thethe ConsoleConsole Inin Pye's demonstration room. discretion inin thethe handlinghandling ofof volume controls, althoughalthough fewfew visitorsvisitors will forgetforget thethe threethree demonstrators on thethe firstfirst floorfloor determined toto fightfight thethe volume war to thethe death. Incidentally, I have been asked frequently,frequently, sincesince thethe Fair, for the name ofof thethe excellentexcellent Stereo discdisc so favoured by Demonstrators thisthis year. The record,record, justifiably popular, isis a Polydor LP entitled "Ole"."Ole ". Stephen Ross. 'A

Belowfie/ori' (left)(left) Pamphonic's eye-catchingeye- catching display inin the Main Hall made more than one visitor dream of cruises,cruises, lazylazy holidays, softsoft music,..!music...! BelowRelow (right)(right) !r{4' The Butoba portable reccrderrecorder lookslooks good •- and soundssounds good coo.too. Denham & MorleyMorley Ltd., who import themthem also import miniature radioradio sets •- thisthis visitor evidently had one already!

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Apply toto :: A.T.R.A.T.R (Dept. B.N.) 145 Fleet Street, London, E,C.4.E.C.4. Mixing facilities, better arrangement ofof controls;controls; powerfulpowerful silent running motor by Papst and aa reallyreally smartly styledstyled lockablelockable case make owning a Chitnis Recorder reallyreally worthworth while; andand thethe four-trackfour -track modelmodel halveshalves tapetape cost andand storage problems. TheThe Bogen heads fitted ensure genuine hi-fihi -fi performance at 3J"3e" ps.ps. giving aa response from 30- 16,000 c/s ±f 33 dB. Signal noise ratioratio is better thanthan 5555 dB unweighted. Speeds 3J3i- andand IJ ips.ips. Chitnis Recorders areare AMATEUR TAPE RECORDING robustly built,built, easily carriedcarried and asas suitable forfor professional use as forfor the family. Magazine is published on thethe 20th of each month

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BRITISH-MADEBRITISH - MADE MICROPHONE CLUB AFFILIATIONAFFILIATION TOTO THE B.R.C. A.T.R. MagazineMagazine extendsextends a cordial welcome toto thethe ClubsClubs listed There's a model for below who have recently become affiliated toto the British Recording Club. every requirement The Secretaries of thesethese Clubs will be delighted toto forwardforward details ofof their activitiesactivities toto locallocal residentsresidents who areare interested:interested: Consistently chosen for use on stage screeen, TV, record andand radio LUSTRAPHONE MICROPHONES areare specified leading Hazells Tape Recording Club, recorder manufaeturenmanufacturers because of theirtheir quality and reliability. Hazell,Hazell. Watson & Viney Ltd..Ltd., 1.J. H.H. Harry (Secretary).(Secretary), You can buy a LUSTRAPHONELUSTRAPHONE DYNAMIC MICROPHONE from Britannia Street.Street, as littlelittle asat 67/6. Literature gladly sent on request.request. Aylesbury, Bucks. V i K LUSTRAPHONE LTD. REGENTS P*RKPARK |t^RD.,KLONDON,. LbNDON. N.W.I Northallerton Tape RecordingRecording Club, Phone: PRImraoePRlmro.e 8844 Geo. F.F. CleggClegg (Secretary),(Secretary), 5.5, FriarageFriarage Mt., Northallerton, Yorks. Eagle Tape Society,Society, W. C. WalkerWalker (Secretary), 252.252, Plashet Grove,Grove, East Ham.Ham, E.6. Gravesend Tape RecordingRecording Club,Club, Linda PalmerPalmer (Secretary),(Secretary), do.c /o. 46,46, St. JamesJames Avenue, R. K. APPLEBY LTD. Gravesend, Kent.Kent. KIN 1275 Huddersfield TapeTape Recording Society.Society, G.R. ParksParks (Secretary) 175, Newsome RoadRoad South, HI-FIHI -FI EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT & RECORDS Newsomc,Newsome, Huddersfield. 30 LONDONLONDON ROAD Rochdale && DistrictDistrict Cine Society,Society, (Near(Near C. & A.s)A.$) A. Ashworth, Ass. Programme Secretary.Secretary, KINGSTON-UPON-THAMESKINGSTON- UPON -THAMES 551, BuryBury Road, Rochdale. G. R.R. Parks (Secretary).(Secretary),

SERVICES "SPECIALS"."SPECIALS ". HI-FIHi-Fi EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT A.T.R. MagazineMagazine isis also proud toto announceannounce thatthat thethe Caledonia Tape Recording Society,Society, thethe Navy'sNavy's first Tape Club hashas nownow TAPE RECORDERS becomebecome affiliated toto thethe B.R.C. Any NavyNavy typestypes interested inin organisedorganised Tape Recording are RECORDED TAPES advised toto send aa "signal" to:to: advised RECORD PLAYERS R.A.S. Fields.Fields, C_P.O.'sC.P.O.'s Mess,Mess, H.M.S. "CALEDONIA","CALEDONIA ", RECORDS Rosyth, Fife, Scotland.Scotland. HotSlot on thethe heelsheels of thethe Navy's decision hashas comecome thethe newsnews that R.A.F. Amport TapeTape RecordingRecording Club hashas decideddecided toto taketake ALL TAPE ACCESSORIES, SPEAKERSSPEAKERS the airair andand joinjoin thethe B.R.C. ranks.ranks. PRE -AMPS, ETC. All R.A.F.R.A.F. PersonnelPersonnel areare invitedinvited toto "touch"touch down"down" andand contact:contact: DECKS, PRE-AMPS, ETC. S. Rumens (Secretary).(Secretary), H.P. TERMSTERMS AVAILABLEAVAILABLE P.3. Drafting,Drafting, Head Quarters.Quarters, SIMON—GRUNDIG—TELEFUNKENSIMON- GRUNDIG-TELEFUNKEN SERVICE Maintenance Command.Command, R.A.F. Amport.Amport, Andovcr,Andover, Hants.

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f A-. Well, that's my "" view"view " and II challenge anyoneanyone toto forFOR centuries,CENTURIES, the Thames waswas London's main disprove it.it. Nearly everyevery facet of lifelife isis representedrepresented thoroughfare. In thosethose days,days. insteadinstead of callingcalling somewhere along thethe journey. First comes Govern-Govern- " Taxi"Taxi " youyou called " OarsandOars ", and one of thethe ment, locallocal andand national (County Hall and the thousands of wherries would pick you up. Those Houses ofof Parliament), then Health, physical andand days have longlong since gone and itit isis onlyonly inin the lastlast spiritual (St. Thomas's Hospital andand thethe Lambeth few years thatthat water-buseswater -buses have reappeared. Pleasure Palace, which hashas been thethe official London residence trips havehave been with us longer,longer, and one of thesethese is of thethe Archbishop of Canterbury forfor the last 700 this month's tape-view.tape -view. The triptrip chosen was the oneone years). Continuing onon our way, we came to the to Kew, so on a bright and sunny (lucky(lucky me!) Chelsea Old Soldiers'Soldiers' Home, where I hear they have Sunday morning 1I walked alongalong thethe Embankment tape-recordedtape- recorded services, soso theythey are keeping up with to Westminster Pier,Pier, whichwhich nestles under thethe shadow the times. The Tate Gallery, representing thethe Arts, of Big Ben, and bookedbooked my passage. made a finefine picture asas wewe passed by. The statue of The boatboat departuresdepartures are all on thethe hour or half-half - Britannia surmountingsurmounting the buildingbuilding has the trident inin hour, so theythey get their signal toto depart fromfrom the her right hand, which anyone lookinglooking at a penny most famousfamous bell inin thethe world.world. At eleven o'clocko'clock will see is most unusual.unusual. those familiar tones rangrang out, we settled inin our seats I have not mentioned Sport, but as ourour triptrip on Thames Launches' motor vessel Royalty, andand she included a stretch of riverriver from Putney toto Mortlake,Mortlake, slowly moved off from thethe pier. I think 'nuff's'null's said.said. We passed dozensdozens of rowingrowing Captain WaghomWaghorn then tugged off two thunderous enthusiasts inin theirtheir twos, foursfours and eights.eights. II wonder toots that gavegave my poor littlelittle recorderrecorder an acute why boatloads are always divided so mathematically?mathematically? attack of over-modulation.over -modulation. I won't pick that parti- Never aa three or aa six.six. II was glad toto see a ladies' cular seatseat again! The toots were to let all other eight out. TheyThey seemed toto be chasingchasing a men's eight,eight, craft know that we were about to turn, and soonsoon we but thatthat was probably coincidental.coincidental. were gliding past St.St. Thomas's and thethe Houses of The boat passes under fifteen bridges on thethe way Parliament, withwith thethe Halls, Festival and County, to Kew. Each bridgebridge isis differentdifferent and hashas its ownown disappearing behind us.us. interest. The Vauxhall Bridge hashas aa collectioncollection of Captain Waghorn gave us aa running commentary statues, one ofof which is holding a model of St. Paul's as wewe travelled along.along. ItIt isis anan amazing ten miles of Cathedral. The Albert and Victoria Suspension river, packed with more variety, interestinterest and history Bridge still has its toll gate at eacheach end. Another than any tenten miles of any other river inin the world. suspension bridge, Chelsea, has a springing distance

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www.americanradiohistory.com of Sin.5in. inin thethe centre,centre, whichwhich almostalmost putsputs itit inin thethe trampolinetrampoline class.class. AndAnd each bridgebridge formsforms an echoecho R chamberchamber asas oneone passes beneathbeneath it.it. Passing underunder HammersmithHammersmith Bridge seemedseemed toto bring usus intointo thethe yachtyacht world, forfor therethere waswas aa great clustercluster ofof them—orthem -or perhapsperhaps thethe collectivecollective termterm isis "" breeze"—circlingbreeze "-circling roundround inin apparentlyapparently aimlessaimless fashion.fashion. ItIt waswas actuallyactually thethe startstart ofof aa yachtyacht race,race, which II thinkthink we postponedpostponed temporarilytemporarily byby ourour appearance.appearance. Swans werewere inin evidenceevidence allall thethe way, and somesome of themthem seemedseemed distinctlydistinctly ruffledruffled by thethe breezebreeze thethe yachtsmen were enjoyingenjoying andand werewere actingacting inin aa very " peckish "" way toto theirtheir companions.companions. We thenthen wentwent belowbelow deck toto havehave a looklook atat thethe Royalty's luxuryluxury lounge,lounge, wherewhere I metmet Mr. Thuillier.Thuillier. He isis thethe GeneralGeneral ManagerManager ofof WatermenWatermen CaterersCaterers (who(who are thethe victuallingvictualling catererscaterers forfor all thesethese boats) andand aa delightfuldelightful host.host. Incidentally,Incidentally, thethe bar isis openopen (above) allall thethe timetime ...... andand suddenlysuddenly wewe hadhad arrivedarrived atat Floatinglooting commentarycommentary. Kew. We disembarked, watchedwatched thethe RoyallyRoyalty continuecontinue on her way to Richmond, and thenthen wentwent toto samplesample somesome Kew-fare.Kew -fare. The greatgreat attractionattraction at KewKew isis of coursecourse Kew Gardens, whichwhich formform a gardeners' wonderland. TheyThey are thethe largest botanical gardensgardens inin thethe world, with almost every known variety of shrub, treetree andand flower. They started as an Exotic Garden inin 1760. TheThe greatgreat conservatory contains plants inin flower allall thethe yearyear (right) ■ m round. TheThe GardensGardens areare also a perfectperfect setting forfor Captain Burgess points an afternoonafternoon nap, toto sandwich between boat trips.trips. out one ofof thethe in-interesting featuresreatures of , < But, allall tootoo soon,soon, itit waswas timetime forfor thethe return the river.river. journey, andand we endedended upup runningrunning along thethe tow-tow- path waving frantically to thethe Hurlingham,Hurlinghaln, which was on thethe point ofof leaving.leaving. However,However, Captain Burgess saw us coming and kindlykindly waited. Having " viewed"viewed " on thethe way toto Kew,Kew, I spent knew we were reaching the end of our journey. most ofof the return journey prowling roundround thethe boatboat Battersea Pleasure Gardens were inin full swingswing as we looking for "" sounds ". I found one interesting spotspot passed; the paddle-wheelpaddle -wheel ofof theirtheir model Mississippi over the stern of the boat,boat, where one could catch river boat was thrashingthrashing roundround gaily but ineffectually, the soundssounds ofof thethe propellerpropeller thrashing through the and larger wheels beyond could be seen heavingheaving water. ItIt waswas an " Out of Bounds" part,part, so I asked humanity up and down. Then we were under thethe the captain'scaptain's permission to climb down toto this. He bridge and slipping past the power station, which agreed, provided thethe mate didn't mindmind standingstanding by looked for all thethe world like a giant's upturned table. ready toto dive inin toto my rescuerescue when II fellfell in.in. For- A visit below deck toto the lounge for a coffee, and tunately he didn't and II didn't. we were back to our starting point. Cost of the Slowly the London landmarks reappeared and we return ticket? Five and sixpence, very well spent.

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1I wondhrWONDER if,if, likelike me,me, youyou havehave a mentalmental list of circa 7 years sat drumming his heels on the seat andand "" People I'mI'm Panting toto Meet"?Meet "? Mine dates from wiping hishis nose with thethe back of his hand. But Boadicea, throughthrough Shakespeare,Shakespeare, Casanova,Casanova, KeatsKeats and this, thoughthough unprepossessing, was not all. In thethe Emily BronteBrontë rightright up to Nancy Spain, forfor whom,whom, other comercorner was sprawledsprawled aa veritable mountainmountain of a bless her,her, I have a ferociousferocious admiration.admiration. The fact woman wearing aa furfur coat so large that it might have is,is, I'mI'm fascinated andand stimulated byby the off-beatoff -beat homo been stripped off thethe Yeti itself.itself. On herher knee reposedreposed sapiens—butsapiens -but it'sit's anan oldold adage thatthat you can havehave tootoo a cat-basket,cat -basket, andand she was flankedflanked byby twotwo winded much ofof aa goodgood thingthing (after(after all,all, Adam only wanted corgis with lollinglolling tonguestongues and an air of desperation, a ribrib and look what HE got,got, and serveserve him right as ifif they had reachedreached the limit of their endurance, anyway), whichwhich isis whywhy II blanch andand shuddershudder everyevery which theythey probably had. time I remember a certaincertain morning just before " Yeah," exclaimedexclaimed thethe She-Monster,She -Monster, inin a rich mid-mid - Christmas when II encounteredencountered moremore eccentricityeccentricity thanthan Western drawl, "" that sure was a near thing,thing, wasn't even II couldcould cope with. it, honey?"honey ?" Incidentally,Incidentally, thisthis chain ofof thoughtthought was initiated byby " Honey"Honey " appeared toto apply to the anaemic the circumstance thatthat atat thisthis very moment I'm being woman, who nodded and said " Yes"Yes " inin a timidtimid borne languidly inin thethe direction of London fromfrom thethe whisper. The pudgy American flashed a smile of precincts ofof LimeLime Street Station, Liverpool, by a triumph in my direction. railway engine which appearsappears toto havehave hiccups. The ■' But we made it, and I guess that's all that carriage (2nd(2nd class, and scruffy enoughenough toto remind counts. II said to the cab-drivercab -driver '' Look boy,' I said, the impecuniousimpecunious that you can'tcan't expectexpect much ifif you '' You drive like crazy and get us to that train, and won't bankruptbankrupt yourself and travel 1st), isis inhabitedinhabited I'll make itit worth your while'.while '. Lucky you met up by aa number of very ordinary, wholesomewholesome Northern with me, honey, soso, you could share the cab, else Irish folk who came across onon the boat fromfrom Belfast you'd have missed it for sure ".". with me last night. They're mostly reading,reading, or smok-smok- The pallid woman nodded, and I felt vaguely ing, oror staring out of thethe windows with that expres-expres- guilty, as if to have arrivedarrived at one's leisure fifteen sion of glum resignation habitual toto travellers,travellers, and minutes beforebefore departure time were somehowsomehow un- not one of themthem would dream of disturbing my sporting and a subtle form of cheating. labours, eveneven thoughthough they're consumedconsumed with curiosity I resignedresigned myself for the rest of the journey toto an as toto what I'mI'm writing,writing, so II should have aa peaceful uninterrupted monologue by thethe fur-coatedfur-coated dynamo fewfew hours—especiallyhours -especially since I haven't thethe Fi-CordFi -Cord (wondering why she wasn't travellingtravelling 1st class), but in tow.tow. I hadn't reckonedreckoned with the turn of thethe screw which It waswas reallyreally thethe Fi-CordFi -Cord which started itit thatthat lastlast was to follow.follow. Now those of you who own portable time, but thenthen when I tucked myself intointo an empty recorders will know thatthat withwith the lid closed they give carriage and settled down to an interesting paperback an excellentexcellent impersonation of a transistortransistor radio, andand I couldn'tcouldn't foreseeforesee thethe consignment of Trouble which I have always relied on this comfortable bulwark of would shortly descend on me. Just asas the train was misinterpretation toto protectprotect me when travelling.travelling. This on thethe point of pulling out therethere was a clatterclatter of time, however, the dice were all loadedloaded against me. feet, a strident voice giving a great many orders, We were justjust being treatedtreated to a story of Mister and then a harassedharassed porter hurled himselfhimself through American Monster's wit on his cattle-ranchcattle -ranch in Texas. thethe door, pitchedpitched an armfularmful of luggageluggage on thethe rack,rack, " And so therethere was this pore ole Injun Willie who and bundled in a wave of humanity which spilled worked around the ranch-house,ranch -house, and when my hus- on to thethe seats with grunts and sighs and whimpers band played the tape recorder ole Willie thought it and gasps, and I glanced up to behold a sightsight of was bad medicine, and he hopped out of bed, wham, some considerable horror. and ran out naked as the day he was born, and hid In the corner, red-facedred -faced andand steaming, crouched behind some bushes, and my man found him squat- an anaemic young woman clutching a fat baby with ting there,there, shivering and shaking, and d'you know a dummy in its mouth which gave it a sinister and what my man saidsaid?" ?" raddled expression, andand by her side a smallsmall boy of We didn't, but itit was of no consequence. 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He proceeded toto amuseamuse himself by scraping the paintpaint off the Morris Minor with thethe knife,knife, creating a screechingscreeching thatthat set my teeth on edge,edge, andand when this palled he began toto experimentexperiment withwith the mouth-organ—blow,mouth -organ -blow, suck,suck, blow, suck,suck, blow, suck, like the needle stuckstuck on a record of an Organ Voluntary by one of the lessless imaginativeimaginative of the 18th century composers. We got it. The snufflingsnuffling little boy took a fitfit of And, as might have been feared, that did it.it. giggles and writhed about on thethe seat,seat, while his Eleanor and FranklinFranklin D. liftedlifted theirtheir muzzles andand mother titteredtittered and the baby made strangled sounds.sounds. emitted a longlong suffering howl. Our raconteurraconteur roared with full-bloodedfull -blooded wheeziness " Gee, they're OFF-—that'sOFF---that's my cuties!"cuties ! " exultedexulted thethe at herher ownown humour, butbut all of a sudden her laughter She-Monster,She -Monster, ""D000w, Dooow, meeee, sooow,s000w, doooowd0000w ".". sank away, likelike gas when thethe meter wants a shilling,shilling, The dindin was indescribable.indescribable. The baby yelled,yelled, thethe and she bent her piercingpiercing gaze on the Fi-Cord.Fi-Cord. small boy continued toto blow, suck, blow, suck,suck, thethe " Gee, honey, isis thatthat aa liTIll' tapetape machine?"machine ?" she dogs bayed and thethe "" conductor"conductor " doow,doow, meee, asked. sooow,s000w, dooowedd000wed inin a cracked soprano. I prayed forfor Truth andand duplicity battled for supremacysupremacy inin mymy thethe people inin thethe next carriage toto pull thethe com- mind, but as sheshe was quite capable of snatchingsnatching thethe munication cord,cord, butbut apparentlyapparently nobody had five recorder from my hand toto checkcheck II thoughtthought itit betterbetter pounds toto scatter,scatter, soso on wewe went, on and on, to to own up. " It is," I admitted.admitted. " Now isn'tisn't thatthat just crazy?"crazy ?" (" Crazy " appeared to be her pet word). "" Say, honey, wewe cancan have somesome fun. YouYou don't know it yet, because I haven't intro-intro - dooced them, but Eleanor andand Franklin D.D. (after(after •=! the Roosevelts, you know) are very, very clever swn lil' dogs,dogs, aren't you, cuties?"cuties ?" & The corgis peered intointo her face with apprehension. ""They They sing, you know," sheshe went on, "In harmony. I bought themthem from thethe friendfriend I'm vacationing with. " Matilda," I said,said, "" II MUST, but MUST, havehave thosethose darling lil'lil' dogs, and ...." . The historyhistory of theirtheir acquisitionacquisition waswas lengthylengthy and Crewe, which, Allah bebe praised, was journey'sjourney's endend involved,involved, but eventually thethe frightful moment arrived for all my travellingtravelling companions.companions. when the performance was to begin ("(" I'dI'd justjust adore " Now, honey, I'dI'd adoreadore to have that tape,"tape," to have aa recordrecord of themthem inin a real English locomo-locomo- announced thethe sadist, " How muchmuch d'you want for tive ")."). With my heart somewheresomewhere aboutabout my knees, itit? ?" " I switched on and waited unhappily for results. " Take it,"it," I saidsaid grimly.grimly, " For nothing." " DooowD000w " sangsang thethe proud owner of the duettists, " Gee, now that'sthat's just tootoo generousgenerous of you. You " Doow, Meee, Sooow,S000w, DooowD000w ". British areare thethe nicestnicest people.people. Say, look, you taketake Frankin D. necked up and licked herher face.face. Eleanor these, then—no,then -no, don't saysay a thing,thing, I absolootelyabsolootely insist.insist. sneezed. Gee, mymy oleole man will just lovelove this tapetape ".". " Dooow,D000w, Meee.Meee, Sooow,S000w, Dooow,"D000w," moaned ourour So babbling, as a rewardreward for my agonies sheshe tormentor once more, "Come" Come on, cuties—withcuties -with me, thrust into my hand fourfour packetspackets of Lucky Strike nownow—doow, -doow, meee, soow,soow, dooooowd00000w ". cigarettes. I thankedthanked her, and watched dully asas sheshe The corgis remained mute, but a shockingshocking wail and the anaemic woman disembarked with theirtheir came fromfrom the cat basket. assorted livestock. 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NEARLY SIXTY PUPILSPUPILS attendedattended thethe third National The dozens of questions put to the instructors, by Tape Recording CourseCourse held at thethe Rose Bruford pupils, showed a high level of interest in tape record-record- College of SpeechSpeech andand Drama, at Lamorbey Park,Park, in ing. Many of the pupils were school teachersteachers who Kent. They came fromfrom many parts of the country toto will undoubtedly use theirtheir newly acquired knowledge learn something of thethe technicaltechnical mysteries of the tape of tapetape recording for educational purposes. Some, on recorder andand thethe finerfiner points of recording, pro-pro- the other hand, had taken thisthis and previous courses gramme building, studio operation, editing, inin fact merely toto gain fresh knowledge and learn new everything thatthat goesgoes with tape recording asas it shouldshould techniques. be. The Rose Bruford Course in Tape Recording is Under the guidance of expertexpert instructors,instructors, pupils invaluable and voted soso by all those who have without previous experience were given aa non- attended. At least four of the pupils on thisthis third technical introductionintroduction toto thethe tapetape recorder and gained coursecoarse had attended the previous two.two. much practical experienceexperience onon many differentdifferent andand The Course Organizer - Geoffrey Hodson - deserves popular makes ofof recordersrecorders kindly loanedloaned byby gen- full credit for the excellent arrangements. Details erous manufacturers. Those pupils who claimedclaimed of any futurefuture courses will be announced inin this 'some`some technicaltechnical knowledge'knowledge' andand previousprevious experience,experience, Magazine. were schooledschooled inin thethe higher electronics associatedassociated F.C.J. with recordingrecording andand finally,finally, underunder thethe supervision of the B.B.C. instructors,instructors, all groups completedcompleted the A STUDENT'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE COURSE.COURSE. remainder of the coursecourse whichwhich coveredcovered the art ofof remainder The introduction toto studentsstudents was well received andand programme making andand editing.editing. The coursecourse also The programme to each other within a short time included the production ofof Musique ConcreteConcréte andand had people talkingtalking to each other within a short time included the production after the start of the course. Mr. JackJack Singleton's Electronic Music withwith tuitiontuition from Miss Daphne after the start Electronic was in fact an ideal example of the right Oram ofof Oramics Limited.Limited. TheThe teamteam who desireddesired lecture was in fact an ideal example of the right Oram Oramics amount of talktalk andand the rightright amountamount ofof soundsound illus- knowledge inin thisthis new formform ofof musicmusic andand tape mani-mani- amount instruction tration. HisHis recorded examples were memorable and pulation receivedreceived considerableconsiderable practicalpractical instruction entertaining. at Miss Gram'sOram's studiostudio at Wrotham.Wrotham. entertaining. Mr.Ate. Jarman Indicatesindicates anan editingediting point. TELETRON TAPEJAKTAPEJAK The firstfirst TransistorisedTransistorised RadioRadio Tuner, specially designeddesigned forfor useuse JL with TapeTape Recorders.Recorders. Converts aa Recorder toto aa highhigh qualityquality RadioRadio f receiver. DirectDirect recordingreccrding onon Tape.Tape. PricePrice £5.9.0[5.9.0 (Battery extra).extra). High gaingain versionversion withwith in-builtin -built Pre-Amplifier,Pre -Amplifier, £6.13.9.L6.13.9. ForFor useuse with GramGram Amplifiers,Amplifiers. etc.etc. Size Sin.Sin. xx 3Jin.3)in. xx I1lin. fin. # High SensitivitySensitivity # SelfSelf PoweredPowered # TwinTwin tunedtuned circuitscircuits # Pre-settingPre- setting forfor MW ProgrammesProgrammes # FixedFixed tunedtuned forfor 1500M1500M ... # SwitchedSwitched programmeprogramme selectorselector THE TELETRONTELETRON CO.CO. LTD.LTD. f 112b Station Rd., LondonLondon E.4E.4 SILSIL 0836

