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HOW TO MAKE
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Tubes COMPARE O0R PRICES
GUARANTEED NEW-
DI80RAHCE. PEEE TRAHSTT Can, it Ins. 12/6 6 Montbt 12 Months TYPES
P08TAGE 1 . ralve 64.. 2-U 1/-, Free over 1.
MOST H0LLABD.
OZ4 4/ 6K8QT 6/- 20L1 18/- DL92 5/- EZ80 5 088 MAZDA, COSSOR,
12ln. £2. 0.0 £3. 0.0 KW 81/74
1A70T 8/8 6K7 5/0 20P1 9/6 DL94 EZ81 U24 £3.15.0
1CSGT 7- 6K7G 8/-
6/6 e/- 18/6 EMITROX. EMI- 14in. £2.10.0 £3.10.0
20P3 18/6 DL96 73 FC4 8 - 085 10/8
1DS
1D8
7'-
8/8
8E7fJT 4/9
6KSG 6/-
20P4 17'- EASO 1/3 FW4/500 7 - 088 8/6 BCOPE, BRIMAR. 1S-17in. £3. 5.0 £4. 5.0 WM MM
20P5 15.'- EABC80 6 9 GT1C 18/6 031 71- FEE EAHTI TYPES
1H5GT 8- 6K8GT 11/- 25A6G EA091 4/- QZ38 7/6 033 14/- 19in. £3. 5.0 £4. 5.0 £4.15.0
1L4 3,'- 6K25 8/0 25L60T 7/9 EAF42 OZ34 PROCESSED n»
1LD5
8/3 11/6 035 18/6 OEM 178
4/3 8L1 8/6 25Y5G 8- EB34 13 HK90 9/6 037 86,- O0E OWE 21 in. £3.15.0 £5.15.0 KW 48/64
1LK5 4/8 6L8G 7/8 25Z4G 7 .'--
BD41 5- HL41DD 8 6 U50 4/9
1H80T 8/8 8L18 7/9 25Z5 8- EBB1 3 -
HN309 10/- 058 */9
FACTORY 23in. £3.15.0 £5.15.0 £6.0.0
IBS 8/6 6L19 11/6 25Z6G 8/- EBC33 4/9 HVE2 9/-
1U5 6LD20 7/8 2780
U78 5/8 8ATI8FACTION GUARANTEED
17/6 EBC41 7/9 KT32 6/9 078 4/6
184 6N7 7/6 30C1 6/9 EBC81 7/9 KT33C 4/- 0107 12/6
185 6P1 80C15 11 '6 KBF80 7/6 KT36 14/- 0191 11/6
1T4 6P25 30F5 7>6 EBF83 9/6 BT44 6/- 0281 9/6 D0LOI (VHP) F.M T0BEB8 MODEL
8D81 6P23 30FL1 9/6 EBF89 7/9 KT55 17/6 0282 18/- FMT6. Belt powered 200-250 vac. High
3A4 8Q6G 30L1 6/6 EBL21 10/9 ET61
3AS 8Q7GT 8/9 80L15 9/9 EC52 4/9 KT68
11/- 0801 12/- Autofhiiigers, etc sensitivity and automatic gain control for
3D8
4/8 0309 long distance reception. Size lit X 8}*
6R7G 9 - 30P4 9 6 EC91 4 6 KT68 0389
SQ4 88A7 59 S0P12 EC92
13/6 8/9
LATEST OARRARD X 3,"high. Weight 7 Jibe. In case finished
7/6 8/6 KT76 8/8 0339 11/6 satin chrome and black. Due to fortunate
384 esc7 40 20P19 13.6 EC031 7/6 KT88 19/- 0403 10/6 purchase we can offer limited number of
3V4 6SG7 4,'fl 30PL1 9/3 EC038 4/- KTW81 5/9 Factory Fresh.
5R40Y 0404
6/- All All with cartridge. these Hi-Fidelity Instruments
8SH7 3 80PL13 9/6 EC033 4/9 KTW68 6/6 0801 SRP10 Mono j P „
5T4 68J7 5 8 35C5 8 6 ECC84 9/-
17/8
KTW83 6/9 0ABC8O if-
(Single) Player. £4.19.0. normally £21.18.6 at IS lltlS.
5TT4G 8SK7 35L6GT 8'- SP25 Send-TronBcrlptlon
5V4G
5 ECC85 5/9 ETZ6 11/- 0AF42 7/9 (Single). 611.19.0.
68L7GT 6/9 85W4 6/- ECC40 9/6 L67 8/- 0B41 71-
5Y3G 8SH7GT 4/9 35Z4GT AOTOSLIM standard Auto, £5.19.0. ROBOPHOHE ORDERS
5/6 ECC81 6/6 LH162 R'R 0BC41 7/8
5Y3GT 5/6 68Q7 5/9 35Z5GT 7- ECC82 6/- MU14 71- 0BC81 AT6 Auto (Limited Number). £8.19.0. Your C.O.D. order
5Y4G 7/9 for any items
6887 8/6 41 6/8 ECC83 H37 10/6 0BF8O 7/9 exceeding £1 can be telephoned to
6Z4 9 - 6U4GT 9/6 42 6 6 ECC84 H78 17/- 0BF89
AT5 Slimline— similar to AT6. £7.15.0. BRIGHTON 680722 at an> time day
7/6
5Z40 7/6 6V6G 4/6 50B5 7/9 ECC86 7,6 H108 17/- 0BL81
5Z4GT 18/- Model 1,000 - Compact low-priced record and night for seven days per week.
9/6 6V8GT 6/9 50C5 8/6 ECC88 . H152 8/7 0C98 7/9 changer, automatically playing up to 10
6/30L2 9/- 6X4 4/9 50L6GT 7/6 E0F80 8/9 P41 7/6 0CC84 9/9 records, £6.19.0.
6A6 3 6 6X5G 5/- 53KTJ 8 6 ECF82 8 '3 P81 TEST EQ0IPME1CT.
6A7 8/- 6X5GT
2 9 0CC85 7/3 IT1-1 Transistorised
6/ -
61BT 17/8 ECH21 10 '9 PABC80 8 - 0CF8O 10/6
Model 2,000 —Automatic record changer Signal Injector, complete with Transistor
6A80 7/9 7B7 7/9 618PT 11/- ECH35 11/6 PC86 11/6 0CH81 with large turntable, playing up to 8 Oscillator with Indicator Lamp, __,
9/6
6A8GT 12/9 7C5 7/9 68BT 13/6 ECH48 8/6 FOB? 9/6 0OH42 records, £7.19,0. Detachable Test Probe and 35/-
6AC7 3/-
i 7/3 in-
7C6 7/9 ECH81 71- PCC84 6/6 ECH81 7/9 structlonB.
6AG5 2/9 7H7
I

Model 3,000— Designed for use with hlgh-

7/8 ECH83 8 6 1

PCC85 7/9 0CL88 9/- cumpllance cartridges: low-mass arm gives

6AG7 6/9 787 15/- ECL80 66 PCC88
6AK5 , 11/9 0CL83 18/- exceptionally low record wear, £10.10.0.
7X4 6/- ECL82 8. PCC89 9/6 0F41
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6AL5 7Z4 6/- 185BT 19/8 ECL83 10/6 PC0189 12'- 0F42 AT80 Automatic or manual operation, has IDEAL FOR ASY RECORDER. PRICES
6AM8 | 5/6
8D3 «/- 185BTA10<6 ECL84 12/- PCF80 6/9 0F8O 8- precision arm, bias compensator and heavy SLASHED. O0ARAHTEED APPROX. i
6AQ5 10C1 11/6 807 7/6 ECL86 10/3 PCF88 turntable, £11.19.0.
BATS 10C2 14/6 48'- EF22
I
7/- 0F86 76 PRIOR. WORLD FAMO08 MASS BY
7/ - PCF84 12-
BAD 6
6AV6
10F1 4/B 832 14/-
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EF36 3/3 ,
PFC8B 11-
0F89
0L41 A70 — —
For the critical user offers automatic
playing, with pusher-platform, and many
ERORMO08 PURCHASE.
10F9 10/6 866A 12/6 EF87A S, PCL8S 7/3 0L44 14/-
6B7
6B8G
6BA6
6BE6
10F18 10/-
10LD11 14/8
10P13 8/6
954
955
956
EF39
EF40
EF41
7/6
11'-
8'-
PCL83
PCL84
PCL85
9/-
7/3
10,6
0L48
0L84
0M8O
9/9
6/6
3/9
other features, £19.19.0.
LAB80— An outstanding automatic tran-
scription turntable for professional repro-
* TAPE *
10P14 9/6 1625 EF42 6 9 PCL86 10/6 0R1C We
6BG6G 7/6 tlon. £25. offeryou fully tenslllsed polyester/
15, 10P18 7/- 6060 EF50-BR1.8 . PEH25 3/9 006 11/6 mylar and P.V.C. tapes of Identical
6BH6 12A6 2/3 6057 EF50(A) 2/6 PEN45 301—Transcription Heavy Table, £82.
6BJ6 5'
12AHS 11/
8/6 007 9/6 quality hi-fi, wide range recording charac-
6067 EF54 3' PEH48 4/6 008 18/6 401— Transcription turntable with heavy teristics ps top grade tapes. Quality
6BQ7A 6/6 12AT6 6/6 5763 EP80 4'6 PL33 8/8 0Y1H 11/-
68R7 18AT7 56 12ln. turntable, machine-cut •trobe, neou control manufacture. Not substandard
9001 EF85 6 -
PL36 9 8 0Y21 8/6 lamp and speed in any way. Try one for yourself. They are
6BRS 9 6 12A06 9/ 9002 9 EF86 7/6
control, £29.19.0.
6BW8 7/9 12A07 6/-
•1
PI.38 0Y41 8/- truly worth a few more coppers than acetate,
9003 5/9 EF89 8/9 PL81 8/3 0Y85 th Model 50— Automntlc record changer with sub-standard. Jointed or cheap imports.
6BW7 6- 12AV6 6/9 ATP4 EF91 9-
6C4 23
3/- PL88 8/6 VP4B large turntable, weight-counterbalanced Try one and prove it for yourself!
12AX7 6/6 AZ81 7/6 EF98 3/- PL83 6/6 VP83 2 9 arm and plug-in pick-up head, £9.10.0.
6C5 6 8 12BA6 II- AZ41 ff- EF183 9/9 PL84 Standard Play Double Play
6C6 7f- VP41 5/6 BJBJt.
3/6 12BE6 B36 6/9 EF184 9 3 PL820 8/3 VB105 56 150ft. 2/3 3" 300ft. 4/-
6C9 11/- 12BH7 C1C 8.'- EK82 7/6 PMS4 8/- VR150 5/- G07 -Single Deck Complete, £4.5.0. 300ft. 4/6 4" 600ft. 8/-
8CD6G 19/6 1208 5/6 CBL31 13/6 EL32 'PX4 6"
6CH6
3/9 12/6 W76 4/9 0A14 or 085 -Auto Changer. £5.15.0.
000ft. 7/6 1200ft. 15/-
12E1 17/6 CCH35 13/6 EL38 lL'- PX25 W81 7/8 H 900ft. 10/6 5;" 1800ft. 19/6
6D2 12H6 1/9 0X81 7.8 EL34 11/6 PY31 X61B 11/- 1200ft. 18/6 7" 2400ft. 87/-
6D3 12J5GT 3/3 D77 EL35 PY32 Long Play
6D3 12J7GT 8/- DA30
3/3
li 6 ELS8 12/6
6/- 10/-
PY3S 10/6
X68
X66
8/6
11/-
PRICES SLASHED 225ft. 8/9 4"
Triple Plsy
900ft. 18/-
6F1 12K7GT 4/9 DAC32 8/- EL41 5"
6F6
8/- PY80 8/6 X680 7/9 LZ27 TAPE RECORDERS.
450ft. 5/6 1800ft. 25/-
12K8 9/9 DAF91 46 EL48 9/6 PY81 6/3 X79M 11/-
Famous make. 900ft. 10/6 5J" 2400ft. 84/-
6P8G 12K8GT11 6 DAF96 7 3 EL81 PY82 latest Sllver/Urey finish, 4 inputs, 2-specd a; 1200ft. 18/- V
8/9 5/9 X78 21/- 3600ft. 44/-
6F13 12Q7GT 4/9 DF33 EL84 6/6 PY83 X79 81/- 8J x 7Jln. Complete with microphone, 1800ft. 18/6 Quadruple Play
6F14 12SA7 7/- DF91 3 EL85 footage counter, volume level Indicator, 3"
6F16
9/9 PY88 X81M 9/-
touc control, spare spool. This machine
600ft. 8/-
128G7 4/6 DF96 7 3 EL91 3/9 PY800 7 9 Y68 6/- Postage 1/- or Post Free less 5% on three
6F19 12SB7 3/6 DF97 7 6 EL95 6/- PY801 79 takes 7in. spools and Is a full size Recorder, reels. Quantity and Trade enquiries
Z63 6/-
8F32
12SJ7 DH83 5 6 EM3-I 8 9 PZ30 Z63 49 Dot a toy! Price normally —^ - - „ - invited.
8F33
128K7 4/6 DH76 4 6 EM80 7/8 R19 9/6 Z66 8 G
£30.9.0. 5/- p.p. £17.10.0
6H6 DK32 EM81
6J5 128N7GT 6/9 DK91
9/8
5/fl EM85
0/9
9/6
RL18 11/-
SP41 8/3 HITACHI 4 TRACE MODEL TRA-505.
HITACHI
6J5G
6J5GT
128Q7 8/6 DK92
DK98
77- EH31 16 - SP81 21- 100'i This superior 48 guinea recording machine
on very special limited offer. Two channel
AM/FM RADIOS
1487 176 7/9 EX51 7/8 8025 16, TYPES is
DL33 Plays stereo tapes, J; in. mid Latest wonderfully guaranteed
8X6 19AQ5 79 7/6 EY88 7/3 SO2150 4/6 MOT recording. styles,
top make. 10-transistor with full long
617 19BG8 14/-
DL35 7 6 T41 6/9 LISTED 3|in. speed. One track can be listened to
DL83 EY88 9/6
TDD4 8.A.E. on an earphone whilst recording on the and medium waves. Size 9| x 8A x
6J7G 20D1 8/6
8/9 DL75 EZ40 7/-
014 7/6 ENQ8. second track, and thereafter both tracks 12$ In. Magnificent reproduction. A
6J7GT 20F2 9 8 DL82 EZ41 7/- 018 played simultaneously through the loud- pleasure to look at. "An aristocrat In its
7/6
speaker. Ideal for languages, singing to class". 12 months' guarantee against

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CONNECTING WIRE
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BULK BARGAINS
POTS. Popular values. 5K.
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to
music, etc. Excellent reproduction through
Hl-Fliix. Eliptical speaker. A.C. erase.
Dimensions 11" X 11" X 51". Weight 12
faulty manufacture. Genuine ^ — «,
retail price £28.7.6.
able.
Unrepeat- 1 7 GI1S.
25ft. coils oniv. 4- 2 Meg. Unused, mixed pro-set. «, a lbs. Dynamic mike. Sound level meter.
lung up.,
C0NDEKSEE8. 25
switch, etc.
mixed
4/0
Electrolytics.
Footage indicator. Two mixed
inputs.
nn —
49 bl15.
HITACHI PORTABLE
MAINS Many popular sizes. List Value <n .
TAPE RECORDER
TRANSFORMERS «5- Our price 1U/- TRAH8/CEIVEE TYPE RT38. The Fabulous quality and reproduction of
very latest Silver/Black finish. They music.
ExcellentQoalltr Guaranteed Uiirlitht
give a fantastic performance with relia-
6 transistor, l|ln. and 3jln.
mounting 2o0-0-250v., ciflniA, B.3v.. 100 RESISTORS 6/6 bility, long telescopic aerial, crystal con-
speeds. Output 600mW Into high quality
3A (80inA 18/6) Ditto semi- ,„ n Excellent, sizes J-3 watt. trolled. Note a licence Is required to
speaker. Ingenious single control knob.
shraiiclid 9 6 Fast forward and rewind. Battery level
transmit. They compare with much and record level meter. Fast load. Pre-
8PEC1AL C.R.T. OPFER
100 CONDENSER8 9/6 dearer models. 2/6 p.p. «_ ^_ _ cision capstan drive with dynamic earpiece
Due to huge Bulk Special Purchnw, Miniature Ceramic and Silver Mica Con- monitor recording. Radio recording leads.
we arc offering CRM141 and MW densers, 8pP to 0,000 pF. LIST VALUE Outside speaker facilities. The most
36/24 Tubes at the unrepeatahlc
OVER Co. 85 WATT Q0ITAR 8PEAEER8. Vcry outstanding portable In the country.
price of 89/-. P.P. 12/6. The above
heavy coned 12in. cast chassis. There is Size 8» x 3| x 6iin. Genuine normal
nothing to touch It for power handling
arc guaranteed for 6 months. 25 TAG STRIPS 4/- and quality at the price
price of 35 gns. Unrepeatable. 12 months'

2, 4, 8-way. etc. Unused.

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Plus 6/- p.p. £4.19.0
ft 4a guarantee. All spares available. ^ n n
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With tape, tape reel, mike, etc. 19 failS.

Post: 2 lbs. 2 -, 41bs., 8 6, 71bs. 3/6, lolbs.. 4/-, etc. (C.O.D. extra). ALL VALVES LESS 5% AND POST FREE IN DOZENS.
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 LAFAYETTE HA-63 NEW MODEL! LAFAYETTE
COMMUNICATION RECEIVER HA-230 AMATEUR COMMUNICA-
7 valves pins Rectifier. 4 Bant!*. 530 kc/s- TIONS RECEIVER
:il Mc/s. "8" Meter— ANL-- Band- BFO— Supersedes model HE-30. 8 valves rectifier. +
spread Tuning. 200/250V. A.C. Brand Ne Continuous coverage on 4 bands. 600 Kc/i
24 0ns. OBtr. Paid. .10 Mc/s. Incorporates 1 RF & 2 IF stages, v
Multiplier. B.F.O., ANL, "S"
meter. Electrical
bandsprend, Aerial trimmer etc. Supplied brand
new ami guaranteed. 83 gns. S.A.E. for full details.
Ata available in semi Kit Form. 85 gns.

STAR SR.40
NEW MODEL)
COMMUNICATION RECEIVER LAFAYETTE HA-55 AIR-
4 Bands. 050 kc/s— 30 Mc/s. "8" Meter— CRAFT RECEIVER
BFO—ANL—Bandspread Tuning— Built •in
108-130 Mc/s. High selectivity and
speaker 200/260V. A.C. Brand New. sensitivity. Incorporates 2 RF stages
18} Qui. Cnrr. 10/-. including 6CW4
Nuvistor, 8 tubes for
1 1 tube performance, solid state power
OS/8B/U OSCILLOSCOPES supply, adjustable squelch control, slide
High quality Portable American Oscillu- rule dial, built in 4in. speaker and front
•cope. 3" c.r.t. T/B :t c/s-50 kc/s X Amp panel phone jock. 220/240V. A.C.
0-000 kc/s Y Amp: 0-2 Mc/s. Power re Supplied brand new and guaranteed.
iiulrcincnts 106-120V. A.C. Supplied ir 19 gu. Carr. 10/-.
brand new condition, fullv tested. £85
Carr. 10/-. Suitable 230/llav. Trans SQUARE WAVE AUDIO
TE22 SINE
former 15/8. GENERATORS
kc/s. on 4 bands.
Square: 20 cps to 20
ERSKINE TYPE 13 DOUBLE kc/s. Output imped-
BEAM OSCILLOSCOPE ance 5,000 ohms. 200/
Time base 2 c/s-751 kc/s. Calibrators nt 100 kc/s anil 1 Mc/s. 2J0v. A.C. operation.
Separate VI and Y2 amplifiers tip to 0.5 Mc/s. Operation 110/230 Supplied Brand New
volt A.C. Supplied in perfect and Guaranteed with
wcirkinit order. 187/10/-. Carriage instruction manual
20/-. and leads. £15.
Carr. 7/0.
CLEAR PLASTIC PANEL METERS
First grade quality. Moving Coil panel meters, available
ex-slock. S.A.E. for illustrated leaflet. Discounts for
quantity. Available as follows: Type MR. 381'. 1 2l/32ln. LAFAYETTE TE-4o LAFAYETTE NUVISTOR
square fr RESISTANCE CAPA- GRID DIP METER
22 8 A D.C 22 6 300V D.C.
22.6
1

2A IMS.
.

. 88/8 .100V D.C. .

.

22 6 CITY ANALYZER Compact true one hand opcruliun.

