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NEW PORTABLE TV
Philco Corp. unveils their new line of portable
TV receivers this month. The first
models will be 14 -in. and 17 -in., housed in
aluminum or steel cabinets, and weighing 26
and 32 lbs. respectively. Features include a
new "colorized" safety glass filter lens and
a fully adjustable "fold- away" antenna. A
variety of color combinations are available.
UHF Crash Program
In a speech before the NARTB
in Chicago, FCC Chairman George
C. McConnaughey suggested that
industry begin a crash research
and development program on UHF
immediately, the results of which
could be a sound technical basis
upon which long -term decisions
could be made by the Commission
on the merits of UHF.
Galvin To Receive
RETMA 1956 Medal
Paul V. Galvin, president of
Motorola Inc., and a director of
the Radio- Electronics - Television
Manufacturers Assoc. for 22 years,
will receive the 1956 Medal of
Honor during RETMA's convention
June 12 -14 in Chicago.
Mr. Galvin was nominated by
the Annual Awards Committee,
headed by Leslie F. Muter, who
.cited his long leadership in
Association activities and called
particular attention to his work
in behalf of the industry during
World War II. Mr. Galvin was
president of RETMA from 1942
through 1944.
Russian TV Growing
Under New 5 -Year Plan
A British journalist, recently
returned from the USSR, reports
that the Soviet Government has
decided to give its full support
to the development of television.
Half -a-dozen major stations are
already in operation, and another
dozen are under construction.
Over 40 stations are to be built
under the sixth 5 year plan which
has just started.
In 1955, TV production is said
to have been 600,000 sets, with
1,000,000 promised for this year.
A second station is scheduled for
Moscow later this year, and experimental
color transmission has
been promised by 1958.
The price of a small screen set
approximates the price of a respectable
suit of clothes, and demand
far exceeds supply. Projection
sets for clubs are being built.
and several TV theatres are said
to be in operation.
Philco, IT &T Sign
Patent Agreement
A patent licensing agreement
has been signed between the
Corp. and International
Philco
Telephone and Telegraph Corp.
The agreement, which is for a
minimum of five years from its
effective date of January 1, 1956,
gives each company the right to
use the other's patents on radio,
television, and electron tubes,
including home radio and televi-
sion receivers. IT &T has reserved
from the agreement its patents on
selenium rectifiers, aerial navigation
systems (such as TACAN),
and semi -conductor diodes; Philco
has reserved its patents on color
television, semi- conductor diodes
and transistors.
Micamold Acquisition
General Instrument Corp. has
reached an agreement to pur-
chase all the outstanding capital
stock of Micamold Electronics
Mfg. Corp., manufacturers of
capacitors for military and commercial
uses.
Pilot of company plane points to autopilot
on control panel
Tubeless Autopilot
For Small Aircraft
What is reported to be the first
application of the tubeless philosophy
in electronic equipment in the
small aircraft field is evidenced by
the new autopilot system developed
by Federal Telephone and Radio
Co., Clifton, N. J.
The autopilot consists of a gyro -
servo assembly, a control unit, and
a turn -bank indicator. This system
permits selection of roll or pitch
stabilization or both, giving positive
control at all times. The system
is also capable of being adapted
to accept control signals from a
radio coupler, controlling both
radio range and ILS systems.
The unit works on either 12 or
24 v. input, and comsumes no power
when the system is at null. There
are no tubes, transistors, etc., so
there is no warm up time required.
A 2 -axis unit is available for single
engine aircraft which have coordinated
ailerons and rudder ($1,995),
and a 3 -axis unit is available for
2 engine planes or for single engine
planes with uncoordinated ailerons
and rudder ($2,325).
IT &T Sells Capehart
International Telephone & Telegraph
Corp. has announced the
sale of their radio -TV and phonograph
manufacturing subsidiary,
the Capehart- Farnsworth Co., to
Ben Gross Corp. The sale includes
the Capehart name and other
assets, including the plant at
Flora, Ind.
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18 Tele -Tech & ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES June 1956