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www.americanradiohistory.com THE EDITING SESSION (PRACTICAL) —- I. W. JARMAN This was a useful session although a shade long.long. The recording used was very suitable for editing purposes, but perhaps next time,time, somethingsomething a littlelittle more exciting? HOW TO GET THE BEST FROM TAPE RECORDING -— JOHN BORWICK A helpful session. The points he covered about the zr theory of tape recording were useful both to thosethose new to tape recording and to the more experienced. DESMOND BRISCOE DRAMA LECTURE is This lecture made students realize the need to understand thethe intimacy requiredrequired inin sound broadcasting, e.g., talkingtalking toto thethe mic as a person; how toto indicateindicate changes of time back and forward; not giving the ear more thanthan one soundsound at a timetime to copecope with. J. GRAHAM JONES LECTURE This was interesting and told one how to cope with a limitedlimited amount of non-professionalnon -professional equipment. The students were given a number of ideas on a definite Mr. Judd explains some basic principles.principles. approach toto the use of recorders,recorders, especiallyespecially in diagram of the microphone locations,locations, and an ampli- schools. TheThe discussion which followed also brought fier for Miss Oram, to improveimprove what is one of thethe out a number ofof good ideas.ideas. Mr. GrahamGraham Jones also most informative parts of the course. gave a practical lessonlesson in the use of a studio mixer, using threethree examples:examples: Announcer ofof music, Quiz STUDIO PRODUCTION OF PUNCH AND JUDY Programme, Political Speech.Speech. This was particularly DESMOND BRISCOE useful for the beginner as each student had aa chance Great fun and much learnt. My only criticism isis that useful for beginner too few students were able to operate the control to produce, mix and act inin frontfront ofof thethe mic. II would too few students were able to operate the control have welcomed more of thisthis during thethe course if itit panel and mixer. had been possible. O.B.0.B. (OUTSIDE(OUTSIDE BROADCASTS) Groups of four or five were formed for this and sent USE OF A MICROPHONE IN A STUDIO -— Groups of four or five GEOFFREY HODSONHODSON off to make their own choice of subject and then do This was amusing,amusing, interestinginteresting and helpful. ForFor in-in- an O.B. on it. The subjects chosen were as variedvaried as the use of three voices at the the results: "Bob a Job",Job ", "Saturday Morning stance, oneone learntlearnt the use of three voices at the in microphone: callingcalling off, toto thethe person opposite,opposite, andand Cinema",Cinema ", "Free inin Woolwich",Woolwich ", "Robberies in undertone. Sidcup",Sidcup ", "Road Accidents",Accidents ", "Skit on Recording",Recording ", "Impressions of Railwaymen",Railwaymen ", etc.etc. TheseThese were later TESTING A TAPETAPE RECORDER —- F. C.C. JUDD criticised and gallantlygallantly defended. This waswas a ratherrather advanced topic forfor most of the To sum up, I found thisthis to be an excellent andand group toto whichwhich itit was given. II would have welcomed invigorating course, at which I learnt much more inin the chance forfor somesome practical work here. the time than I would have thought possible. I heard fromfrom the beginners' group thatthat Mr. Judd'sJudd's L.S.H. talk to them on how aa recorder worksworks was very TUTORIAL STAFFSTAFF helpful, so perhapsperhaps ifif we hadhad said we were closer to Director —- Geoffrey Hodson —- Tutor and Special thatthat group ...... Courses Organiser, The Rose Bruford TrainingTraining ORCHESTRA RECORDING —- DAPHNEDAPHNE ORAMORAM College. Much organisationorganisation went intointo this,this, but some of it waswas Technical Operations Manager —- J. Graham Jones wasted as II waswas not always certain which micro-micro- Schoolmaster, Temple Secondary School, Strood, phone was inin operation. II wouldwould suggest a largerlarger Kent. The studiostudio controlcontrol room.room. Tutors John Borwick—TechnicalBorwick - Technical Editor, "The Tape Recorder",Recorder ", formerlyformerly Instructor in Studio Opera- tions,tions, B.B.C. Desmond Briscoe—SeniorBriscoe - Senior Studio Manager, Radio-Radio - phonic Workshop, B.B.C. Richard Burwood—Assistant,Burwood - Assistant, Outside Broadcasts, B.B.C. I.1. W. JarmanJarman —- InstructorInstructor inin Editing, B.B.C. Engi-Engi- neering Division, authorauthor ofof "How toto splice Tape".Tape ". F. C. Judd —- Technical Editor andand AdviserAdviser toto "Amateur Tape Recording".Recording ". Electronics Engineer. Daphne Oram —- Director of OramicsOramics Ltd.Ltd. (Elec-(Elec- tronictronic Effects);Effects); formerly B.B.C. StudioStudio ManagerManager (Music). Jack SingletonSingleton —- Producer, Talks Department, B.B.C.B.B.C. 27

www.americanradiohistory.com Charles CockshottCockshott (.Chair-(Chair- Brian Elliot (Club Chairboy)Choirboy) man of ""B" B " TTRAC) R A C) shows thethe ladiesladies of " B" describes some of thethe TRAC "how it works". features of thethe NorNorfield field ConsoletleConsolette to members. This recorder isis made by Nor-Nor - field Electronics, a Birming- ham firm.firm.

South Manchester Tape Recording Club hold a CLUB monthly competition to find the "Tape of the Month". A silver mike is given toto the PICTORIAL member who submits the by Albert GreenwayGreenway best five minutes on tape. The tape then goes into thethe Club library. -%

Godfrey Machen (Chairman of the York TapeTape RecordingRecording Society) operates thethe controls during the Club's firstfirst m Exhibition and Demonstra- tion, heldheld inin conjunction William Tell or Aunt Sully?Sally? with Messrs. Cussans and Our Club News Editor,E d i t o r, Lights at theirtheir showrooms in Terry Nurse, faces his critics King's Square, York. fearlessly.

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ANNOUNCEMENT monaural models,models, with monitoring, superimposing, and mixing facilities as essential features. Will Club Secretaries continue to sendsend newsnews toto ;— and mixing facilities essential features. :- Machines demonstrated, whichwhich helpedhelped them in thisthis TERRY NURSE, decision, were the Harting Stereo,Stereo, Korting 4-track,4- track, 161 Stuart's Road, Philips StereoStereo andand severalseveral others.others. YouYou will note that Birmingham 33, these are all continental-madecontinental -made models, and it isis not laterlater than the 26th26th of thethe month. SendSend plenty perhaps sad toto reflectreflect thatthat theythey attracted by far the of news inin becausebecause THISTHIS ISIS YOUR JOURNAL. most attention fromfrom members. Mr. Worman interestingInteresting photographsphotographs are also invited. remarked thatthat British manufacturersmanufacturers areare lagginglagging behind theirtheir Continental counterpartscounterparts in development and design. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD!HOLD? "CONVENTIONAL" CLUBS Hazarding aa guessguess at what tapetape re- Hazarding Moves are afoot for a convention of cording isis going to be like in 50 to like tape recording clubsclubs in thethe Midlands years timetime isis a thing I wouldn't likelike 00 area, to further thethe local interest in doing myself. But Michael CybulnikCybulnik '0 to further local tape recording and High Fidelity re- was brave enough toto address Leicester production. Tape RecordingRecording and Hi-FiHi -Fi Club on production. Later on, it isis hoped toto runrun thisthis inin thisthis subject. HeHe said thatthat newspapers - conjunction with a Midlands Audio would disappear, and their place - - Fair and an approach has been made would be taken by "" tape-newspapersNewstape- newspapers ". News of toto thethe Secretary of Audio Fairs Ltd., suggesting a international importanceimportance would bebe beamed to an to possible venue. artificial satellitesatellite whichwhich would tape thethe message,message, and Meanwhile, willwill all Club Secretaries inin thethe Mid- later re-broadcastre- broadcast it, asas it circled the globe, to tiny later to please contact me if receivers worn on thethe wrist of every citizen of the lands please contact me if they are interested in world. taking part. II shall thenthen pass on the information toto those concerned, andand furtherfurther details willwill be given I suppose Mr. Cybulnik's prophesy isn'tisn't quite as in thisthis magazine later.later. wild as it firstfirst seemsseems when you think about it,it, but I didn't find any "" wrist radiosradios "" at this year'syear's Audio A TAPE TOPICTOPIC Fair, did you? Still, we've stillstill gotgot 49 years to go We regretregret to hear thatthat thethe AmericanAmerican Tapespond- for thethe visions to comecome true...... ence Club, World Tape Pals, has incurredincurred a debt ofof Also making some prophesies, though a littlelittle more $3,000 in publishing their periodical TapeTAPE Topics.TOPICS. As down to earth in both senses,senses, were membersmembers of the many readersreaders willwill know.know, WorldWorld Tape Pals werewere one Coventry Tape"rape Recording Club. After a demonstra- of thethe firstfirst large-scalelarge -scale tapespondingtapesponding organisationsorganisations toto tion of fifteenfifteen different recorders, and a talktalk by Mr. be formed. J. C. Wonnan,Worman, of R.E.S.K.E.S. (Coventry)(Coventry) Ltd., theythey formedformed NAILING UP EIDERDOWNS the impression that the machines ofof the futurefuture will Swindon Tape Recording ClubClub recently visited the be two-two- oror three-speedthree -speed twin-tracktwin -track stereo or four-trackfour -track B.B.C. Bristol Studios where theythey saw howhow thethe expert

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www.americanradiohistory.com technicians make theirtheir recordings. They were lucky of tape from the B.A.SBA.SE E angle was also given, via enough toto go round the TV studiosstudios and thethe echo-echo - slides with taped commentary. It Includedincluded some damping rooms.rooms. "After" After seeingseeing those echo-echo-damping damping views of thethe BA-SJF.B.A.S.F. factory in Germany which studios I can seesee members nailing their eiderdowns employs 45,000 people and covers an area 4144. miles on to the ceiling toto get an echo-proofecho -proof recording by 1114 miles. Quite a factory! room",room ", commented Secretary K. E. Trenerry. A hilarious evening resulted when at another This club has now formedformed a practical group, which meeting Dennis Brown, the Secretary, produced probably learned some useful gen from the B.B.C. the " B " TRAC Tall Story CoUectionCollection No. 1i ".". His visit. TheyThey are also learninglearning from the articles our definition of a tall story is a "whole" whole packpock of lies Technical Editor, F. C. Judd, is contributingcontributing to made to appear as convincingly true as possible".possible ". A.T.R., and they intendintend toto construct somesome of thethe The collection included contributions by Alan Crook, equipment shown. who told of an amusingamusing experience which happened toto him when he was young; Barry Stephens, who SILVER BAND ... IN STEREO produced a space-fiction-themedspace- fiction -themed tape; and Reg Smith, Activities of the six-month-oldsix- month-old Harro- who brought out a thriller from his " murder bag ". gate Tape Recording ClubClub havehave in-included recording sessions withwith twotwo MRS. DOLL'S DIARY local groupsgroups of musicians of a widelywidely Two newly-joinednewly -joined members of the Bournemouth Club, Mr. & Mrs. different type. The firstfirst was with thethe OP " Crag RatsRats ",", which must be oneone ofof K. V. Ward, have made a tape bur- thethe fewfew skiffle groups still inin exist- lesque of " Mrs. Dale's Diary ", which ence. TheThe second was with thethe they played at thethe last meeting. Their Knaresborough Silver Band, and itit was recordedrecorded in version of thisthis popular radioradio pro- stereo on a Grundig TK 60. gramme waswas made at the Bourne- Several of thethe members are keenkeen photographers, mouth Fire Service, where Mr. Ward and theythey have compiled aa tape-slidetape -slide showshow which they is employed,employed, and the rest of the Force were only too would like toto exchangeexchange with other dubsclubs inin return happy to assist inin the recording. Entitled "Mrs." Mrs. for a similarly produced show. AnyAny club interested, Doll's Diary"Diary " it relates the daily happenings of a please contactcontact Secretary D. Bryers, 2 Park Side, fireman's wife. Follifoot,Foil ifoot, Harrogate. This club has had a visit from Mr. L. V. Saunders, The club has fifteenfifteen members, and aimsaims toto increase of E.M.I's recordingrecording division, who, by the looks of this figure. AA publidtypublicity campaign has been runningrunning it, isis yet anotheranother "round-robin" round -robin demonstratordemonstrator". ". I for some whilewhile now, and it includes write-upswrite -ups inin thethe feelfeel we must hand itit to these V.I.Ps from the local press, as well as thethe distribution of several industry who are willing to give up so much precious hundred printed leafletsleaflets throughthrough tapetape dealers. A time inin order to provide enjoyment and instructioninstruction specimenspecimen sentsent toto me isis a two-colourtwo -colour letterpressletterpress CrownCrown for tape clubs. AA pat on thethe back toto youyou all. 8vo sheet, which,which, inin big, bold, lettersletters proclaimsproclaims thatthat MESSAGE SERVICE PROGRESS " Meetings areare heldheld every Wednesday atat 7.307.30 p.m.p.m. The message service startedstarted by thethe inin thethe Home Guard Club,Club, 4 AvenueAvenue Road, Harrow-Harrow - Brighton TapeTape Recording Club, in gate, ...... soso now you know.know. which other clubs were invitedinvited to PRINTED CIRCUITS participate, has stirredstirred considerableconsiderable A printingprinting worksworks would seem justjust aboutabout the lastlast interest. place inin whichwhich toto findfind aa tapetape recordingrecording club,club, butbut The originaloriginal letter was sent to there isis a certain printingprinting worksworks wherewhere you will find seventy clubs, establishedestablished and inin sixteen tape recordingrecording enthusiastsenthusiasts with a wide variety formation, using thethe "Directory" Directory of of recorders.recorders. It's WatsonWatson && Viney Ltd.,Ltd., of Aylesbury, Clubs " publishedpublished inin this magazine.magazine. Buckinghamshire, andand the tape club isis part of thethe The response hashas been such thatthat seventeen follow-follow - firm's socialsocial club.club. up tapes havehate beenbeen sent to clubs anxiousanxious to take As there isis nono otherother clubclub inin thethe town, the kind-kind- partpart. "A" A very gratifying result",result ", saidsaid Chairman hearted printers have decideddecided to allowallow other tape Bert Guernsey. enthusiasts to joinjoin in,in, so you don't have toto havehave " inkink Because of thethe success of thethe venture, Mr.Mr. in your veinsveins " toto taketake part.part. Guernsey has been given thethe position of personally They are anxious toto start a serviceservice forfor thethe threethree supervising thisthis sectionsection ofof thethe club'sclub's activities. All hospitals inin thethe localitylocality andand anyany assistance isis welcome. correspondence relating to thethe service shouldshould there- The Secretary isis L.L. W. Powell,Powell, 3131 The Avenue,Avenue, fore be sentsent direct to him atat 44 Hogarth Road, Princes Risborough,Risborough, Bucks. Hove. IT'S MAGIC SINGING IN CHIPMUNK STYLE Members ofof thethe Birmingham Club Seventeen people were present at aa saw thethe unique film "" The Magic meeting of thethe West Herts TapeTape Tape"Tape " atat aa recentrecent meeting. ThoseThose RecordingRecording Society, when J. D.D. of you whowho visitedvisited thethe AudioAudio Fan-Fair GraingerCrainger demonstrated several differ-differ- will know thatthat itit dealsdeals withwith manymany ent types of microphones. facetsfacets ofof tapetape recording,recording, includingincluding A very competentcompetent pianistpianist diddid anan tape asas aa mechanical ear,ear, mathe- awe-inspiringawe -inspiring jobjob withwith a piano thatthat matician, talkingtalking engineer,engineer, andand aa had seenseen better days,days, butbut notwith- "' tooltool thatthat can helphelp changechange thethe worldworld ". TheThe historyhistory standing this,this, everyevery rumble andand bangbang the dilapidateddilapidated

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www.americanradiohistory.com instrumentinstrument made,made, was reproducedreproduced inin tootoo truetrue hi-hi- CELESTIAL SOUND EFFECTS fidelity! So itit was not reallyreally surprisingsurprising thatthat the A tapetape hashas been receivedreceived by Coventry Club, fromfrom crystal microphone gave the best results..results.. thethe San Francisco tapetape recordingrecording club. It includesincludes Mr. Crainger also demonstrated howhow to repairrepair a literally scoresscores of soundsound effects,effects, and some ofof thesethese broken tapetape using a Bib splicer. are weird space noises, synthesisedsynthesised for the club byby At thethe followingfollowing meeting,meeting, held inin Watford, mem-mem- G.V.A. Radio.Radio. TheyThey areare to be used inin a playplay thethe bersbers carried out thethe experimentexperiment withwith thethe " Chip-Chip- club is producing.producing. munk EffectasEffect ", as described inin ourour February editorial. The SanSan Francisco Club has promised toto send somesome They alsoalso hadhad a demonstation ofof dubbingdubbing fromfrom two more effectseffects over, providing Coventry Club can recorders, using what 1I callcall thethe " double-dubber"double- dubber " supply in return the "" sounds heardheard in a typical method (perhaps you have your own pet name). AA English pubpub—including -including cheeky barmaid's chatter".chatter ". tape made at 3}3J ips isis transferredtransferred withwith both recordersrecorders Coventry Club will do their best toto oblige! revolving the spools at —- saysay —- 7±7# ips,ips, soso thatthat the Henry Hopfinger continuescontinues to make more tapestapes resulting tapetape is stillstill at 3J3} ipsips playingplaying speed, but for Coventry Club's Tape Library, and thisthis isis in-in- has taken only half as longlong toto dub!dub ! creasing considerably as a result of his efforts.efforts. His Mr. Crainger has gatheredgathered aa lot of recordedrecorded last three tapes have been an interview with a teamteam material forfor thethe use ofof Blind Clubs inin Watford and of Soviet architects and engineers visiting thethe city,city, Rickmansworth. AlreadyAlready he hashas broadcast one pro- an interview with some Japanese visitors, and a gramme toto them,them, and hehe isis nownow preparing aa second.second. recording made with a Hungarian-bornHungarian-born B.B.C. producer. MONTH OFOF PROGRESS April waswas certainly thisthis for thethe Friern BametBarnet Club, RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS with sevenseven newnew members joining.joining. InIn order toto cater Messrs. FinderPinder & Pearce ofof Pages Ltd., demonstrated for furtherfurther expansion, new premises have been the TK 60, SP4, Ferrograph, Fi-CordFi -Cord and Clarion, found, and meetings are now toto be held everyevery at the Doncaster Club and afterwards, both ably fortnight. A fullfull programme forfor thethe comingcoming months answered questions about them.them. has been planned. Mr. L. W. Saunders of EMI talked to thethe Swindon A tape has been received fromfrom thethe new clubclub at Tape ClubClub aboutabout developments inin tape manufacturersmanufacturers Northallerton, andand members are working on a reply. at another meeting. One useful tip was that tape is Tapes from other clubs are alsoalso welcome, andand a best stored forfor long periods with the glossy side facingfacing tape library isis soonsoon to be formed.formed. ItIt will have a inwards on thethe reel.reel. technicaltechnical datadata section.section. Another club having hadhad a recent demonstration Prospective membersmembers cancan phonephone ENTerprise 7972 isis the Weymouth one. Mr. Ralph Gough,Gough, thethe General for details. Manager of Fi-Cord,Fi -Cord, demonstrated his firm's pro- NORTHALLERTON AFFILIATE ducts to members at a recent meeting. Afterwards The B.R.C. extend a cordial welcome toto the North-North - one of thethe members, Mr. Bains, presented a tape-tape - allertonallertdn Tape Recording Club, thethe latestlatest club to slideslide show received from the U.S.A., and another affiliate, which has twenty-fivetwenty -five members, and meets featuring local scenes. once aa fortnight.fortnight. Fifteen members werewere presentpresent at the The Leicester Club had a demonstration of an ex- last meeting when aa numbernumber of short stories and W.D. throat microphone given by Mr. JohnJohn Moule. musical itemsitems were brought along by members. He said itsits uses were very limited. After this demon- Clubrooms have been let by the Chairman free stration Colin Frost asked members to add a few of charge, above his photographic business. words to two of his tape pals in America. A hospital serviceservice is contemplated, andand thethe club The Ipswich Club had a demonstration of Lustra- would likelike to co-operateco- operate with otherother clubs regardingregarding phone Microphones given by Mr. Pontzen, the message, relay, etc. Technical Manager of Lustraphone, and another On MayMay 18th, the club was scheduled to record of the new Philips recorder was given at an earlier meeting by Mr. Ivan Brown. Mr. Brown also brought " Dial 3J,3}, 3J,3 1, 3J"3f " thethe play published inin our meeting by Mr. Ivan Brown. Mr. Brown also brought February edition. along with him a home-builthome -built loudspeaker cabinet which housed a HF 12in. loudspeakerloudspeaker and tweeter. MORE TAPE FOR W.W. CLUB HOSPITAL SERVICE This produced very good results when tapes were The tapetape supply of the West Wales fed through it at this demonstration. Club is to be replenished because Mr. John O. Bannister, the Rugby Society's Presi- practically all the tapestapes it has are O it are dent, and Manager of Benn Radio Ltd., gave a full. Full, in fact,fact, of over ten hours demonstration of tape recorders at thethe Lawrence of material which can be provided Sherriff School, at the request of thethe Teachers' for any of the six hospitals inin thethe Association. area. The programmes are keptkept on file andand replayed after a short intervalinterval THAT ROUND ROBIN CLUB to the same hospital. This can be done because the In our last edition we reported that a club had patients in these particular hospitals are not long- been formedformed for Round-RobinRound -Robin enthusiasts. The term cases for thethe most part. The programmes are of people responsible, twotwo members of the B.R.C., one a highly regional flavourflavour and mainly in Welsh. The livingliving in Reading and thethe other in Burley & Wharfe- decision to replenish the supply of tapes was made dale, nr. Ilkley, Yorks., have now given me some at the club's A.G.M. held recently, when M. D. furtherfurther details about how the club will be run. Gareth Jenkins (Secretary), Tom Evans (Chairman),(Chairman), A Tin.7in. double play tape will be distributed between and J. W. Nelson (Treasurer)(Treasurer) were re-electedre- elected for each group of twenty-four members, and each second term of office. member will have ten minutes of the tape (portions JUNE,June, 1960 31