82/6 BA D.C. . 28 6 7.1HV D.C. . 22 6 2 PF— 2,000 MFD. 2 ohms— Frequency range 1,7-180 Mc/s. 230v.
50mA . .
22'6 3V D.C. . 886 J5V A.C. .. 22,6 200 Megohms. Also checks
50^A 32.8
100m A.. 28/6 10V D.C. 826 BOY A.C. . 22 6 impedance, turns ratio, AC operation. Supplied complete
100mA. 88/8 20V D.C. 28'6 150 V A.C. . 22,6 Insulation 200/200v. A.C.
100/1 A 898 200mA 00V D.C. 226 300V A.C. . 22,6
with all coils and InstreetloJM, £18.10.0.
200fiA
88/6 . . Brund New £18. Carr. 7/ti.
300mA 28:6 100V D.C. 82,6 noov a.c. 22,8 Carr. 5/-.
500uA 500mA 88/6 100V P.C. 226 •3 ,, MolerlmA29/6
00-0-50/iA
100-0-1 Ottyi A
89,8
27/6
750mA. 88.6 2-WAY RADIOS TS-76 20,000 O.P.V. PUSH
OOO-O-500/i A 888 POST EXTRA Larger sizes available— send for lists. Surperb quality. Com- BUTTON MULTI-TESTER
1-0-lmA 88/6 ILLUMreATED "S" METER. 1 pin. square front. Cal. in R plete with all accessories
1mA 82.6 units. GV. lamp. 89 6. 1'. A P. I -. Ditto 2 0/lllln. MHMrc and fully guaranteed. simple operation.
2mA 226 38 6. P. .<iP. I,'-.
3 Transistor £7.19.8
D.C. volts up to
pr.
4 Transistor 11 gni. 1.000 v. A.C. volts
TRANSISTORISED MODEL ZQM TRANSISTOR 9 Transistor £22.10.0
pr.
pr. up to 1,000 v.
TWO-WAY CHECKER 10 Transistor 28 gns. pr.
Resistance up to
TELEPHONE It has the full-
est capacity for
Post extra. (S.A.E. for
10 megohm. Current
INTERCOM. checking A,
full details).
up to 250 in A.
Operative over amazingly a id Ic Tkete cannot be operated
long ilistances. Separate Equally adapt- in V. K. without licence. Decibels - 20 to
call anil press to talk able for check- VOLTAGE I 3G db. £5.5.0.
buttons. 2-wire connection. ing diodes, etc.
1000's of applications. Spec.: A STABILIZER P. * P. 2/-.

Beautifully finished in n-7-00907. B:

:
TRANSFORMERS fc.

ebony. Supplied complete .1-200. Ico: 0-511 Input 80-120v. MODEL TE-12
with batteries and wall microamps, 0-5. nnd 100-240v.
20.000 O.P.V. 0/O.fi/
brackets. mA. Resistance Constant output
7 gnu. pair. P. A I'. .">/-• for diode 200 1 MEG. D— HOv. or 240v.,
tl/30/120/000/ 1, 200/
3,000/0.000 v. D.C.
Supplied complete with instructions, 280 watts. Brand /30 / 120 / (100 /
ti /

MAGNAVOX 363 TAPE battery and lends. £6/19/6. I'. » P. 2.0. New Quanrateed, l,200v. A.C. (i/iio/tA
£10.10.0. Carr.
DECKS t! / 60 / 1100 MA.
7/11.
O/liK/UOOK/0 Meg.
New 3-speed tape deck, supersedes old SILICON RECTIFIERS VARIABLE VOLTAGE 00 Meg, <2. IM\
Collaro studio deck. 2-track £10.10.0.
4-track £18.10.0. Cnrr. Paid.
200 P.I.V. 200mA
v. 8'6 TRANSFORMERS .2 MFD. £5/19/6.
400 P.I.V. 3 amp
v. 7/6 Brand NewGuaranteed I". A P. 2/0.
1.000 v. P.I.V. 050
800 v. P.I.V. 500mA
A m 7/8
5,6
— Fully Shrouded. Input
230v. 50/U0 c/s. Output
GARRARD RECORD PLAYERS 400 V. l'.I.V. 000mA 3 6 0-2G0 Volts. MODEL 500. 30.000

Brand new and guaranteed 70 v. l'.I.V. 1 nmp 3/6 lAmp £4.10.0 o.p.v. 0/.6/1/2.0/10/
150 v. P.I.V. 105mA 1/- 2.5 Amp £5.17.6 25 / 100 / 250 / 500 /
SKP-10 Player £4 17 6 l.OOOv. D.C.
AUTOSLLM Changer £5 5
Discottnts for quantities. Post c\lra. Amp £9.0.0
8 Amp £13.10.0 / 2.0 / 10 / 26/
1000 Changer £5 IB 6 100 200/
10 Amp / 500/
2000 Changer
—
3000 Changer Stereo
£7
£8
10
8
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Famous wartime Make up one of these latest type
"cat's eye" used lor
seeing in the dark.
Thie is an Infra-red
image converter cell
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They are simple to make from our
easy-to-follow instructions— uses silica enclosed elements designed fur the
correct infra-red wavelength (3 microns). Price for 750 watU element, all
RAISING
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former. Suitable for standard
and trans-
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LUOflESCENT
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2/6 post A insurance.
(like a cathode ray
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trons released by the
elec- SNIP FOR RECORD LOVERS two-way
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lollows that as light (nun nil ordinary lamp is
Acos GP73 Turnover Cartridge RADIOS
rich in infra-red these cells will work burglar for Stereo— LP— anil 78 records lit ted Give communication over
alarms, counting circuits, smoke detectors and j mile.
with two styll— diamond for Stereo
the hundred and one other devices as will the FULLY transistorised—crystal
simpler type of photo cell. Here then is a and L.P— Sapphire This for 78.
controlled, built-in telescopic
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ments, price 5/- each. Post 2/-. Data will be replacement for the most famous record
aerial —
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players using Oarrard— B.8.R. Collaro, etc. The regular price ol this
—PP3 batteries— pair instru-
Cartridge we ments, complete and ready to
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and
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12m. High fide-
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Hlghflux magnet
GANGED POTS FOUR-
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3 ohm or 16 ohm by Morganite. List price is 10/- each but If you act STATION
speech coil. Will quickly you can have them at 18/- doz. (or 1/8 each if INTERCOM
handle up to 10 less than doz.). Following values in stock — OK
watts. Brand 4- 6K — 10K f 10K 100K + 100K — — 600K"lln"+
all
500K
Will save time and
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home office— shop surgery,
In
improve efficiency.
etc. —
maker. Price 89/6 3/6 post and .--"-ii :,>.. per doz. 6 doz. or more post free. Complete outfit comprises
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wiring problems as subs fitted with 60ft. twin
A complete kit ot parte to build this flex and they plug into sockets.
LAMP 6-traoslstor 8 ware luperbet receiver it
Also Included is
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Hade by Lucas, flat or pencil
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all
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2] Hin. Supplied complete with carrying type* or Install a new ring
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"A" surface mounting or for
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pointer knob, quickly adjustable from 30"- 750 mW —beet make
letting Into wall or skirting
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mounting, 6/-. P. 4 P. 1/-.
TRANSISTOR lets
add
switch.
3/-.

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Typt "B" 15 amp. This is a 171n. long rod type
made by the famous Sunvic Co. Spindle adjusts 4 transistors Including two in push-
HEAT AND
this from B0-050°F. Internal screw alters the
setting so this could be adjustable over 30° to pull-input for crystal or magnetic LIGHT UNIT
l.OOO'P. Suitable for controlling furnace, oven,
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fire alarm. 8/6 plus 2/9 poet and insurance. loops- sensitivity 6m/v. Price 19/8. approx. 180 watU of light nnd
Type "0" a small porcelain thermostat as
is Post and insurance 2/6. simply fits in place of lamp. 29/6
fitted to electric blankets, etc. 1{ amp. setting Plus 3/6 carriage and Insurance.
adjustable by screw through side. 8/6. P. * P. 6d.
Type "D" We
THIS MONTH'S SNIP
in
call this
and ont at around freezing point, 2/3 amps.
the Ice-Btat as it cuts
BATTERY
Has many uses, one >( which would be to keep Transistor set case ELIMINATOR
the loft pipes from freezing if a length of our
With this you can operate
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pipes, 7/6. P. * P. 1/1.
mains. You can also re-
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Type "E" This is a standard refrigerator thermo- charge PP3 batteries Ave
stat. Spindle adjustments cover uormal refri- or six times. Only 18/6 plus
Made from liest plywood anil
gerator temperature, 7/8 plus 1/- post.
covered two-toue fabric very — 3/- post and insurance.
smart — suitable for receiver—
Will save its cost in no time.

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extension Speaker,
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but offered this month at only
Each way having two single pole change over
18/- plus 6/- post and insur-
and one shorting switch, good length push rods
ance; also given free with it
80/- per dot. 8/6 each, post 2/9 per dot. FINE TUNERS
r— Waterproof Heater Wire —
is a printed circuit board
to suit it and building in-
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60 pF with long spindle
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as illustrated.
I 16 yds. length TO watts, self regulating I
1/6 or 12/- dozen.
I temperature coutrol. 10,'-, post free.
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— Three Unusual Items — of the many
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we have
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This Instrument use* two
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motors. Is completely portable and is
By the famous Cyldon or
generally Improving any oppressive atmos- Braybead firms, complete
beautifully styled ami looks like a good
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and tape recorder.
mains unit, only needs box. 19/6
Among Ita many good features is a switch
valves and knobs— all 36me/s
plus 3/6 postage and insurance.
on the microphone to stop and start the
— wonderful bargain at 6/6
each plus 2/9 post.
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choke. Only 19/8 plus 6/6 carr. a Ins. points are twin track recording -40 mine, with normal tapes, standard bat-
teries.
FIVE CORE CABLE
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heaters — maximum efficiency
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MINIATURE NIFE CELLS range.
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TYPE I— Plastic encapsulated li in.
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SIX # 7 stages— 5 transistors and 2 diodes
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Covers Medium and Long Waves and Traw-
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times we hear a customer say " I have been searching l%iwatt 21-
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many items which to us are quite standard, may be
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unusual to VALVES
TT2I £2.8.6
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considered unusual
THERMISTORS :

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VOL.2 No. 2

FEBRUARY 1966 Practical Electronics

DRAWING THE LINE THIS MONTH
THE demarcation between and electronics has
electrics
never been altogether and obvious. Sometimes the
clear CONSTRUCTIONAL PROJECTS
distinction is based on quite tenuous grounds. For example,
the presence of a solitary rectifier might be considered a valid
ELECTRONIC VIBRATO UNIT 93
reason for applying the description "electronic" to a circuit
composed otherwise entirely of conventional electrical devices. BURGLAR ALARM 96
Whereas this classification might be in order according to the PORTABLE RATEMETER 112
word of the generally accepted definition of electronics, it is
arguable whether it is in accord with the spirit of this definition. COMPACT POWER UNIT 126
Anyhow most of us have an instinctive feeling for what is A.F. AND R.F. SIGNAL
legitimate electronics, and such border line cases have not TRACER 133
—
caused any undue concern except maybe to the pedant.
Every circuit or piece of apparatus has usually fitted nicely
into the electronic or the electric pigeon hole without any
bother at all.
SPECIAL SERIES
But now things are changing, and with that rapidity we are
becoming accustomed to in electronic affairs. The encroach-
ment on electric territory by electronics has developed from a NEON NOVELTIES— 103
surreptitious movement into unconcealed full scale invasion. BUILDING BLOCKS— II 108
The vital force behind this offensive is the thyristor, alias the
BEGINNERS START HERE— 16 122
silicon controlled rectifier, known colloquially as s.c.r.
This semiconductor device was invented only a few years ago,
but already it has caused a minor revolution in electrical
power technology. The
thyristor is the solid state counter-
part of the gas triode or thyratron and it is far more
filled GENERAL FEATURES
versatile and easier to use than this older device. In this
vigorous campaign, valuable support has been provided by the RADIO CONTROL OF
new kind of semiconductor rectifiers, which are closely MODELS 88
related to the thyristor.
With the aid of these semiconductor electronic devices (and
MORE ABOUT DISCS 101
make no mistake, we do claim these as being 100 per cent
genuine members of the electronic clan) the smooth and
precise control of high voltage and high current circuits has
become almost effortless —both in terms of manual exertion
NEWS AND COMMENT
by the operator and electrical power consumed in the control-
ling circuit. Thyristors are also being widely used in static EDITORIAL 87
convenors for changing a.c. to d.c, and in inverters where the
reverse process takes place.
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Lower down the power scale we find the thyristor equally BOOK REVIEWS 107
useful and versatile. And here we are getting quite literarily TRADE LITERATURE 119
nearer home, with a host of interesting possibilities concerning
mains operated appliances: lighting, heating, and power tool ELECTRONORAMA 120
—
control for instance. (Watch these pages!) NEW PRODUCTS 124
With this fusion of electrics and electronics the rather
arbitrary and artificial distinction between these two related NEWS BRIEFS 130
fields will be harder to maintain in the future. Perhaps DETACHED PARTICLES 141
British Standards will be called upon one day to redefine these
terms for the general convenience of all. So far as this
READOUT 142
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know where to draw the line. It will anyhow be fairly
flexible, and we will always be prepared to give or take a
diode or two!
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 Part One

Basically
Radio Control
this series aims to provide as compre- and undoubtedly represent the best starting point for
those who do not wish to purchase ready-made com-
,-'

hensive a description as possible of model radio

control systems, their scope and the type of circuits
and equipment employed. Emphasis will be placed
on descriptions of proven circuits rather than original
designs since the demands involved are highly special-
ised.
Certain requirements peculiar to radio control
operation, as such, are only properly met by practical
development and proving under typical working con-
ditions. By far the greater majority of successful
radio control operation, in fact, is done with commercial
equipment, which has reached its high degree of relia-
bility through continual practical development.
The majority of circuits to be published can readily
be used by the individual constructor, should he so
desire. However, demands for home construction
are usually best met by commercial kits which are
normally based on a printed circuit panel and thus
conform to "professional" standards as regards
layout, as well as offering proven designs.
Kits are readily available of both single-channel and
conventional multi-channel transmitters and receivers.
mercial equipment. There is also a substantial
saving in cost by building from kits, compared with the
price of ready-made equipment. The kit price is
very little more than a complete set of components and
materials for building completely from scratch from a
circuit design.
Certain elements, such as pulsers. decoders, servo-
amplifiers, and so on, do lend themselves more readily
to individual designs since these are ancillary to the
basic requirement of a proven transmitter-receiver
combination, and here the home constructor can feel
on easier ground. This can also apply where the
application can be regarded as "derated" compared
with model control requirements, e.g. for simple
remote control switching systems.
The description "model radio control" refers
specifically to units produced for authorised operation
for command signalling only (i.e. not speech), and now
widely used for the remote control of model aircraft,
boats and other working models. Identical, or
similar, units are also employed industrially and com-

ACTUATOR CARRIER WAVE

CRYSTAL
A.F.

to 16,000 c/s) CRYSTAL CONTROLLED

CASCADE
AMPLIFICi method o? electrically RiBH
rent of number of act
a
(usuaily escapements! in series DETECTOR
ANTENNA o number of seque
'«-blc

m association wi
CHANNEL
DROP-OUT
•BANG-BANG" CONTR which the armature
or escapement "drops out"
COMPOUND ACTUATOR on to rh -ontaet
mercially, although the basic essence of model control
units is simplicity and compactness, with a light duty
requirement only in terms of mechanical output.
For mass appeal, too, price is a major factor, result-
ing in the development of transmitter-receiver com-
binations retailing at £15- £20, or something like one
half this figure in prefabricated kit form for home
assembly. At the other end of the scale, however,
model radio control units embrace quite sophisticated
miniaturised electronics in the form of superhet
receivers capable of decoding multi-channel trans-
mitter signals in the form of quadruple-proportional
electro-mechanical (servo) outputs. Price for the
complete equipment in this category can range as high
as £400-£500.
3f Models
FREQUENCY ALLOCATION
Model radio control, as such, started in the United
States in the mid- 1930s, utilising home-built equipment
capable of providing a reasonably reliable single-
channel signalling system with a carrier frequency of the
order of 50Mc/s.
—
The majority of such designs and successful
—
designs were relatively few in number were produced
by radio "hams" who were also model aircraft enthu-
siasts. Despite a considerable growth and develop-
ment in the immediate post war years, it was not until
early 1950 that the (American) F.C.C. approved
"Citizens Service" frequencies, which eliminated
written and code tests on these frequencies and put
radio control within the reach of thousands of model
enthusiasts rather than radio enthusiasts. The per-
mitted frequencies, known as "Citizens" bands, were
465 and 27-255Mc/s, with a maximum of 5 watts
input to the final stage of the transmitter.
Apart from the inevitable "crowding" resulting
from the use of a single spot frequency (the u.h.f.
band being largely neglected because of the consider-
END VOLTAGE
©rent vaiye
ESCAPEMENT • e") contact
ctuator between armature and
•-- -^stance between a t&ed
FIELD STRENGTH GROUND RANGE
FIELD STRENGTH METER
HARD VALVE
HARNI
equipment for passing
circuit
ably greater technical problems involved), the expand-
ing use of 27-255Mc/s by other services in America,
notably for street traffic lights, seriously restricted the
usefulness of the band from a practical hobby point
of view.
Accordingly the F.C.C. allocated a further five spot
frequencies for "Citizens Service" in 1958: 26-995,
27-045, 27 095, 27 145, and 27 -195 Mc/s. More
recently, the subject of additional "spots" has received
further review to take advantage of and expand the
possibilities of simultaneous superhet operation.
Currently the (American) Academy of Aeronautics
and the F.C.C. are also negotiating for five additional
v.h.f. frequencies: 72-08Mc/s, 72-24Mc/s, 72-40Mc/s,
72-96Mc/s and 75-64Mc/s.
Little
By R.H. WARRING
or no development of model radio control
units took place in this country until after the war,
but at an early period the British Post Office allocated
—
two wavebands for model work 26-96 to 27-28
Mc/s and 464—465Mc/s (the latter, since January 1963,
re-allocated as 468 Mc/s) with transmitter output
power not to exceed five watts.
A licence for operating any such transmitter is
obligatory, but is obtainable simply on application
to the Radio Branch, Radio and Accommodations
Dept., G.P.O. Headquarters, London, E.C.I. The
cost of the licence is £1, covering a period of five years.
Whilst designers and manufacturers were at one
period actively concerned with development of equip-
ment for the 465 Mc/s band, this has now largely
fallen into disuse (and was never at any time particu-
larly popular due to the high cost; the severe limitation
imposed by the directional nature of such u.h.f.
signals) The so-called 27Mc/s band has, therefore,
.
become the accepted world "standard" for model radio
control, leading manufacturing countries in addition
to the U.S.A. and Great Britain being Germany and
en a: i i finer
on a relay; distance
core on an
coil
jSpeaking. the
or, more usually, a
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reliability (i.e. largely better circuit stability and

efficiency), themost marked trends have been towards
miniaturisation and increasing the functions obtainable
from a single carrier frequency.
Miniaturisation has been greatly influenced by the
development and availability of suitable transistors,
both for valve functions and switching duties (e.g.
to replace relays). This is even more desirable with
multiple-function signalling when the receiver circuit
must be extended to decode pulsed or modulated
signals.

HOW MANY CHANNELS?