www.americanradiohistory.com will be marked with MetroMetro-Tabs) -Tabs) inin which to recordrecord patients by Mr. Jimmy Hunter, of "Amateur" Amateur Tape anything of general interest, e.g. news of their town, RecordingRecording". ". Stanley Unwin, noted exponent of articles about tape recording, general interest talkstalks gobbledegook, and amateur artistes regularly give and so on.on. Sin.5in. tapes will also be used and these their services to make these recordings. will be distributed between setssets of twelve members. Mr. Hunter also described how he makes recorded The Tin.7in. tapestapes will be despatched every sixsix months, reviews of each issue of this magazine which are and thethe Sin. tapes every three or four months. issued to the blind and are much appreciated. Some On one side of both size spools there will be a of them go as far as the United States. He said that, short message givengiven by the local representative. This in response to special requests, he mentions the will contain general club news fromfrom his area. advertisements and thethe colours used on the cover, Members willwill be ableable to keep thethe tapestapes forfor aa week as well as thethe editorial contents. and must thenthen sendsend themthem on toto the next in thethe link. STARTING CLUBS At aa later date it isis hoped to make possible the inter-inter- At later hoped to the URMSTON change of tapes between thethe various sets of twenty- URMSTON Club just got four people, thus bringing toto members tapespondence- The UnnstonUrmston Tape Recording Club has just got Secretary is T. L. contact with asas many people as possible. under way and has eight members. Secretary is T. L. Bullock, 30 Kirkstall Road, Urmston, Lanes. ItIt is alsoalso hopedhoped thatthat some membersmembers will add smallsmall Bullock, messages from overseas tapefriendstapefriends they may have DERBY as a result of their normal tapespondence. Mr. R. J. CartledgeCartledge wishes toto form a club inin thisthis as a result of their normal tapespondence. Derby. I am suresure that thethe Round Robin Club will be of area. His address isis 40 Balaclava Road, Derby. interest to all who enjoyenjoy thisthis form of tapesponding, AYR to tapesponding, this area, and those wishing toto joinjoin shouldshould contact their local A new club may soon be formed in this area, 181 Ayr. representative. sponsored by Fairbairns Ltd., of 181 High Street, Ayr. If you livelive inin Southern England this isis R.R. M. CHELTENHAM & GLOUCESTER Stimpson, 769769 Oxford Road, Reading, Series.Berks. If To fill thethe "'orrible" ' omble voidvoid inin tapetape clubsdubs south of you live anywhere elseelse the manman to contactcontact isis A. F. BrumBrum", ", Eric Jones, ofof 44 Barbridge Road, Hesters Jefferson, 60 Langford Road, Burley and Wharfe- Way, Cheltenham, Glos., and Kenneth G. Tomes, dale, nr. Hkley,Ilkley, Yorkshire. 41 Barnwood Road, Gloucester, are forming a club areas. Eight have shown AROUND THE WORLD to cover thesethese two areas. Eight people have shown "A" A freefree triptrip roundround thethe world inin less thanthan twotwo interest soso far. hours "—that" -that was what thethe members of thethe Warwick ROTHERHAM and Leamington AmateurAmateur Tape Recording Society A Tape Recording Club has just been formed in enjoyed at aa recent meeting. Rotherham. People interested in joiningjoining should con- Organizer of thethe triptrip waswas Mr.Mr. BrianBrian Race, SecretarySecretary tact Mr.Mr. H. G. Swan, 452 Wortley Road, Rotherham. ofof thethe Society. HeHe doesn't traveltravel by thethe conventionalconventional THANET AREA ship,ship, traintrain or aeroplane, butbut by tape recorder,recorder, Anyone inin Thanet area wishing to formform a Tape camera and slide projector. These are the onlyonly Recording Club should contact Mr.Mr. P. Foster, vehicles hehe uses.uses. 81 Norfolk Road,Road, Cliftonville, Kent. Mr. Race transcendedtranscended allall barriers ofof time,time, as wellwell as thosethose ofof distance,distance, andand firstfirst tooktook his fellow travel-travellers to SwedenSweden for Christmas.Christmas. InIn the NewNew Year theythey went toto Norway and onon toto Canada, and thenthen Hawaii. Native drum rollsrolls brought thethe audience acrossacross thethe oceans to TanganyikaTanganyika andand Dar-es-Salaam,Dar -es- Salaam, wherewhere Frank Weston, GovernorGovernor ofof H.M.H.M. Prison (a(a friendfriend of GeoffreyGeoffrey Collins, a young teenageteenage Society mem- K cD ber), told ofof life inin this part ofof Africa.Africa. ReturningReturning V/ to EnglandEngland once more, thethe eveningevening closed with colourcolour slides ofof thethe Society'sSociety's AnnualAnnual Dinner and shotsshots of the recently formedformed Society Tape Drama GroupGroup inin action atat KnowleKnowle when they submittedsubmitted anan entryentry inin J/ thethe NationalNational Drama on TapeTape Competition. The Society areare consideringconsidering aa schemescheme for taking recordings of eventsevents inin thethe Leamington areaarea intointo thethe £ homes of lonelylonely and agedaged people.people. TAPE RECORDING SERVICESERVICE TO BLIND Four portableportable tape recordersrecorders keptkept tracktrack of the proceedings atat aa meeting ofof IlfordIlford and DistrictDistrict Tape Recording SocietySociety inin thethe committeecommittee roomroom of IlfordIlford Pioneer Supermarket onon Friday. Sixteen membersmembers listenedlistened toto anan effectiveeffective demon-demon- strationstration ofof stereophonicstereophonic recordingrecording givengiven byby chairmanchairman Mr. Percival Ager, on aa BrenellBrenell recorder.recorder. They alsoalso heardheard aa samplesample recordingrecording ofof an enter- tainmenttainment programmeprogramme produced speciallyspecially forfor hospital

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The ClubClub suggests thatthat inin allall instancesinstances itit isis advisable toto firstfirst contact a prospective tapespondent by letterletter on thethe followingfollowing lines:—lines:- Dear Mr. X,

I amam a member of thethe B.T.R.B.T.R. Club and I1 would like to "Tapespond" with you. II own a X machine andand use XX in.in. spools playing at X i.p.s.i.p.s. My interests areare asas follows:—follows:- YoursYours sincerely.sincerely,

For easeease of reading,reading, particulars of Tapespondents areare BETTY WALKER.WALKER, Clerk, 99 Outgate Road.Road, Willes- printed inin thethe followingfollowing orderorder —- name,name, occupation, den, N.W.IO.N.W.10. Driving, photography, 35 mm. and address, interests,interests, tastetaste inin music,music, type of machinemachine and 8 mm. Eydie Gorm6Gormé fan,fan, pops,pops. andand some modemmodern area of Tapesponding.Tapesponding. jazz. Ferrograph 4SN.,4 SN., up to 81 in;in; 31, 71.7+. U.K., U.S.A., Canada.Canada. GEO. F. CLEGG, Furniture Salesman, 5 Friarage SCHOOLS DIVISION Mt.,ML, Northallerton,Northallerton, Yorks. FamilyFamily affairs, modemmodern C. J. BLOUNT (Sec.(Sec. of tape Recording Club), cars, rallies.rallies. Popular. Philips EL 3515; Any up to Plympton GrammarGrammar School, Plympton, Nr. Plymouth. 7 in.;in.; 3}.31. Anywhere. Number ofof Pupils, 6 MembersMembers inin 15-18I5 -18 Age Group. DAVID HOWLE, Schoolboy, age 16.16, 71 High Type of Recorder: "Philips (Sin.)(5in.) "Collaro" (7in.)(7in.) Street, Talke Pits, Stoke-on-Trent,Stoke -on-Trent, Staffs. Recording, Home-MadeHome -Made (7in.)(7M.) SizeSize ofof Spool 3in.-7in.3in: lin. TapeTape SpeedSpeed photography, wireless. Mainly popular. Telefunken KLKL35: 35; up to 7 in.; 3}31 and 71. Anywhere abroad. U,11, U.1 +, 2i,2 +, 3}.31, 6i,61, 7i,71, 15 i.p.s.i.p.s. PartsParts ofof thethe World thethe and Anywhere abroad. School wisheswishes toto contact: GreatGreat Britain. Mr. A. HENDERSON, 30 Randolph Road,Road. Southall, Middlesex. 35mm colour photography, sport (football, etc.) Operatic, lightlight classics,classics, choral and JACK HOPKINS.HOPKINS, Cycle Dealer, 15391539 StratfordStratford dixieland. Reps R.30. Up to 7 in.in. 3},3f, 71,7+, 15. Mail Road, Hall Green,Green, Birmingham 28. Cycling,Cycling, folkfolk clerk. U.S.A. and Great Britain also Germany (but dancing, trad.trad. jazz.jazz. Trad,Trad. jazz, light classical. Eliza- only English spoken). bethan, Essex, 3J,31, 7},71, 15.15. SouthSouth Africa, U.SA.,U.S.A., EDNA HAWKINS (Miss),(Miss), London County Coun- Canada, South America, Australia,Australia, New Zealand.Zealand. cil, 62 Petts Wood Road, Orpington, Kent. Travel, LEO KUTTEN, Advertising Assistant, Zandstraat languages, theatre, animals. Popular, lightlight classical.classical. 10,10. Eindhoven, Holland. Photography.Photography. ModernModern jazz.jazz. StefiaStella ST 450, 7 in.;in.; If,1+, 31,3J, 71. Anywhere, French-French - Philips-ElPhilips -El 3516,3516, up toto 7 in.;in.; 1J,1$, 3},31, 71 in. Anywhere, speaking included. male or female,female, Dutch or English.English. OLIVE MONCHARMONCHAR (Miss),(Miss), Business (Drapery), BRIAN CHANDLER,CHANDLER, Local Govt. Admin. Assis- 210 ChesterChester Road, Wrexham, North Wales, U.K. tant, 90 Topsham Road, Tooting, London, S.W.17. Colour photography, music,music, general topics.topics. Classical, Youth clubs, trad,trad. jazz,jazz, tennis.tennis. Pop., trad,trad. jazz,jazz, light light,light, opera, ballet.ballet. Telefunken 85, any size up to classics. Elpico TR350.TR350, 3 toto 77 in.,in., 3},31, 71,71, 15 i.p.s.i.p.s. 7 in.;in.; 3J,3f, 71 i.p.s. Anywhere. England, America, France (English(English speakingspeaking only), DERECK A. KING, Checker, 42 BanyardBanyard Road, male oror female.female. London, S.E.16. TapeTape recording, films,films, musicals,musicals, RAYMOND WATSON, Assistant Transport Man- printing. Pop., musicals, lightlight classics, dance (strict ager, 55 Budle Street, Elswick,Elswick, Newcastle-upon-TyneNewcastle-upon -Tyne 4, tempo). Grundig TK 5, 3 to 5}51 in.; 3f.31. Holland,Holland, England. Theatre andand acting Hjoth(both amateur andand Norway, Sweden or anywhere, English-speakingEnglish- speaking only prof.), scooteringscootering and motoring, films,films, music, painting, (male(male or female). art, photography,photography, etc. Wide tastetaste inin music, especiallyespecially FREDERICK W. WOOD.WOOD, G.P.O. Telephone Engi- orchestral classics; II don'tdon't likelike jazzjazz or Gilbert and neer, 9 Albury Avenue,Avenue, Bexley Heath, Kent. Records,Records, Sullivan. Philips, AG.8108 G., upup toto 77 in.;in.; 1{,11, 3},31, 71. tape recording, motor cycling and generalgeneral interests.interests. Everywhere; would particularly likelike toto hearhear fromfrom Light, classical and opera. Ferrograph^Ferrograph,, up to 81 in.;in.; Germany, Holland, Denmark, France,France, etc.etc. 313} or 71-7f. Anywhere, English only spoken.spoken.

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www.americanradiohistory.com JEFFREY MAYNARD, Scholar, age 15*,15¢, 2 Anfield S. W. STEMP, LocalLocal Government (Health), former Court, Anfield Road, Liverpool 4, Lanes.Lancs. BallroomBallroom Radar type—technicalitiestype- technicalities welcomed, 1616 Clarence dancing, anythinganything scientific.scientific. Rock 'n''n' roll,roll, Pop. Road, Horsforth, Leeds. Pottery making, sculpture,sculpture, Grundig TK 20, up to 5J51 in.; 3.753.75 i.p.s. U.S.A.U.S.A. (but(but art, music, people (charm of the speakingspeaking voice).voice). Canada Okay).Okay). I would prefer somebodysomebody of my own Most that isis good, especiallyespecially Latin-AmericanLatin -American and age, but definitelydefinitely nobody over 19 years of age. Continental (authentic, please). Ferrograph and Philips, 3, 5 and 77 in.;in.; 3|,31, 7*7} i.p.s.i.p.s. Anywhere, if it BARRY ARTHUR BENNETT, age 17, Appren- includes Uganda and Kenya. tice Welder, 11 Wellington Street, Castle, Northwich,Northwich, ALAN EVANS, Student, ageage 15*.15#, 1313 Clapham Cheshire. Motor cycling, tapetape recording. ModemModern Road, Anfield, Liverpool 4, Lanes.Lance. Reading, tape-tape - music, pop. music,music, somesome types ofof classics. PhilipsPhilips recording, cycling, wireless,wireless, science.science. Any except very EL 3527, 5 in.;in.; 3J,31, 9.59.5 cm./sec.cm. /sec. Any English speaking. classical. SajaSala Export, Mk. 5,5, CollaroCollaro 77 in. max.;max.; 3*,31, GRAHAM E. BULLOCK, Student, age 15,15, 48 7*71 or 15 i.p.s. Any. Percy Road, Wallasey, Cheshire, England. Music, BRIAN SNELLER,SNELLER, none (an invalid,invalid, age 19), Ward rugby,rugby, swimming, art, mathematics, cinema, sea fish- 13a, Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford, Kent. ModemModern ing. Any type (excluding heavy classics). Elizabethan jazz, technicaltechnical side ofof tape recorders, making costume Avon, up toto 5*51 in.;in.; 3J3; i.p.s.i.p.s. Any English-speakingEnglish -speaking jewellery. ModemModern jazz.jazz. Saba TK 75a,75A, up toto 77 in.;in.; country, and "" slow"slow " French and German;German; anyone 31,3i, 7*7} i.p.s.i.p.s. (have(have access to 15 i.p.s.).i.p.s.). Any English-English - who has the same interestsinterests (male(male or female).female). speaking, but especially U.S.A. JOHN BENISTON, Schoolboy, age 16, 60 BARRIE TURTON, Office Manager and DanceDance Vaughan Street,Street, Coalville, Leics. Cinema, youth club Band Leader, 49 Allerton Grange Rise, LeedsLeeds 17, activities. Pop. (R.R.), brass andand military bands. Yorkshire. Horses, jazz,jazz, riding,riding, mostmost sport.sport. ModemModern Gramdeck, 5 in.;in.; 7.5 i.p.s. U.S.A. andand Australia. jazz, Dixieland, popularpopular (not skiffle or rock). GrundigGrundig TK 30 andand Telefunken 75-15,75 -15, up to 77 in.;in.; 7*.7f, 3*,31, 1*.11. VICTOR ANDREWS, Clerk, 33 Station Road, U.S.A. and IndiaIndia in particular, but anyone with an Filton, Bristol. Recording,Recording, comedy shows and come-come- interest inin jazzjazz or horses (however remote)remote) isis more dians, art, cinema-going,cinema- going, science fiction.fiction. Pop.,Pop., lightlight than welcome. classical (Gilbert and S.), comedy, country and J. G.G. BLYTHE, Clerk, 41 HydeHyde Way, Welwyn Western. Walter 101, upup toto 5 in.;in.; 3}.31. Britain and anyany Garden City, Herts. Football. Everything (particularly English-speakingEnglish- speaking country. jazz and blues). Philips AG 8109, 5 in. toto 3 in.;in.; 3J.31. DEE HARRISHARRIS (Miss).(Miss), W.R.A.C. Officer, 12 Vic- U.K., India, Pakistan, Malaya,Malaya, English speaking tapes toria Mansions,Mansions, Terminus Road, Eastbourne, Sussex. only. Travel, theatre, army, people.people. Songs and musicmusic from FRANCIS DALVIN, Clerk, 8 Gurney Road,Road, Lon- musical shows. Philips AG 8109, 5 in.;in.; 3}31 i.p.s.i.p.s. GreatGreat don, E.15. Acting, singing, poetry, composition.composition. Britain or Colonies. Rossini opera, 20th centurycentury orchestral, exoticexotic of allall KEITH RODERICRODERIC ADRIAN WARD, Schoolboy, sorts. Dulci-Harting/ElizabethanDulci-Harting /Elizabethan 56, up to 7 in.; 3J31 age 14, 66 Cambridge Green, NewNew Eltham,Eltham, London,London, or 7*7f i.p.s. Anywhere. S.E.9. Music, photography. Pop. and some classic. DAVID J. RICHARDSON,RICHARDSON, Outside Salesman, 84 Philips EL 3515,3515, upup to 7 in.;in.; 3J31 i.p.s. U.S.A., Canada.Canada. Westmoor Road, Enfield, Middx. Sailing, horse riding,riding, cars,cars, gadgets, anything interesting. Pop, lightlight DONALD SMITH, Clerk, 108 Alexandra Road.Road, (not(not rock). Regent, 7 in.in. max.; I*,11, 3}31 and 7*.7f. Any- Parkstone, Poole, , Dorset, England. Photography, where. travel, records, skating.skating. Light orchestral andand instm-instru- M. WHEELER, Self-employed,Self- employed, 31 Commercial mental. Grundig TK 5, 5};51; 3*.31. Anywhere, EnglishEnglish Street, Maesteg, Glamorgan. Cine-recording,Cine- recording, busi- spoken. ness, motoring. Jazz andand light music, somesome opera,opera, WILLIAM ORDOWSKI, Service Repair Man, ballet. Reflectograph, 3*3f toto 77 in.; 3J31 to 7*.7f. Any- 1034 Pine Street, Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.A. where. Music, bowling. Swing music, 19351935 through 1949. ELLEN GORDONGORDON (Mrs.),(Mrs.), Housewife, 66 St. John's VM (Voice(Voice of America), 7 in.; 7*7f i.p.s.i.p.s. Anywhere Place, Montrose, Scotland.Scotland. General, people, interiorinterior (English(English speaking).speaking). design, furniturefurniture andand furnishing. AllAll types,types, especiallyespecially ballad singers. Sound 444, up to 7 in. FREDERICK TOMLINSON, Van Driver, 34 shows, modemmodern ballad singers. Sound 444, up to 7 in. Rookery Gardens, St.St. Mary's Cray, Kent. Aviation, 3|,31, 7*7# and 15. America, New England (but anywhereanywhere tape-recording.tape- recording. Battle of Britain History. R.G.D. Mk. that English isis spoken). History. R.G.D. Mk. 4 West 107, upup to 77 in.; 3J,31, 7*.71. Anywhere, English speaking. ROY HASLEHURST, Road Tanker Driver,Driver, 4 West to in.; Anywhere, English speaking. Park, Marbury,Marbury, Northwich, Cheshire. Amateur radio, SAMUEL WILLIAM FISHER, Bus Conductor, family, sound effect. Electric guitar and brass bandband 46 OldparkOldpark Avenue,Avenue. Oldpark Road, Belfast 14, N. music. Winston Thoroughbred,Thoroughbred, 7 in.;in.; 3},31, 7*,7f, 1515 i.p.s.i.p.s. Ireland. Photography, tape-recording.tape - recording. General. Canada and U.S.A. ("(" SoundSound 444 ")") Stellaphone ST 450, any spoolspool up toto BRIAN D. SERCOMBE, Student MentalMental Nurse 7 m.:in.; 1},1, 3},31, 7*,71, 15. Anywhere where English is (3rd year), 2323 George Street, Saltaire, Shipley, Yorks. spoken. Missionary, Evangelism, children, comparative reli-reli- DAVTDDAVID JOHNJOHN WESTON, Scholar, ageage 18, 77 Stoke gion and tape-recording.tape -recording. General (with preference to Hills, Famham,Farnham, Surrey,Surrey, England. Records, stamp-stamp - Gospel singing),singing), trios, quartets and choirs. Philips collecting, readingreading and driving.driving. Classical and lightlight EL 3515, up to 77 in.;in.; 3J31 i.p.s. Anybody, anywhere. music (not(not jazzjazz or rockrock V'n' roll).roll). Elpico, up to 5}51 in.;in.; PHILIP NORTH,NORTH, Student, age 15,15, 1818 Salisbury 3*31 i.p.s.i.p.s. Any English-speakingEnglish- speaking country. Road, Watford, Herts. Tape-recording,Tape- recording, travelling,travelling, cycling, amateuramateur radio. Modern andand traditionaltraditional jazz,jazz, LEONARD R. BURCHELL, LondonLondon County light, rock V'n' roll, popular. Spectone 161, upup toto 7 in.;in.; Council Ambulance Driver, 3636 Nevitt House, New 31,3}, 7*,7#, 15 i.p.s. AnyAny English-speakingEnglish- speaking country. North Road.Road, London,London, N.l.N.1. Motoring,Motoring, exchange of DOUGLAS A. W. N. WOOD, Civil Servant customs, particularly ambulance work and Free- (Valuer), 8 Charles Street, Dunfermline, Fife,Fife, Scot- masonry. KortingKörting 4-Track4 -Track Stereo and Sound 777, up land.land. Current affairs, central and locallocal government,government. to 7 in.;in.; 3J31 i.p.s.i.p.s. stereo, 3J,31, 7*,7#, 15 mono. Australia education, law.law, photography. Light or " rock." and New Zealand, U.SA,.U.S.A. and Canada, S.S. Rhodesia H.M.V. (D.S.R.I.),(D.S.R.I.), 7 in.; 3.75 and 7.5. AnywhereAnywhere (and pleased to hearhear from anywhere).anywhere). (only EnglishEnglish spokenspoken fluently).fluently).