Miniature single-channel receiver
Japan. Some equipment is still designed to operate
on the50-54Mc/s band in the U.S.A., and on the
40-41 Mc/s band in Germany: the circuitry involved is
basically the same but can be adapted to 27Mc/s
operation, if necessary, by change of component values.
CRYSTAL CONTROL
About the only marked difference between the
productions of the various countries is that the United
States, with its insistence on "spot" frequencies, has
invariably employed crystal-controlled transmitters.
The crystal control of transmitters is also obligatory
in Germany, but not in this country.
Consequently, the majority of earlier British equip-
ment featured non-crystal controlled transmitters and
such types are still produced. today, where the saving
in the cost of the crystal can represent a favourable
selling (or building) price. In the main, however, the
advantages offered by freedom of drift with a crystal
controlled transmitter are universally recognised, and
such a simple method of transmitter carrier frequency
control becomes strictly necessary for the operation
of a superheterodyne receiver.
From a diversity of early original designs, modern
circuits fall into a more or less standard and well
established pattern. Apart from seeking greater
A basic distinction is drawn between a single-channel
and a multi-channel system. In the case of simple
single-channel radio control a single signal only is
transmitted, the receiver decoding this in the form of
an on-off switching function. The transmitter signal
may be simply the carrier signal (27Mc/s) which is
switched on and off; or a lower frequency tone signal
(usually of the order of 600-1, 000c/s) which is applied
to modulate the carrier. In the latter case the carrier
may remain switched on all the time and the tone
keyed for signalling, or carrier and tone keyed simul-
taneously (e.g. to conserve the transmitter batteries).
The two methods are known respectively as "carrier
M
(or c.w.) and "tone".
With a multi-channel system the usual method is to
provide for modulating the carrier by a number of
different audio frequency tones which can be keyed
separately. The receiver circuit is then so designed to
decode each tone modulated signal separately, or
distinctively. Provision may also be made to transmit
and decode two or more tone-modulated signals
simultaneously, in which case the multi-channel trans-
mitter-receiver combination is said to .be capable of
simultaneous operation.
ACTUATOR CONTROL
As far as the output side of the receiver is concerned,
regardless of the number of channels involved, each
channel performs an on-off switching function, which
is used as a "command" for an actuator circuit. An
actuator is, basically, an electro-mechanical device,
which translates on-off signalling into mechanical

HORN
MULTI-CHANNEL or -MULTI'
27 MEGACYCLES PER SECOND
IDLING CURRENT
MICROSWITCH NOISE
"
:
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KEYING LEAD NO-LOAD VOLTAGE

KEY or KEYING SWITCH MODULATOR •P'>

PACK
KICK-UP M.O.P.A.
output. In its simplest form it could consist merely "proportional" actuator operating on an open loop)
of a d.c. electric motor. An "on" signal completing are not as satisfactory as conventional "bang-bang"
the motor circuit would then cause it to drive in a controls as a control method, and are generally much
certain direction for as long as the signal was held on; less reliable.
the motor would stop when the signal was released
(producing an "off" function). Jf controlled by two ^
separate servo circuits with opposite battery polarity,
each switched by its own signal channel, operation of
one signal would cause the motor to drive in one
Typical radio control transmitter unit
direction; and operation of the other signal would
drive the motor in the other direction.
Whilst this may have certain applications, the prac-
tical actuator normally operates on a limited movement
basis— i.e. on receipt of signal "on" it drives or moves

to a limiting position and stops. On release of the

signal, the actuator then drives or moves back to its
original position or "self-centres". The resulting
control movement is thus either full on (on receipt
of signal), or neutral, i.e. centred (on release of signal).
This type of control movement is known as "bang-
bang" and is characteristic of the greater majority of
all model control systems as regards main or critical
controls. It is the only simple way of knowing where a
control surface is, i.e. it must be either full on or
neutral. If the self-centring action of the actuator was
removed, the control could be "inched" to inter-
mediate positions according to the amount of time the
signal was held on, but the actual position could
only be determined indirectly by observing the response.
This is an entirely unsatisfactory action for practical
control of a fast moving object, such as a model
aeroplane in flight, although it may be quite satis-
factory for secondary or "trim" controls. It is, in
fact, used .in such cases where it is not critically import-
ant that the actual position of the control should be
known.
Proportional movement can only be obtained
accurately by using the actuator on a closed loop
system with feedback, coupled with a proportional
control signal from the transmitter. This can be
accomplished, for example, by pulsing the control
signal and varying the mark-space ratio for proportional
signalling. The necessary modifications can be applied
to standard circuitry, but only at the expense of con-
siderable complication. Attempts to simplify the
overall system (for example, by a simplified form of

PROPORTIONAL CONTROL PULSE WIDTH

QUICK-BLIP
RELAYLESS
PROGRESSIVE CONTROL
R.F.

RANGE SELF-NEUTRALISING
PULSE
REED SANK SEQUENCE

PULSER
REED RECEIVER
SEQUENCE SWITCHER
PULSE RATE
RELAY
 Basle transmitter unit removed from Its case

WHICH SYSTEM? circuit element design —

The design and application of the circuit elements
and the various systems involved will be discussed in
detail under separate headings in subsequent articles.
It isimportant to appreciate that radio control for
models is not a single entity but embraces a range of
different types of equipment. Equally, its perform-
ance as a functional unit is tied both to its "command"
scope (i.e. single- or multi-channel) and the mechanical
performance of the actuator(s) under command.
The majority of commercial radio control produc-
tions, in this country at least, are of the simple single-
channel type, principally because this is the least expen-
siveform of radio control and thus enjoys the largest
demand. The scope offered by simple single-channel
radio control is, however, strictly limited, since if the
actuator is designed to produce more than one control
movement it can only repeat a particular movement in
sequence. This sets a definite limit to the maximum
number of separate sequential movements which can
be operated on a practical control basis, depending on
the speed of the object being controlled.
Multi-channel signalling, on the other hand, offers
direct selection and signalling of the same number of
control movements as there are signalling channels
available. The number of individual channels avail-
able is limited only by practical considerations of
12 channels being a practical
maximum where a reed-relay is used as the decoding
element in the receiver, virtually no limit in the case of
tone filter decoding, except for the increasing bulk and
cost of the receiver.
Ten or twelve channel "roulti" is quite adequate
coverage for all likely model applications as this will
give complete control of a model aircraft, with
"bang-bang" control movements for rudder, elevators,
and ailerons, and progressive (non-self-centring) con-
trols for engine throttle and elevator trim. The more
complex, and considerably more expensive, quadruple-
proportional control systems are an advance on this
—
but do not give more control only smoother control.
Modern circuits achieve a very high degree of relia-
bility, equivalent virtually to that of the domestic
radio. Many such sets, in fact, are fully wired and
cater for external leads for batteries and servos, and
are pretuned, so that they can be installed and operated
by modellers with no previous radio experience.
The design and development of model radio control
units is highly specialised, requiring more than just a
knowledge of electronics. Problems arise which are
peculiar to the demands of radio control systems as
such, and not just to sound receiver and transmitter
design. Such factors are only worked out by practical
operating experience.

SHORTING PLUG SUPERHET TONE RECEIVER

separate corse mod

tcanstpjtter) signal,
TONE TRANSMITTER
SUPER-REGEN

channel): or a number of se
superimposed tone signals (

TONE channel) .

TRIM
SINGLE-CHANNEL
TONE F1LTEI

92
 UNIT
by G.WAREHAM
Some people find the vibrato or tremolo stop (so BASIC PRINCIPLE
frequently used in cinema organs) sufficiently The principle of operation is shown in Fig. la. If
pleasing to want to add it to their sound systems. switch Sis closed, the audio signal is all dissipated in

This article shows how it can be done simply and easily Rl, and nothing appears at the output. Periodically
by using modern silicon transistors. No bulky coils opening and closing of the switch at a suitable low
or transformers are needed and the power supply can be frequency (say lOc/s) would produce a vibrato effect.
obtained from the main amplifier. Apart from the Musicians tend to use the term "vibrato" for deep
power supply, only two connections are needed to modulation at low frequencies, and "tremolo" for the
insert the vibrato unit into the sound system. fluttering effect produced by shallower modulation
A vibrato circuit is just a device for modulating the at a higher frequency. The unit described here pro-
amplitude of the audio signals. It is often achieved duces both effects.
by inserting into the a.f. amplifier an extra stage of Of course, the circuit in Fig. la is impractical on its
amplification, but in this case a stage whose gain is own. Real vibrato units use, instead of a mechanical
varied periodically is used to produce the desired effect. switch, a non-linear impedance controlled by a low-
Unfortunately, it is hazardous to add an extra stage frequency oscillation. Ordinary semiconductor diodes
to a multi-stage amplifier. Doing so carries a risk of are suitable, and can be connected as shown in Fig. lb.
unexpected low frequency instability in the form of Here Rl is in practice the source impedance of the
"motor-boating". The constructor then finds he has and R2 is
a.f. signals, the input impedance of the next
two vibrato effects, one of which can be controlled stage of themain a.f. amplifier.
at will and another which cannot be controlled. We have as yet no means of "fading in" the vibrato
The device to be described here adds no extra stage. effect, and Fig. lc shows how a potentiometer VR1
Instead, it is placed across the path of the audio signals, can be added to make this possible. (It should be a
and modulates them by periodically short-circuiting "log. law" component as used for a volume control.)
them. It is called a shunt modulator.

o W*-
R1
c C

1h- ««>HI

/ I VIBRATO^
02

R2

KOI
R2.

OSC.
^ VIBRATO
OSC. ,,

(OJ (b)
t (c)

Fig. la. Principle of Fig. lb. Practical modulator using

th.e shunt modulator diodes instead of a mechanical switch Fig. lc. Modulator with a fader control

93
 INSERTION LOSS
R1
Connecting a shunt modulator inevitably attenuates
the a.f. signals, and if one is not careful the amount of A.F. INPUT 12. R3< OUTPUT
attenuation can be excessive. It is necessary to select
certain component values to suit the particular equip-
ment to which the vibrato unit is to be added. This is
quite straightforward. The equivalent circuit of the Fig. 2. Equivalent circuit of the shunt modulator
modulator is given in Fig. 2. Here r a is the effective
resistance of the two diodes in parallel, and the other
resistances are the same as before.
Ideally, r a varies between zero and infinity, to pro-
duce the required modulation. In practice, it varies
between a few hundred ohms and a few hundred-
thousand ohms, the exact figures depending on the
type of diode used.
The circuit behaves as a potential divider or inverted-
tt
L attenuator even when r <* is infinitive, and thus pro-
duces the "insertion loss" of the device. Thus if tt
the value of R3 is small compared with that of Rl 02
the loss is large, and vice versa. The insertion loss
could be eliminated by making Rl zero, but this would
prevent total modulation; Rl is usually there already, PT™^ VIBRATO
osc -
and outside the control of the constructor.
A little thought shows that, for small loss, the value Y
of Rl should not be larger than that of R2 and R3 in Fig . 3.One method of connecting the modulator between
parallel. A good rule is to make Rl equal to R2 and two stages of an existing valve amplifier
R3 in parallel. (The insertion loss is then 6dB.)
A typical case is shown in Fig. 3, where the vibrato BREAKTHROUGH
modulator connected across the grid circuit of one
is
One more component must be selected by the user.
of the amplifier stages. Here the source resistance
This is the capacitor C shown in Fig.
is virtually equal to the anode load R 1c and Fig. 3.
L of the preceding If it is too small, modulation depth
stage, and the load R2 is virtually the same as the is reduced. If it is
too -large, unwanted ticking
noises will be produced
grid leak resistor (Rg) of the next stage. In this case, on the loudspeaker. These are simply the audible
VR1 can have a value somewhere between that of Rl effects of the vibrato oscillator output,
and R2. The precise value is not critical, but it should some of which
appears at the junction of the two diodes and then gets
not be too large compared with Rl, or the vibrato
into the amplifier via C. To reduce this effect, the
fade-in control will be too " fierce ", that is, the vibrato
will come in suddenly when VR1 is turned up almost to
value of C
is chosen so that its impedance is no smaller
than Rt at the lowest frequency of interest. If it
maximum. In valve amplifiers a typical value for VR is

would be about 250 kilohms; in transistor amplifiers

equal to R u then C=
1/(2tt//?,). In valve amplifiers
Cis usually in the range 0-0l/tFto0-l/(F; in transistor
it would be about 5 kilohms.
amplifiers it would be between about 0-l/*F to \/iF.

Photograph of the as-

sembled tag strips ready
for mounting in the ampli-
fier cabinet or chassis

94
 + 9V.
si!
R2
HU
CJ
10>iF TO AUDIO
AMPLIFIER

R4 RS
4-7kA 4-7kft Fig. 4. Complete circuit
D1
of
OA81.
C6 I
the vibrato unit for construc-
TR2 (SEE I
tion. The values of C6 and
2N2926 ICAU
TEXT) . VR2

HH4 VR2 depend on the impedance

|

C4 c C5c R6 (SEE TEXT)

4j,F« 4,iF' .2-7kfl VIBRATO of the amplifier to which it
FADER is connected (see text). VRI
6/- 02 is ganged to SI so that the
R3 -T-0A81 unit can be switched on and
i-8ka
off

OSCILLATOR MODULATOR wii/iti

Choice of C is invariably a compromise, but by

good luck it is made easier by a peculiarity of human COMPONENTS . . .
hearing. Vibrato effects can be produced without
modulating the entire a.f. band down to the lowest
frequency. Modulating the harmonics is enough to
Resistors
create the effect. Thus C can be smaller than at first
Rl lOOkn R4 47kQ
seems necessary, and breakthrough of the fundamental R2
vibrato frequency
3-9kf2 RS 47kQ
is correspondingly reduced. R3 l-8kf2 R6 27kQ
Vibrato harmonics are attenuated less by C, and they All resistors 10% £ watt carbon.
must be reduced by making sure that the vibrato wave-
form applied to the diodes contains no high harmonics. Potentiometers
Perfectionists may say that the vibrato oscillator should VRI 500kfi inverse log. or log. carbon

generate a pure sine wave. This is difficult to achieve, VR2 2S0kQ or 5kQ log. carbon (see text) with
especially if the vibrato frequency is variable, and even
SI ganged switch (Radiospares)
a pure sine wave gets distorted by the diodes, and Capacitors
harmonics are thereby created. The ideal design CI 0-l M F paper 150V
would ensure that the vibrato wave form which appears C2 I00M F elect. 12V
at the junction of the diodes was a sine-squared pulse. C3 I0M F elect. 12V
In practice, there is always some breakthrough, but C4 4^F elect. 12V
good results can be obtained without too much diffi- C5 4M F elect. 12V
culty, partly by selecting C and partly by ensuring that C6 (see text) paper 150V
the audio input signals to the vibrato modulator are
Transistors
between approximately lOOmV to 1 volt.
TRI 2N29261 btai " a b e ' ^om Amatronix Ltd..
This is typical of the level of signals at the input to a (?,
Road,
TR2 2N2926 Selsdon ,
Croydon,
modern power amplifier. Thus a possible position for J
r
Surrey)
the vibrato unit is between the pre-amplifier and the
power amplifier. If the pre-amplifier has a low Diodes
impedance output, e.g. a cathode follower, it will Dl OA8H , M „ -
D2 OA8I/ ( Mullard )
probably be necessary to use an actual physical resistor
for Rl — a few thousand ohms. The modulator may
H.T. Dropper for 9V supply
also be connected across the audio path at some inter-
mediate stage, say between first and second stages of a
Either
pre-amplifier (see Fig. 3). The vibrato circuit should Resistors
not be connected so that it comes inside a negative R7 To be calculated (see Fig. 6a)
feedback loop, or the negative feedback will act R8 27kfl
against the modulation. Both 10% I watt carbon

COMPLETE CIRCUIT Capacitor

C7 |,000/tF elect. 12V
Now us look at the complete circuit (Fig. 4).
let
Two npn silicon planar transistors type 2N2926 are Or
used in a relaxation oscillator type of circuit. The Resistor
frequency (5-30c/3 approx.) is controlled by CI and R7 (see Fig. 6b) 10% I W carbon
VRI An inverse-log. potentiometer is best, but if this
.

is not available use an ordinary log.-law volume control, Diode

connected so that the resistance increases when the D3 OAZ2I2 (9 volts) (Mullard)

knob is turned clockwise. The frequency then

decreases with clockwise movement. Miscellaneous
Two 8 way tag strips; P.V.C. wire; Screened wire
Before being applied to the diodes, the oscillator
output is filtered by R4, C4, R5, and C5, removing
some of the harmonic content. continued on page 119

95
 Many of us have, at some time or other, spent con-
siderable time and money on our doors, ensuring
that they are quite secure against the threat of the noc-
turnal prowler. But how many stop to think how easy
it is for the would-be thief to slip the catch on a ground

floor window.
For less than the price of a good lock, it is possible
to ensure the safety of the whole house. The burglar
alarm described here can be made up from equipment
to be found in most experimenters' spares boxes. Even
if all parts had to be purchased, the total cost need
not exceed 35s.

OPERATION
The device operateson a simple but most effective
principle employing a continuous "loop" of fine
enamelled wire, such as found in a.f. chokes and
transformers. Since the loop carries only a few micro-
amps of current, its resistance is not likely to affect the
operation. If the loop is broken at any point, the
cessation of the small flow of current immediately
results in the ringing of an alarm bell, which will not
be stopped by the subsequent closing of the broken loop.
Hence, even if the thin inconspicuous wires are traced
and cut, the alarm will still be operated. A switch,
conveniently mounted on the main alarm unit, enables
the unit to be made inoperative whilst doors and
windows are in use during daylight hours.

ALARM POSITIONS
All windows and doors are fitted with simple con-
tacts made from thin brass shim. Stationary contacts
are arranged in pairs, secured close together by means
of small brads on the closing side of the casement. A
moving contact, having bowed ends, is fixed to the
door or window such that it bridges the two stationary
contacts. Aself-cleaning action takes place when the
moving contact on the window passes over the fixed

rglar contact.
Using the twin wire technique, installation is simpli-
twin loop is simply run from one
city itself, since the
pair of contacts to the next, in strict rotation. No

ARM short circuit must be allowed across the twisted pair,

except by the contact pair at the window end of a run.
Any number of individual or collective runs can be
joined into the main loop circuit by splicing them into
one leg of the existing run.

by B.H.BAILY

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COMPONENTS . .

Resistors
M l5kQ R2 220C1
Both 10%, i watt carbon
Transistor
TRI NKT2 7 (Newmarket)1

Diode
Dl OA8I (Mullard)
Relay
RLA I50O (G.P.O. type 600) with set of change-
over contacts (available from G. W. Smith & Co.
(Radio) Ltd.)
Switch
SI Single-pole on/off toggle switch
Bell
3-8 volt bell

Miscellaneous
Two flat pack 4£ volt batteries
Chassis 6in x 4in x 2±in (aluminium)
Eyelet board or laminated wiring board for mount-
ing TRI, Dl and Rl
Enamelled copper wire (about 30 s.w.g.)
Two-way clip terminal block
Spring clip (see photograph)
P.V.C. covered wire, 4 B.A. and 6 B.A. nuts and bolts.

CIRCUIT
With the alarm loop circuit completed the quiescent
current drain via Rl is about 300 microamps. Slightly
higher quiescent currents may occur if the unit is
mounted near a radiator, but this current will never
normally build up sufficiently to operate the relay.
Battery economy can be achieved by experimenting
with the value of Rl, as the current gains of a batch
of transistors of the same type can be diverse in value.
Fig. 2. Layout of components under the chassis. R2 is
This can be achieved by replacing Rl by a 50 kilohm
mounted inside the bell housing.
potentiometer. The base-emitter circuit is left open
and the potentiometer reduced from 50 kilohms until however the selection of Rl will
critical in their choice,
the relay operates. Remove the potentiometer and have to be ascertained for each transistor type as pre-
measure its resistance. Reduce this value by ten per viously described.
cent as this compensates for battery deterioration, then Diode Dl prevents the collector current from taking
insert a preferred value resistor approximating to this the low resistance bell path and so not actuating the
calculated resistance but not exceeding it. The relay relay. It also acts as a hold-in path for the relay when
used was a 150 ohm G.P.O. 600 type with two sets of the contacts close. It can be seen that the bell main-
changeover contacts. The unused contacts were tains its clamour even though the loop circuit may be
removed to improve its sensitivity, the packing spacers completed.
being replaced and the securing screws carefully Testing of the system is just a matter of listening for
adjusted so as not to damage the bobbin. Other the bell when the alarm is switched on, and then
switching transistors may be tried as there is nothing checking windows and doors to ensure that the contacts
-4-5V are closed. Resistor R2 damps the transient "ringing"
spikes that appear across the bell in its action. These
B
induced back e.m.f.s. could easily damage the transistor
if they were not suppressed.
Elo olc
CONSTRUCTION
NKT217
The unit was assembled on a chassis 6in x 4in x 2iin.
This makes a compact and attractive mounting for the
bell. A piece of copper clad wiring board or a tagstrip
iT^b-
--6"~"o serves to mount TR
1 , 1Dand 1
, RThe board is fitted
.

to the chassis with a spacer so that it stands clear from

LOOP CIRCUIT the chassis. The board and spacer are fixed with a
6 B.A. nut and bolt. The relay position is not critical
i—d"-*) — -<r~o-.
provided sufficient space is left for the two 4| volt
batteries which are held by a cut down spring clip.
"•TERMINAL BLOCK
CONNECTIONS The batteries are wired in parallel, i.e. with positive
Fig. I. Circuit diagram of the burglar alarm. The terminals commonand negatives common. The
transistor connections are shown looking at the under- loop from the windows is connected to the unit
circuit
side via the two-way plastics covered terminal block. •*-

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An earlier article (October, 1965 issue of Practical
** Electronics), intended as an introduction for the
layman interested in experimenting with audio through
the medium of disc reproduction, described the main
features of mono and stereo discs and provided some
guidance on the often misunderstood question of stylus
size. The comments offered on that occasion inevit-
—
ably lead us on to the pick-up its characteristics and
the form it takes.
CHOOSING A CARTRIDGE
The following notes summarise the most important
—
points that the experimenter and particularly the
—
beginner will wish to bear in mind when choosing a
pick-up. They are of course technical points, but first
there is a matter which comes under the heading of
common-sense. Plan sensibly: do not get into the
situationwhere too much is spent on electronics and
too little is left for the pick-up.
In disc reproduction, disappointment is all too often
attributable to inadequacies at the pick-up end of the
chain. Therefore enough money must be allocated
to this component. Of course, sensible planning also
means consistency: one does not use a £30 pick-up
with a 5-watt breadboard amplifier. But do start the
right way; if disc reproduction is to be given pride of
place, then the pick-up must head the list of components
to be purchased. Much depends on this.
CERAMIC OR MAGNETIC
The next matter to be emphasised is quite a funda-
mental one, for it affects cost and much else besides.
—
and magnetic and the experimenter must choose
—
Pick-ups can be divided into two main groups ceramic
according to the cash he has available and the standard
of quality he wishes to achieve.
In general, ceramic types cost up to about 6 guineas
(in cartridge form), and there are a few models at
around £3, including a diamond stylus, for stereo.
Crystal cartridges, on the other hand, are quite rare
nowadays and are largely superseded by the ceramics.
From the point of view of cost and quality, magnetic
pick-ups start approximately where the ceramics leave
off. Prices for cartridges range up to about £30, but
the most popular price range for stereo models
is
£10-20. Are magnetics "better" than ceramics, as the
prices suggest? Yes, they are; compare the best
magnetic with the best ceramic and the conclusion will
be that the former gives livelier and cleaner yet more
delicate sound.
To develop this theme, the magnetic type offers
better transient response and is capable of performing
with less distortion. Its construction is generally such
—
that it offers a tinier mass (the armature and stylus
assembly) to be moved and accelerated by the modu-
lated groove. This in fact is one of its most important
attributes, making for better fidelity of reproduction.
But there is a penalty to be paid for such refinement:
the magnetic pick-up gives a small output, typically
5mV average from each stereo channel.
We shall have to say a little more about the signi-
ficance of output voltages. But first we shall return
to the ceramic pick-up. Recent examples represent
remarkably good value for money, and the experi-
menter with a limited amount to spend will certainly
be attracted to one or other of them. In fact, ceramics
are well suited to medium and low-cost stereo outfits
those costing up to about £100, this estimate being based
on retail prices of ready-made equipment. The enthu-
siast intent on assembling a non-compromise system,
well clear of the £100 mark, will almost certainly
include a magnetic.
Pick-up playing weight is another relevant point.
The best magnetic types track at lower pressures than
their ceramic counterparts, and with some examples
the figure may be around 1 gramme. This makes for
reduced record wear and also means less distortion pro-
vided the arm is equal to the task. However, beware
of making rules about this. One regularly encounters
"difficult" discs which confound theory and complicate
practice by refusing to reproduce unless the anticipated
pressure is increased. (The answer is: don't buy
them; but that is another story.)
The word "cartridge" has been used freely so far, and
probably every reader will know that it refers to the
actual
is
mechanism of the pick-up. The arm in which it
mounted must of course be of suitable quality, and
the beginner will find it convenient to get the cartridge
and arm from the same manufacturer. (The advanced
enthusiast needs no reminding of alternative approaches
enthusiast needs no reminding of alternative
approaches.)
We should note that in a few cases the two parts are
designed as one integral unit. However, the experi-
menter will want the interchangeability and versatility
of separate components, and therefore the other
possibilities are excluded from this article.
OUTPUT AND RESPONSE
Now we must return to pick-up characteristics.
A
data sheet presented with last November's Practical
Electronics listed the main operating principles of
cartridges, but it is necessary to summarise here some
outstanding points about output and response.
As already mentioned, the magnetic pick-up is a
low output device. The ceramic gives a higher output,
101
A
 typically around 70mV average from each channel. In
specifications the output is often quoted in relation to
recorded velocity, so that a magnetic model might be
said to deliver lmV per cm/sec at some particular
frequency. In that case it would be fair to say that the
average output was 5mV.
Obviously this question of output affects the choice
of amplifier. In the case of the magnetic pick-up just
quoted, the amplifier must have a sensitivity of at least
5mV. If a ceramic is to be used, the amplifier can be
correspondingly less sensitive. In practice, amplifiers
are designed with one or the other of the main types in
mind, and sometimes there are facilities for both types.
An owner of a low-sensitivity amplifier, wishing to
change to a magnetic pick-up, will probably be able to
make or buy a transistorised pre-amplifier which will
boost the pick-up voltage.
A related matter is that of equalising the output of
It consists essentially of raising the level
the cartridge.
of the bass and reducing that of the treble— accurately
and in a controlled way. The means of doing this
depends on the type of cartridge and its response to the
signal on the record.
ceramic cartridge has built-in equalisation for the
A little to be said for a sapphire as its
recording characteristic as long as the amplifier input
presents a load of about 2 megohms. The result,
seen as a response curve, is far from precise but is
generally thought to be acceptable having regard to the
low price of the cartridge. Moreover this useful
property of the ceramic does mean that circuit compli-
cations are minimised. Connected to its high-imped-
ance load the cartridge gives a signal voltage which
does not have too big a departure from a level response
Not surprisingly, the more
in the bass and treble.
costly ceramics do this job most successfully.
Things are quite different with the magnetic pick-up.
Its response follows the recording characteristic,
exhibiting a drop in the bass and a rise in the treble.
An expensive pick-up adheres closely to this character-
with departures from it as small as 1 dB. This
istic,
means that the amplifier input circuits must not only
provide high sensitivity but also a very accurate
response equalisation.
102
k
In fact the circuits must have a response which is the
opposite of the recording curve— a mirror image, as it
were. The signal, after passing through these circuits,
emerges with a practically level response and is passed
on for further amplification. The amateur need not
worry about the actual circuit details unless he is
designing his own amplifier from scratch (if he is doing
so, he will hardly need the above explanation).
Of course, in nearly all cases the procedure will be
to take a proven circuit and use it as it stands.. Thus,
if a magnetic cartridge is to be used,
the main require-
ment is to check that the circuit has been designed for
the job. It must give adequate sensitivity and the
correct response characteristic.
In practice it is the R.I.A.A. characteristic, which is
the same as that defined in the British Standard dealing
with recording matters. Stereo and mono discs can
be regarded the same way as far as response is con-
cerned (provided that the mono discs are not very old
ones).
STYLUS LIFE
At the present stage of development of disc reproduc-
There is
tion, it is essential to use a diamond stylus.
life is so short. A
diamond lasts at least twenty times as long if treated
with care. Even the most moderately priced cartridge
has a diamond as standard fitting, though of course
this must be checked before purchase.
It is difficult to do more than generalise about
stylus
life. As a rough guide, a diamond may give 1,500
hours of use, but carelessness over record cleanliness
and pick-up adjustment might halve this figure. The
figure just quoted is for a lightweight magnetic pick-up,
but styli give different lengths of service according to
type of pick-up and conditions of use.
Most users realise that dust influences record wear
and stylus life. Take precautions to exclude it as far
as is practicable. Anti-static and other cleaning pre-
parations which leave a thin deposit in the record groove
cannot be recommended without qualification. Indeed,
they should not be used at all if the pick-up is of very
advanced type tracking at around 1 gramme.
 Pickering 380 A cartridge

inspection of the stylus for damage and wear is espec-

Sparing use of well known and proven preparations
is not a bad thing when playing weights are higher.
There are, incidentally, cleaning devices which sweep
the groove without leaving a film. Microscopic
ially important. It is a good plan to find a suitably
equipped dealer and to have the stylus inspected at
intervals of not more than 500 hours of use. Keep a
check on use: you can say that three l.p. record sides
equals one hour of use.
A final word. It is most unwise to flick the stylus to
check whether the amplifier is working! Damage can
all too easily result. Some users touch the stylus with
the intention of cleaning it, but a miniature cleaning
brush is safer and more effective. Devices are available
for fixing near the turntable and pick-up head.

R0
KKSWSOJirOlg

THIS is the sixth of a series of short articles illustrating some

of the many
lamps. The neons employed are all miniature wire-ended types as shown uses of neon
Two examples which are ideally suited to these applications above
are those supplied by
Rad.ospares (striking voltage 65 volts), and the Hivac type
3L general purpose neons. The
latter type requires a striking voltage of 80 volts
and maintaining voltage of 60 volts
5ome neon indicators have a resistor wired in series with one of the neon
wires to make
them suitable for mams voltages. These would normally be
unsuitable for the circuits
described unless the resistor is removed or short-circuited.

NEON WARBLER by R. Bebbington grad.i.e.r.e.

"This simple but unusual circuit has a variety of uses

and can be assembled in a few minutes. As an M
500kA
audible alarm indicator or call device its distinctive
tone makes it easily recognisable and, by using different
values of resistors as indicated, several push-button
positions may be easily identified. The larger the
series resistor, the slower the warble. When a push-
button is operated the neons will flash alternately
and
the circuit will oscillate by virtue of the small capacitor
across one of the neons. Thus the circuit combines a
warning warbler with a warning winker.
A small transistor amplifier is adequate for most
audio applications as the output from the 1 OOOpF
coupling capacitor (C3) is quite large. If this
device
is used in conjunction with a valve
audio amplifier its
supply may be derived from the h.t. line with a
suitable
series dropping resistor.
For those readers interested in amateur dramatics the
sound of the warbler makes it ideal for science fiction
sound effects. The flashing neons also provide
an l.OOOpF capacitor (C2) across the neon by a different
effective display particularly in a darkened
room.
The pitch of the note may be varied by replacing the
value capacitor. Asmaller value will produce a higher
frequency note; a larger value lowers the frequency.

103
 that enables those weak and distant and the listener who is anxious to
stations, not only to be winkled out, improve his knowledge of morse is
but to be held at a readable level in his element.
clear of the disconcerting fading so Harmonically related to "One
characteristic of the short waves. Sixty" is the 80 metre band. Here
again much excellent telegraphy
Six Bands may be heard in the lower frequency
The six high frequency bands allo- area with telephony in the upper
cated byinternational agreement section in accordance with the tidy
to the Amateur Service are shown in band planning system self-imposed
the accompanying diagram. When by the amateur movement.
it is remembered that they provide
a On each of the three remaining
mere 3,100kc/s of space to accom- bands starting at 14, 21 and 28
modate a total world amateur —
Mc/s their extents are shown in the
population of some hundreds of diagram— it is once again a case of
thousands (and increasing every "c.w. at the low end, phone in the
year), two inescapable conclusions rest". These are the bands where,
emerge: that there is little enough subject to many laws of nature,
room for all who wish to transmit, world wide communication is
they exert a
No wonder
and that fortunately not all of them possible.

D3DB
3 byJack Hum come on at once!
Many
that
years ago it was "Forty"
provided most interest to the
constant fascination upon the great
majority of transmitting
throughout the world and remain a
men

G5UM listener to amateur transmissions. source of never-ending interest to the

short-wave listener: he never knows
As the band where equipment and
aerial needs were modest in both what may turn up.

How— and where—to Listen

"How best to achieve a satisfactory
return from the operation of a
newly acquired communication set".
This we said last time was the
question which "The 73 Page"
should discuss as a matter of first
priority in 1966.
Why? Because every year the
thousands of young people who dis-
cover radio for the first time— and
especially amateur communication
radio —
have little idea, and less
guidance, about how they should
amateur
approach this exciting new world The high frequency spectrum showing the positions within it of the six
with a view to participating actively
in it.

Many come through accident-

to it
band allocations and their respective widths, as follows
h.f.
"Top Band"
"Eighty"
18 to 2 OMc/s
3 5 to 3 8Mcls
"Twenty"
"Fifteen"
14 to
210 to 2/ "Mel*
:

M'W
/Mc/s "Ten" 28 to 29 7/Hc/s
ally overhearing an amateur trans- "Forty" 7 to 7
mission while they are tuning the Total available space 3,l00kcjs; much of it shared by other Services.
short wave bands on their domestic
radio sets. Some indeed are intrigued size and cost, and where European Systematic exploration of each
by the sudden breaking in of a friendships could be made with the of these bands by day as well as by
mystery voice on top of the favourite greatest of ease —
and at great signal night discloses their special charac-
teristics, especially if supported by a
television or broadcast programme strength— 7Mc/s had no peer.
(received on a maladjusted set, be it Sadly, this is no longer true. At well documented log. This way the
added!). It turns out to belong to successive international conferences listener achieves a satisfactory return
"that chap down the road with the more of "Forty's" space has been from the use of his communication
big aerial". given over to broadcasters and less receiver —which is where we came in.

To many more the interest is
triggered off by the casual purchase
of a magazine such as Practical
Electronics in which attention is
paid to the world of amateur com-
—
munication and it is this purchase
which can mean that you are hooked
for life!
"
Whatever the initial trigger pulse,
there is no question at all that before
long the urge to explore the short
wave spectrum needs to be satisfied
by the acquisition of a receiver
capable of doing the job properly—
which most broadcast sets with short
waves are not. A
fully equipped
communication receiver becomes a
"must"— and by "fully equipped",
we mean engineered to give
sensitivity, associated with a par-
ticularly effective a.g.c. characteristic
to amateurs, and in the mere lOOkc/s A final thought;the entire h.f.
that remain intruders devastate the amateur allocation discussed above
kilocyclic scene. would fit easily into just one of the
u.h.f. allocations. To this area we
must address ourselves next time.
Top Band Topics
Today it is not "Forty" but "Top
band" that attracts newcomers to
"the 73 movement", and for many
good reasons. Power input is re-
stricted to 10 watts, aerials in the
average urban locale must of neces-
sity be small (the half wavelength
required for efficient radiation de-
mands an exorbitant 264 feet of
space), and daylight attenuation is
high; all these factors make "One
Sixty", or "Top Band", ideal for
high cosy local contacts. At night the
range extends to 1 ,000 miles, a large
amount of c.w. activity emerges,

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UNDERSTANDING ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS RADIO AMATEURS' EXAMINATION MANUAL
By Waters.
Farl J. (Fourth Edition)
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lucid and succinct in its presentation of commonly used

It is well to quote the opening words of the Foreword
electronic circuits.
to this manual, for there is much general misunder-
In this book, however, these facets are evident. standing concerning the requirements to be met
Beginning with an explanation of the circuit essentials before one can legally operate transmitting equipment.
such as resistors, capacitors, reactance, impedance, Prospective amateurs will appreciate this book.
transistor and valve fundamentals, it moves on to the
The subject matter is arranged to correspond closely
theory and functioning of amplifiers, oscillators, with the various items of the RAE syllabus.
modulators, frequency mixers, converters, limiters, Most of
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Every component that appears in a circuit has a
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IN ELECTRONICS
By M G. Scroggie, B.Sc, M.I.E.E.
. This book could well be described as a compendium
Published by lliffe Books Ltd. of semiconductor technology. The presentation
276 pages, 8Jin x 5f In. Price 45s is entirely qualitative with no recourse to
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It is liberally illustrated with circuit
A serious study of electronics is impossible without applications,
characteristics and physical diagrams indicating
** some knowledge of modern physics. Whereas vidual semiconductor action, which does much
indi-
classical ideas of an easily visualised model to
of the atom complement what is, in essence, a reference book of
with its planetary electronics may still suffice for an
ele- semiconductor families.
mentary understanding of ordinary electrical currents,
Commencing with an introductory chapter on solid
they are totally inadequate to explain (for example)
state physics, goes on to demonstrate transistor action
it
how heat and light cause electrons to be emitted from with typical characteristics.
surfaces, how conduction takes place in semiconductor
The treatment given to
various industrial techniques of junction formations is
materials, and other electronic phenomena.
comprehensive and this lends itself to a fuller under-
A new mental approach is needed when considering standing of the working principles of multilayer semi-
the modern ideas of sub-atomic particles. Unless conductors in later chapters.
one is a physicist, or versed in higher mathematics, A chapter on diodes and rectifiers deals with the
much must be taken on trust in this bewildering world well known Zeners and s.c.r.'s as well as those
of the quantum theory, wave mechanics and the types
with more specialised application to computers
uncertainty principle. such
as binistors.
Mr. Scroggie has undertaken no slight task in inter- The transistor family of mesa, planar, epitaxial, field
preting these abstruse ideas for the electronically-
effect, photo types and many others
minded reader. His book is intended to provide an are described
adequately but at times rather dryly in terms
introduction to the subject; the treatment is largely of
chemical synthesis. This is one of my criticisms
descriptive and the mathematics involved do not of an
go otherwise excellent book. There is a great deal on
beyond G.C.E. "A" level. The author's relaxed and
manufacturing techniques that might have been given
entertaining style of writing will no doubt
provide to a fuller description of the principles and
encouragement for the inevitably oft perplexed reader applications
of some of the lesser known devices.
to persevere with the task of assimilating these
and sometimes contradictory notions that form part
strange My other criticism is the lack of a glossary which
would be in character with a book of reference, for
of modern physics.
words such as "gigacycles" and "eutetic temperature".
J.v.
G.G.

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ELECTRONIC BUILDING BLOCKS
^j

PART 11 by R. A. DARLEY
discussed the monostable and bistable the following examples:
Last month we
members of the multivibrator family, including the 109=1101101 117-1110101
binary version of the bistable. This month we shall 23- 10111 11= 1011
deal with the applications of this particular circuit. highest number that can be derived from the
The
above table is 127, i.e. twice the highest number (128)
BINARY SYSTEM minus 1.

When numbers for counting, adding, and

using
multiplying, it is common practice to employ the
decimal system based on the number 10, i.e. we use
ten numerals, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 as basic BINARY COUNTER CIRCUITS
units, and we indicate the magnitude of any complete The circuit that is generally associated with binary
number by showing the numerals against a power of 10. counters and dividers is the binary bistable multi-
Here,
To give a specific example, the number 9278 is our vibrator, shown in "block" form in Fig. U.la.
shorthand way of saying 9000 + 200- 70 + 8.
output
All the elements that are of interest are the two
terminals, taken from the transistor collectors,
and
numbers are based on the power of 10; for example,
100 = 10 x 10 = I0 Similarly 1000 = 10 and may be any
3
2
. the single input terminal. The circuit
1 = 10°. A number derived from powers of 10 is one of the binary types described in detail last month.
shown in Table 11.1. This number 9278 is equal to Assume initially that the transistor TR1 is off

(9 x 10 3 ) -f (2 x I0 2 ) + (7 x 10 1
) -f (8 x 10°). and TR2 on; if pnp transistors are used, TR1
is
output terminal will be at near full negative potential
and TR2 output terminal at near zero volts. Thus,
TABLE I.I. DECIMAL NOTATION number,
the negative potential is used to indicate a
I
if
"0" input
Powers I0 3 I0 a 10' 10" TR1 output terminal is indicating that
Decimal factor .. 1000 100 10 pulses have been fed to the circuit.
Decimal number 9 2 7 When a positive input trigger pulse is fed to the
circuit, the transistors will change state and TR2
output terminal will go negative, indicating that 1
Unfortunately, transistors and other electronic input pulse has been fed to the circuit.
devices do not have a convenient way of counting in To indicate numbers greater than "1", binary units
powers of 10. All that the transistor can offer as the can be connected in cascade; Fig. 11.1b shows the
basis of a system of numbers is its alternatives of being connection of four such cascade units. The individual
either on or off, i.e. a choice of two states. Thus, the blocks are of the type just discussed.
basic system that is used in electronics is based on the The output at TR2 collector (b) of each block is
"power-of-two" or binary system. Table .2 gives the 1 1
used to supply the input trigger pulse for the following
equivalent powers-of-two for decimal numbers, and the block: two input pulses are needed to give a single
output trigger pulse from each block. Thus,
one
appropriate binary digits in the last line representing
blocks
the decimal number 87, expressed in its binary form"1" as block divides by 2, two blocks divide by 4, three
10101 1. Note that the "power" table starts with
1
divide by 8, and so on.
(expressed as 2° in the power-of-two series). The table included in Fig. 11.1b shows the state of
the circuit with succeeding input pulses.
On each
block, "1" indicates an "off" transistor
(near full
TABLE 11.2. BINARY NOTATION negative potential output at collector) and
"0" indicates
(output at near earth potential).
Powers 25 2* 23 2- 21 2" the on transistor
TR1 output terminals are indicated by (a) and TR2
...

Binary factor 32 16 8 4 2 1

Binary number
In the coded section, a choice of only two numbers,
or 1, are available. Using this table, other
either
numbers may be expressed in binary form as shown by
1 1
1 1
outputs by (b).
The four block circuits shown give one output pulse
for 16 input pulses, i.e. the circuit divides by 16.
Note that, on the sixteenth pulse, the circuit reverts
"0" input pulses; the cycle of events
to the state as at
then repeats itself again, and so on ad infinitum.