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www.americanradiohistory.com Dr. Ing.Ing. FRANK H. MARZ,MARI, Dr. Ing., Consultant PATRICK J. CORDIER,CORDIER, Cinema Manager, "Rex" (Horology), 94 DowntonDowntan Avenue, StreathamStreatham Hill,Hill, Cinema, London Road, Norbury, London, S.W.16. London, S.W.2.S.W.2. English, recording, photography, Physical culture, photography,photography, publicity.publicity. Varied with gram.8mm. movie.movie, DixielandDixieland music, documentary,documentary, etc.etc. Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar PetersonPeterson asas top favourites.favourites. Dixie, traditional. Wyndsor Viscount,Viscount, 7 in. and Grundig TK 20, 5J;51; 3J.31. Anywhere (English(English speaking),speaking), below; 3},31, 7i.7#. AnywhereAnywhere (English, GermanGerman language).language). especially with persons overseas, willing toto exchangeexchange TOM URQUHART, Cinema Projectionist, 1313 magazines. Glenogil Terrace, Forfar, Angus, Scotland. Motor W. J.J. MONEY, Packer, 7373 CromwellCromwell Road, Stan-Stan - cycling, photography, travel. Trad.,Trad., jazz,jazz, pops, guitar,guitar, more, Winchester. Reading (general),(general), general know- light classical. WalterWalter 101, Sin.5 in. max.; 3|34 i.p.s. Any- ledge andand films. Light. SpectoneSpectone 161, 3 in.in. toto 77 in.;in.; one, anywhere. 31,3J, 7i,7#, 15. Any English-speakingEnglish- speaking part ofof thethe world. HERBERT H.H. EXLEY,EXLEY, Officer i/ci/c Buildings and M. J. BIGWOOD, Electrical Fitter, R.A.F., 39 Stores, Trade Centre,Centre, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Cars, Derwent Road, Whitton,Whitton, Twickenham, Middlesex. HiHi-Fi, -Fi, Cine-photography.Cine- photography. Most, except "rock"" rock " and Photography, radio const. AllAll kinds, classical pre- what maymay follow.follow. CollaroCollaro IVIV Hybrid, up to 77 in.;in.; dominant. Vortexion W.V.A.W.V.A. andand Simon S.P.2, upup 31,3J, 7i74 andand 15. Europe (not(not U.K.), Englisn,English, French,French, to 8i81 in.; 3J31 and Ik.7f. Anywhere, particularly over- learning GermanGerman (but will trytry anything).anything). seas. FELIX DENNARD KNELL, Civil Servant, 20 MICHAEL SHAKESPEARE, Maintenance Elec- Hawkenbury Way, Lewes, Sussex. Cine-photography,Cine- photography, trician, age 20, 11 Shepherd Street, Wolverhampton, family motoring, general. Varied, mainly opera, light, Staffs. Amateur radio,radio, dancing, swimming.swimming. Light and some modern. CollaroCollaro Tape Transcriptor,Transcriptor, up toto classical (piano), dance, jazz,jazz, pop. BrenellBrenell Mk. 5, 8i81 7 in.; 334, j, 7i,71, 15. Anywhere overseas. down; 15, Ik,71, 3J.31. Anywhere. RONALD G.G. EATON, MerchantMerchant Seaman, 99 ROBERT JACKSON, Builder, 1212 Vincent Terrace, Gladesmore Road, London, N.15, England. Travel, Annfield Plain, Co. Durham. Photography, nature photography, andand general topics. Varied, not heavy study. Evangelistical andand classical. Walter,Walter, Sin.;5 in.; 3}31 classical. Grundig TK 3030 and Stuzzi Magnette,Magnette, up to i.p.s.i.p.s. Anywhere. 7 in.; 7J-,71, 3}. Anywhere. I'm usually away from Eng- ROY EVANS,EVANS, Railway Goods Shunter,Shunter, 5 Ethel land forfor aa period of sixsix weeks,weeks, soso don't be discour- Grove, Netherfield, Nottingham. Tape, records, aged if your tapestapes aren't answered promptly. photography, woodwork, model railways.railways. Modern,Modern, JOHN SYMONS, Student, age 16i,161, 38 OakleighOakleigh progressive jazz,jazz, pops.,pops., shows,shows, light classical.classical. Philips Avenue, Edgware, Middx.Middx. Films,Films, radioradio andand science AG 8167/00, 5 in.; 3}.31. Anywhere, English spoken.spoken. subjects. Popular, light and some classical. Philips EL 3538, 7 in.; 1J, 3J, 7*. Anywhere. B. THORPE, Student, age 18, 22 SlaterSlater Street, EL 3538, 7 in.; 11, 31, 7f. Anywhere. Sutton-in-Ashfield,Sutton -in- Ashfield, Notts. Music, astronomy, ancient ERNEST HEPWORTH, Cacti and Succulent history, etc. Classical. Philips "" Junior,"Junior," 5 in.;in.; 3$34 Specialist, "" Mira Mar,"Mar," 133 Ambleside Avenue,Avenue, i.p.s. France,France, Germany, English-speakingEnglish- speaking countries. TelacombeTelscombe Cliffs, Sussex. Tropical plants, photography, inventing, etc. General music, butbut not extreme ROY E.E. STENTTFORD,STENTIFORD, Fitter,Fitter, c/o Sgts. Mess,Mess, modernmodem jazz. Wyndsor Dauphin andand Truvox, upup toto R.A.F. Colerae,Colerne, nr. Chippenham,Chippenham, Wiltshire. Sports, 77 in.; 3|31 and 1\.71. Anywhere, and England and radio, records andand general.general. General (not jazz).jazz). America especially.especially. Grundig TKTK 5, up to 5|51 in.;in.; 3}31 i.p.s. Anywhere. C. E. FREEMAN, Long-distanceLong -distance Driver, 2121 Princes Street, off Cowley Road, Oxford. StillStill photography,photography, amateur acting. Modern, light,light, piano. Stella, 5 in.; 3J.31. S. Africa and thethe RJiodesias.Rhodesias. JOHN HORSLEY DENTON, Printer and Book- V seller,seller, Marchmont House, Church Road.Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton. British railwayrailway history, writing and broadcasting (documentary(documentary and feature).feature). Mainly lightlight r\ classical. Stellaphone, 5 in.;in.; 3J3i i.p.s.i.p.s. Great Britain and Germany lC DEREK J.J. BAUGH, Packer of Electrical Accesso- ries forfor an Electrical Firm, 48 HuntHunt Street, Atherton, nr. Manchester, Lanes.Lancs. Aviation, music,music, reading (fic-(fiction). OperaOpera and light classics, alsoalso musicalmusical comedycomedy and popular music, excepting rockrock 'n''n' rollroll and skiffle. Philips EL 3527, 55 in.;in. 3}31 i.p.s.i.p.s. II wish to tape-spondtape -spond with anyany part of thethe worldworld except America and Australia (preferably a femalefemale tape-spondent).tape -spondent). I am r 23 years of age. OA4 G.G. GRIGG, DM/933657, Royal Navy,Navy, 58 Mess, H.M.S. "" Adamant,"Adamant," Faslane, c/o G.P.O., Lon- (t don. General, thisthis andand that. Popular classics. Eliza- >r bethan Escort, up toto 7iin.;71 in.; 1-f,1;, 3J,31, 7^.7}. AnywhereAnywhere except British Isles;Isles; preferablypreferably a youngyoung marriedmarried 4 couple inin New Zealand or U.S.A. JOHN N.N. DADAVIES, VIES, Architectural Assistant, 113 Lawton Moor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester 23. Photography (still), coincoin collecting, reading (travel), $ music,music. TerritorialTerritorial Army. Light classics,classics, show music, cinema music, popular. Telefunken 75K-1575K -15 Clarion, 33 in., 5J.;51.; IJl andand 3f3; i.p.s.;i.p.s.; Clarion: 3}31 i.p.s.i.p.s. Denmark, America, Australia, NewNew Zealand and Canada (Eng-(Eng- "I can seesee a Little One coming intointo your home!home lish only). Your husband is buyingbuying a Portable Tape Recorder!"Recorder!'

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www.americanradiohistory.com G. W. STEPHENSON, Gas Fitter, 25 Willow SYDNEY G. PYKE, Newsagent, Tobacconist, Con- Garth, Newby, Scarborough, Yorks. Making radio fectioner,fectioner, " Naivasha," Downlands Road, Olivers equipment. Pops., etc., dance. Collaro, Studio Deck, Battery,Battery, Winchester, Hants. 8mm. cine., cars, music Pop music, bands, up to 7 in.; 1\,71, 31,3J, IJ.1 . Anywhere. (pop.),(pop.), ways to make money. Pop music, bands, DOUGLAS R. P. FERRIDAY, Professional Photo- general. Grundig TK.35, 7 in.; 1f,IJ, 3j,31, 71.7f. Kenya, graphergrapher/Manager, /Manager, 147 Stockton Road, West Hartle- California, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. pool, Co. Durham. Colour photography, tape-record-tape- record- JOHN SCRUTTON, Newsagent, 86 Dereham inging and several topics. Popular, all typestypes including Road,Road, New Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk. NOR 51J. light classics. Walter 303 De Luxe, up to 7 in 3 in. Speedway and collecting programmes. Classical. pref.); 3J3f or 1\.7f. Anywhere—Britain,Anywhere-Britain, France. Grundig 830/3D, 7 in.; 3},31, 7f.71. Australia, New Zea- 23243277 Cpl. D. L. CHALLIS R. SIGS, Radio land, Great Britain, Sweden, Poland, and anywhere Technician, RoyalRoyal Signals, 209 Signal Squadron, speedway isis raced. Cherry Tree Camp, Colchester, Essex. Photography, 7 Northpark radio (Hi-Fi); Traditional jazz, pop., musical shows. WILLIAM JAY, Electrical Engineer, 7 Northpark radio (Hi -Fi); Traditional jazz, pop., musical shows. Road, Bradford 9, Yorks. Photography, travel, coun- Wyndsor Viscount, up to 7 in.;in.; 3j,31, 7^,71, 15. Any trytry walking, mountain climbing, camping, boxing, English speaking. modern IRENE HIPKISS (Miss), Student Medical Labora- sound-recordingsound- recording equipment. Classical and modern IRENE HIPKISS (Miss), Student Medical Labora- orchestral. Spectone, 7 in.; 717f and 3|.31. North of tory Technician (slave !),!), age 19, 21 Carew Road, England, New Zealand (male correspondents). Baling,Ealing, W.13. Youth hostelling, all kinds of music, reading, dancing. Jazz, modern and trad.,trad., some clas- JACK EVANS, Postman, 73 Faraday Avenue, Quinton, Birmingham 32. Youth clubs, stage enter- sical, i.e., "The" The lot !! "" Philips AG 1808, 7 in.; If,18, 3},31, tainment.tainment. Dixieland, general (excluding opera). 7-J7f i.p.s. Anywhere, but preference for Scandinavia; Egypt, limited French (very);(very); even less German. Philips EL 3527, 5 in.; 313i p.sec. America.America, Egypt, PATRICIA M. JOYCE (Mrs.), Secretary, 14 Lefroy Europe and British Isles. Road, Shepherds Bush, London, W.12, England. ROLAND ARGER, Tree Surgeon, 2420 North General topics, people. Film music,music, pops.,pops., somesome West 99 St., Miami, 47, la., U.S.A. Sports, all typestypes classics. Brenell,Brenell, Mark 5, up to 8iin.;81 in.; allall speeds.speeds. of music, own Vespa, motor scooter, photography Canada, Australia oror New Zealand. (35 mm.), colour slides. All types.types. Britain and Ger- DEREK W. YOUNG, Messenger (Insurance), 101 many, preferably female. Purley Vale, Purley, Surrey. Cycling, photography, ANTHONY MATHTSTEIN, Optician, c/o C. athletics. Most types (excluding(excluding ballet or heavy Clarke Ltd.,Ltd., 33 St. George's Street, Canterbury, Kent. opera). Grundig Cub, 33 in.; 3J3; i.p.s. Australia, Photography, gardening, golf. General, except skiffle. U.S.A., Canada and New Zealand. Ferguson, 51 in.; 31. Any, but preferably England. CHRISTOPHER SHAW, Photographer's Appren- FREDERICK WILLIAM REW (A.M.I.M.I.), Fore- tice, " The Mount," Potter Hill, Pickering, Yorkshire. man Motor Engineer, 24 ManstonMansion Lane, Crossgates, Stamps, travel,travel, other foreign interests. All music,music, Leeds 15. Light music (not pops.). Photography, except opera. Walter 101, 55 in.;in.; 3J.3f. Any English-English - ""Do Do It Yourself." Elizabethan Essex; 31, 71;7f; 15. speaking person. Any. ROBERT IANIAN COOKSON, Trainee inin Advertis- ing, The Vicarage, Barton, nr. Preston. Printing, body (Bib) RECORDING TAPETAPE SPLICER building. Classical, popular. Walter 101,101, 5 in.;in.; 31. (Bib- Anywhere. FOR EASIEREASIER ANDAND ECONOMICALECONOMICAL TAPE EDITINGEDITING L. F.F. PRIOR,PRIOR, IndustrialIndustrial Chemist, Il1 la Natley Avenue, East Boldon, Co. Durham.Durham. General.General. The easy-to-Iifteasy -to -lift clamps onon thethe General. TelefunkenTelefunken 85 KL,KL, up to 7 in.; 313f and 71.7f. new Mark IIII Bib Recording TapeTape Anywhere. Splicer are both hingedhinged onon thethe Clerk in Tool D.O., samesame sideside ofof the splicer,splicer, making ARTHUR MAY, Technical Clerk in Tool D.O., the jointedjointed tapestapes easyeasy toto remove.remove. 81 Dragon Lane,Lane, Newbold Verdon, nr. Leicester. Everyone who usesuses a tapetape recorder Precise, rapidrapid tapetape jointingjointing isis en- 35mm. colour slides, motoring, layman'slayman's science. will needneed thisthis littlelittle tool.tool. ItIt isis in-in- sured, andand becausebecause you cancan use allall classics. Philips AG 8108 G, dispensable. P,P. Wilson, "The'The thethe odd lengthslengths ofof tape,tape, you soonsoon Swing, trad,trad. jazz,jazz, lightlight classics. Philips AG 8108 G. Gramophone'. savesave thethe cost ofof thethe sphcer.splicer. 3 in.in. for spending;sponding; 31 or 1J.I$. With light-heartedlight -hearted typestypes Send a stamped,stamped, addressed en-en- anywhere inin thethe universe !! velopevelope forfor aa helpful leafletleaflet onon tapetape editing.editing. 18/6d eacheach (subject)(subject) DENYS VAUGHAN ROWLANDS, Company Accountant, 3737 TemplecombeTemplecombe Way, Morden, Surrey.Surrey. MULTICORE SOLDERSSOLDERS LTD.,LTD., Music, motoring,motoring, family. Popular (Ella(Ella Fitzgerald MULTIC0REMULTILORE WORKS.WORKS, HEMELHEMEL HEMPSTEAD,HEMPSTEAD, HERTS. TEL:TEL; B0XM00RBOXMOOR 36363636 fan). Philips, upup to 77 in.;in.; 11,If, 31, 71.71. U.K. and U.S.A. ROGER CLARK, Student,Student, 4141 Salisbury Road, North Watford, Herts. Cycling,Cycling, travelling,travelling, tape-tape - recording.recording. Pop.,Pop., jazz,jazz, swing.swing. Spectone 161,161, upup toto MAGNEGRAPHMAG N EG RAPH 7 in.;in.; 31,3g, 71,7f, 15 i.p.s. II wouldwould like toto tape-spondtape -spond toto any European country,country, with accentaccent on France; Eng- TAPE RECORDERRECORDER HIRE SERVICE lish spoken,spoken, but wouldwould likelike elementary French; male TAPE TOTO DISCDISC SERVICE or female (teenager preferred).preferred). ERIC EASTWOOD, PrinterPrinter (Compositor,(Compositor, mechani- STUDIO RECORDINGRECORDING cal), 220 CanterburyCanterbury Avenue, Little Horton,Horton, Bradford MOBILE RECORDINGRECORDING 5, Yorks. Scouting,Scouting, literature,literature, hikinghiking andand camping.camping. No, notnot as yet allall typestypes ofof music;music; longlong hair toto shortshort writewrite forfor detailsdetails ;: hair. Philips AG 81088108 G,G, 77 in.;in.; 11,I1, 313f andand 71.72. All THE MAGNEGRAPHMAGNEGRAPH RECORDINGRECORDING CO.CO. LTD.LTD. parts of Commonwealth,Commonwealth, Europe oror America. A.A. A.A. CHAPMAN,CHAPMAN, Postman (Higher(Higher Grade),Grade), 88 11 HanwayHanway Place,Place, London, W.lW.1 Croft House Court, RichardshawRichardshaw Lane, Pudsey,Pudsey, Telephone:Telephone : LANghamLANgham 21562156 Yorks. Cake decoration,decoration, amateuramateur dramatics,dramatics, films.films. PopularPopular songs,songs, light classics, lightlight opera. GrundigGrundig TK.20, 51;511; 3131 i.p.s.i.p.s. Any,Any, providingproviding EnglishEnglish isis spoken.spoken.

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www.americanradiohistory.com ROY STROUD,STROUI), Hotel Clerk, age 18, 48a Battersea or France (with view to improvingimproving mymy ratherrather limitedlimited Rise, London, S.W.ll.S.W.11. Fishing, fiuns,films, history of jazz.jazz. French). Modern oror traditionaltraditional jazz. Grundig TK.25, 5}51 oror JOHN LEWIS,LEWIS, Assistant (Mac(Mac Fisheries), age 19,19, less; 3. The U.S.A. 57 Dudley Street, Hr.flr. Broughton, Salford 7, Lanes. FRED OGDEN, Railwayman,Railwayman, 111 St.St. Albans Road, Youth work (general).(general). All (pop.(pop. mainly). Philips St. Anne's-on-Sea,Anne's -on -Sea, Lytham, St. Anne's, Lanes., Eng- EL 3527, 55 in.;in.; 31 i.p.s. Any English-speakingEnglish- speaking person, land. Travel,Travel, the Bible, Singing. Light, piano,piano, and anywhere. organ; also Handel's " Messiah." Philips EL 3515, A. McCALLUM, Machine Ruler,Ruler, 120120 Cardross 3 toto 7 in.;in.; 3J31 i.p.s.i.p.s. Any English-speakingEnglish -speaking countries. Street, Glasgow, E.l.E.1. Football, tape-recording,tape -recording, model TOM DIXON, Salesman, P.O. Box 14,14, Bulawayo, railways. Any kind except classical. GrundigGrundig TK 25, S. Rhodesia (ex Hull, Yorkshire, 1947). Motoring and 51;54; 31, If.14. Anywhere; just send tape, all tapestapes tape. Modern and pop. Grundig TKTK 20,20, 5}51 in.; answered. 3i31 i.p.s. Anywhere. RUSSELL E. WILLIAMS, Commercial Traveller PAUL WILLIAM WILSON, Scholar,Scholar, age 13,13, 6 (building industry),industry), " Coombe House,"House," 16 St. George's Grange Road, Caister-on-Sea,Caister -on-Sea, Norfolk,Norfolk, England. Crescent, Torquay, S. Devon. Evangelical, religiousreligious Study of tape-recorderstape- recorders and cars. Popular. GrundigGrundig (Baptist), cycling,cycling, 9.59.5 cineeine photography, reading.reading, Sun-Sun- TK 20, 4 in.;in.; 31. Canada, Russia. day school work and choir.choir. Mainly light (some(some jazz,jazz, A. G. HILL (Mrs.),(Mrs.), Wife of Solicitor, DeDe Montfort,Montfort, but somesome " highbrow "), religiousreligious music too.too. Philips Richard Place, PriorsPriors Park,Park, Tewkesfaury,Tewkesbury, GIos.Glos. Recordergram Major, 5 in.; 31, I}.14. Any English Varied, butbut desire to do others some good—hospitalsgood -hospitals speaking. and thethe blind uppermost. Varied,Varied, but prefer music asas JOHN CLOWES.CLOWES, Scholar, age 16, 46 BalmoralBalmoral MUSIC, not DIN. Philips EL3527/04,EL 3527/04, Sin.5 in. (13(13 cm.). Dr., Timperley,Timperley, Cheshire. Cycling,Cycling, stamps,stamps, geography. Anywhere where English spoken. Some classics, traditionaltraditional jazz,jazz, pops. Grundig TK 20 EDWARD PERRY, Chauffeur, 88 King Edward's 51; 31 i.p.s.i.p.s. France, Australasia, N. America,America, Canada. Road, Hackney, London,London, E.8.E.8. GuitarGuitar music, SpanishSpanish ANTHONY LOCKER,LOCKER, Engineering Apprentice, and S. America, ham radio and football.football. FlamencoFlamenco age 18, 47 Brackens Lane, Alvaston,Alvaston, Derby.Derby. Photo- singing, anyany guitarguitar music. R.G.D. Mk.Mk. 103, 7 in.: 11,14, graphy, cars, Hi-Fi.Hi -Fi. Modem jazz, rock, not too high- 3;,31, 71.74. Spain, Greece, Cyprus (fluent(fluent GreekGreek spoken), brow classics. E.A.P. Princess, up toto 77 in.;in.; 71, 31, 114 { Any Greek or CypriotCypriot in any country and also young i.p.s. Scandinavia, U.S.A. (preferably(preferably aa girl tape-tape - married couples. sponder). WILLIAM IVORIVOR BARKER,BARK ER, Storekeeper, Charge-Charge - RAYMOND CROFTS,CROFTS, Salesman (Radio andand Tele- hand, 1010 GreenfieldGreenfield Place, Ryton, Co. Durham.Durham. ToeToc vision), age 21, 447 BumcrossBurncross Road, Chapeltown, nr. H, drama club, scooters, sound effects. All music. Sheffield, Yorkshire. Photography, Do itit yourself, Grundig, 77 in.; 717= or 31. Anywhere. AnyoneAnyone with ToeToc fishing, sport. Classical andand all other typestypes ofof music.music. H interests.interests. Spectone 161, up to 7 in.;in.; H,14, 31,34, 71,7f, 1515 i.p.s. U.S.A. F. H. THOMAS,THOMAS, Crown Servant, 109 Raffles Road, (California), Canada, AustraliaAustralia or anywhere English Birkenhead, Cheshire. Talking,Talking, people, music, read- spoken. ing, woodwork. "Traditional"" Traditional " jazz, folk, classicalclassical (especially operatic). Spectone 161, up to 7 in.;in.; 31, 71,7f, 15. Anywhere (can manage French and somesome Italian, but wouldwould prefer English toto startstart with). It probably isis unnecessaryunnecessary to saysay so,so, butbut II have abso- lutely no objection to so-calledso- called " coloured "" people !! JOHN STYLES, Car Sprayer (motor body repairs), 235 Eltham Palace Road,Road, London,London, S.E.9. Hi-Fi,Hi -Fi, records, films,films, motoring. Shows—SouthShows-South Pacific, etc., dance (Ray(Ray Coniff, Frank Sinatra,Sinatra, etc.). Sonomag (Collaro tape deck), 77 in.;in.; 31, 71,7f, 15. Any English-English - speaking country. BRIAN DAVIES, Local GovernmentGovernment Officer,Officer, 36 Hollyfield, Gresford, W r e x hha a m,m, Denbighshire.Denbighshire. Academic andand scientific. Classical. Philips AG 81088108 G, up to 7 in.;in.; 11,14, 31, 7. France,France, Holland andand Belgium. I have a working knowledge of ESPERANTO. JOHN PETER FRENCH, Car Sprayer,Sprayer, 3 Curzon Road, Baling,Ealing, W.5, London. Cycling,Cycling, opera, films, etc. Classical andand modern. Regentone, 7 in.; 11,11, 31,31, 71.7f. All over. J. H. BECK, T.V. Salesman, 127 StanmoreStanmore Lane, Stanmore, Winchester, Hants. Photography. Pop.,Pop., musical shows, littlelittle jazz,jazz, light music. Reps RR 30, 7 in.;in.; 31, 71,7f, 15. Australia, U.S.A.,U.S.A., Africa. PETER MIDDLETON, Civil Servant, 102 Brondes- bury Park, London, N.W.2. Music,Music, collecting records,records, scootering,scootering, dancing, reading, concerts, amateur drama- rr tics, sport, films. Most classicalclassical (ex(ex chamber), o|)era,opera, best of popular,popular. trad,trad. jazzjazz andand some modern jazz.jazz. Brenell Three Star, .upup to 7 in.;in.; 11,14, 31, 71.7f. New Zealand, Australia, U.S.A., EuropeEurope preferred, but anywhere where English isis spoken.spoken. ALAN JOHN VERE, Railway BookingBooking Clerk, ageage V 18, 119 Rutland Avenue,Avenue, High Wycombe, Bucks. Ya Colour slide photography, motor cycling,cycling, books (fact), collecting records. Everything (rock toto clas-clas- lYi sical). Fidelity Argyll, Slin.;51 in.; 313$ i.p.s. Great Britain