108
 OUTPUT OUTPUT
(a) (b)

INPUT
(a) (b) 1 (a) (b) T (a) (b) T (a) (b)|

t t
1 2 3 4 out"
INPUT PULSE BINARY
BISTABLE
MULTIVIBRATOR
t * t i
PULSE 1 1 1 1

»i 1 1 1 1 1
I
" 2 1 1 1 1

«• 3 1 1 1 1

.. 4 1
Fig. a (above). Block diagram
1 1. 1
1 1 1

.. 5 1
of the binary bistable multivibrator 1 1 1

H 6 1 1 1 1

M 7 1 1 1 1

M 8 1 1 1 1

ii 9 1 1 1 1

it 10 1 1 1 1

i> 11 1 1 1 1

Fig. I Lib Four binary bistable

(right). M 12 1 1 1 1

circuits connected in cascade form. .. 13 1 1 1 1

The associated table shows the state ». 14 1 1 1 1

of the circuit with succeeding input .i 15 1 1 1 1

pulses H 16 1 1 1 1

BINARY "DECIMAL" DfVIDER CIRCUIT if off again; when the tenth pulse arrives, block 1
Whilst the binary system the only one that the
is switches and sends the positive going trigger signal
electronic circuit can basically work with, man finds to 4(a), switching 4(a) off and 4(b) on; afi output
it far more useful to use a "scale-of-ten" trigger pulse is thus made available at 4(b) output.
or decimal
system to be of any real use, therefore, the machine
; The trigger signal from 1(b) output is coupled to 2(a)
must be made to show results in a decimal form. As and tends to switch that transistor on; the output of
far as divider circuits are concerned, this means that the 4(b) is coupled back to 2(a) base, however, and as
circuits must be made to divide by 10, as opposed to
8 or 16.
The circuit of Fig. 1 1.1b can be quite easily modified A
to give decimal operation, and Fig. 11.2 shows the
block diagram in modified form.
Here, two feedback loops are included in the circuit,
INPUT
PULSES
*
(a)
t
b
(b)
\ Jt, (b)
\
(a) (b) _J(a) (b)
OUT
c

one taking the output from block 1(b) forward to the 4 "
r : \
~L
base of block 4(a), and the other taking the output of
4(b) back to the base of 2(a), diode is included in A ~r
RESET
1
RESET
»
T
RESET
T
RESE T
the line from 1(b) to 4(a) connected in such a way that
only positive going trigger pulses are passed, their
+H
purpose being to switch 4(a) off if it is turned on. 1

During most of the working cycle of the circuit, 4(a) is i i i

\ \
switched off, so positive trigger pulses from 1(a) have
no effect on this transistor. f ULSE 1 1 1

Included in Fig. .2 is a table showing the state of

1 1
.» 1 1 1 1

the circuit with succeeding input pulses. Comparing M 2 1 1 1

this table with that of Fig. 1. lb, it can be seen that,

1
»» 3 1 1 1

up to and including the ninth pulse, the two circuits .. 4 1 1 1

operate in an identical manner. In Fig. 11.2 it is the 1

operation of the circuit on the tenth pulse that is of • • 6 1 1 1

greatest interest. Note that, if the feedback loops ». 7 1 1 1

were not included, block 2 would again switch on the t. 8 1 1 1 1

arrival of this pulse; by including the feedback loops, ». 9 1 1 1 1

however, the operation of the circuit is changed at 1 1 1 1

this stage.
Before the arrival of the tenth pulse, block 4 had Fig. 11.2. Feedback loops convert the circuit In Fig.
1 1. lb to a "divide-by-ten" or "decimal" divider
been switched, so that 4(a) is now on and is vulnerable
to positive trigger pulses from J(b) which will switch

109
 Fig. 1 1.3b. Combination of the four binary bistable circuits and the AND gate decoder

-V

OUTPUT

^71
O

INPUT 1

INPUT 2
®
INPUT 3
€
s
INPUT 4

Fig. 1 1.3a. AND gate with readout facility Fig. 1 1.4a. Basic circuit of a transistor NOR gate

12L 3 4 5 6 7 8

A
9

L J
NOR NOR
JL J
NOR NOR
L _L _L _L NOR NOR NOR

(b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b)

(a)

2 3 4 OUT

Fig. 11.4b. Complete decimal unit and NOR gate decoder

110
 block 4 switches it sends back a signal to 2(a) base
which countermands that arriving from 1(b). Thus,
2(a) remains off.
On the arrival of the tenth pulse, the circuit reverts
to the condition it was at with no pulses; this con-
dition, referred to as "reset", can be obtained artificially
by applying a positive trigger pulse to TR1 transistors
in all blocks simultaneously. This can be achieved by
taking the "reset" terminals via a reset switch to a
positive potential.
It may be noted that, although the "decimal" system
described above is the most widely used type, it is
not the only one in use; the feedback paths can be
arranged in a number of ways; one manufacturer, for
example, prefers to use a system in which the output of
4(a) is fed back to both 2(a) and 3(a) simultaneously.
These alternative systems, as is so often the case with
electronic circuits that have a wide number of variations,
offer little or no advantage over one another.
COUNTING AND DECODING
So far we have considered
the binary "decimal" unit
purely as a divider, giving a single output pulse for
every 10 input pulses; as often as not, however, the
circuit is required to "count" the number
of pulses
fed into it and give a visual indication of that count
in the decimal system.
Referring back to the table in Fig. 11.2, it can be
seen that each individual input pulse begets its own
set of transistor states, unique to itself. A count of
three pulses is indicated by 1(b), 2(b), 3(a) and
4(a)
outputs all being at near full negative volts; this
condition of the circuit is unique to the third pulse.
This, information is held in coded form in
the circuit
according to the number of pulses that have been
counted. If suitable "decoding" circuits are used, this
information can be translated into decimal form.
In principal, such "decoding" circuits are simple,
but can be fairly complex in practice. Referring to the
above example and to the tables, any given number
within the range 0-9 inclusive can be represented by
no more than four "bits" of information; for example,
when negative potentials are available at 1(b), 2(b),
3(a) and 4(a) simultaneously, the number "3"
is
indicated.
GATE CIRCUITS
All that is needed, then, to indicate that number,
is an
electronic "gate" with four input terminals and
a single
output terminal, the circuit being so arranged that an
output is available only when all four inputs
are
connected. The four input terminals must be con-
nected to the relevant points on the counter unit, and
the output terminal taken to a visual read-out device,
such as a lamp. Such an electronic gate is known as
an and gate, for the simple reason that input and 2
I
and 3 etc. must be connected before the output
becomes available. Fig. 1. 3a shows an example of
1 output potential becomes available at the output of the
the and gate; to be more precise, a negative logic and
gate. The" explanation of the gate circuit is a slight
over simplification.
The four diodes and the resistor comprise the gate.
For simplicity, assume that input signals will be
either fully negative or at zero potential, and that the
impedance of the resistor is high compared with that
of the diodes. The output of the gate is taken from
the junction of diodes and resistor.
If any one of the inputs to the gate is at zero potential,
current will flow through that diode to the negative
rail via the resistor; since the impedance of the diode
is low, the output of the gate will be at near zero
potential, due to the fact that the diode and resistor
act as a potential divider.
Connecting two or more inputs of zero potential
will cause little significant change to the output poten-
tial of the gate; conversely, connecting one or
more
of the inputs to a negative signal will make no difference
to the gate output, since the zero potential input signal
holds the output at near zero potential, and thus
reverse biases those diodes that have the negative
potential applied to their inputs. It is only when all
inputs have negative potentials applied (no inputs at
zero) that the output of the gate can rise to a significant
negative value.
In Fig. 1.3a this negative output potential is shown
1
as being used to drive a read-out unit (shown within
the dotted square), which in this case is simply an
emitter follower with a lamp as its emitter load; in
practice, it is more likely that the transistor would
be
Darlington connected with another, to give a reason-
ably high input impedance.
Fig. 1.3b shows the block diagram of -a complete
1
decimal counting unit, and an and gate decoding
system and readout facilities. The basic binary
"decimal" unit is the same as that shown in Fig. 11.2
and the table in Fig. 11.2 can be applied to both
diagrams. A
large collection of diode gates, as shown,
is sometimes referred to as a "matrix".
ALTERNATIVE DECODING UNIT
In the case that we have just considered, the system
on the negative potentials from the off transistors
relies
in the binary "decimal" unit to operate the decoding
unit. An alternative system relies on the zero potential
of the on transistors to give gate operation and decod-
ing.
In this case the gates also have, say, four inputs and
one output, but the negative output only becomes
available when no negative inputs (or zero volts to all
inputs) are applied. Such a gate is called a nor gate,
since the negative output is available when neither
I
nor 2 nor 3 etc. negative inputs are applied.
Fig. 11.4a shows the gate in basic form, but using
transistors as active elements. Here, all transistors
share a common collector load.
If a negative signal is applied to one of the inputs,
its
transistor will be biased hard on and the common
collector, which also serves as the output of the gate,
will fall to near zero potential.
If another negative input signalis applied to another
input, all that will happen is that the current flowing
in the common collector resistor will be shared between
two transistors and the output of the gate will change
by no significant amount. It is only when no negative
inputs are applied, i.e. all inputs are at zero potential,
that all currents are cut off and a significant negative
gate. A number of variations of this gate exist, in
some no transistors are
used at all.
Fig. 10.4b shows, in
"block" form, the connections
used when employing the nor gate decoding system
with the binary "decimal" counting unit.
Next month: Counter/timer units, electronic
gates, and triggering circuits
111
 The instrument to be described embodies a number of
1
used collectively for the purpose of operating
circuits
a range of Geiger-Miiller (G.M.) counters and silicon
s urface barrie r (s.s.b.) detectors.
The ratemeter in its complete form could represent
to the science teacher an ideal means of demonstrating
the relative characteristics of the two types of detector
with various kinds of radiation. To the amateur it
might be a useful and interesting instrument for radio-
activity investigation at home or in the field where its
self-contained power supplies and low weight allow
complete freedom of movement.
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
The electronics of the ratemeter are divided into five
sub-units: G.M. Amplifier; S.S.B. Amplifier; Ex-
pander Stage; Ratemeter; and E.H.T. Generator and
Power Supplies.
The physical arrangement of the instrument closely
follows the same general pattern.
The majority of components comprising each sub-
unit are mounted on a separate printed wiring board;
four of these boards are installed in the underside
portion of the main chassis and the fifth, the power
supply board, is mounted on the top decks* The
two transformers, and certain other components, as
well as the dry batteries, are mounted directly onto
the chassis. All operating controls and the meter are
on the front panel. The loudspeaker unit is fitted
inside the metal case.
Fig. 1 provides the key to the whole assembly.
All sub-units are shown in block diagrammatic form
with key references to inter-unit wiring and also
references to appropriate circuit diagrams. All those
components not included on the separate boards,
but mounted on the chassis, front panel, and case, are
shown in detail with all appropriate wiring.
Although the instrument is described in its complete
form, capable of operating both types of detector,
there is no reason of course, why only one type of
detector should not be catered for with obvious
economies where limited resources or interest so
by D.V. SMITH
COMPLETELY PORTABLE
MAINS OR BATTERY OPERATION
ALL SOLID STATE CIRCUITRY
SEMI-MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
112
dictate. An example of this might, for instance, be
where only alpha particles were to be detected. In this
case only the S.S.B. detector amplifier, the ratemeter
and two 9 volt batteries would be required to use
S.S.B. detectors such as the 20th Century types
SSN03K and SSN05K.
CHASSIS CIRCUIT
With reference to the inter-unit diagram Fig. 1, it
can be seen that the instrument permits a solid state
radiation detector and a G.M. counter to be connected
simultaneously, the switch SI ("s.s.b./g.m.") selecting
the required device. An e.h.t. supply is internally
generated and is available for direct application to the
G.M. circuit or, suitably reduced, to the s.s.b. detector
circuit. The amount of reduction needed will depend
upon the maximum permissible voltage for the par-
ticular detector used.
With SI in the "g.m." position the e.h.t. voltage is
variable from zero to maximum by the front panel
control VR1 ("g.m. e.h.t.").
In the "s.s.b." position SI makes operative an
internal preset e.h.t. control VR2 which sets the voltage
across a variable attenuator chain Rl, R2 and VR3
before being applied to the s.s.b. detector. VR3 is a
front panel control ("s.s.b. volts).
S2 ("abg/a") is associated with the s.s.b. detector
amplifiers. The purpose of this switch is to select
the output either of the s.s.b. amplifier, whose output
for alpha pulses is large in relation to others, or that
of the expander stage whose added gain enables beta
and gamma radiations to be detected in addition to
alpha. In this way discrimination against beta and
gamma pulses can be obtained by virtue of their small
size. In the "abg" (alpha + beta -f gamma) position
of S2 the noise discriminator control VR5 ("disc") is
operative. S4 ("m/b") selects internal battery or
mains power and S5 ("e.h.t. off") enables the e.h.t.
generator to be shut off completely.
The count rate, in three switched ranges (0-5, 0-50,
and 0-500 counts per second) selected by S3 ("counts/
sec and off") is displayed on a moving coil meter Ml.
 The "off" position of this control disconnects all S.S.B. AMPLIFIER
power supplies. Audible indication of counts is
provided via a loudspeaker LSI, the volume of which The circuit of the S.S.B. Amplifier is shown in Fig. 3.
is
controllable by VR4 ("vol").
The outer shell of the s.s.b. detector is taken to the
Control is given also
of the meter time constant by VR6 ("meter t.c"). common earth line and the collector connected via the
The individual circuits of the sub-units will now be 1 megohm load resistor RIO to a positive bias supply.
described.
The voltage pulse appearing across the load is applied
to the base of TR3 which is operating as a low noise
emitter follower. TR4 and TR5 are conventional
G.M. AMPLIFIER voltage amplifiers with a total gain of about 500.
The simplest of these The output from TR5 collector is fed via a differentiat-
circuits is the G.M. amplifier
ing network, C13, R21, and R22; to TR6 which operates
(Fig. 2) in which TR1 and TR2 are connected as a
as a phase splitter output stage.
cascaded emitter follower amplifier. The purpose of this
differentiation is to enhance the signal to noise ratio
No voltage amplification is required with the large
pulses usually obtained from a G.M. counter, but by limiting the bandwidth of the amplifier.
since the source impedance is rather high, some
A
positive output (with link between A-B) is obtained
via CI 5 at point F2.
impedance transformation is necessary to drive the
If it is not intended to add the expander stage for
ratemeter circuit without undue attenuation. The
cascaded emitter-follower circuit adequately fulfills beta and gamma detection, an economy may be made
this requirement.
where an instrument sensitive to negative pulses is
The diodes Dl and D2 protect TR1 from the danger used. The output in this case may be taken via the
of large voltage transients. output capacitor CI 5 direct from the collector of
The output taken from point H4 TR5 and so obviating the need for TR6. The loss
is to the ratemeter
via SI. of the differentiating network making no difference
in this type of operation.

S.S.B. DETECTOR ELECTRONICS EXPANDER STAGE

NOTE: A full description of the electronic circuitry
required for solid state detectors appeared in an intro-
ductory article entitled A Solid State Radiation
Detector—sec Practical Electronics June 1965.
Reference to this previous article is recommended if
amplification of the concise circuit descriptions which
appear below is required.
The
s.s.b. circuitry is arranged in two sections, the
first,the S.S.B. Amplifier, is for alpha particle detection.
In this application large signals are experienced not
requiring high gain, and consequently a high signal
to noise ratio is achieved. The Expander Stage is
intended as an add-on unit to extend the capability
of the combination for the detection of beta and gamma
radiation.
The
circuit of the expander stage is shown in Fig. 4.
It consists of an input emitter follower, a variable
current discriminator/amplifier and an emitter follower
output stage with a similar protecting network as in
the S.S.B. Amplifier.
The positive going output from point F6 on Fig. 3
is applied to the input of the
expander stage. The
input emitter follower TR7 is necessary to drive the
low impedance current discriminator TR8 without
upsetting the output of TR6 in the first section.
The operation of TR8 as a current discriminator
is very simple. The standing base current set by VR5
and the 15 kilohm base resistor R31 is used as the
negative discriminator bias Which the positive going
signal current from TR7 must overcome for the pulse

SPECIFICATION
APPLICATION For use with wide range of G.M. and solid state radiation detectors
G.M. SENSITIVITY lOOmV
S.S.B. INPUT SENSITIVITY
Single Stage Only Alpha particles down to 200keV
With Expander Stage Beta and gama radiation down to 50keV
THREE COUNT RANGES 5; 50; 500 counts per sec
RESOLVING TIMES 10msec, msec, and I00u.sec respectively for the above ranges
I

METER Variable time constant; set zero and calibration control

E.H.T. SUPPLY 800V, continuously variable

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COMPOHENTS . .

Res is to Switches
Rl 22MO IW R28 l20kQ 51 Midget wafer 4-pole, 2-way
R2 22MQ IW R29 l*2kQ 52 Toggle, s.p.d.t.
R3 22MQ2W R30 lOOkfi 53 Wafer, 4-pole, 4-way
R4 2-2MO R3I I5kii 54 Toggle, d.p.d.t.
R5 4-7MQ R32 lOkfl 55 Toggle, s.p.d.t.
R6 4-7Mft R33 1 20k ft
R7 4-7M« R34 l20kQ
R8 4-7kfi R35 3-3kQ
R36 IMQ Transformers
R9 4-7kQ
Tl Mains transformer, 200-250V tapped primary.
RIO IMQ R37 lOkii
Secondary I6-3V 0-3A centre upped
Rll 2-2MQ R38 3-3kQ
lOOkQ T2 Mains transformer, 200-250V tapped primary.
RI2 2-2MQ R39
Secondary 6-3V A centre tapped
I

RI3 68k Q R40 68k D.

RI4 l50kQ R4I 3-3kQ
RI5 4-7kii R42 330Q
RI6 47 Q R43 68k.Q
Transistors
RI7 100ft R44 4-7kQ TRI-TRI3 OC44Mullard (13 off)
RI8 l50kD R45 2-2kQ TRI4-TRI7 OC8I Mullard (4 off
RI9 47kQ R46 I00Q
R20 47 n R47 I8ki1
R2I 68kft R48 470 n
R22 33kQ R49 roi> Diodes
R23 3-3kil R50 I0Q Dl Silicon OA202 Mullard
R24 3-3kQ R5I 430 a D2 Silicon OA202 Mullard
R25 IMQ R52 68.0 D3 Zenner 6-8V OAZ244 Mullard
R26 loon R53 l2kQ D4 Silicon 125V r.m.s. 500mA Radiospares
R27 I20k0 R54 I2kfi REC50
All -
10%. *W carbon unless othe rwise stated. D5 Zenner 6-8V OAZ244 Mullard
D6 Silicon 800 p.i.v. 500mA International
Potentiometers Rectifier SD98 or 98S
VRI lOkfi linear VR5 1 0k ft log D7 Silicon 800 p.i.v. 500mA International
VR2 lOkfi linear, preset VR6 500O linear Rectifier SD98 or 98S
VR3 2MH linear VR7 2kD linear, preset D8 Silicon 125V r.m.s. 500mA Radiospares
VR4 lOkQ linear VR8 5kQ skeleton preset REC50

Capacitors
<fl 2,500pF paper 500V (T.P.C.)
C2 025/xF paper 500V (T.P.C.) Plugs and Sockets
Coaxial free plug
C3 0-25/xF paper 500V (T.P.C.) PLI
Coaxial fixed socket f
\pET type
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C4 100/iF elect. 6V (Sub mins) SKI

C5 5.000/xF elect. 6V (Sub mins) PL2 Coaxial free plug \ Be „ ing6 Lee
500uF elect. 25V (Tubes) SK2 Coaxial fixed socket/
C6
C7 l
M F paper 250V (T.P.C.)
PL3 Mains input fixed 3-pin plug \
Radiospar es
C8 470pF ceramic (1,000V) SK3 Mains input free 3-pin socket J
C9 5,000pF ceramic (500V)
CIO 0-5/xF elect. 15V (Sub mins)
CM 8/*F elect. 15V (Sub mins)
Miscellaneous
CI2 0-5/iF elect. 15V (Sub mins)
BY I 9 V battery 2X Exide H30 4-5V
CI3 I.OOOpF ceramic 500V
BY2 9V battery Ever Ready PP9
CI4 50/xF elect. 15V (Sub mins)
FS I Fuse cartridge, I
CI5 OlfiF plastic 250V (Polyesters) Loudspeaker 3in, 35fi speech coil
LSI
CI6 0-l/iF plastic 250V (Polyesters)
Ml Moving coil meter, 100/iA f.s.d., 2£in. panel
CI7 0-l/iF plastic 250V (Polyesters)
mounting
CI8 0- ii? plastic 250V (Polyesters)
CI 9 0-l/xF plastic 250V (Polyesters)
C20 <M/iF plastic 250V (Polyesters)
C2I 250M F elect. 25V (Tubes) Sundry Items
C22 OI/iF plastic 250V (Polyesters) Chassis: 18 s.w.g. aluminium 6±in x 8jin x Jin.
C23 22pF ceramic Battery clamps: 18 s.w.g. aluminium. Component
C24 47 pF ceramic board cradle and retaining strip: ±in thick s.r.p.b.
1/xF elect. 15V (Sub mins) Case: lOin x 7in X 7in (Tele-Radio). Carrying
C25
C26 2,000/xF elect. 25V (Tubes) handle. Seven knobs. Four stand-off insulators.
C27 005/xF elect. 500V (T.P.C.) One fuse holder. Screened lead (single miniature
C28 M F elect. 250V (T.P.C.)
l microphone cable). Veroboard.
C29 0-05/iF elect. 500V (T.P.C.)
C30 0-l/iF elect. ,000V (T.P.C.)
1

C3I 0-l/tF elect. ,000V (T.P.C.)