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www.americanradiohistory.com ALLAN WARBURTON, Seed Merchants' Repre- South, Liverpool 5. Music, tape-recording,tape -recording. lightLight and sentative, 10 Town Close,Close, East Finch, Kings Lynn,Lynn, dance. Philips AG 8106, SJ;51; If11 and 31. Anywhere, Norfolk. Music, plays accordion, piano, organ, hos- particularly New Zealand. pital broadcasting. All types of music,music, soso longlong as it ROY WILLIAMS, IndustrialIndustrial Chemist, 6363 Long is melodic; mood music; piano solo.solo. Grundig Lane, Orford, Warrington, Lanes. Reading and carcar TK 830/3D,830/3D, 7 in.; 31 and 7i.7f. Any part. Other in-in- mechanics. LightLight andand popular. SajaSaja M 40, 5 in.; 31. terests: radio,radio, television, motoring,motoring, social andand welfare U.S. or Canada. work; have runrun severalseveral dance bands; broadcastbroadcast a fewfew RONALD LESLIE MAIDEN,MAIDEN, Publishing Com- times. pany Director, 6666 Midhurst Road.Road, London,London W.13. MALCOLM FRY, Engineering Student,Student, age 18, Tape-recording,Tape -recording, travel,travel, books, motoring. Classical, 13 Race Hill, Launceston, Cornwall.Cornwall. Motor cycling, traditional jazz, some "pop."" pop." (i.e.,(i.e., Frank Sinatra, aero modelling. Everything fromfrom pops,pops. toto classical, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee). Grundig TK 55, up toto but not jazz.jazz. Walter 303, '55 in.;in.; 31 i.p.s. Anywhere,Anywhere, 7 in.;in.; 11, 31, 71.7#. Anyone anywhereanywhere who speaks Eng- but preferablypreferably Germany of West Europe. lish, butbut preferably outside thethe U.K. A. J.J. JEEVES, Laboratory Worker, age 18, 1111 PETER JOHNJOHN BENNETT,BENNETT', L.-C. inin H.M. Regular Twelve Aires, Welwyn Garden City, Herts.Herts. Collect- Army, Assaye M.Q.,M.Q., Blk. F.,F., No.No. 13, Colchester, ing NaziNazi relics,relics, colour photography and travel; Essex. Model making, tape-recording,tape- recording, photography. fgeneraleneral interest.interest. Regentone RT/50,RT/ 50, 77 in.;in.; 11, 31,31, 71.7f. Country, Western, rock 'n''n' roll (instrumental). Grun- Sweden,weden, U.S.A.,U.S.A., Gt.Gt. Britain, Central Europe, Aus- dig TK 20,20, Twin Track, 5}5f in.;in.; 31 i.p.s.i.p.s. AmericaAmerica or tralia. Canada. EDWIN W. CARTLIDGE, Interior Decorator (also(also RICHARD MAZINKE, Quantity Surveyor, 90a90a Paint and Wallpaper Retailer),Retailer), 367 Blurton Road, London Road, Bromley, Kent.Kent. General, dancing and Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent,Stoke-on- Trent, Staffs., England. Gardening model railways. Anything except jazz,jazz, rock V'n' roll (including(including greenhouse work),work), recordingrecording and motoring. and heavy classical. Carol TR 1, 5}5i in.; 31 i.p.s.i.p.s. Any- Light classical, operetta, stage productions.productions. Stella where:where; EnglishEnglish spoken only. ST 450 and Bandbox, 3 in.in. toto 77 in.;in.; 11, 31, 71.7f. Any- S. W. SHARLAND, Chef, 4646 Pennsylvania Road,Road, where (in English language).language). Exeter, Devon. Photography, T.V., travel. Classical NEVILLE FREEMANTLE, Sales Representative.Representative, popular, roderock 'n' roll. SoundSound 444, 3, 5 andand 77 in.; 31, 22a East Avenue, Forestville, Adelaide, S. Australia. 71.7f. Anywhere. 35mm. colour photography, musicmusic. lightLight classic.classic. EDWARD SMITH, MotorMotor Engineer, 22 AberfeidyAberfeldy Philips (Australia model ER 1500 A), 7 in,;in.; U,11, 3},31, 71.7}. Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow,Glasgow, E.I,E.1, Scotland.Scotland. Photo- England, Wales, Canada. graphy andand travel. Popular and classical. Grundig DENNIS F. RICHE, Publican, 25 Netherfield Road TK 20, 51 in.; 31 i.p.s. Anywhere. CLIFFORD LOWE.LOWE, RAP;,RAY., 7 Clwrd Avenue.Avenue, Rhuddlan, nr. Rhyl, Flints., N. Wales. " Pop." music, UNIQUE RADIO of G0DDMAYE8 tape-tape-recording. recording. Popular and military music,music, andand UNIQUE RADIO of 000DMAYES music fromfrom shows.shows. Grundig TKTK 20,20,,51; 51; 31. Britain, The Essex Sound Engineers have aa newnew showroomshowroom U.S.A., Canada, New Zealand. at 6 The Facade High Road, Goodmaves,Goodmayes, andand InviteInvite REX PARKINSON, MotorMotor Mechanic,Mechanic, 65 Willing- you to InspectInspect their stocks of Tape Recorders and ham Road, MarketMarket Rasen, Lines.Lincs. Tape-recording,Tape -recording HiHI --FI Fl equipments. current events,events, films. Show music,music, pops,pops. (not(not roderock 'n'n; Demonstrations enthusiastenthusiast'cally cally given. H.P Terms roll), organ (Thurston).(Thurston). Telefunken KL 65 S, 5 in.;in.; 3}31 to suit you. i.p.s.i.p.s. and li.11. Canada, Holland, Norway, Australia.Australia. The StaffStaff are onlyonly tootoo pleasedpleased toto give adviceadvice on the JONATHAN CALVERT,CALVERT, Scholar at Public School,School, most suitable Recorder forfor you or howhow to obtain age 161,164, 2222 CarwellCarwell Avenue, Mumbles,Mumbles, Swansea. the best resultsresults from your machine. Shooting, canoeing, swimming, cycling, cine (Smra.).(8mm.) All leading makes and accessoriesaccessories stockedstocked All except classical and reallyreally hothot jazz.jazz. WalterWalter 101,101, VortexlonVortexion Specialists 5 in.;in.; 31 i.p.s. Anywhere. Grundig andand Walter ServiceService Agents R. J.J. REES, Electrical Engineer, 9a GrangeGrange Road, Ramsgate, Kent. Radio, T.V.,T.V., Electronics. Pop., folkfolk Remember UNIQUE RADIORADIO songs, Western. Grundig TK25,TK 25, up toto 51 in.:in. If11 or theThe Facade, High Road, Goodmayes,Goodmayes, Essex. 31. U.SA.,U.S.A. , Commonwealth, especiallyespecially Australia. Telephone : Seven KingsKings 8277 BERNARD OWEN, Process Engraver, 2121 Bideford Members R.T.f^A.R.T.R.A. —-- A.P.A.E. Road,Road Offerton, Stockport,Stockport, Cheshire. Football, music. Popular, semi-classical,semi -classical, show music, trad.trad. jazz.jazz. Grun- dig TK20,TK 20, up to 51 in.; 31 i.p.s. Canada or anyany DOUBLEDOUBLE PLAYPLAY TAPETAPE English-speakingEnglish -speaking nation. Return of PostPost Service AHAll post freefree PETE ROGERS (CpL),(Cpl.), Regular RA.F..RA.F., Corporals-Corporals' ■B.A.S.F..A.S.F. 300ft. (3")(3 ") 14/-;14/ -; 600ft. (4")(4 ") 25/-:25/ -; 1,200ft. Mess, RA.F.,RA.F., Water Beach, Cambridge. General (not (5")(5 ") 42/-;42/ -; 1,600ft. (51")(5e) 52/6; 2,40011.2,400ft. (7')(7") highbrow), tape-spondingtape -sponding (secretary, RAJ'.R.A.P. T.R.S.). 77/6. Pops.,Pope., rode,rock, classical, traditional jazz. Philips MSS. 300ft. (3")(3 ") 14/-;14/ -; UOOft.1,200ft. (5")(5 ") 45/-;45/ -; 2.400ft. AG 8108 G, 7 in.;in.; If,11, 31,31, 7f. Anywhere, anyone. (7") 80/-. BRIAN HYDE, Compositor, 44 Windsor Flats, EMITAPE 8100.100. 100/3N100 /3N 400ft. (31")(31") 17/-;17/ -; 100/12H100 /12H Australian Avenue, Salisbury, Wilts. Photography, 1,200ft.1.200ft. (5")(5 ") 45/-;45/ -; 100/24H 2,400ft. (7")(7 ") 80/-.80 / -. tropical aquaria, natural history. JazzJazz (trad,(trad. and SCOTCH BOY 200. 400ft. (31")(3f ") 17/-;17/ -; UOOft.1,4OOft. (5")(5 ") modern), popular classical. Philips (dual track), up toto 45/-:45/ -; 2,400ft. {7')(7 ") 80/-.80/ -. 7 in.; 3}31 i.p.s.i.p.s. New Zealand, U.SA., Australia, Great TELEFUNKEN. UOOft.1,200ft. (5")(5 ") In plasticplastic container.container, Britain. 40/40/-: -; 1,800ft. (S}")(51") InIn plastic container, 50/-;50/ -; COLIN EDWINEDWIN MARTIN,MARTIN, Civil Servant, 1515 Ship-Ship - 2.400ft.2,400ft. a")(7 ") 75/-.75/-. cote Terrace, Gateshead, 8, Co. Durham.Durham. Tape-Tape - Full Ihtlist efof Standard andand L.P. TapesTapes andand accessoriesaccessories availableavailable free.free. respondence, theatricaltheatrical sound effects, model railways,railways, WATTS RADIORADIO (Mail(Mail Order) Ltd. cacti, amateur dramatics (stage(stage work). All. Grundig 54 CHURCH STRBBT.STRUT, WEYBR1MI,WEYBa1DGI, SURREYSURMMEY TK 5, 51 in.; Ficord, 313} in.;in.; Grundig 31, FicordPicard If,11, Closed forfor Annual Holidays,Holidays, August dth6th —- 20th 7f. AnyAny English-speakingEnglish- speaking person whowho has, or can NOTE.—PostNOTE. Post ordersorders onlyonly tote thisthis rnddrettaddress gain access toto a recorder.recorder.

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www.americanradiohistory.com H. D. AINGER, Chartered Accountant, 6 Lear-Lear - Maths., age 18, 2727 Biddle Road, New Parks, Leicester. month Gardens, Edinburgh, 4. All sports, golf. col. Music, traveltravel (cycling, etc.); pianist in dance band.band. photos, Hi-Fi.Hi -Fi. All ex jazz,jazz, rockrock 'n'n' roll and dis- Any type,type, particularly swingswing (Miller,(Miller, Basie, etc.).etc). cordant. Gramdeck, any toto 7 in.; 3}31 andand 7i7} i.p.s.i.p.s. Philips AG 8108, 7 in.;in.; If,If, 3i,31, 7f. Anywhere (includ- Anywhere. ing Britain). JOHN C. BLUETT, Senior Sales Representative LALAGE GROVE, Secretary, age 17, 2020 Harting-Harting - (Electricity Board), 209 Handley Road, New Whit- ton Villas, Hove, 4, Sussex, England. Photography, tington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.Derbyshire. Photography, travel,travel, tapetape-recording. -recording. " Pop."Pop." country and Western, andand customs, books,books, sport.sport. Light, popular,;popular, some jazz (no(no folk music. Telefunken 75K-15,75 K -15, 5};51; If,11, 3i31 i.p.8.i.p.s. extremes). FidelityFidelity "Argyll," Argyll,' upup to 5};51; 3J3; i.p.s. U.S.A. only. U.S.A. and Australia mainly,mainly, butbut any withwith similar CHARLES TAYLOR,TAYLOR, P.S.V. Conductor.Conductor, 5858 Ballan- interests.interests. trae Place, Dundee, Angus. Various. Classical and J.J. BRUCE A. BRAIDWOOD, Typist with Aircraft light. Philips, 7 in. or smaller; If,1f, 3i,31, 7f. Anywhere. Firm, Flat 20.20, New Boughton, Bickley Park Road, NEVILLE R.R. TAWN, Newsagent's Manager, 39 Bickley, Kent, England. First-aidFirst -aid and home nursing,'Rasing, London Road, Chatteris, Cambs. CactiCacti and otherother fire fighting techniquestechniques andand appliances, locallocal history, succulents. Anything bar heavy classical.classical. CollaroCollard organ music, aircraft and space flight,flight, national topical Deck andand Mullard "A" Amp., upup toto 7 in.; 3},31, 7f, 15. happenings (sporting, etc.),etc.), rugby, hockey,hockey, oiloil paint-paint - Anyone anywhere, who cancan speak English. ing andand drawing (sketching),(sketching), pets, music (as(as shownshown KENNETH SINCLAIR,SINCLAIR, Trainee Textile Salesman, below). Classical,Classical, ballet,ballet, folk, military, national. age 19, 77 Ballogie Avenue, Neasden, N.W.10.N.W.10. Philips AG 81088108 G, 7 in.,in., but will take allall sizessizes up to ModemP.lodern piano, jazz,jazz, films,films, reading.reading. Classical,Classical, modemmodern 7 in.; If,11, 3J,31, 7f7# i.p.s.i.p.s. International (English-speaking),(English -speaking), and trad. jazz.jazz. Grundig TK 20, 5f51 in;in; 3}31 i.p.s.i.p.s. U.S.A., but preference forfor following countries:countries : any Common- Far East, Australasia and Africa; cancan speakspeak some wealth, U.S.A., Scandinavian,Scandinavian, Latin America and Fren nn and German. Spain. BRIAN G.G. ANDERSON, Prep. School School- JOHN A.A. BERRY, Dept. Manager, 6565 Vaughan master, Town CloseClose House School,School, Norwich, Nor- Road, West Harrow,Harrow, Middlesex. Dancing andand goodgood folk. NOR63D.NOR 63D. Sailing, churchchurch architecture,architecture, organs. dance music and orchestras. Big band,band, mood music Classical, church music,music, organ music. Philips and vocalvocal groups;groups; also interested in friendlyfriendly discus- AG 8108/02,8108/02, 7 in.;in.; If.11, 3f,31, 7f. Germany,Germany, England. sions.sions. Grundig TK 20, 5}51 in.;in.; 3}31 only. Anywhere in D. GARRARD,GARRARD, ShopShop Salesman, 17 Hill House England. Road, Ipswich,Ipswich, Suffolk. StampStamp collectingcollecting (G.B.(G.B. andand JOHN PARR andand MICHAEL RILEY, Electrical U.S.A.), growing cacti. Trad,Trad. jazz (Bing Crosby and Engineer andand Electrician, age 16f, 73 Ashampstead Michael Holliday). Philips, 5 in.; 3f. G.B. and Road, Southcote Estate,Estate, Reading,Reading, Berkshire. Elec- U.S.A. trical equipment.equipment. Rock 'n' rollroll and popularpopular music. Philips, 33 m.in. toto 7 in.;in.; If, 3i,31, 7f i.p.s.i.p.s. U.S.A. oror Canada. RUPERT DODDS, Photographer and Photo Sales-Sales- man, 1515 Court Drive,Drive, Bel Royal, Jersey, Channel Isles. Still andand cine-photography,cine- photography, musicmusic (other lands).lands). N0*Le Anything but absolute highbrow (George Shearing iFERRODYNAMICSlFERRODYNAMICS favoured). Stellaphone ST 450, up toto 77 in.; If,1$, 3f31 and 7f7f i.p.s.i.p.s. Anywhere.Anywhere. "BRAND" BRAND CHARLES If.H. LONG, Collection Manager, 10 tH S C Valley Hill,Hill, Loughton, Essex. Music, woodworking, IN ' t hE FIRST FIVE" dancing and general. Popular, swing (especially(especially FOK rHt / Miller, Anthony,Anthony, Dorsey, etc.). Truvox Mark C,C, up r Magnetic Recording,Recording Tapes toto 7 in.;in.; 3}3f and 7f.71. U.S.A., Australia andand Norway. V>/ ARTHUR HENDERSON, Mail Clerk, 30 Ran-Ran- • MadeMade inin U.S.A. dolph Road, Southall, Middlesex. Colour photo-photo- • FullyFully Guaranteed graphy (35 mm.). Choral,Choral, operatic, light music (not Acetate Mylar DupentDupent rockrock 'n' roll). Reps R 30, up to 7 in.;in.; 3},31, 7f, 15. S"5" 600 ft.ft. 16/- AllAll ProfetslonalProfessional Quality U.S.A. (Pittsburgh(Pittsburgh andand Washington, Penna.), and any- 5" 900 ft. 18/6 Post 5" 1200 ft.ft. 37/63 /6 51" 1200 ft. \\\25/6 Po" 7" 1800 ft. 44/- where inin British Isles. Free 7" 7r 1200 ft. 25/- Free 7" 2400400 ft.ft. 60/- GEORGE F.F. NEWLAND, PostalPostal Worker (PJH.G.),(P.H.G.), 7" 1800 ft.ft. Wr-35/- Each enon PlartlcPlastic Spool 18 Esdelle Street, Norwich, Norfolk. Hi-FiHi -Fi sound, GRADETRADE ENQUIRIES INVITEDINVITED music, records. Pop., light orch., dance, etc. Brenell music, records. Pop., light orch., dance, etc. Brenell Tape && AccesaoriesAccessories by NEWNEW COMPETITIVELY 3 Star,Star, 7 in.;in.; If,11, 3f.31, 7f. Any. E.M.1..E.M.I.. Scotch and PRICED TAPE DAVID WOLSTENHOLME, Fireman, 7373 DarleyDarIey B.A.S.F. always inin RECORDER KIT stock. Sent by returnreturn NOW READY Street, Brownlow Fold, Bolton, Lanes.Lancs. Electronic at advertised listlist prices Full details on requestrequest music and thethe Hospital Tape-recordingTape -recording Service I run. -Post—Post Free.Free. Fanatic for learninglearning somethingsomething new. Ravel's Bolero, WeWo shallshall bebe pleasedpleased to demonstratedemonstrate andand supplysupply TapeTape RecordersRecorders by;by : etc. BrenellBrenell Mk. IV,IV, upup toto 8f81 in.;in.; 3f, 7f, 15. II would Ferro(raph,Ferrodraph, Vartexlan,Vortexlon, ReRectofraph,Refiectograph, Simon, Grundig, Brenell, like contacts anywhere thatthat would exchange tapestapes for FlFl-Cord, -Cord, Telefunken, Truvox, etc., etc. the hospitals. DESMOND MAWBY, Machine operator, 1010 Han-Han - CLYNE RADIO LTD. worth Close, Leamington Spa. BrassBrass bandsbands (ex-mili-(ex -mili- CLYNE RADIO tary bandsman). Any,Any,. but mainly bands. Grundig 18 TottenhamTottenham Ct.Ce. Rd.Rd.,p London, W,1 TK 20, 5f:5f; 3}31 i.p.s. Anywhere (in(in English). 99 Chaapslde,Cheapslde, London,London, E.C.2 BARRY WILLIAM HODKINSON,HODKINSON, Cinema Pro- 162162 HollowayHolloway Road, London, N.7 jectionist, 38 Rodney Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire. Audio, tape-recording,tape- recording, herpatology. Pops., Dixieland, light classical, notnot jazz. KOrtingKiirting Mk.Mk. 112,112, 77 in.;in.; 3J31 i.p.s. Anywhere. HILARY JOYNSON (Mr.),(Mr.), Student, teaching

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www.americanradiohistory.com ROBERT FERGUSON (4251533 LAC), R.A.F.R.A.F. INTER-TAPE NOTEBOOK Regular, age 20, A.T.C., R.A.F., Marham, Kings INTER-TAPE NOTEBOOK Lynn, Norfolk. Horse riding. Light opera, rock 'n''n' JULIE TAPESPONDS roll, comedy records. Grundig TK 5, 5J;51; 3}.31. Any- JULIE TAPESPONDS where (English speaking),speaking). "my" MY fairFAIR lady"LADY " Julie Andrews opened the 1960 MATTHEW ERICERIC MOORE Galvanizing at Steel- Audio Fair andand revealed that sheshe was aa convertconvert to works, 10 Swan Crescent,Crescent, Beaufort, South Wales, tapesponding,tapesponding, having exchanged tapes with her hus- Mon. Reading, youth club movements, amateuramateur act-act- band when their different jobs separatedseparated them. JulieJulie ing. Anything (except jazz and highbrow music). added thatthat thethe spread of tapesponding shouldshould be Grundig TKTIC 20,20, Si51 in.; 3i31 i.p.s. America, Canada or encouraged as it would undoubtedly lead to greater Australia. encouraged as it would undoubtedly lead to greater friendship throughout thethe world. We agree whole- ARCHIBALD MacINTYRE, Linotype Operator, 11 Priory Avenue, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. heartedly with thesethese sentiments, andand have made this Radio construction, S.F., Hi-Fi,Hi -Fi, records. Pops., a bumper tapesponding issue,issue, with more people Dixie, big-namebig -name bands, male voice choral. Collaro, listed than ever before. home-builthome -built Amp., 7 in.;in.; 15, 7i,71, 3i.31. Anywhere English Our moving book was a great success on the spoken; allall tapestapes answered. " A.T.R."A.T.R." stand at the Fair. Several people recog-recog- JOHN SYDNEY GEORGE POTTER, Boot andand nized tape-palstape -pals thereon,thereon, and some remarked that Shoe Clicker, 145145 Avondale Road, Kettering, North- theythey were seeing their friends forfor the first time. ants. Amateur filmingfilming (9.5 mm.).mm.). All sorts (not jazz). seeing friends the first Ferrograph, Telefunken, Clarion, up to 8i83 in.; 717f andand We were asked many questions at the Fair. One 31.3i. All parts (English only). was: " Do Iron Curtain countriescountries censor tapes sent MATTHEW JAMES BONNER, Contracts Clerk inin from England? " We felt thatthat it depended whatwhat you Stockbrokers' Office, age 18, 2828 Rushie Avenue, Pen-Pen - said on the tape.tape. However, a more authoritative dower, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle- upon-Tyne, 5. All sports, music answer to thisthis question may shortly bebe forthcoming (except classics). All types of music (except(except classical). from Letchworth, where thethe pupils and teachersteachers of Grundig TK 20,20, SJin.;51 in.; 3}.31. Anyone, anywhere. St. Christopher School are making recordings to go CYRIL D. COX, Insurance Broker, 18 Vale Cres- St. Christopher School are making recordings to go CYRIL D. COX, Insurance Broker, 18 Vale Cres- to a schoolschool in Moscow which has indicated itsits cent, Cheadle Hulme,Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire. 88 mm. cine, 35 mm. still,still, travel. Anything suitable for cine- willingness to participate in an exchange.exchange. sync. Elizabethan Escort, 77 in.; IJ,11, 3J,31, 7L7}. France, FAIR ENOUGH Africa, IndiaIndia and all points East. I speak some Urdu. Beryl and I werewere havinghaving a rest from the hustle SEAN C.C. HICKEY,HICKEY, Schoolboy (5th year Grammar and heat of thethe " A.T.R." standstand at thethe Russell Hotel,Hotel, School), age 16, Leap House, Cromer Road,Road, Shering- ham, Norfolk. Photography, reading (travel(travel books), up in our temporarytemporary office there,there, whenwhen therethere was a tennis, hockey, travel. Musicals, Gilbert and Sullivan, sudden knocking at thethe door. I opened it,it, to be pops. Philips EL 3527,3527, up to 5 in.;in.; 3J31 i.p.s. U.S.A., confronted by a woman who said in urgent tones:tones : Canada, France, E. Africa (Kenya, Uganda, etc.).etc.). "Are" Are you SHURE? "I"! WARREN CASSIDY (a blind person), 807 N. TAPE DELAYS FROM SOUTH AFRICA Madison Avenue, Los Angeles 29, Calif., U.S.A. We hear from South Africa that the difficulties Psychology, sociology, lifelife in other lands.lands. Jazz, folk We hear from South Africa that the difficulties music, sincere popular, symphonies. SJin.;51 in.; 3j,31, 7i.7f. they are going through at present have caused many England, Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavian countries tapespondents toto askask their friendsfriends out there for particularly, but would likelike toto hear fromfrom anyone. details of thethe troubletrouble and their racial policy. How- J. MORRISON, Capstan Setter, 47 Clara St., Ben-Ben - ever, the State of EmergencyEmergency declared by the South well, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Newcastle- upon -Tyne, 4. Traditional jazz. Jazz African Government prohibits the recording of any- and earlyearly Bing Crosby discs. Walter 101, Sin.;5 in.; 3.75 thing likely to lead toto a breach of the peace, andand no i.p.s. U.S.A. overseas tapes can be returnedreturned as yet.yet. DAVID GEORGE TURTLE, Export Sales Clerk, 3 Fremantle Road, Belvedere, Kent. Varied, but par- WHAT'S IN A NAME? ticularly aero-modelling,aero- modelling, tape, radio,radio, mechanical. Like a returningreturning plague comecome the objections to Pop, modemmodern jazz (Duke Ellington), classics and the term TAPESPONDENT. But as though through powerful music. TelefunkenTelefunken 85, up to 7 in.; 3J,31, 1\.7f. a perfect vacuum come the suggested alternatives. English speakingspeaking (home and abroad), and American What else can we call this facet of thethe tape-recordingtape- recording speaking; both sexes. Tapes answered anywhere. hobby? Here are some names which have been ALAN S. TAYLOR, A.IA.1 Technician. (Cattle), hobby? Here are some names which have been " Greenbanks,"Greenbanks," Caldecote, Cambs. Land yachting, suggestedsuggested: : tapesending, inter-taping,inter -taping, travel-taping,travel- taping, S.W. radio, aquaria. Modern and traditionaltraditional jazz. soundsound-writing, -writing, sonotry,sonotry, magnetting, transtaping, ferrit-ferrit- Wyndsor Viscount, 33 in. to 7 in.; 3i,31, 7i,71-, 15.15. Sweden, ing ...... any more suggestions?suggestions? U.S.A.. Italy. S.A.B-S.S.A.B.S. JEFFREY A. SCHER, Asst. Sales ManagerManager in Have received a tape containing an excerpt from Wholesale Cycle Firm, ageage 20, P.O. Box 628, Bula- Have received a tape containing an excerpt from wayo,wayo. SouthernSouthern Rhodesia. Photography,Photography, pistolpistol shoot-shoot- a performance ofof "" Dial 3J,31, 3J,31, 3J33" " by The Stanley ing, fencing,fencing, motor car engineering. Classics of the Avenue Broadcasting Service, who are, and I quote, lighter type (not(not rockrock 'n''n' roll). Philips, up toto 7 in.;in.; " brought toto youyou on two and a half gas meters and 13,1?, 3L31, 1\7# i.p.s. Australia, New Zealand, England, one motor cycle".cycle ". The performance was admirable U.S.A., Canada, but willing toto tapetape-spond -spond with Eng- -apart—apart from localizedlocalized outbreaks of laughinglaughing lish-speakinglish-speaking persons anywhere. hysteria! JAMES MILLS, Labourer, 55 Helredale Road, Whitby, Yorks. Cycling. Popular. TelefunkenTelefunken 76, QUICK CHANGE 7 in.;in.; 3J3; and If13 i.ps.i ps. Any far-offfar -off country. F/OF/0 L. J. S. Spicer, who appeared in last month's RONALD HOOPER, Management Consultant, Directory, called on the OfficeOffice toto say that he is now Flat 3, Tresco, Wardle Road, Sale, Cheshire. Rugby, back from Khormaksar, Aden, to 37 Martyrs Field films, motoring, languages. All, particularly chamber.chamber. Road, Canterbury, Kent,Kent, so take note tapespondents. Harting HM 5, 7 in.; 1\7f and 31. Anywhere, speaking Incidentally his tape equipment now comprisescomprises a English, German or Russian. Nordmende 'Titan''Titan' andand Steelman. 40 AmateurAMATEUR TapeTAPE RecordingRECORDING

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K c > i -i - WLii. ANSWERS TO TECHNICAL QUERIES _n i> The PanelPanel of technicaltechnical advisers of A.T.R. have been overwhelmed with lettersletters and we apologise for any recorder. I wish toto use the recorder mainly for useuse delay whichwhich may occur inin replying.replying. WeWe feelfeel sure I recorder mainly for thatthat readers will appreciate that inin aa largelarge number in the classroom (I am aa teacher) and itit is essential of instances itit isis necessarynecessary for thethe panel toto acquireacquire that it should have sufficientsufficient volumevolume forfor a normal particular equipment in order toto answer queries sized classroom—itclassroom -it is essential thatthat the speech should accurately and thisthis ofof course takestakes time. Finally we be clear as thethe students will be taking it down in would mention that due toto the volume of corres- shorthand. Secondly, I shall be recording the voices spondence we must now restrict this service toto and soundssounds of that country.country. members of thethe B.R. ClubClub and affiliated clubs only. Is it possible to get a recorder that will stand up to tropical conditions and also be light to carry JOHN A.A. POLLARD, ofof Manchester,Manchester, 16, says: about ? I waswas experimenting before Christmas with thethe I shouldshould be glad if you could recommend a tape manufacture of a tape " recorder"" with no valves. recommend manufacture of a tape " recorder with no recorder. I dismantled an oldold earphone and used thisthis as aa ANSWER.ANSWER.—There are few recorders that will suit recording head. If this was connected to a battery There are few recorders that will suit recording head. If this was to your exact demands. For instanceinstance none of the (4.5v.) and a switch incorporatedincorporated inin thethe circuit, a For none of the (4.5v.) and small portable recorders will give sufficient volume noise couldcould be recordedrecorded on the tapetape ifif oneone operated give sufficient volume noise for classroom use. The larger mains operated in-in- the switch as a morsemorse key. Is itit possible that a operated the struments are too cumbersome toto carry about much microphone couldcould be included? carry about ANSWER.—Sorry. Your ideaidea is not a newnew one, but on thethe other hand will provide enough output for playback in a classroom fullfull of children. and was inin factfact thethe principle of thethe early wire recorder. You would in any case need a biasbias oscil-oscil- Forgetting portability forfor thethe moment, thethe recorder. You in Ferrograph special school room recorder would latorlator toto effect proper recording.recording. recorder be ideal for classroom work and isis substantially R. H. GOODALL,GOODALL, of Mickleover,Mickleover, Derby,Derby, asks:asks: housed inin a Teak case. ItIt should stand up toto Being an amateuramateur tapetape recording enthusiast, I amam tropical climates. The output power is sufficientsufficient thinking ofof constructing at notnot tootoo great expenseexpense a for your requirements. small soundproofsoundproof roomroom and would welcome your We doubt if any of thethe smallsmall battery operatedoperated advice.advice. portables would standstand upup to tropical climate. The ItIt willwill have toto be about 99 xx 5ft. andand 8/6ft.8 /6ft. highhigh only one thatthat might isis thethe Fi Cord but you shouldshould and situated in anan upstairsupstairs room.room. ThisThis will meanmean check with thethe makers as to whether tropicalizedtropicalized thatthat floor insulationinsulation isis necessary;necessary; thethe corners of the components are fitted. roomroom willwill formform two sidessides ofof thethe cubicle andand com-com- Your problem could only reallyreally be solvedsolved satis-satis- plete soundproof qualities areare requiredrequired as outsideoutside factorily by using a largerlarger mains operated instru- noises willwill be present. VentilationVentilation will be required.required. ment for the classroom and a portable for outdooroutdoor ANSWER.—ToANSWER. -To completelycompletely soundproof aa roomroom isis a highlyhighly expensive business and beyond thethe resources of thethe amateur.amateur. If,If, however,however, you would be satisfiedsatisfied with greatly reducedreduced reverberation,reverberation, you could lineline thethe roomroom withwith a dummy plaster wall, LANGUAGE COURSES ON TAPE set offoff fromfrom thethe main walls byby aboutabout 2in.,2in., so leav-leav- Full elementary courses inin French, German ing aa spacespace allall roundround inside,inside, whichwhich couldcould bebe filledfilled with almost any softsoft material.material. The floorfloor could bebe and Spanish by National Broadcasters. Full covered with thickthick carpet under-felt.under -felt. This would recorded tapetape at 3.75 i.p.s.i.p.s. speed togethertogether give a sound absorption co-efficientco- efficient ofof aboutabout 0.1%.0.1 %. Apart fromfrom this,this, littlelittle elseelse cancan be done thatthat is not with instructioninstruction book 29/6d post paid.paid. expensive toto produce aa greater absorptionabsorption co-effi-co-effi- Please applyapply forfor explanatoryexplanatory leaflets cient.cient. toto your nearest retailerretaileror or directdirect to:-to:- J. SUTTON of Crawley, in preparation for Miss E.E. J. SUTTON of Crawley, in preparation for FISHER ELECTRONICSELECTRONICS CO.CO. LTD. an overseasoverseas appointment,appointment, writeswrites :—:- II amam shortlyshortly going toto thethe tropics,tropics, Nigeria,Nigeria, wherewhere itit 60-6660 -66 WardourWardour Street,Street, London, W.I Tel:Tel: Regent 75977597 isis hot andand humid, and wish toto taketake a portableportable tapetape

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www.americanradiohistory.com recording but do check up with the makers about microphone and reduce the gain whilst recordingrecording tropicalization of components and fittings. Humid or have a competent engineer check over the re- atmospheres and tropicaltropical Insectsinsects can ruin electronic corder and see ifif it is possible to cure the trouble. equipment overnight ifif it is not properly finished You may have a recorder with a poorly designed and protected. input circuit, in which case only extensive modifi- cation may clear this trouble. MR.Mr. 1".J. C. CARMICHAEL of Ayrshire writes to say: I would likelike toto know how toto remove hum afterafter a Ma.Mr. E,E. J. FINELOW of Warrington Lanes.,Lancs., tells us: recording has been made with the microphone, on I have a Ferrograph 3S/N and I am considering my Recorder.Recorder. TheThe hum does not appearappear toto be motor purchasing a Sound News Unimixer 2. The recom- noise, nor does itit appear on thethe tapetape after using a mended load impedance isis not less than 500 K ohms. tuner or pick-uppick -up in thethe Gram sockets.sockets. No hum What dodo they mean by this?this? Also I am considering showsshows after making a silent recordingrecording (with no in- buying a Grampian DP4.H microphone. Would thisthis put). I would appreciate any helphelp thatthat you can give match up with the recorder and the mixermixer? ? me on thisthis matxer.matter. ANSWER.ANSWER.—The The niixermixer you contemplate buying ANSWER.—YouANSWER. -You cannot remove thethe hum fromfrom may not bebe suitablesuitable for the .GrampianGrampian DP4.H your recordings,recordings, youyou can only prevent the humhum microphone unless you have the necessary pre- getting on them inin the firstfirst instance. The sourcesource amplifier. The loadload impedanceImpedance of thethe mixer will of trouble isis obviously the microphone or itsits be suitable for the 3SN3SN recorderrecorder butbut we advise you associated leadlead or the microphone amplifier to enquire of both Sound News and Grampian as circuitry. to whether the pre-amplifierpre -amplifier thatthat goes with thethe If you are using a low impedanceimpedance ribbon or mov- mixer is suitable for the DPAJHDP4.H microphone, as ing coil microphone, hum can be inducedinduced intointo it we believe itit has an impedance of about 1000 ohms. from a nearby mains transformer such asas the one inin They may possibly make a high Impedanceimpedance model. thethe recorderrecorder itself.itself. Impedance matching isis a rather complex sub- If thethe microphone isis a crystal typetype thethe humhum may ject which could not be fully explained inin these be picked upup throughthrough aa poorly screened microphonemicrophone columns. However, you could keep inin mind that cable, microphone jack oror socket. Failing thisthis thethe any radio or electronic equipmentequipment having a specific hum may bebe getting inin atat the microphone ampli- impedance must be matched with a likelike impedance fier valve itself.itself. In this latter case therethere isis notnot in order toto transfer power or voltage without loss. much you can dodo except toto speak closercloser toto thethe For example,example, an amplifier having an output im-impedance of 1515 ohms must be used with a loud-loudspeaker with thethe same impedance if the full power from thethe amplifier is toto be transferredtransferred to it.it. Ma.Mr. W. A.A. WILDING, of Bedford asks:—asks: - I would likelike toto become a membermember ofof thethe B.R.C. but BBOGEN O G EN I dodo not ownown aa tapetape recorderrecorder and I havehave collected so much literatureliterature thatthat mymy mind is fullfull of i.px.,i.p.s., dB., TAPE HEADSHEADS input levelslevels etc.etc. 4 TRACK I would likelike to make a tapetape recorder/recordrecorder /record player radio which is a Loewe -opts STEREO to play throughthrough my radio which is a Loewe-opta 4 STEREO Meteor. Could you suggestsuggest a tapetape deck and necessary TWO TRACK STEREO && MONO pre-amplification to play throughthrough my set which hashas BogcnBogen TipsTape HeidiHeads are foundfound InIn finefine recordingrecording equipmentequipment illall the necessary connections?connections? over thethe world. TheyThey ireare midemade byby BogenBogen of WaitWest Germany,Germany, who speciilliespecialise 'exclusively-exclusively Inin thethe manufacture of migneticmagnetic I cancan afford about £60-70 and would likelike thethe bestbest heads toto extraordinarilyextraordinarily nighhigh standardsstandards ofof designdesign andand perfor-perfor- value for money, andand a setset whichwhich isis not going toto mance. Many newnew andand anginalonginal techniquestechniques areare usedused Inin theirtheir production, thethe reseltsresults ofof which are InstantlyInstantly apparentapparent Inin become outdated too soon. use. Particular attentionattention Isis drawn toto BeganBogen d-track4 -track headsheads ANSWER.—UnlessANSWER. -Unless you have a fairlyfairly soundsound ex-ex- forfor stereostereo and otherother multi-channelmulti -channel requirements.requirements. TheseThese areare supplied InIn sets forfor record/replayrecord /replay andand erase.erase. Two-trackTwo-track perience inin constructing electronicelectronic equipmentequipment you stereo and monomono headsheads areare alsoalso available.available. may run into difficulties in attempting toto build • FREQUENCYFREQUENCY RESPONSERESPONSE. t 30-IS.00030- 16,000 c/sc/s atat your own recorder. 3}31 i.p.t.ii.p.s.; 30-10,00030- 10,000 e/sc/s atat l{1 l.p.s.i.p.s. using high qualityquality tapes and amplilars.amplifiers. The amplifiersamplifiers are of a special kind and quite a • MAGNETSMAGNETS :: Finished toto mlcro-prcdtlonmicro -precision lot of complicated circuitry is involved between standards ofof accuracy.accura • GAPGAP is 3.S3.5 microns (O.OOOI37S')(0.0001375 ") groundground andand tape deckdeck and amplifiers.amplifiers. You could of course lapped (twice(twice as goodgood atas normallynormally acceptedaccepted buy a tapetape deckdeck such asas thethe Wearite which has an standards). • CONSTRUCTION rs ToTo veryvery smallsmall size, with excellent performance and useuse it in conjunction screened leads.leads. MonoMono headsheads facedfaced Withwith with a MallardMillard C type amplifieramplifier which can be special plasticplastic surround toto ensureensure perfectperfect contact. All headsheads mu-metalmu -metal shielded.shielded. purchased ready made from some London Hi PiFi 4 -Track Heads dealers. 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CLUBMAN REQUESTS NEW ZEALAND LINK CLUBMAN REQUESTS Denis Ryan, ofof 252252 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, Clubman GeorgeGeorge Patrick,Patrick, ofof Ontario, Canada, C.I., South Isle,Isle, New Zealand, writes to say thatthat hehe wishes toto pointpoint outout thatthat hishis tapesponding listinglisting would be glad to co-operateco- operate in a playback serviceservice appearing inin the December " A.T.R." was incorrectlyincorrectly for anyany member who has friends inin New Zealand. addressed. Members wishing to contactcontact him shouldshould He isis interestedinterested inin tapespondingtapesponding with anyoneanyone at home write to;to: George Patrick,Patrick, 138 EighthEighth Street East,East, and abroad. Cornwall, Ontario.Ontario. "" A.T.R."A.T.R." apologisesapologises forfor any Joel McGaugbeyMcGaughey tellstells us that he waswas takentaken illill at inconvenienceinconvenience caused byby clubmenclubmen whowho have written the timetime thatthat his namename appeared inin thethe DirectoryDirectory to thethe address given inin the December issue.issue. and, having to spend the next eight weeks inin hospital,hospital, he maymay havehave missed answeringanswering somesome of thethe lettersletters Mr. R. V. Huddlestone (Grantham Tape ClubClub received. However, he isis now well againagain and says Chairman), ofof 33 London Road, Grantham,Grantham, suggestssuggests that he will answeranswer all tapes, andand taketake part inin anyany thatthat stereostereo enthusiastsenthusiasts formform aa club devoteddevoted toto theirtheir Round Robins. No need toto write first. Just sendsend particular fieldfield of recording. EnthusiastsEnthusiasts interested, thethe tape toto Joel McGaughey, 230 N.N. CraigCraig Street, please contactcontact Mr.Mr. Huddlestone atat thethe above address. Pittsburgh 13,13, Pa., U.S.A.