1

C32 2.000^F elect. 25V (Tubes) Radiation Detectors

G.M. tube Type GI0H ") 20th Cen-
C33 2,000 M F elect. 25V (Tubes)
Note: Information in brackets is the form of SSB detector Type SSN03K or SSN05K i- tury
Electronics
coding used by Radiospares Ltd. J

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SK2 P12 /->,

S5.B
DETECTOR

MAINS INPUT CHASSIS EARTHING POINT

Prtict Pottntiomtttrs:
VR2 Prwt E.HI
VR7 Mtter zero control
VR8 Col. control (iwRg.5)

Fig. I .Portable Ratemeter inter-unit wiring diagram. The ratemeter Is divided Into five sub-units and
the physical arrangement follows closely the same general pattern as this key diagram

to be detected. Once this has happened TR8 operates

as an amplifier, and the resulting negative pulse is
fed to the output (point DS) via emitter follower TR9.
Due to the action of the discriminator the output
pulses are no longer proportional to the radiation
energy lost into the detector.

RATEMETER
Simply expressed, the ratemeter circuit (Fig. 5)
applies a constant charge to a meter for every input
pulse regardless of its size or duration. The meter then
reads the average current which is proportional to the
count rate.
If the pulses applied to the meter were of the same
short duration as those from the radiation detector
then the average current on low pulse rates would be
rather too low to be of great use. A
more satisfactory
arrangement has therefore been adopted in which the
length of the pulse is artificially "stretched" by a
monostable multivibrator.

US
 Fig. 2. Circuit diagram of the
Geiger-Muller tube amplifier.
The diodes Dl and D2 protect
TRI from the danger of large
voltage transients

COMMON +ve LINE

The effect of this is to magnify the charge per pulse The true count rate of random pulses can be obtained
applied to the meter while still retaining the necessary from the expression
linear relationship of average current to count rate. No
The amount of stretching is related to the count rate Nt = -
(1 NaT)
range and is a satisfactory compromise between meter
deflection and count losses. In other words if the where Nt is the true count rate
stretching were too long the likelihood of pulses No is the observed count rate
occurring during the insensitive period would be too T is the resolving time
high and an unacceptable counting error would result
although the meter deflection would be good. For example, if our system has a resolving time of
The resolving (stretching) time "TV is defined such 1millisecond and a count rate of 25c/s, is observed, the
that if one or more pulses arrive within a time "T" of a true rate will be:
former pulse, only the former is recorded. The circuit 25
is therefore "paralysed" for a time "T" after each
registered pulse.
M- a -

25 10- 3 )
= 25-7c/s,

+w DETECTOR BIAS -3o

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H—
_ RATEMETER

Fig. 3. Circuit diagram of the s.s.b. amplifier. The outer shell of the s.s.b. detector is taken to the common earth KM via
PL2, SK2, see Fig. I

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n
which is near enough for most purposes. The approxi- on by the current through R40, begins to turn off.
mate resolving times of the ratemeter on its three ranges The negative pulse produced at TR12 collector is fed
are lOmS on 5c/s, ImS on 50c/s, and 100/fS on 500c/s.
via R39 and C23 to TR1 base and begins to turn TR1
If the CM. counter has a longer "dead" time than the
1

on. The current through TR1I is in phase with the

resolving time of the system then this will be the govern-
current through TRIO through R38 and therefore the
ing factor. The s.s.b. detector is much faster than the action is regenerative, causing a rapid transition to
CM. tube and so will not complicate the issue in this the astable condition.
way, although very little difference will be made
At the end of the duration of the input pulse TRIO
in any case.
cannot initiate a reversal of the action in turning off as
The
action of the circuit (Fig. 5) is briefly as follows: TR1 has "clamped" TRIO collector.
A negative going input pulse greater than about
1

The charge on the timing capacitor leaks away

100 millivolts in amplitude will start to turn TRIO on. through R40 until TR12 begins to turn on and the
The positive going pulse appearing at TRIO is trans- circuit rapidly reverts to its original state.
ferred via one of the three timing capacitors CI, C2, The
duration of the astable condition depends on the value
C3, to TR12 base. This transistor, normally held of the timing capacitor and R40.

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Fig. 6. The generator and power supply circuits.
e.h.t. The components above the common positive line
are the e.h.t. generator and those below this line form the h.t. supply circuit

The rectangular negative-going

pulse appearing at
TR12 collector during the astable period is fed to
TR13 base via C24 and R43 turning TR13 hard on.
Current then flows through the meter circuit for the
duration of the pulse, causing a deflection of the
M
pointer of 1 somewhat as pulse rate increases, particularly on the
METER CONTROLS
Themeter time constant potentiometer VR6
tt
("meter t.c") and its associated capacitors C4 and
C5 are a simple arrangement provided so that the
meter is slow to change its deflection on low or fluctuat-
ing count rates if desired.
VR7 is a meter zero control for backing off current
in the meter caused by leakage in TR13. In the
instrument described it is a preset control mounted
inside the case but it is felt that many constructors
might prefer it to be a front panel control and there is
no reason why this should not be so if space can be
found for it. The need for this control can be elimin-
ated at extra cost by replacing TR13 by a silicon
transistor type 0C202.
The purpose of the Zener diode D3 is to stabilise
the meter reading against variations caused by changes
in the supply voltage.
The values used for the timing capacitors are nomin-
ally, 0-25/tF for 5c/s, 0-025/cF for 50c/s, and 0-0025/tF
for 500c/s. These ranges should suffice for most
purposes but can obviously be altered to suit individual
requirements.
With a fixed value of R40, the values of the timing
capacitors must be fairly accurate multiples of each
other for good range agreement. Adjustment can be
made by "padding" where necessary with suitable
value capacitors in parallel.
The calibrating control VR8 enables the instrument
to be initially set up. Ideally this should be done with
a pulse generator but a source of low voltage 50c/s
pulses can be used for the 50c/s range and to check the
corresponding point on the 500c/s range.
The split collector load of TR 12 is a source of low
impedance pulses for driving the audio stage TR14.
The combination of R48 and C6 is to prevent excessive
pulses appearing on the supply line. It will also have
the effect of causing the volume of sound to decrease
higher count ranges. This, the author believes, is a
desirable feature as audible indications of counts are
more useful at low rates and tend to become a nuisance
at high rates.
E.H.T. GENERATOR AND POWER SUPPLIES
The circuit of Fig. 6 can be divided into two distinct
sections: all that above the common positive line
is the e.h.t. generator; below this line is the h.t. supply
circuit. £ach section is supplied from separate halves
of the mains transformer secondary.
Dealing first with the e.h.t. generator: the tran-
sistors TR16 and TR17 are operated as a free running
multivibrator, the load of which is the tuned 6-3 volt
winding of T2. This transformer is the readily avail-
able Radiospares Standard Filament (6-3V) type which
has a centre tapped 6-3 volt winding and is ideal for
this purpose. It is drawn in dotted, since it is physi-
cally located on the main chassis (see Fig. 1). The
operating frequency of the multivibrator is about
lkc/s, determined by C28, together with R53, R54, C27
and C29.
The winding on T2 which normally is the mains
primary is now the secondary from which the e.h.t.
voltage is obtained. This output is fed to the voltage
doubling circuit C30, C31, D6, and D7, and appears
as smooth d.c. at the e.h.t. output point B20. The
output voltage is controlled by VR1 or VR2 which,
via the transistor TR15, regulates the drive to the multi-
vibrator. The e.h.t. voltage has a near linear relation-
ship to the angular rotation of VR1 and use is made of
this by calibrating the "g.m. e.h.t." knob in volts.
Zener diode D5 stabilises the output against input
supply variations.

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 Rl, R2 and VR3 form the potential divider for
attenuation and fine control of the bias applied to the ELECTRONIC VIBRATO UNIT
s.s.b. detector. The above values should be chosen in continued from page 95
conjunction with the setting of VR2 to suit the maxi-
M00ULAT0R
mum rating of the detector. The total resistance of OSCILLATOR
the chain should not be less than 20 megohm. How-
ever, this arrangement is shown only as a demonstra-
tion of possible systems where specially selected
detectors are used operating at up to 300 volts and
normal battery operation becomes unwieldy.
For the most popularly used detectors a maximum of
25 volts is the limit and it would'bbviously be more
economical to obtain this voltage from a battery.
Drive voltage for the e.h.t. generator is obtained
from one half of the centre tapped secondary of the
mains transformer Tl. The a.c. output of approxi-
mately 815 volts r.m.s. is rectified by D4 and applied
to TR15 and so to the multivibrator. TO SI
The other half of Tl secondary provides the h.t. +9V
for the other four sub-units. After rectification by D8
and filtering by C32, R52, and C33, a d.c. output of
— 9V is obtained at point B18.
The primary of Tl is connected to the a.c. mains
supply via S3d and FS1, see Fig. 1.
Fig. 5. Wiring of the modulator and oscillator
BATTERIES
Two separate 9 volt batteries are incorporated in the
ratemeter. These enable the instrument to function TWO TAG STRIPS
normally in the absence of a.c. mains supplies. BY1 The complete vibrato unit can be made up in any one
is composed of two 4-5V batteries connected in series of a variety of methods. The prototype, shown in the
and is used to drive the e.h.t. generator. This supply is photograph, was made on two separate tag strips.
fed in at point A17. BY2 is a single 9V layer type Fig. 5 shows the layout and wiring of the components
battery and it supplies h.t. to the various sub-units. on the tag strips. Little description is necessary since
The mains input circuit and all power supply switch- the illustrations give all the required details.
ing arrangements are clearly shown in the inter-unit When the final unit has been completed and the
wiring diagram, Fig. 1. wiring has been checked, the terminals across VR2
The construction of the ratemeter will commence can be connected to the guitar amplifier across the
next month. grid resistor as shown in Fig. 3. Since this part of the
amplifier circuit has a high impedance, the connecting
wire from the vibrato unit should be as short as pos-
sible and screened, with the screen connected to chassis.
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This firm specialise in transistor and associated com- Fig. 6a. Method of obtaining a 9 volt supply for the
ponents and will be pleased to quote for any transis- vibrato unit using a resistive potential divider
torised circuit published in P.E. Their catalogue containing Fig. 6b. Another method of obtaining 9 volts. R8 and CI
more than 3,500 mostly standard parts is recommended are replaced by a 9 volt Zener diode
to readers.

HOME RADIO COMPONENT CATALOGUE POWER SUPPLIES

* price 7s 6d, plus postage
Is Most amplifier h.t. supplies will provide an extra 5mA
Home Radio (Mitcham) Ltd., 187 London Road, without trouble, and this is ample. Two ways of
Mitcham, Surrey connecting the power supplies are shown in Fig. 6.
Another must for readers of P.E. containing over Of these, the method (b), shown in Fig. 6b, using a
5,000 references in easy to follow layout. Zener diode, is the best and occupies less space.
All prices are now contained in a separate supplement Alternatively, a 6-3 volt l.t. supply may be rectified
which, due to price changes, will be reprinted from time and smoothed, or the unit may be battery operated.
to time to keep the catalogue up to date.
This unit should not be used on a.c./d.c. equipment.^

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CONTEMPORARY SCENE

$ h % *

New Colour Television Camera

Anew colour television camera using four plumbicon
pick-up tubes has been developed by The Marconi
Company. It is claimed that this new camera will avoid
the difficulties previously encountered with previous ver-
sions using three colour tubes. Colour pictures are not
so dependent on accurate registration and compatible
monochrome pictures should be considerably better.
Transistor circuitry is used
with over sixty "thin films". A
high quality luminance signal is
produced by a single tube and
the other three are used to con-
tribute colour information to the
signal.
This Mark VII camera is vir-
tually unaffected by external
magnetic fields.
The three pictures on this page
show the camera itself (above
left), the camera control unit
(above), and a "thin film" circuit
of the video amplifier (left). The
resistors can be seen as trans-
parent grey tracks, while the gold
pad connections appear black.
The ni-chrome resistors are de-
posited on a thin layer of glass
and are virtually unaffected by
changes in temperature.
 British Colour TV Equipment in France
The Office de Radiodiffusion Television Francaise
in
l Pans is fitted with telecine equipment and image analysis
which have been supplied by British colour television
companies in the Rank Organisation. Jn the picture
Magnetic Film Recorder above an O.R.T.F. technician is shown adjusting
the
A
r~\ u
NEV Bntlsh magnetic film recorder and reproducer
f
has been developed by RCA Great Britain Ltd., using
preset control of a Bush colour monitor,
on which the
O.R.T.F. programme symbol is displayed. Telecine and
solid state circuits built in plug-in modular scanner equipment were supplied by Rank Cintel.
form. Single
or multi-track heads can be used on films
up to 35mm
wide using adjustable rollers. The plug-in
modules are
housed m a nest shown above.
The equipment has been designed so that schools
as
wen as industry can record their own sound
tracks on
16mm or 7] and 35mm film. The heads can be positioned
1

to provide centre or edge track recording

or a combination
ot both.

New Scanning Electron Microscope

"The picture below shows an enlarged view (X49) of
a
relay contact that has become pitted.
This photo-
graph was taken with the help of a new electron
micro-
scope (shown right). The microscope is the
brain child
ot the Cambridge Instrument Company
and Professor
Oatley at Cambridge University.
By scanning the specimen with an electron beam it can
give much clearer and more detailed pictures
which are
displayed on a cathode ray tube.
 .

BEGINNERS start here... fie

An Instructional Series for the Newcomer to Electronics

The first capacitor CI charges up on the positive

an example of our new knowledge, consider
As^smoothing network found in most power packs.
generally consists of two capacitors and an inductance
arranged as in Fig. 16.1.
The alternating current from the mains supply is
converted into "pulsating d.c." by the action of a
rectifier (not shown here). This current, really a.c.
mixed with d.c, is too rough to use in electronic
equipment. It is therefore passed through a smoothing
or filter circuit.
Referring to Fig. 16.1, the first capacitor C\ offers
an easy path for the a.c. variations, but the inductor LI
opposes them. To d.c, however, LI offers very low
resistance, while capacitors CI and C2 offer an infinite
barrier. The small amount of a.c. that manages to
pass through LI is provided with an easy return path
via C2.
going "peaks", but returns some of this charge to the
supply line when the a.c. component is moving negative-
wise. This capacitor is often referred to as a reservoir
capacitor, and it contributes largely to the smoothing
or filtering action of this circuit.
In this manner smooth, steady d.c, like that from a
battery, is obtained to work the "load" which is some
electronic device connected across points c and d.
Transformation of the pulsating d.c. into "pure"
d.c. is indicated graphically in Fig. 16.2.
We will now proceed to the construction of two filter
units —both based on the circuit given in Fig. 16.1.
This work will enable you to gain a little more soldering
the experience, and afford the opportunity to handle further
Jt types of components in a practical sense. The filters
themselves will be very useful in later work. In fact
they will be essential for producing smooth d.c. from
the a.c. mains, via suitable transformers and rectifiers,
which will be put to work operating the future practical
projects we have lined up for this series.
HIGH VOLTAGE FILTER
This unit will smooth rectified a.c. (that is, pulsating
d.c.) of about 250 volts pressure, supplying currents up
to about 60mA. (Don't forget m stands for "milli",
meaning a thousandth, and A is the abbreviation for
"ampere", which is a measure of current flow.) This
filter can therefore be used to supply valve equipment
drawing not more than the above mentioned amount of
current.

OX. PART-
COMPONENTS . .
AO- -oc
L1

CI
C2
HIGH VOLTAGE FILTER
I6/.F electrolytic
I6^F electrolytic
500V f
Dual unic both
500V| ^P aClt ° rS ,n Same
-
I C|
PART wmm

LI 10 henry choke, 65mA Standard h.t. smooth-

ing choke, approxi-
BO- I :_L -OD

mate size Fig. 16.1. A typical LC filter, used to smooth pulsating

I fin : 2£in : fin.
I
d.c. It is often called a "-" (Greek letter pi) filter, from
Osmabet or similar its shape

LOW VOLTAGE FILTER

INPUT AT A,B
CI 5,000 M F electrolytic IS to 25V
C2 5,000M F electrolytic 15 to 25V
LI jO-l henry choke 2A
Not generally available, but easily made
up as described in the text. Material
required: old loudspeaker transformer; EFFECT OF CI
small reel of 24 s.w.g. enamelled copper
wire

Miscellaneous Items for Both Units

Wooden baseboard, approximately 5in 3in ^in. :
OUTPUT AT C,D
Brass wood screws. Black and red plastic covered
wire. Perforated zinc for the cover.
Fig. 16.2. These waveforms illustrate the smoothing action
of the filter

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 Construction carred out on one of our standard
is
DUAL UNIT ELECTROLYTIC
CAPACITOR wooden baseboards, and a perforated zinc cover is
added to shield the high voltage points from the
possibility of being touched. The diagrams and
photographs show just where everything goes. It is
useful to remember that this unit added to the output of
an existing power pack will give a vast improvement in
the smoothing, probably eliminating any residual hum
still present in the original circuit.

IMPORTANT POINTS
Remember to connect up the electrolytic capacitors
correct way round and to connect the supply positive
to positive and negative to negative. Note carefully
any information printed on the electrolytic capacitors.
Make sure that the. voltage ratings indicated on the
CAPACITOR FIXING CLIP
capacitors agree with the details given in the com-
Fig. 16.3. A top view of the high voltage filter unit. The ponents list.

low voltage filter is identical except that CI and C2 will be Sometimes the aluminium can is connected internally

two separate components to the negative side of the capacitors; when this is so, a
separate negative solder tag may not be provided and
external connection is then made by attaching a lead
under one of the screws on the metal fixing clip. This
brings us to another important point: always ensure
that you obtain the appropriate fixing clips when you
purchase electrolytic capacitors.
BEND UP ALONG
DOTTED LINES Small wooden panels, nearly the size used in our
TO FORM BOX designs, are on sale in Woolworth's Stores. These are
meant to take electrical fittings, (plugs points etc.)
mounted on walls. As they say—just the job!

LOW VOLTAGE FILTER

The second filter unit supplies around 12 volts at one
to two amps, and is suitable for supplying circuits
employing transistors. There is no need to cover up
with a shield this time, unless you would like to make
one for matching the other unit, but be careful not to
mistake which unit is which, or trouble will arise
indeed! (Perhaps different coloured paint would
overcome this hazard.)

SMOOTHING CHOKE
The components list mentions everything except the
smoothing choke (LI) for the low voltage, high current
unit. This particular component cannot be readily
Fig. Preparation of the perforated zinc sheet to
16.4.
moke a cover. The sides can be bent up, and card corners obtained in the shops, but can be made from an old
stuck on. This is strong and easier to carry out than loudspeaker transformer or choke similar in size to the
soldering the perforated zinc one used in the high voltage filter. Such components
can be salvaged from an old radio or television set, or a
dealer will supply them. Secondhand components are
quite suitable for this purpose.
Strip the transformer or choke right down, keep the
laminations and bobbin, but dispose of the fine wire
-zyi
that formerly filled it. Now wind on about 400 turns
of 24 s.w.g. enamelled copper wire. When you have
covered the coil you have produced with a protecting
layer of tape, replace the laminations. Notice that all
the laminations go in one way, and all the "1"
"E"
Vs stripsgo on the other end, with a piece of paper between.
See Fig. 16.5. The lamination shroud now goes on,
and the component is ready to be screwed down.

& "
3/a
NOTE:- ALL E's
WAY, ALL
THE OTHER.
GO
I's
IN ONE
ACROSS
It is unlikely that you will be able to obtain a dual
unit capacitor- for the values required in this second
filter unit. Two separate capacitors (as detailed in the
components list) can be mounted side by side on the
Fig. Size of standard laminations suitable for the
I6.S.
board. Note the remarks concerning electrolytic
O-IH 2-amp choke for second filter. The stack of lamina-
tions should be about fin for best results. A thin piece of capacitors in general given in the section dealing with
paper should be inserted between the E and I stack. This the high voltage filter.
just keeps the laminations apart, thus introducing a small Next time we shall discuss changing a.c. into d.c. and
air gap in the magnetic path d.c. into a.c.

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 NEW PRODUCTS

Miniature 12 watt Amplifier

Sinclair Radionics Ltd., Comberton, Cambridge.

Our photograph shows a really small amplifier,

measuring 3in x l|in x I$in, Called the Sinclair
Z-12 it has a claimed maximum power output of
15 watts music power (12 watt r.m.s.) with a signal-
to-noise ratio of less than 60dB. There are eight
transistors in the amplifier, which operates from any
d.c. power supply between 6 and 20 volts. The
frequency response is 15 to 50,000 c/s ± ldB and the
quiescent current consumption is 15mA. Input sensi-
tivity is 2mV into 2 kilohms.
The user can add his own tone and volume control
circuit to suit his own requirements. Some suggested
tone control circuits are given in the manual which is
supplied with the amplifier.
The price of the Z-12 amplifier supplied built, tested
and guaranteed is £4 9s 6d.