Tele-RadioTELE -RADIO forFOR TapeTAPE RECORDINGRecording equipmentEQUIPMENT All Goods DeliveredDelivered —-Carriage, Carriage, Packing and Insurance FREEIFREE! (U.K.) TAPE RECORDERS MICROPHONES TAPE DECKS RatioResio RibbonRibbon HighHigh ImpedanceImpedance 1959 REFLECTOORAPHREFLECTOGRAPH STEREACORDER,STEREACORDER, ModtlModel 570 WEARITE 4A4A 31/743f/74 l.p.si.p.s. 136534 IB10 0 RecordtRecords andand reproduce!reproduces mono- •» *PP■ Low „ 589 15 0 4AH 74/157f/15 l.p.t.1.p.s. 541141 10 0 Film Industries phonically, stereophonically. In-In- Film Industries Ribbon High or 4B 3)/7431/7f l.p.s,I.p.s. with cluding teparateseparate speakenspeakers ... 14»149 Gm.Gns. Low Impedance t058 15IB 0 monitor head 541141 10 0 Cadenza Ribbon inin case with table REFLECTOORAPHREFLECTOGRAPH RECORDER,RECORDER ModalModel 500S00 with table 4BH 74/157 1/15 Liu.i.p.s. with stand and lead 10 0 Variable speed between 8 and 3f stand and lead 510110 10 0 monitor headhead ., £45146 10 0 Variable speed between 8 and 31 TannovTannoy Ribbon 600 ohms Line i.p.s. 3 heads. Separate record 4C 34/7431/7 l.p.s.I.p.s. .. 146545 10 0 l.p.s. 3 heads. Separate record with table stand and lead 19 6 and replay amplifiers. 94 Gels. with table stand and lead 110510 19 « 454S 34/7}3J/7t l.p.s.i.p.s. 143543 1717 0 and replay ampliflars. 94 Cos. LustnphoneLuttraphone Moving CollCoil C5IZCSIZ ... t555 17 «6 VORTEXION RECORDER, Model BRENELL Mk. S5 Deck (4(4 speeds) £29129 8 0 VORTEXION RECORDER, Model WVBWYB PP .. LD6I ... 53E3 7 56 Monitoring facilities. Recordings Collars Mk. 4 .. (3(3 speeds) 52404 12 0 Cellaro "Studio""Studio" Crystal Hand ... £212 5 0 COLLARO Mk. 4 Deck 125525 0 0 can bebe superimposed.superimposed. Echo AeosAcos Crystal Stick 13 3 0 affectseffects cancan be made 51101110 3 00 AcesAcos Mic/40Mit /40 Crystal Desk 51e1 9 6 VORTEXION RECORDER, ModalModel WVA MICROPHONE MATCHING TRANSFORMERS MASTERLINK TAPE UNIT M2A Adjustable bias. 4W Output 5*3193 13 0 Woden 100 :: I1 5111 II11 56 Ferrograph AND COLLARO "STUDIO" DECK FERROGRAPHFERROORAPH RECORDERS Ferrograph 5212 56 0 CadenzaCadence 53t3 17 *6 Build your own HI-FIHi-Fi Tape Equipment Series 4A—4A- MICROPHONE STANDS using our tape pre-amp and the new For Standard Monaural Recording/PlaybackRecording /Playback For Desk Use from £1511 5 00 CollaroCollare deck. ModelModal 4A/N4A /N (31/7431/7f} l.p.s.)i.p.s. ... 8181 Ons.Gns. For Floor use fromfrom 5313 12 56 INCINC. PRICE 41 gns.gns. Carr. 10/-.10 / -. Model 4A/H4A /H (71/1515(7}/ l.p.s.)I.p.s. ) ... 8685 Gres.One. Complete with instructions. Series 4S4S- This itis representative of our tapetape equipment The M2A Itis complete with external power With additional stacked headhead forfor only. We altoalso keepkeep a fullfull range of :: pack and Itis altoalso suitable for use with playback ofof pre-recordedpre -recorded StereoStereo Amplifiers • Transcription Units WeariteWearlte and Brenell decks, CC.I.R.C.C.I.R. Tapes. Players • TonersTuners • Speakers Characteristic. "SlidelModel 4S/N4S /N <31/74(31/7f I.p.«.)I.p.s.) 88 Gns. and allall Itemsitems for Monaural and Stereo Hi- PRICE 27 Gns. Plus P. AR P.P. 4/-.4/ -. Model 4S/H45/H (74/15(7 /15 l.p.s.)I.p.s.) 93 Ons.Gns. FidelityFldellty and reproduction.reproduction. We manufacture Leaflet on request. ModelMedal 808 (31/71(31/7f l.p.s.)i.p.s.) mon- cabinets toto customers'customers' personal taste to suit aural/Stereoaural /Stereo 105 Ons.Gels. equipment selected.selected. HIRE-PURCHASEHIRE -PURCHASE TERMS AVAILABLE Store-AdSure-Ad Unit 3030 Ons.Gres. Goods tentsent to all parts of the world An up-to-dateup-to -date 66-page66 -page Catalogue ItIs available. Immediate dispatchdltpateh of goods available fromfrom BRINELLBRENELL Mk. 5 RECORDER . I/-1/- plusplus pottagepostage and packing 6d. stock. Four speed,speed, 11-,If", 31".31 ", 7f"74' and IS'...15 " 64 OnsGns MINIVOX Transistor Battery Portable Telephone : 14 l.p.s.1.p.s. Wgt. 4lbs.albs. (Batteries runrun TTELE- E L E - RRADIO A D I O (1943) LTDLTD. PADdPADdlngton ington for 100 hours) ind.incl. mike 37 Gns.Gen. 189 EDGWARE ROAD, LONDON, W.2W. 2 4455/644JJ/5 SIMON "MINSTRELLE""MINSTRELLE" with LONDON, exclusive built-inbuilt-in mikemike. 39 One.Goss. A few mine. fromFrom Meu-UaMerit* Arch • Our only odrfreteaddress • Open ellall delday Saturday (1 p.m.p.m.Thurs.) Than.)

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www.americanradiohistory.com CLUBMAN PROFILE...PROFILE The Men and WomenWomen behind the" MIKE "" althoughALTHOUGH I have owned a tape recorder for nearly five years, it isis onlyonly inin the last fourfour months, since joining thethe B.R.C., thatthat I have delved more deeply into this absorbingabsorbing hobby. My first recorder was aa Grundig TK5 and I used this forfor nearly four years, principally for tapingtaping music and radio programmes, withoutwithout once realizingrealizing the enormous fun I was missing! A year ago we sold our reliable old TK5 and bought a Ferrograph Mrs. Betty Walker 4S/N,4S /N, 3i31 andand 7*7.1 i.p.s. I thinkthink it was aboutabout this timetime that II began to feel the firstfirst twingestwinges ofof tape fanaticism! on a suitable subject. It soundssounds easy, but youyou would I then began to spend money atat rather an alarm- be surprised how difficult it is sortingsorting out material ing rate,rate, purchasing in quick succession a high-qualityhigh -quality for a ten-minuteten -minute film. record-playingrecord -playing deck, a 20-watt20 -watt amplifier, a V.H.F. Finally, I must congratulatecongratulate thethe staff of thisthis tuner, a 12in. loudspeaker and finally a stethoscope magazine. I really look forward to receiving my headset. This lastlast item became an absolute necessitynecessity copy each month and only wish it could be pub- as mymy husband sitssits glued to the Idiots'Idiots' Lantern most lished more often. evenings. If any tapespondenttapespondent knows a good curecure for square eyeseyes I would be delighted to hear of it, although my husband has gone somewhat beyond thisthis stage and now has a square head! Train at homohome inin yourour sparea are time Seriously, though,though, the best thing II have done soso far isis toto join thethe B.R.C. Through thethe Club I have RADIO &T.V. SERVICING already been lucky in contacting another tapespon- &T.V SERVICING already been lucky in contacting another tapespon- is new, easy, practical way! dent who, like myself, is aa novice. this easy, practical way! I findfind the most difficult thingthing to overcome isis my yoc/e ofvw... Bi/g/wsss... self-consciousnessself -consciousness behind the microphone, but I hope YOUR OfYN. .. 80S/NES.1. e. that as I get more experience I will overcome this. C,4REER. . . OffOR Unfortunately, being aa married woman, my free Fy4SCIKOT/NGynsci/MTwe weevIrs/OBBY time is strictly limited,limited, asas forfor some inexplicable l(t?v LEARNLEARS THE ESSESTIALSESSENTIALS OFOP reason thethe otherother half insistsinsists on eating regularly! ELECTRONICS AT HOME AND TURN YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO I would, however, welcome tapes from any member GOOD MONEY MAKING PURPOSE who isis a particular fanfan of Eydie Gorm^.Gormé. I have a RADIOSTRUCTOR EQUIPMENT-EQUIPMENT - special weakness for her records, and although it COURSES MAKE LEARNING mi. strains the family budget II have managed toto obtainobtain SO SIMPLESIMPLE! t all her L.P.s and most of the singles released in thisthis Learn byby building*building actualactual equipment from thethe big kits of components we country. send you.you. Our teachingteaching staff employemploy My other hobbies are driving (I(I passed my testtest the latestlatest techniques and there other hobbies are passed are no complicatedcomplicated mathematics! six months ago and still haven't got over thethe thrill You end byby possessing aa flrst-ratofirst -rate 0 piece ofof homehome equipment with of it)it) and photography, particularly cine. ' the knowledge of howhow It operates. o it We went inin for a motor rallyrally a couple ofof weeks and how to service and maintain o Itit! I These coursescourses cancan be provided at veryvery ago and although we were the firstfirst toto complete the moderate cost with easy payments available.able, Post the coupon nownow for full details.details. course, we made some silly mistakesmistakes and only finished 4 O. p course, made and only finished e o. eighth. Just our luckluck—there -there were prizes for thethe first POST TODflV""FREE brochure seven. > NO MATHEMATICS To Raoiostruccor,Raa.ostructor, Dept. 8585 46 Market Place, Reading,Reading. Berks. Last year we went toto Austria forfor a holiday and ' EASY TERMS AVAIL- Please send Brochure without obli-obli- shot six reelsreels of colour cineeine film (8mm.),(8mm.), also about ABLE gation tow :: i ALL TESTTEST EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT NameNome. — —... BLOCK 130 transparenciestransparencies on 35mm.35mm. WeWe have had great fun CAPS SUPPLIED watching the films and after two oror three false Address ..__._ ...._..._____-_. PLEASE starts we have managed toto tape a synchronized i PERSONAL TUITIONTUITION 830 synchronized We do not enwloyemploy representativesrepresentatives s-oos- so commentary. i FINEST EQUIPMENT The next thing we are hoping toto do is filmfilm a shortshort Britain's LeadingLeading Radio play complete with soundsound tracktrack and titles—thetitles -the lot! RADIOSTRUCTOR Training Organisation Funnily enough, we haven't yet been able toto decide

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AnA.n A-ZA Z of manufacturers and their equipment

LEEVERS RICH

is tapetape was invented,invented, andand by 1950 werewere producingproducing the first syncro-pulsesyncro -pulse system for operationoperation inin con-conjunction with film;film; at this timetime ordinary domestic recorders were stillstill inin thethe "teething"" teething " stage. Five years agoago all the major studios inin the country were using Leevers Rich equipment. During a personal interview with Mr. Norman Leevers, your reporterreporter learned ofof new developments that areare little short of amazing. The systemsystem of recording photographsphotographs on magnetic tape, forfor example; only with careful scrutiny was itit possible toto distin-distin- guish an original photograph from a copy producedproduced from informationinformation stored onon magnetic tape. The use of frequencyfrequency modulation asas a medium forfor high-high - quality recordingrecording is another major development. ifIF youYOU have a thousandthousand pounds or so to spare,spare, dropdrop Who buys all thisthis expensive equipment? Here areare in atat thethe Leevers Rich factory in Hampstead Road, a dozen or so names chosen at random from a long London, and have aa custom-builtcustom -built professionalprofessional Consol list of Leevers Rich customers:customers : recorder made to measure; or perhapsperhaps you fancyfancy a Associated British-PatheBritish -Pathe Limited; machine with eight tracks. Something cheaper? Let's Associated Television;TeleVision; consult the Leevers Rich catalogue;catalogue: ohoh yes,yes, theirtheir British Broadcasting Corporation; model Series D, completecomplete with mixer-amplifiermixer -amplifier andand British Movietonews Limited; monitor speaker—£500.speaker -£500. Well, thisthis isis professional C. Chauvel, Sydney, Australia; class, butbut we thought readersreaders might be interested inin Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; what constitutes a precision recorderrecorder of the highest EalingBaling Films Limited; order—howorder -how itit is made—howmade -how it performs—andperforms -and ifif you Imperial ChemicalChemical IndustriesIndustries Limited; have aa deep enoughenough pocket wherewhere you can buy one. Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company Limited; Leevers Rich are anan old-establishedold -established firm who were Metro-Goldwyn-MayerMetro -Goldwyn -Mayer (British)(British) Studios Limited; making recordingrecording equipment inin 1936, long before National Physical Laboratory, Teddington; N.B.C. of America. Leevers Rich recorders and auxiliary equipment The Chief EJeetronlctElectronics Engineer tettttests a terleiseries D type recorder.recorder. Rich recorders and auxiliary equipment are used in medicine, aviation, computers and pure research, by the N.P.L., the R.A.F. and many other V services. They produce portable equipment, fixed "4ë installations for broadcast and recording studios, mobile equipment and all kinds of precision recorders each designed for a special purpose. Unlike other manufacturers, there is no process of repetitive production. The usual methods of mass manufacture simply would not do, as all Leevers Rich equipment is individually designed, assembled and tested for a very high degree of performance. The only standardized equipment is their tapetape transport mechanism and the special plug-inplug -in tape-headtape -head units that are used exclusively on their recorders. Even these are made individually to a rigid specification. Yet despite this extreme precision most of thethe Leevers Rich recorders and their associated amplifiers are flexible enough for adaptation to a variety of uses. 46 AMATEURAmateur TAPETape RECORDINGRecording

www.americanradiohistory.com The equipment isis ruggedlyruggedly built,built, too.too. One of their recordersrecorders was dropped fromfrom aa heightheight of twentytwenty feet or soso on toto concreteconcrete (it(it actuallyactually fellfell whilst being loaded on toto anan aeroplane)aeroplane) and on testtest continuedcontinued toto function properly inin all respects.respects. Another machine which was shown to thethe writerwriter had beenbeen inin dailydaily S - J^\ use forfor tenten years by thethe B.B.C. and hadhad just been returned forfor service. This recorder was connected up vy'J' * r' Im'*Im>- and tested, and apart from having lostlost some of its 8;4 paintwork appearedappeared toto require littlelittle moremore thanthan thethe replacement of worn tape-heads.tape- heads. The applicationsapplications of Leevers RichRich recorders are many and varied. It is possible, therefore,therefore, toto describe only one or twotwo and give some ideaidea of theirtheir func-func- I". tion. The syncro-pulsesyncro -pulse recorder,recorder, for instance,instance, which can be suppliedsupplied as a portableportable model toto operate fromfrom 12 voltsvolts D.C. or fromfrom an A.C. mainsmains supply.supply. This recorder employsemploys aa systemsystem thatthat works on a control Still InIn excellentexcellent condition and working after t«nten yeanyears ofofdaily dally track principle, a continuous reference tone or timing ateuse by tAethe B.B.C. ThltThis recorder Itis oneone ofof the flrrtfirst Held-modeltfield- models signal being recordedrecorded on thethe tape simultaneously made by LeevertLeavers Rich. (The head cover hathas been removedremoved toto thowshow thethe attemblyassembly atof thethe with thethe speechspeech track. The control takes the formform ofof four tapetape headt).heads). a carrier which isis modulated by the picture camera These head blocks are interchangeableinterchangeable and permit rapid slot loading of the tape,tape, whilst the recordingrecording heads themselves areare an exclusiveexclusive Leevers Rich design. Other machines have been designed and built for multimulti-track -track operation, FM and pulse systems, and one more that deserves mention isis a Musique Concrete RecorderRecorder specially designed forfor thethe B.B.C. to theirtheir specification.specification. This recorderrecorder uses eight trackstracks on a wide tape,tape, whichwhich necessitates an eight-channeleight -channel recording head. Separate recordingsrecordings cancan be made on anyany tracktrack and transferred with a recordingrecording from another track,track, to any of thethe remainingremaining tracks,tracks, and so on adad lib.lib. The systemsystem allowsallows erasure of any track without spoilingspoiling thethe recordingsrecordings already made and finallyfinally enables all thethe recordings toto be mixed ■m for the final take. The multi-trackmulti -track technique isis also employed for special operatic and orchestral recordings,recordings, where each singlesingle tracktrack may be used for an individual artist or musician. The system permits separateseparate con-control over eacheach channel, soso that the final recordingrecording may bebe correctly balanced without specialspecial rehearsals, Welding DaralumlnlumDuraluminlum Amplifier ChatiltChassis

Mr. Norman LeevertLeavers carrletcarries oatout a pertonalpersonal check withwith a KaleeKale* to produce a seriesseries of pulses at picture frameframe speed. Wow Meter.Meter. The magnetic recordingrecording thereforetherefore consistsconsists of a speech tracktrack which runs alongside the carrier pulse track. These pulses bearbear the samesame relationship to the sound track as thethe frameframe lines bear to thethe picture 7" -. image on the developed kinematograph film. SinceSince the control tracktrack isis physically part of thethe recording, it provides a means whereby the soundsound can always be re-playedre- played at a speed corresponding with the pro- * jection of the picture.picture. FirstFirst-class -class engineering design and finefine workman- ship contribute to the exceUentexcellent mechanicalmechanical performance of thesethese machines. The capstancapstan unitunit is aa specially designed one and consists of a hardened aps and ground shaftshaft which carriescarries a balanced flywheel driven axially by thethe capstan motor. No belts or friction drives are used. The recordingrecording heads are Z : «■ mounted inin aa block machined from solid duralumin, each compartment being fitted with mu-metalmu -metal liners.

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turbing. We concluded the recordingrecording and played it back. Sure enough, the traffictraffic of the street took part in the proceedings, but my speakers had other en- gagements, and had already given me much of their valuable time. II console myself with the fact that no listener to the recordingrecording can doubt that it was made ROAHROAD ClosedCLOSED in thethe Big City. But next time I will place a red a at l?£COKD\N<; flag and a great road sign at eithereither endend of the street — i RECORDING -r* i-*- —" RoadRoad Closed. Recording in Progress." It would fN(NJ -" be a wonderful thing if some enterprising electronic PtMJC^ESS.P fk0 SEI.EE S5. t i - - jc~ engineer couldcould provide us with a gadget to immo- . V Xi. bilisebtiise all thosethose flamboyant horns andand hooters thatthat modern cars possess. If we can get that far, maybe I can persuade pedestrians toto tiptip-toe -toe when we are recording next time. On the other hand, you can Wow at Westminster!Westminster always arrange thethe recording session somewhere I wentwent over to Westminster toto makemake anan educationaleducational quieterquieter—like -like the Yorkshire moors, or the top of tape recordingrecording recently. For thisthis purpose, I stumbled Ben Nevis. from my warm bedbed earlyearly one Leicestershire morning, and caught the early train.train. I travelledtravelled down inin a On Baffling One's Landlady compartment occupied also byby a young man whowho A relation of minemine sends me an occasional tape studied firstfirst aa book inin French, and then a tome, in recording. If thethe conversation flags, she places thethe English, on chess.chess. His case, on thethe luggageluggage rack, was microphone near thethe budgerigar, which isis somethingsomething emblazoned with the name of aa well-knownwell -known AmericanAmerican of an opportunist, and warbles forthforth in high fidelity air-line.air -line. II was about to enquire ifif he was interestedinterested whenever thethe " mike " appears. On the other hand, in tapetape recording when he wandered intointo thethe corridor. the large tabby cat, now adopted by the household, So thethe conversation never began, and II amam still has a " purr"purr " which would not disgrace a Diesel wondering. It'sIt's a pity that we tapetape enthusiastsenthusiasts can-can- lorry. When either of thesethese household pets get onon not havehave some method ofof mutualmutual recognition,recognition, apart to tapetape I have toto hurry to turnturn the volume control from carrying thatthat 4040 lb. "" portableportable " everywhere we down. Landladies do notnot usually approveapprove of pets. go. Perhaps aa 5" spool,spool, tied inconspicuouslyinconspicuously aroundaround As itit is,is, mine looked at me rather quizzically. She the neck, oror aa pairpair ofof earphonesearphones permanentlypermanently worn,worn, is, however, a lady of considerable kindness; all some advice might dodo thethe tricktrick !! landladies are not so. Thus,Thus, some advice for tenants who are unhappily placed. Play some recordingsrecordings of However, II duly arrived in the metropolis and pre-pre- However, in the metropolis and horses, sheep, dogs and donkeys rather loudly, andand pared for thethe recording. ThereThere werewere three speakers pared for three speakers ensure thatthat youyou are seen going into the pet shop onon to bebe caughtcaught onon tape,tape, and wewe had preparedprepared a dis- the corner,corner, or walkwalk about with largelarge parcels of cussion forfor useuse withwith discussion groups. A bright carrots. Sooner or later thethe ladyIady will enquire sharplysharply young manman stoodstood at thethe controls of thethe Brenell, and,and, after a fewfew minutes preparation—thepreparation -the takingtaking inin of air, a coughs and, on great gulps of air, a number ofof forcedforced coughs and, on NM^\ my part, somesome furiousfurious clenching ofof fists under the table (nervous(nervous tension,tension, youyou know)—weknow) -we began.began. The speakers were reallyreally veryvery good.good. They werewere ableable toto M ignoreignore thethe presence of thethe recorderrecorder andand ominous microphone, and wewe were doingdoing quitequite well, untiluntil a terrible soundsound camecame throughthrough thethe window.window. InIn thethe if. streetstreet outside,outside, a fiendishfiendish motorist hadhad sounded a " warning device"device " (in(in thethe wordswords ofof the Highway Code) andand thethe screech itselfitself soundedsounded likelike thethe Last Trump from Gabriel'sGabriel's trumpet.trumpet. The windowswindows shook;shook; I blanched. TheThe chapchap atat the recorder sighed, and thethe discussion continued. Alas, thatthat chord—whichchord -which shouldshould have beenbeen lost—lost - was thethe signalsignal forfor aa varietyvariety ofof horns,horns, hoots and if you have aa horsehorse inin your room. You will then bebe howls fromfrom thethe streetstreet outside.outside. II supposesuppose thatthat most able to inviteinvite her inin to see forfor herself.herself. HerHer crycry of peoplepeople working inin London areare accustomedaccustomed toto thisthis astonishment atat findingfinding thethe roomroom emptyempty cancan be background noise, againstagainst which theythey spendspend theirtheir played backback toto herher at regularregular intervals thereafterthereafter to lives.lives. ForFor aa countrycountry ladlad likelike me,me, itit waswas a mite dis-dis- ensure occupation withoutwithout investigation.investigation.