Chassis Punches

The British Tap & Die Co. Ltd.,

Triangle Works, Montagu Road,
Edmonton, London, N.9.

The chassis punches depicted here

are made from ground hardened
steel and designed to cut accurate,
clean holes in flat or curved sheet
metal up to 16 s.w.g. mild steel,
aluminium, brass or copper.
Although chassis punches are
rather expensive items the amount
of time saved and the clean burr-free
finish obtained is well worth the
outlay.
These punches are available indi-
vidually or in four sets of four
punches in the following ranges:
£in; fin; £in; lin, fin; |in;
i'm; lin, lin; l±in; l^in; 2in,
lfjn; ljja; If in; l^in.
The price of the sets range from
£3 13s Od to £5 12s Od; all sets are
packed in polished wooden cases.

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 Instrument Cleaner

Multicore Solders Ltd., Mullicore

Works, Maylands Avenue, Hemel
Hempstead, Herts.

We are always being warned by

manufacturers to be extremely care-
ful when cleaning certain types of
instruments, meters, tape heads,
etc. Now Multicore Solders have
just announced their new Bib instru-
ment cleaner which is ideal for
cleaning tape heads (without risk
of damage to the tape) as well as
instrument panels, radio and tele-
vision cabinets, telephones, and
other items made from plastics,
chrome and glass.
The new cleaner is contained in a
plastics "squeeze" bottle (4fl ozs)
and is anti-static,
non-flammable,
non-toxic, antiseptic and will not
scratch or smear. During testing
we found that when used on tele-
vision screens to prevent static it is
desirable to use a chamois leather.
The use of other types of materials
tended to leave "detached particles"
on the screen which were very
difficult to remove.
The retail price of the 4fl ozs size
is 4s 6d.

Low Voltage Fluorescent Light Fitting

Osmabet Ltd., 46, Kenilworth Road, Edgware, Middlesex.

A new product with many applications, (for example, in caravans cars
boats, workshops and as emergency lighting) is the
"Newlite" low voltaee
fluorescent light fitting. This unit is claimed to be equal to any mains
operated and uses standard mains 2ft 20 watt tubes.
fitting
The main feature of the unit is a transistor operated'
inverter for use
with a 12 volt battery which is rated at 2 amp to step up
the voltage
The unit weighs 2|lb less tube, is 25in long and fixed by
means of
two screws. The retail price of the Newlite is £6 1 0s Od
less tube

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 useful adjunct to a workshop bench is a d.c.
A power source that has a general purpose appeal
to the majority of valve circuit applications.
The
beginner, attempting the construction of mains-operated
equipment for the first time, should find little difficulty
exercise
in making this unit. It will provide a valuable
in wiring commonly used components.

INTRODUCTION
The unit was originally designed to provide power
for a small amateur radio station, comprising a
home
built receiver and transmitter for top band. The usual
heater supply of 6-3 volts at a few amps was required,
together with an h.t. supply of 250 volts at 60 to 70mA.
The receiver and transmitter were not intended to draw
h.t. atthe same time!
Also, and most important, there was very little
room available on an already crowded table top, and
so the unit had to be physically small. __
Thus this unit was evolved, using a chassis 7m x Sin
x 2iin. It was constructed as far as possible with
components that were to hand.
CIRCUIT
that the circuit employs
by K. Adkins
A double pole switch SI is incorporated! in thj
mains input, thus ensuring complete isolation from the
mains when SI is off. The unit is equipped with fuses
to protect it from overload conditions.
An EZ81 was used as the double diode rectifier.
This valve has a 6-3 volt heater which is supplied by
the 6-3 volt I amp transformer winding with
one side
taken to chassis. A pilot lamp LP 1 is fitted
and
connected across the same winding.
After rectification, the supply is smoothed by
me
and C2. On no Joad the
7r-filter made up of CI, Ll
>

can be seen from Fig.

fc

It 1

reservoir capacitor CI is charged to about 350.

volts.
full rectification, with the usual capacitor and
wave
choice smoothing and filtering arrangement.
On full load of 65mA the output is reduced to 250 volts.

t!'!!^j

Fig. I. Circuit diagram of the complete power unit

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 A.C. INPUT 200 to 250 volts, 50c/s mains
D.C. OUTPUT 250 volts. 65mA
A.C. OUTPUT 6-3 volts, 3-5 amp
or
4 volts, 4 amp

It is a characteristic of this type of power unit, where of which is to discharge Cl and C2. This is a rather
the regulation is poor, that the output voltage will vary important feature since it prevents the possibility of
between the limits given, dependent on the load shocks should the h.t. line be touched immediately
current drawn. after switching off the unit. An h.t. switch, S2, is
The ripple fundamental frequency of 100 c/s is incorporated after the "bleeder" resistance so that the
reduced by the factor L,OA-
This was measured
I . h.t. may be switched off independently of the 6 3V
and found to have an r.m.s. value of less than 0-5 volts heater supply.
which can be neglected for many practical applications. There is one other heater winding made available on
A single "canned" electrolytic, 8 -f 16^F at 500V the unit giving either 4 volts 4 amp, or 6-3 volts
working was used for capacitors Cl and C2, the latter 3-5 amp. It will be seen from the circuit diagram
being shunted by a "bleeder" resistor Rl, the function that one side of each 6-3V heater winding is connected
to chassis. In the wiring of the output side of the
transformer, all tags marked "0", including the tag
COMPONENTS . . marked screen should be taken to a common point on
the chassis.
All the output voltages at the terminal block are
Resistor quoted as being relative to "0" or "chassis". If the
Rl 50kn 10% 6W wirewound valve heaters of an external piece of equipment con-
nected to the unit are connected to chassis on one side,
Capacitors
it is important that both earth lines are
CI 8/iF elect. 500V made common,
in the same can otherwise the heater winding will be short-circuited.
C2 16/itF elect. 500V
The 1 amp fuse gives transformer protection, but
Choke prudence should be exercised in all cases. It is worth
LI I5H 65mA mentioning at this point that the common line should
be connected to earth at the power unit end onlv,
Transformer otherwise hum may arise from earth loops.
Tl Primary 200-230-250 volts
Secondary I: 250-0-250V. 80mA:
2: 4V 4A or 6-3V 3-5A;
3: 4V, 5V2A. or 6-3V I

(Douglas mains transformer type MT I AT)

Valve
VI EZ8I (Milliard)

Switches
51 Double-pole, on-off, toggle switch
52 Single-pole, on-off, toggle switch

Fuses
FSI I
A
(cartridge type with panel mounting fuse-
holder)
FS2 100mA (cartridge type with panel mounting
fuseholder)

Plugs and Sockets

PLI, SKl Chassis mounting mains connectors 3-pin
(Bulgin type P73 or similar)
SK2 Terminal block, at least 5-way (see photo-
graphs)
L.T.6-3V

Lamp
LPI 6-5V, 0I5A with red indicator mounting

Miscellaneous
Chassis 7in 5in x 2*in (H. L. Smith & Co. Ltd..'
287 Edgware Road. London W2); B9A valveholder;
Five-way tag strip, centre tag chassis mounting;
Grommets for fin dia. mounting hole; P.V.C. covered
wire; Nuts and bolts 4B.A. and 6B.A.. £in long;
Expanded metal I6in x I4in for protective cover.

Fig. 2. Underside view of the chassis

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CONSTRUCTION
The chassis of 16 s.w.g. aluminium sheet, was bought.
It is a commonly available size and no difficulty should
be found in acquiring one (see components list).
The mains supply is connected via socket SKI to
the mains fuse and mains windings of Tl. Make sure
that the correct mains tappings are used to suit the
mains supply voltage. The chassis drilling details in
Fig. 3 conform to the components specified and these
should be followed if the small physical size of the
whole unit is to be maintained.
Leads are taken from the transformer and choke to
the underside of the chassis, through rubber grommets
fitted to the chassis, to the valveholder tags and
capacitors. Rl is mounted on the tag strip, the
mounting tag of this strip is the common connection
for all leads going to chassis.
All leads carrying a.c. should be twisted, to reduce
the risk of hum pick-up. The wire used for the 6-3V and
4V supplies should not be too thin if several amperes
are to be carried (18 s.w.g. will suit all heater wiring
here). The outputs are taken by way of five holes
drilled through the front of the chassis. The ends are
then bared and held securely by the lower screws of the
terminal block. It is important that the holes drilled
should be free from burrs to obviate any chance of
short circuits due to puncturing the insulation. The
use of grommets will also obviate these risks. The
output leads should be insulated as far as possible into
the terminal block.
When the wiring has been completed it should be
thoroughly checked; then the power unit may be
tested. No difficulty should be experienced in getting
Complete power unit showing the cover made from
expanded metal. This cover can be attached to the chassis
the unit to work as the circuit is quite simple.
with self-tapping screws
In practice, the unit has served its purpose .very well,
producing virtually no hum and running quite cool with
a continuous drain of 70mA from the h.t. terminals, -fc

Fig. 3. Drilling details of the

chassis for the components used
in the prototype. Some dimen-
sions may differ according to
individual requirements

128
 Making music the hard way!
Transistor Electronic
Organs for the Amateur
By Alan Douglas and S. Astley
There are undoubtedly easier ways of making music than by first constructing
an electronic organ— but to the enthusiast there can be no other way. This
is
the fourth book by Alan Douglas, who is probably the country's leading
writer
on this type of equipment. It presents not only a detailed design for a full
scale
organ, but a complete explanation of everything to do with
transistorised on
orised organs. I
It is written in a simple style especially for the amateur
istructor, and
constructor, I
profusely illustrated with clear diagrams. eighteen shillings net I

Electronics
Dispelling

an old
lake note theory
Two valuable new Pitman
books for the Electronics
enthusiast
Pick-ups
The Key to Hi-Fi
If you want to know more about By J. Walton
the three other books by Alan For many yearshas been the assumption that the loudspeaker is the weakest
it

Douglas, or the whole range of link in the record reproducing chain. This book challenges that theory. The
author, after many years of research into the subject, concludes that
PITMAN books on electronics pick-up that causes most distortion. It is no exaggeration to say that,
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London, W.C.2.

129

NEWS BRIEFS
Audio Fair 1966
"The Audio Festival and Fair will be held as usual
1
in the Hotel Russell in London from 14 to 17 April.
Visitors will see a few changes in the layout of the
Festival exhibits this year when they will be invited to
climb yet another flight of stairs ; an extra floor is being
used with the aim of encouraging exhibitors to hire a
second demonstration room in place of a booth. The
purpose of this idea is to reduce the number of booths
on the ground floor and provide extra gangway space
which, in the past, has been hopelessly congested.
Fog Warning
A new photoelectric device to detect and give
** warning of fog on motorways and other major
roads has been developed by the Lancashire Dynamo
Electronic Products. An infra-red beam is projected
by a light source transmitter to a remotely mounted
photocell receiver. If the beam is partially or com-
pletely cut off by fog, the warning system is brought
into operation.
The device has been undergoing tests by Staffordshire
County police and local authority officials.
Degree Course in Computing Science
The first full-time degree course in Computing
1
Science has already begun at the Stafford College of
Technology. Students are being trained in all aspects
of programming and data processing (generally known
as "software") but not in electronics technology, which
is covered in other courses.
The principle aims of the course are: to help to fill
the increasing need for skilled computer programmers
throughout the country; to offer to suitable candidates
with the G.C.E. in subjects other than science subjects
(for example, Geography, Economics, Languages) an
opening where these subjects could be suitably applied
during the course and later in industry.
The course is open to students who have two G.C.E.
"A" levels and three other G.C.E. "O" levels, similar
in fact to the requirements for almost any other degree
course. It is based on a four year curriculum (honours
degree) of combined college work and industry ex-
perience arranged in the now familiar and popular
"sandwich" system.
Applicants who do not possess these qualifications,
but who have other suitable qualities, aptitude, and a
keen sense of vocation, will be considered on individual
merits, but competition is keen and due regard will be
exercised to the potential of candidates.
,
The approval of the Ministry of Education and
Science and the Council for National Academic
Awards has been given, bringing the course in line with
other types of university degree course. It has been
devised with the full co-operation of the English
Electric Leo Marconi Company who have provided
computing equipment and lecturers.
Our photograph shows the English Electric "Deuce"
computer being introduced to students in the College
by the computer supervisor.
Full details of the course can be obtained from The
Principal, Staffordshire College of Technology, Beacon-
side, Stafford.
130
inq Aids
r^EVELOPMENT of "language
'-'has progressed very well.
laboratories" for schools
A
new prototype, made
by Tolnai of Sweden, uses 2in wide tapes. The master
tape has 36 tracks with a capacity for up to 84 hours of
instructional material (enough for one year's syllabus);
a slave loop tape can store some of this material
as required for short repetition sessions.
This equipment was exhibited by RCA Great
Britain Limited recently with another prototype pro-
grammed teaching aid which uses 16mm film strip.
This uses a simple "telephone dial" type of answer
selection system in which, if the answer is correctly
selected, steps the film on to the next frame or, if
incorrectly selected, steps it to additional information.
Two models of video tape recording equipment were
also demonstrated, using the revolving head, frequency
modulated, no-bias recording principles already well
established.
PAL Colour for U.K.
The Postmaster-General, the Rt. Hon. Anthony
1
Wedgwood Benn, M.P., announced in the House of
Commons on 2 December, 1965, that the Television
Advisory Committee appointed by the Government
had recommended the adoption of the German PAL
colour television system for United Kingdom. This
was immediately followed by an urgent request by
Mr. Bryan, M.P., for the granting of a second channel
for I.T.A. to operate on the 625 line system, so that it
can come into line with the B.B.C. and broadcast
colour pictures on 625 lines.
Royal Charter
A Royal Charter has been granted to the Engineer-
** ing Institutions' Joint Council, which is now called
the Council of Engineering Institutions. The E.I.J.C.
was formed three years ago by councils of thirteen
engineering institutions, including the I.E.R.E. and the
I.E.E., to promote greater mutual exchange of ideas
and co-operation in allied subjects.
The Duke of Edinburgh has agreed to accept the
office of Founder-President for a period of five years.
Existing corporate members of any of the constituent
institutions are entitled to describe themselves as
Chartered Engineers (C.Eng.).
 :

USERS ACCLAIM Jiedet* PRODUCTS

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into the various approaches to solid state amplification. The end product,
KEDOCO

£9-19-6 Kedoco engineers claim, with complete confidence, is the finest power
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for quality in a class of its own. The CLASSIC requires
a 30 volt power supply but consumes only 20mA*. It
READY BUILT will operate into most speakers .but the best results
are obtained with 3 ohms. We
are confident you
find this amplifier excels others costing many times
its price.

SPECIFICATION—
20 watts output
max. Distortion
less than 0.1%.
Frequency
POWER SUPPLY ponse flat
res-
from
30 volt
3 amps I6c/s to 20kc/s.
Ready built
and ideal for 69/6 Noise 80dB down
on max. output.
your Kedoco Classic and
will power 2 of them * quiescent

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on
application
m MINICLASSIC SS3/9
^ watts output. 6
for all f\ g\ I
II
semi-
conductors kUII /
/
™
silicon planar epi-
taxial transistors.

SS3M ™ "f
[Ill/ 2 diodes and one
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 AT. and R.F.
SIGNAL
TRACER
by C. P. May
Que to changing techniques in construction and new
^ components, there
is very likely to be a substantial
surplus of old, but still serviceable, components in
Above about 1 Mc/s the shunt capacitance from anode
to earth of each valve reduces the gain. The response
can be improved at the expense of gain by reducing
constructors' work rooms. It is with this in mind that
the
value of R2 and R7 or by removing C4 and C6.
the following article is aimed at making Alter-
good use of natively, C4 and C6 can be reduced to about
these parts; alternatively, if purchases have I.OOOpF
to be so that their decoupling effect only applies at
made, the cost could be very low. high
frequencies— but this latter technique requires a wide-
This unit will perform well as a signal tracer
for band oscillator and an. oscilloscope.
both a.f. and r.f. signals, as an amplifier suitable for The first stage is a variable-mu pentode and the gain
use with a microphone or pick-up, or as a
radio is controlled by a potentiometer in
the cathode circuit
receiver. An extremely versatile test set such as this This is better than using a "straight" r.f. pentode
can be made up quickly and cheaply. Component and a
potentiometer in the grid circuit, for in this position
values are, to a certain degree, flexible.
it damps the input and is
liable to pick-up phenomena.
The second stage is a high-mu pentode. Since the
VARI-MU stage gain is approximately equal to
Rtgm, where
Referring to Fig. I, it can be seen that the ad res,stor a n '8 h Sm enables a low value
first two d L to I°
otr R
>

be used. This in turn reduces the effect of

stages constitute an r.f. amplifier.
The anode loads stray shunt capacitances since the gain
(K2 and R7) of both of these valves are falls by 3dB
so that the gain is independant of frequency
resistors when R L -= 1/jwC,.
up to The detector (V3)is a 6H6 with both halves
about 1Mc/s. Hence the unit does not have to strapped
be in parallel.This could, with advantage, be replaced
tuned to the same frequency as the signal
being traced by a semiconductor diode such as an OA78. This
is

12 'OH D(a RM1 (2 off)

Fig. I. Circuit diagram of the

signal tracer. Switches 51a, b,
and c are ganged and shown in
the position for radio reception

133
followed by two triode audio amplifiers (V4a and
V4b) in cascade. When used to trace r.f. signals, or as
a radio, only one stage (V4b) is needed. The other
stage (V4a) is provided to give sufficient gain for use
with microphones or pick-ups, or for tracing very low
level audio signals. The anode of V4a ls^decoupled
by C8. If hum is excessive in the "radio" position,
the anode load of V4b (R15) could be divided into two
components, 100 kilohms and 150 kilohms, with an
8/tF decoupling capacitor between their junction
and
chassis, as in the case of V4a anode load.
The output stage (V5) is a conventional power beam
tetrode. A certain degree of tone control is possible
by CIS and VR3. These components by-pass high
frequencies to earth. The degree of attenuation is
varied
controlled by VR3. The value of CI 5 can be
to suit individual loudspeakers and
personal prefer-
ences. The unit does not really merit the inclusion of
HOLES V- ^8
more elaborate tone controls, since it is not intended - TO
HOLES B,C,0 SUIT COMPONENTS
as a high fidelity instrument. (SEE PHOTOGRAPH)
This uses a
A simple power supply is included.
metal rectifier, giving half- wave rectification, a
reser-
Fig. 2. Suggested layout and drilling details of the front
capacitor (C14) and a smoothing circuit L2 and panel
voir
CI 3. Provided a separate heater supply is available
on the transformer, a valve rectifier such as an
EZ80
signal is fed via the d.c. blocking capacitor
C2 through
it is best to
or a 6X4 could be used. In this case,
ohms and 2 Sla to the grid of VI.
include a protecting resistor of about 100 ana
series with each anode of the rectifier. The other two switch positions provide high level
watts rating in
inputs to V4b and V4a respectively.
low level a.f.
Both are high impedance inputs.
FOUR FUNCTIONS
The various functions of the instrument are selected CONTROL PANEL
by the 3-pole 4-way rotary switch SI. In the first aluminium
The front panel is made from 14 s.w.g.
position (as shown in Fig. 1), the signal from the
aerial,
well. The
but other strong material will suit just as
connected to SKI, is fed to the grid of VI via the not critical
This single spacing of the controls on this panel is
tuned circuit comprising LI and VC1. shows a
adequate selectivity if only local but it will be found that the diagram in Fig. 2
tuned circuit provides are kept to a minimum.
logical scheme whereby leads
stations are required. Some improvement can be are fin diameter
earthed All fixing holes for the controls
achieved by ensuring that the "chassis" is which may need a
except possibly the mains switch,
through the mains plug. . .„. ,Un hole. The mains socket hole is 1 A in diameter
bK.z,
A probe can be connected to the coaxial socketcan be and the indicator lamp hole will depend on the
actual
signal in a radio receiver or amplifier
so that the
item if fitted.
traced. With the switch in the second position this

1
/8 DIA. 4BA FIXING
'
POSITION OF LI 1

4BA FIXING HOLES HOLES l& BETWEEN

life' BETWEEN CENTRES CENTRES
\

\/A DIA HOLE FOR

GR0MMET
HOLES 'A— VoiA.
FOR 6R0MMETS (b)

Fig. 3a. Drilling details of the unit chassis with '"Bg^P?]*

power °[
position after
1
™ Fig. 3b. Drilling details of the side
panel, with a fold for fixing to the front
T2 and L 2 The output transformer Tl will have to be fitted in panel
final assembly according to the
space available

134
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Selector. In a wood cabinet, size 111 x tit '
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 . 1

Construction and drilling details for the main chassis

and the side plate are shown in Figs. 3a and 3b.
This
side plate is attached to the side of the chassis
by
4 B.A. nuts and bolts; if required the plate can be bent
along one side to secure it to the front panel, giving
a firm mounting for this panel.
Full dimensional details for drilling have not been
provided in the interests of the constructor, who
may
prefer to use different components or possibly devise
an improved layout.