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www.americanradiohistory.com " Do ItIt Yourself "—on" -on Tape !! with "" re-winding."re- winding." However,However, I have an idea that An enterprisingenterprising American company has issued a " winching "" isis somethingsomething toto do withwith courtin'. In special tape recording for owners of recorders.recorders. which case, I recommend allall good men andand truetrue toto Accompanied by an illustrated manual,manual, thisthis tapetape listen to aa new British discdisc called " Winching Songs " describes and letslets you hear what your recording -Joe—Joe Gordon Folk Four " (7 EG 8545).8545). Such a should sound like. ItIt also illustratesillustrates by sound what disc would be an excellent gift forfor friends overseas, over-recording,over-recording, wow, flutter, distortion, wrongwrong mike since itit captures somethingsomething which is essentially placement, etc., are like. In easy toto understand British. II shouldshould have saidsaid that thesethese songssongs have language, backed up by sound demonstrations, you their home north of the border, andand thatthat we are instructed in thethe basicbasic information you shouldshould Sassenachs areare just luckylucky toto be able toto getget them!them ! have asas a tapetape recorder owner." This must surelysurely Two of the four songs are fullfull ofof humour; thesethese areare be anan invaluable tape forfor characters likelike me who are " Kissin' inin thethe Dark " and "The" The Wee ToonToon Clerk."Clerk." lamentably ignorant about " what goes onon under- The other two, "" FairFair Annie "" andand "" The Road and neath the lid."lid." Actually, it isis probably onlyonly a mattermatter the Miles toto Dundee," areare inin the balladballad idiom.idiom. II of timetime before we have suchsuch a tapetape available overover will treasure this recordrecord as one ofof my favourites.favourites. here, possibly made availableavailable with new tape recorders. The whole fieldfield of " Do ItIt Yourself " has a lotlot of possibilities for pre-recordedpre -recorded tapes, of course, simply because we can learn throughthrough the ear, on occasions, betterbetter thanthan through the eye. A tapetape on AT.R " Learning to Drive," givinggiving general advice toto c learner-drivers,learner -drivers, would be useful assistanceassistance to thosethose 3 oooFT who want toto lose their " L " plates.plates, And what about \\ a tape on "" Buying aa House—Do'sHouse -Do's and Don'ts " ?? II havehave been engagedengaged inin house purchase recently, andand have foundfound it rather confusing (and(and ratherrather expensive,expensive, of course I)!) AA tape for prospective house purchasers —of-of which there is an increasing number—wouldnumber -would have been very useful.useful, Then there'sthere's gardengarden planning, new methods of home heating, cooking,cooking, and a whole list of other activitiesactivities that call forfor learning. So there we are !! Maybe someone will comecome up with somesome other suggestions...... A Visit to thethe IvoryIvory Tower There's a finefine view of Fleet Street from thethe officesoffices Voice of an Immortal of " Amateur Tape Recording."Recording." On my visit to thisthis II was able to borrow somesome of the Caedmon discs ivory tower, II clamberedclambered up toto thethe fourthfourth floor, com- of Dylan Thomas a week or so ago, and it was an plete withwith bulging briefcase, large umbrella andand some enlightening experience toto hearhear thethe voice of the latelate bright ideas!ideas ! Not being a veryvery athleticathletic type,type, II was Welsh poet.poet. Dylan Thomas isis equally well knownknown rather puffed by thethe time I arrived at the office. But for his poetry, hishis prose and his play, "Under" Under Milk II must say that thethe high altitude givesgives one a certaincertain Wood," which hashas also beenbeen recorded. The voice of light-headedness.light -headedness. Which may explain a lotlot that getsgets

Dylan ThomasThomas isis deep,deep, richrich and poetic; if youyou ever into "" A.T.R."!A. I'.R." ! Seriously, the place was aa hive ofof want toto use your ownown voicevoice reallyreally effectively, listenlisten industry. I was atat once offered a cupcup ofof tea,tea, which to these,these, or other, recordings by DylanDylan Thomas. You is alwaysalways a sign that an office is being organised on will thenthen realise, as I did, thatthat voices likelike thatthat come efficient,efficient, well-managedwell- managed lines. Better serviceservice toto readersreaders but rarely.rarely. He was, of course, Welsh, and a won-won- and members—thatmembers -that is certainlycertainly the aimaim ofof the staff. derful picturepicture of his childhood—bothchildhood -both veryvery amusing It was worthworth all those stairs to meet 'cm'em 1! and atat times moving—ismoving -is that ofof "" AA Childhood inin Wales," released on one of the Caedmon discs.discs, I cancan guarantee thatthat ifif there'sthere's any poetry inin your heart, AUDIO FAIR SELECTION you will want to hear this recording over and over AUDIO FAIR SELECTION you will want to hear this recording over and over Any Equipment taken inin PART EXCHANGE again. He describesdescribes Christmas at home, and the He Christmas at home, and the Installation andand Repairs aa Speciality festive occasionsoccasions thatthat it brought.brought. I shallshall say no GrundigGnmdig CubCub Portable 26 gns. Ferrograph 808 StereoStereo 105105 gm.gns. more, as I would not want toto spoil thethe experienceexperience Grundig MaimMains UnitUnit 7 gra.gns. Grundig TK35TK35 ... t282 gm.gns. Ferguson 28 gns. QuadQuad IIII Amp ... L22.10.0.£22.10.0. of hearing this recordingrecording by anticipationanticipation and narra- Crown Audio ...... 39 gns. Quad IIII Control ... £19.10.0.119.10.0. tion. But, as I havehave said, it is also worth hearing thethe Simon Minstrelle .... 39 gns. Quad Stereo Control £25.125. 0.0. Sound StudioStudio ... 42 gns. Quad F.M. TunerTuner ... £28.17.6.L28.17.6. voice of this Welsh poet because itit isis a voice used, Philips 44 Track ... 59 gns. GarrardGarrard 301 ...... £L27.27. 7.3. as a painter uses hishis brush, to paint a setting for his Brenell Mk. 55 ... 64 gns. Garrard 4HF ...... £118.18. 9J.9.3. owe a Grundig TIC20TK20 .... 52 gns. Viking Enclosure ... £10.10.0.110.10.0. tale. We owe a considerableconsiderable debt toto the recording Brenell 3 Star ... 58 gns. Super Hi-FiHi -Fi Cabinet £19.19.0./19.19.0. agencies for enabling us toto hear one of thisthis century's Korting Stereo ... 68 gns. EMI Chassis 10 watt £25.125. 0.0. immortals. He dieddied in,in. America, stillstill a young man, Harting Stereo ...... 86 gns. Tannoy Canterbury £43.15.0.143.15.0. in 1953. It was a great loss. FREE DELIVERYDELIVERY H.P. TermsTerms up to 3 yearsyears Write, Phone oror CallCall FREEFREE BROCHUREBROCHURE Winching SongsSongs RAPP TAPE RECORDERS LONDON I must confessconfess thatthat I dodo not know what " winching 181 DALSTON LANE,LANE, E.8 songssongs " are. MaybeMaybe " winching "" isis something toto dodo AMH 5253/2238

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ININ theTHE previous issues of this series reference was notice inin Fig. I1 that only half of the A.C. voltage made to H.T.+. In thisthis article we shallshall discuss what cycle isis used from thethe output ofof the rectifier, hence is H.T.+H.T.+ and how we obtain it.it. First a fewfew thethe reason why wewe call itit half-wavehalf -wave rectification.rectification. definitions. The diodediode valve will allow current to flowflow throughthrough H.T.+ (High(High Tension Voltage Positive) isis thethe the valve whenever thethe voltage onon the anode isis symbol used toto indicate aa D.C.D.C. (Direct Current) positive andand willwill prevent current flowflow when thethe anodeanode voltage or potential, eithereither from aa powerpower supplysupply or voltage is negative. Therefore, during the positivepositive an H.T. battery. ThisThis voltage or potential isis always half of thethe inputinput A.C. voltage cycle,cycle, current flows D.C. andand can be a fewfew volts or thousands ofof volts. through thethe valve and aa voltage isis developed across Other symbols thatthat are used by various countriescountries of the load resistance. SinceSince nono current flows duringduring the the world ate H.V. (High(High Voltage) and B.B. (again(again negative halfhalf ofof the input A.C. voltage cycle no high voltage),voltage), but theythey mean thethe samesame asas High voltage is developed acrossacross thethe loadload resistance during Tension. Further to clarify thethe use of H.T., thisthis isis negative half-cycles.half -cycles. If wewe used a second diode valvevalve the voltage or potential thatthat is used for the anodesanodes we can increase thethe efficiency of thethe rectifierrectifier circuit (plates) of thethe valves in electronic circuits. The by rectifyingrectifying both halves of thethe A.C. inputinput voltage symbol H.T. isis not used toto indicateindicate gridgrid biasbias voltagevoltage cycle. This isis known as full-wavefull -wave rectification. Fig. 2 or heater (filament)(filament) voltage. shows a typical circuit.circuit. Power supplies provide one or moremore of the follow- inging voltages used in electronic circuits;circuits: figFIG a.2. I.1. AnodeAnode voltage forfor valves—alwaysvalves-always D.C. 2. Bias voltages forfor valve controlcontrol grids—D.C.grids -D.C. A.C, 3. HeaterHeater voltage forfor valves—A.C.valves -A.C. or D.C. MAINS 4. VoltagesVoltages for other elementselements in multi-electrodemulti- electrode to CYCLE A.C. valves—D.C.valves -D.C. H.r. l/VW^ You will note that most of thethe voltagesvoltages obtained CVTPVT PULSATINO O.C . from thethe powerpower supplysupply areare D.C. In high-qualityhigh -quality TRANSFORMER LOAP audio amplifier circuits thethe heater voltage for the valves is quite often D.C.,D.C., which reducesreduces the hum level in the amplifier circuit.circuit. Normally, A.C. (Alter-(Alter- TYPICAL FULLFULL WAVE RECTIFIERRECTIFIER CIRCUITCIRCUIT nating Current) voltage is used forfor the valve heaters unless hum must be kept as lowlow as possible, suchsuch as You willwill note thatthat aa transformer isis requiredrequired for in very high gain amplifiers.amplifiers. full-wavefull -wave rectification.rectification. The rectifiers VI and V2 Now let us discuss how we convert the 50 cycle operate the same as ifif each was a half-wavehalf -wave rectifier; 230 volt A.C. mainsmains supply toto the voltages required however, only one valve allows current toto flowflow at by electronicelectronic circuits.circuits. We use rectifying valves oror any given time. During the positive halfhalf ofof the input other devicesdevices toto change thethe A.C. voltage to a pul-pul- voltage cyclecycle the anode of VIV1 isis positive andand the sating D.C. voltage. A pulsating D.C. voltage variesvaries anode of V2 isis negative. ThenThen as thethe A.C. inputinput from a zero value to a maximum positive value but voltage reverses V2 anode is mademade positivepositive and VIV1 does not reverse polarity. The basic rectifierrectifier is aa anode becomes negative. Therefore,Therefore, each valve diode "diode"" diode " (two-electrode(two -electrode device)device) and itit provides what works onlyonly half thethe time.time. we call half-wavehalf-wave rectificationrectification (see(see Fig. I).1). You will We must now change the pulsatingpulsating D.C. voltage toto a pure steady or constantconstant D.C.D.C. voltage,voltage, suchsuch as thatthat obtained fromfrom anan H.T.H.T. dry battery, and thisthis is accomplished by thethe useuse of aa smoothingsmoothing or filterfilter FIG I. network. There areare two basic smoothing circuits commonly used. OneOne is known as a condenser inputinput -CD- filter andand thethe otherother as a choke input filter.filter. Fig.Fig. 33 SO CYCLE A.C. r*OM MAINS SUPPIY shows these two types. OR TRANSFORMER o Both of these filters accomplish roughly thethe same _ RULSATIHCPULSATING O.C. function but each has certain advantagesadvantages and dis- advantages,advantages, and thethe requirementsrequirements of thethe electronic T circuit will determinedetermine which filterfilter isis used by a design

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www.americanradiohistory.com FIG 3. it will be seenseen thatthat one of the mainmain advantages of CHOKE CHOKECHOKE full-wavefull -wave rectification is the easeease with which we can -TVT^-ot' 0+ ♦ o—onrc^- get rid of thethe undesirable ripple voltage.voltage. Valve diodes can be replacedreplaced by manymany other types UN5WOOTHEO559M OOTNED UNSMOOTHCOUNSMOOTNEO SMOOTHEDSMOOTNEO SMOOTH CO fULSATINCPULSATING PULSATINCPu L SIATIN G of rectifyingrectifying devicesdevices thatthat havehave many advantages over O.C.INPUT.O.C. INPUT, O.C.OUTPUT.0.C. OUTPUT, O.C0_C INPUTNPUT O.C.OUI PUT. the use of valves. A few ofof thesethese advantagesadvantages are:are: I cost, size,size, efficiencyefficiency and heat reduction.reduction. A brief description of each typetype of devicedevice available,available, with T T typical uses and other comments, will now be given. Selenium rectifiers consistconsist of one or more specially AA CONDENSERCONOENSEK INPUTINPUT FILTERFILTER B CHOKECOCCE INPUTINPUT FILTERFILTER Selenium of one or treated metal discsdiscs or plates. The disc isis coatedcoated on higher output voltage than the chokechoke inputinput filterfilter forfor one side with a thinthin layer of selenium,selenium, thenthen overover the samesame inputinput voltage,voltage, but the choke inputinput filter willwill the selenium a thinthin layerlayer of metal alloy. Fig. 5 showsshows provide a smoothersmoother D.C. output. There is alwaysalways a a cross-sectioncross -section ofof aa single selenium rectifier disc. small amount of ripple voltage in the output of either FIG 5 of thethe filterfilter sections, viz. thethe residue of the pulsating D.C. which engineers callcall ripple,ripple, andand inin order to reducereduce thisthis ripple voltage to as lowlow a value as possible, additional filterfilter sections are used which are tCLtNlUW LAtCR identical toto thethe first filterfilter sectionsection and eacheach additionaladditional section will reduce the amount of rippleripple voltage. However, the smoothedsmoothed D.C. output voltage isis made lowerlower duedue toto losseslosses in the filter sections.sections. Normally STEEL DISC FAFERPUES -A4HERMASHER only two sections are used toto provide adequateadequate rippleripple

voltage reduction. MHCLISINGLE SCLSxigwMAW. •CCIHIERTOCI IER OUCWISE FIG.4. Several of thethe discs are assembledassembled on a bolt oror o rivet to increaseincrease voltage or currentcurrent ratings or toto provide half-wavehalf -wave or full-wavefull -wave rectificationrectification in aa OC singlesingle assembly. Many radioradio and televisiontelevision setssets use » C seleniumselenium rectifiers insteadinstead of valves duedue toto physicalphysical size and cost reduction and longlong lifelife of thethe unit. Selenium rectifiers are approximately 80% efficientefficient and under certain conditions approach 90% efficiency.

HALFMALL/ WAVEWAVE RECTIFIERRECTIFIER WITHWITS FILTER A quick review of how the rectifierrectifier circuit operates. When the inputinput A.C. voltagevoltage is positive, current flowsflows through the diode and charges the filter condenser Cl, butbut when thethe inputinput A.C.A.C. voltage isis negative no current flowsflows throughthrough thethe diodediode as previously explained, but thethe condensercondenser which was charged on the positive half-cyclehalf-cycle nownow discharges through thethe choke and load resistor and fills a gap—viz.gap-viz. gives a more constant D.C. supply. Fig.Fig. 4 showsshows a typicaltypical halfhalf-wave -wave rectifier with a condenser input filter. TheThe input voltage atat A isis A.C., the output voltagevoltage at B fromfrom thethe diodediode rectifier isis pulsating D.C.,D.C., thethe voltage at C acrossacross the capacitorcapacitor isis alsoalso pulsating D.C. butbut does notnot drop toto zero, and the output atat D from thethe Typical examplesexamples ofof halfhalf wave Sentercel SelaniumSelanium Rectifier (Photograph(Photograph byby courtesycourtesy ofof StandardStandard Telephones and CablesCables Ltd., filter isis smoothedsmoothed D.C. with a small ripple content. Rectifier Division, Harlow Essex). In anyany filter circuit a resistorresistor cancan be substituted for the choke with some lossloss of filter efficiency. Silicon diodesdiodes have become available duringduring thethe The values of the condenser andand choke areare selected last fewfew yearsyears andand thesethese havehave voltage and currentcurrent according to thethe ripple frequency of the rectifierrectifier handling capacities adequateadequate to useuse themthem as power circuit. This can be determined as follows:follows: supply rectifiers. These diodesdiodes have efficiencyefficiency ratings Using half-wavehalf -wave rectification,rectification, the rippleripple frequency well over 90% and make excellent componentscomponents for is thethe same as thethe mains supplysupply frequency—50frequency -50 times use inin power supplies for audio amplifiers; inin size a second forfor aa mains supply ofof 50 cycles. they are very small, and produceproduce littlelittle heatheat during With full-wavefull -wave rectificationrectification thethe ripple frequencyfrequency isis use asas comparedcompared to valve rectifiers. They are ratherrather twice thethe mainsmains supply frequency.frequency. expensive but with improvements in production The higher thethe rippleripple frequency, the easier it is toto methods prices are being reduced,reduced, andand within a fewfew filter outout the ripple voltagevoltage and thethe smaller the size years costs will be below equivalent valve diodes.diodes. of thethe condenser and choke required. From whichwhich These units havehave extremely longlong life. Some of the

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www.americanradiohistory.com newer audio amplifiers, radios and television receivers We can obtain three times the output of a single are using silicon diodes at the present time. diode by the use of three diodes in a voltage triplettripler Another type of diode unit is thethe copper oxide rectifier circuit. Fig. 8 shows a typical triplertriplet circuit. rectifier. This device is similar inin some ways to thethe selenium rectifier, but due to the largelarge physical size FIG.FIG e.8. required for adequate voltage or current ratings, these units are not normally used inin power supplies.supplies. '000 ' They are used more as instrument rectifiersrectifiers where very small voltages and currents are used. Half-waveHalf -wave diode rectifier unitsunits can be combined into circuits toto provide high voltagesvoltages (H-T.)(H.T.) in many 1 H.T ways. EachEach method has advantagesadvantages and disadvan- OUTPUT tages. Let us now discuss a few of these circuits. £ Two half-wavehalf -wave diodes cancan be combinedcombined into a full-full - C. MAINE wave rectifier circuit. This was covered earlier inin INPUT. the article,article, but aa transformertransformer was required. To save the cost and weight of a transformer, four diodes the cost and weight of a transformer, four diodes I can be combined into a full-wavefull -wave bridge rectifier T circuit, as illustratedillustrated inin Fig. 6.6. TVWCALTYPICAL VOLTAGEVOLTAGE TRIPLKVTRIPLER RECTIflEURECTI/lg CIIICIAT.CIRCIIT. When point A is positive capacitor Cl charges FIG.6. When point positive capacitor Cl 1 through diode DlD1 toto the peak value of the mains ' ooo voltage. When point A is negative the mains voltage and the voltage across capacitor Cl add to charge C WiiNi capacitor C3 to double the mains peak voltage throughthrough diode D2. As capacitor C3 charges, capacitor C2 is also charged to the same voltage through -o diode D3. Therefore the output voltage of the rectifier isis thethe sum of the voltages across capacitors Cl and C2, which isis a total of three timestimes the peak TVP.

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One minor point here;here: II thought thatthat ment thatthat willwill findfind a place inin many homes as a the re-windre -wind spool couldcould do with more backback tensiontension family recorder, forfor itit has aa " new look"look " and a record, as there is a tendency for good electrical performance. 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Liii11I1111111111111111111111111 A three-speedthree -speed MotekMotek deckdeck isis fitted, but note that o n*? M tape directiondirection isis reverse from thethe generally accepted iI11IIII v11I11111III1tnjff. standard of left-to-rightleft -to -right travel.travel. ThisThis deck isis capable eft.IIIIII.11111II..11111M111 M y of very good performance when it isis backed up by a y, well-designedwell -designed amplifier, and whilst therethere are somesome Fig. 1 FrequencyFrequency responseresponse atat 7{71 I.p.s.i.p.s. at a referencereference frequencyfrequency deficiencies inin the Magnafon amplifier its perform- of 1,0001,000 c.p.s. ance can be classed as acceptable for a domestic The Magnafon can of coursecourse bebe used as a recorder andand it does do reasonablereasonable justicejustice to thethe deck. " through"through " amplifier for an external gramophone Operation is simplesimple fayby push-buttonpush- button controls for tape pick-uppick -up or radioradio tunertuner and will record these signal transport. A "neutral""neutral" positionposition on the speed changechange sources at thethe samesame timetime ifif desired. A dual mixing control prevents flatsflats occurring on the tapetape drive facility permits the radioradio or gramgram inputinput to be mixed idlers whenwhen the recorder isis not inin use. with thethe "" mic"mie " input; thus oneone can put announce- The Magnafon has allall thethe usual features, namely:namely : ments toto musicmusic itemsitems without superimposing on,on, or microphone and radio sockets,sockets, external amplifier interrupting, thethe music. A pause control is fitted.fitted. and loudspeakerloudspeaker sockets, superimposing switch, tapetape Reproduction from thethe 7in.Tin. internal ellipticalelliptical position indicator, as well as separate bass and trebletreble speaker isis comparable with that fromfrom a good-classgood -class tone controls. ItIt is supplied with aa 1,200ft. reel of radio or TV receiverreceiver but couldcould undoubtedly be B.A.S.F. tape, anan AcosAcos microphone and an extra improved by using an externalexternal speaker with aa betterbetter connecting lead.lead. bass response.response. The amplifier can be boostedboosted aa littlelittle The amplifier sectionsection is separate from the power by usingusing thethe tone controls, which with careful adjust- supply and uses aa circuitcircuit thatthat seemsseems toto bebe popular ment will provide more depth to reproductionreproduction nowadays with most manufacturers of thisthis classclass ofof generally. recorder. The valves employedemployed are ECC83, tape-tape - At the otherother twotwo speeds,speeds, namelynamely 3i3+ i.p.s.i.p.s. and head, an intermediateintermediate amplifier;amplifier; ECL82, output valve; liI i.p.s., therethere isis considerableconsiderable fall-offfall -off in overall ECC82, bias oscillator (push-pull);(push -pull); and an EZ80EZ80 frequency response although with the comparativelycomparatively rectifier. TheThe rated fullfull outputoutput of thethe ECL82 isis low "wow"" wow " percentage of the Motek deckdeck quite a 3-43.4 wattswatts at 10% harmonic distortion,distortion, butbut unless the large numbernumber of acceptable " pop" recordingsrecordings can recorder isis operated atat maximum gain,gain, quality of be crowded on toto a tapetape running at thethe lowerlower speed.speed. reproduction is very favourable. The frequency response curvescurves shown inin Fig. 1 areare PerfonnancePerformance Tests included with thethe review forfor the sake of technicaltechnical Listening teststests were carriedcarried out, using pre-recordedpre -recorded completeness, although far tootoo muchmuch importance isis tapestapes which show the reproductive capabilities ofof aa attached to this part of a tapetape recorder's perform- recorder better thanthan tapestapes recorded on it.it. There was ance. Lack of responseresponse at either end of the audio aa lacklack of bass, partly due to thethe smallsmall loudspeaker spectrum does not implyimply that a recorderrecorder isis aa poor of the type usually fitted toto domestic machines andand one. FarFar from it. Distortion, bad wow andand excessive partly toto a fall-offfall -off in amplifieramplifier responseresponse at the lowerlower hum havehave moremore effect inin spoilingspoiling performance than frequencies. 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