CHASSIS
It is probably best to obtain a ready made
chassis of
approximately similar dimensions as shown. Con-
structors who have facilities for bending sheet
metal to
the shape of the chassis, will find it easier if they
mark
out the positions of the bends with a scriber, then
lay out the main components to be mounted
Fig. 4. View of the underside of the main chassis
on the
chassis.
The positions of the fixing holes can then be marked
and drilled before bending. Additional holes (for
example, for grommets where leads will pass
through

COMPONENTS . .

Resistors
R2
Transformers
68kO RIO 470kf2 Tl Output transformer: pri. 8,500 fi, sec. 30
Rl I5kft Ml lOOkQ
R3
T2 Mains transformer: pri. 2O0-250V; sec. 2S0V
ison RI2 I50kn
R4 80mA, 6-3V 2A
IMfl RI3 3-3kfl
R5 IMfl RI4 IMQ Inductors
R6 47kfl RI5 270kn
R7
LI Medium wave coil (Denco miniature dual
lOkfl RI6 3-3kfl purpose type "blue" range 2)
R8 I BOA RI7 470kfi Or (if to hand) Wearite type PHF3
R9 lOOkH RI8 220Q 2W L2 LF. choke OH 80 mA
I

All resistors 10% ± watt carbon except RI8 Valves

VI 6K7 EF85
Potentiometers f
VRI 5kfl log. or
V2 6AC7 «*.
(These can be replaced EF80
linear, carbon V3 6H6
VR2 IMfl log. carbon fby miniature types with-* EB9I
V4 6SL7 similar characteristics) ECC8I
VR3 IMQ log. carbon V5 6V6
I 6BW6
Capac tors
CI
Diode
01/tF paper 350V Dla aib Metal rectifier type RM
C2 0-l M F paper 350V I (2 off in series)
or Silicon rectifier type BY 1 14
C3 ISOpF mica 350V
C4 0-l/iF paper 150V Switches
C5 0-l/tF paper 350V 5 3-pole 4-way wafer switch
C6 01/xF paper 150V
C7 52 Single-pole, on-off, toggle switch
I50 P F mica 350V
C8 4M F elect. 350V Fuse
C9 25M F elect. 25V Fl Chassis mounting fuseholder and IA fuse
CIO 01/xF paper 350V
CM 0-l/»F paper 350V Loudspeaker
CI2 25/xF elect. 25V LS 5 in. circular, 3 ohms
CI3 I6^F elect. 350V\ .. .,
CI4 I6M F elect. 350V r comD|ned m one can
CI5 Miscellaneous
0-05/tF paper 350V Chassis 7±ir x 7±in x l±in or sheet aluminium
VCI 500pF variable mica or air die lectric
.

16 s.w.g. 9£in x 9±in;

Side plate made from sheet aluminium
Plugs and sockets I6s.we 6'
6|in x 6±1n;
-I & SKI Single-pin wander plug and socket
Front panel made from sheet aluminium 14
PL2 & SK2 Coaxial plug and socket s,w 8s" "

PL3 & SK3 lOin x 7±i/i;

Mains connector 3-pin 5A (Bulgin type
1V Case made from 16 s.w.g. aluminium or plywood;
P73 or similar)
Tag strips; p.v.c. covered wire, coaxial cable;
(PL is connected to the aerial lead and
I
4 B.A. and 6 B.A. nuts and bolts;
PL2 is connected to an external Grommets to fit ^in and fin diameter holes;
probe)
Five knobs; five international octal valveholders

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Fig. 5. The completedunit ready for
fitting a cabinet. V3 and Tl are
in
hidden from view in the inside corner.
The tuning coil LI used on the proto-
type and shown here Is the type PHF3

the chassis) will be required and should also be drilled.

A H
common and useful size grommet is the type which
requires a |in diameter hole drilled in the chassis.
These and £in types are suggested for this unit.
After completing the drilling and bending operations,
starting
pins are numbered in a clockwise direction
from the spigot key, when looking at the underneath.
Since resistors are so cheap, there is no point
in

departing from the values given. However, most of

Start
the components can be mounted and wired up.
with the heater leads, which should be twisted and run the capacitors can be altered, provided a little
common-
from the 63V winding of the mains transformer to each sense is used. The mains transformer is not
critical,

valveholder in parallel. One side of the heater winding but if the output voltage is significantly greater than
is connected to chassis as close to
the transformer as 250V, CI 3 and CI4 must be of higher voltage
rating,

possible. The majority of components (resistors and and an additional stage of RC decoupling applied to
capacitors) are connected direct to the valveholder reduce the smoothed h.t. voltage to less than 300 volts.
tags and tag strips.
The layout is not critical but the important PERFORMANCE
points to bear in mind are to use short grid and
anode
No equipment, with perhaps the exception of a
test
leads and keep them apart. Screened cable should be
voltmeter is required. There should be no trouble
used for all grid leads, with the screen connected to
from instability provided due care is taken in the layout
chassis at the end furthest from the grid connections.
and screening. When used as a radio, good reception
A guide to component positions is indicated on the few
of medium wave programmes is possible with a
two photographs in Figs. 4 and 5. It will be appreciated an The gain of the a.f. stages
feet of wire as aerial.
by many readers that full wiring details in this case
cannot be provided due to the massing of components
may be increased by decoupling R16 with a 25/tF
25V electrolytic capacitor. Conversely, a lower gain is
near the valveholders. The pin connections for each
valve are shown in the circuit diagram (Fig. 1); the
obtained if CI 2 is omitted. *

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 MIND MORE THAN MATTER
To those
without at least some
elementary theoretical knowledge, a
piece of electronic apparatus is just
a meaningless collection of parts and
wiring. The secrets of its operation
cannot be deduced by patient
observation. The
remain inanimate and betray to the
onlooker nothing that is indicative of
their purpose or present state of
operation. Even that one visible
manifestation of life—the emissive
surface of the thermionic cathode—is
becoming increasingly rare.
I suspect that so far as the
uninitiated are concerned, the mystery
will only deepen as time goes by.
Not because of greater complexity of
circuits, but because of the shrinking
of the physical components. Con-
ventional, or perhaps I should use the
vogue expression discrete, compo-
nents can at any rate usually be
recognised and related to the
symbolic representation on the circuit
diagram. It is an entirely different
story in the case of microminiature
components and integrated
Due to their
small size they are
naturally less revealing to the naked
eye. Potted, canned,
or encap-
—
sulated they don an anonymity
that completely baffles the casual
onlooker.
Itseems quite certain that elec-
tronics will become more and more a
study of the abstract. There will be
an even greater dependence on
theoretical knowledge in the future.
Without such knowledge the tiny
sliver of silicon will be as meaningless
and as insignificant as a bread
crumb. But to the minds of those
"who know", the marvellous secrets
of such microcosms
of modern
electronics'will be exposed.
MINI EXCHANGE
Where will A fascina-
it all end?
ting thought on
the possibilities
arising from further micro-minia-
turisation was given by Professor.
Cherry during his recent lectures on
World Communication delivered to
the Royal Society of Arts.
The Professor suggested that it Sometimes art is used purely for
would one day be possible to build a own
its sake. The Mullard Elec-
complete telephone exchange in a tronics Centre in London has three
sealed container and install this specially commissioned works by
down ina manhole. I think this is a leading contemporary artists.
wonderful succinct illustration of the
A 50ft
mural in aluminium by Niczewski
effect advancing technology may well
occupies the central position. Called
have on our way of life.
'Creation Sequence" this mural
components Just consider such a small con- depicts in both abstract and directly
tainer replacing a large building that
representational forms the sequence
at present houses racks of equipment
of events from the development of an
with heating, lighting and other idea to its realisation as something
services (such as are necessary even in
tangible and of value to mankind.
an automatic exchange) on.
all laid "Theme on Electronics" by
And consider all those valuable
Barbara Hepworth has stood in the
building sites the G.P.O. will be able
Centre for a number of years and has
to relinquish in 1984 or thereabouts.
no doubt been seen by many readers.
Sold or rented to builders of office
Commissioned in 1957, this brass
blocks or perhaps multistorey car
sculpture is (as these things go)
parks, the income would solve all the
inevitably dated, and perhaps that is
financial problems of the G.P.O. for
why I find it attractive and easy on
quite a little time to come I reckon.
the eye.
How different are my reactions
ART IN INDUSTRY when gaze upon the Centre's latest
I
acquisition: Bobrowski's "Nucleus".
It is the fashionable thing for I confess to being a Philistine
industry to act as patron to the arts. in
matters concerning modern art.
The famous firm of Mullards are as They say the main purpose of this
generous in their sponsorship of kind of work is to provoke thought.
circuits. modern artists as they are in
the Well it certainly does that. This
educational field. Anyone who has
weird contraption suggests to me the
seen this Company's educational
unfortunate offspring of some crus-
films will agree that the artist and
cartoonist are well employed in
taceous animal which had been
frightened by a radar scanner!
putting over a difficult and most
To
my mind, this heavy metallic
abstract subject in a lively and yet
machinery is a most inappropriate
factual manner.
symbol of the mysterious, nebulous
heart of the atom.
After gazing on this sinister master-
piece of modern sculpture it was
refreshing to turn and look
at another
form of art displayed
near by. The
subjects were the everyday work of
the electronic tube factory. Could
the graceful, elegant shapes of the
cathode ray tubes and valves and
their delicate internal structures be
bettered by an artist ?
Jt is here, suggest, in these and
I
other examples of electronic hardware
that we have the true symbolism of
electronics. Many of the functional
parts of electronic engineering are
not without a beauty of their own.
Do we really have to look outside the
"Actually, I haven't touched it. I industry and import kinky symbolic
was going to call it Power Cut
art to* provide a supposed artistic
but I settled for Solid State"
interpretation of this virile industry?
141
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A SELECTION FROM OUR POSTBAG
Crookes radiometer
Sir — I am trying to
Crookes Radiometer and wonder
if any of your readers know where
these may be obtained.
The Crookes Radiometer
evacuated glass bulb with a "paddle
wheel" mounted on an almost
frictionless bearing inside the bulb.
One face of each paddle blade is
Switching problem
Sir — I have an electrical problem.
I would like to know if it is possible
to make one master switch operate
a group of light switches, 20 in
number, so that each light is
switched in numerical order and
remains on. The master switch
could be cam or perhaps photo-
electric cell operated.
Tachometer circuit O. Havard,
obtain a —
Sir have had every copy since
I Stroud,
the first number and find something Glos.
of interest in most numbers. The solution to your problem calls for
The tachometer circuit shown is relays instead of ordinary switches.
is an very simple and rugged, I make Each light being controlled by the
no claim as the originator of it as contacts of a relay (a relay for each
it comes from a Mullard publica- light) and the master switch energising
tion. The recommended Zener is all the but not simultaneously.
relays
The idea arrange timing circuits in
to
OAZ224 for 12V systems and is

relation to the relay windings so that the

painted white, the other side is OAZ222 for 6V systems. These relays energise, thereby switching on their
black, and when a light is shone are not available in New Zealand
appropriate lights, in the required order.
on the paddle it rotates slowly. so I have used a OAZ204 which — G.j.K.
I would be very grateful for seems O.K. Any other ideas?
information from readers as to The 1 henry choke is rather
where I might obtain one. bulky but can be constructed on a
M. J. Bunce, Mullard transformer core, type Unstable neons
Gillingham, FX2240, with 500 turns of 36 s.w.g. Sir —With reference to Neon Novel-
Kent. copper wire on a 25mm former ties No."Music Generator".
4,
I would to warn intending
like
type number DT2179.
constructors that, from my own
I would like to ask if anyone has
Your description is correct except that a experience, simple neons are very
gas (air) is left inside the bulb.
made up the "Voice Display
little
Hermiston unstable as oscillators. I doubt
The black faces of the paddle blades Unit" by Mr. J. in the
if they are suitable even for a
absorb heat energy from rays falling June '65 issue.
on them and so become slightly warmer The main trouble here is that monophonic instrument and I am
certain that they are useless for
than the white faces. Molecules of air much of the equipment advertised
striking the black faces absorb some of European magazines polyphonic purposes using the
in is
this energy and are accelerated. The unobtainable in New Zealand hence simple circuit shown.
sum of the impulses of the rebounding Their striking and extinguishing
most things have to be as simple as
accelerated molecules creates a pressure voltages drift continually and the
possible.
over the black area greater than that position of the discharge on the
I am interested in this particular
over the white area on the opposite face
electrodes can change from time to
of the paddle. Thus the wheel rotates. — subject and would welcome any
— R.W.S. information from your readers. time.
I have constructed a fully poly-
John C. W. Hardy,
Tauranga, phonic two manual and pedal
New electronic organ using simple neons.
Microwave cooking Zealand.
In my case they are synchronised
—
Sir Would it be at all possible
from a 12-valve master oscillator
that in the near future you might
and in effect operate as frequency
produce in your magazine a design
dividers each neon feeding its
etc., for a microwave heater or
own buffer amplifier. Even today,
cooker ? after six years domestic use, drift
I know that so far, no periodical D2 04 is still talcing place and during most
D1 0A91 0A91
has touched this subject yet is one
(SEE playing sessions it is necessary to
which 1 am sure would attract LETTER) adjust the charging resistor associ-
much interest. The expense 1
ated with some note or other. I
know high, but not out of the
is
also noted that the simple neon is
reach of the average man's pocket
very unstable and hard to syn-
when compared with other hobbies 11 1H
chronise in darkness.
etc., and if a reliable cooker could
Probably neons with stabilising
be made to function, electricity characteristics such as the NT2
i2on
bills would soon repay expenditure (SEE TABLE)
would be very satisfactory but
in units saved.
CAPACITOR 'C' VALUE TABLE lack of funds prevented me from
P. Stonelake,
RANGE trying this out.
Torquay. 4 6 8
THE RATING IN
CYL CYL CYL
The tone produced from an
OF R.P.M.
unfiltered saw-tooth waveform is
We are afraid your suggestion is not CAPACITOR
0-5000 •47jjF
feasible for amateur construction, yet! 'C'
• 68)iF •33j.F horrible ! !

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0-70O0 •47>iF •33pF •22yF Peter J. Horn,
125 VW
valve is extremely expensive and hardly
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0-9000 •3JyF -22|jF — Wallasey,
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REDUCTION GEAR BOX (The perforated ABCs OF COMPUTERS, by Lytel. 17/-
Copper Board for
500 ohm, .45 a.; 1,000 ohm, 280 mA;
I
Modern Circuitry MULLARD REFERENCE MANUAL OF
1,500 ohm, 230 mA: 2,500 ohm, .2 a.
, 1

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TRANSISTOR CIRCUIT, 13/6
Diameter 3»in. Shaft length Jin., SERVICING ELECTRONIC ORGANS by
dia. &in. All at 27/6 e ach. P. & P. 1/6- , .2.5x3.75
I 3/-
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7 5 X 375
230 v. A.C. MountedJ| 3.75x5...:. .5/-
3/8
All prices include U.K. postage
r.p.m. S" dia. I" long shaft.
Type 2 amp. contacts. 9/6.
1.2 c/o.
in anti-vibration cradle. 24-hour service guorameed
Type 2.2 x 15 amp. break, 2x2 amp. Spot face cutter, 9/- Where possible
Supplied complete with precision Special Veropins,
make, x 2 amp. break. 11/6. Both
I
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Pkts. 200 14/-
types, ex ne w equ p. P. & P /6 each. r

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^CABY^MULTI- RANGE | -
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ME TER . Model B40. D.C. volt, putor work. Ex equip. First class " METERS NEWPORT ST.. LONDON, W.C.2
0-5 v.,2-5v. at 10.000 condition. Price £3.5.0. P. & P. 7/6. 12 LITTLE
ohm per volt. Ideal for 2J" Flush Round (Leicester Square Tube Station)
transistor circuit test- BUILD AN EFFICIENT STROBE MCTCO
ing. A.C. and D.C. UNIT FOR ONLY
37/6. I A.C. We \ AMMETERS ,

supply a simple circuit diagram and 1 0-1. 0-5.

0-10. 0-15.
volt. I0v..50v..250v..
electrical parts including the 1 0-20 Amp. All 21/-
500 v.. ,000 v. at 4.000 nil
NSP2 Strobe tube which will enable I each, p. & p. extra,
1

ohm per volt. Resis-

tance, 2K ohm, 200 K you to easily and quickly construct a I a.c. VOLTMETERS
. ohm. 2 megohm. 20 unit for infinite variety of speeds, |0-25. 0-50, 0-150 V. SUB-MINIATURE
from flash in several seconds to I ^j| 21/- each, p. &
... Fully guaranteed, complete I

Set of 3 I.F.'a and oscillator coil, 405-470 Kc/a-

several thousands per minute. 37/6 I p- extra. Limited
range of spares available from stock. Size approximately i X t X Jin.
plus 3/- P. 8. P 0-300 V. A.C. m/c quantity available al only 8 ; - per set.
Price includes Test Leads, Battery,
Instruction book, Packing and Post
NSP2 TUBE
brand new. I.O. base.
Rectifier £1.9.0. P. & P. 1/6.
(U.K.). £6'2;6. 3 additional models
Price 15/-. P. & P. 1/6. Alio I Eagle I.F. and osc. coil kit with tuning
capacitor and dial, and bar aerial. All compU.
from 54- to £14 14'-.
available
UNIVERSAL DEMONSTRATION TRANSFORMER miniature and boxed. Supplied with s/ht. cct.
Leaflet gladly sent on request. A complete composite at only 24/9 complete. P. & P. 2,6.
apparatus, comprising a
14,000 OHM SEALED RELAY Transformer and
with
SILICON RECTIFIER
500mA) P. 4 P. 1/6-
High Speed single c/o. Platinum contacts. electro - magnet Type BY100. 6/- (950v.
Super-sensitive, ideal for Transistor cir- removable and pole coils
cuitry. Will operate on milliampr I
pieces. Coil tapped for TRANSFORMERS
25/-. P. & P. I/-. 230 v. 220 v. 110 v, AUTO SOW only 24/- P. * P- 2/6
150W only 46/- P. * P. 3/6
Il5v;6. 12.36. 1 lOv. A.C. 7/6 P. 4 P. 2/6
230 VOLT A.C GEARED MOTORS I
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5 r.p.m. I.7lb inch £2/9/6. P. & P. 2/6 for D.C. experiments. output transformers available.
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P. & P. 1/-
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Type I00D.4.I ohm VOLUME CONTROLS
4 figure 10 impulses per second.
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Full range of TEST METERS always in
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A fine example is
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64.19.6.
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price 25/- plus 2/6 P. 8i P. ORP 12 including Information and literature on request:
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24 v. at 10 amps £3/9/6 5/6
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AMPLIFIER OUALITY RECORD PLAYER AMPLIFIER 3-VALVE AUDIO AMPLIFIER

and EZ80. heavy duty,
I A top-qualityrecord player amplifier. This amplifier MODEL HA34
former. Output A watts (which is used in a 29 gn. record player) employs Designed for Hi-Fi repro-
d volume controls. Abso- heavy duty double wound mains transformer, duction of .-ecords. A.C.
lutely complete. ECC83. EL84. EZ80 valves. Separate Bass. Treble Mains operation. Ready
and Volume controls. Complete with output trans-
ONLY former matched for 3 ohm speaker. Size 7in. w.
built on plated heavy gauge
metal chassis, size 7Jin. w.
x2iin.d.x5±in. h. Ready built and tested. PRICE x 4in. d. x 4 x in. h. Incor-
£4.19.6 69/6.P. & P. 4/9. porates ECC83, ELB4. EZ80
ALSO AVAILABLE mounted on board wilh out- valves. Heavy duty, double
put transformer and 6in. speaker ready to fit wound mains transformer
into cabinet below. PRICE 89/6. P. & P. 5/9. and output transformer matched for 3 ohm speaker,
QUALITY PORTABLE R/P CABINET separate Bass, Treble and volume controls.
Uncut motor board. Negative feedback line. Output 4i watts. Front
Will take above amplifier panel can be detached and leads extended for
and B.S.R. or GARRARD Autoehanger or Single remote mounting of controls.
Record Player Unit. Size 18 x 14 x 84
feed back. 8 gns. P. & P.6/6 PRICE £3/9/6. Carr. 7/6.
in. The HA34 has been specially designed for us and

HSL -FOUR AMPLIFIER 4-SPEED PLAYER UNIT BARGAINS complete with knobs. lives.
KIT. brand wired and tested for only &
A.C.
All new in maker's original packing. P. P. 6/-.
Mains 200/250 4 watt, using ECC83. SINGLE PLAYERS
EL84, EZ80 valv B.S.R. TU/12 «/9/6. Carr. 5/6.
k Heavy duty d'ouble- GARRARD SP25 De Luxe... £12/10/6. Carr. 5/6. HIGH GAIN 4 TRANSISTOR
wound mains transformer B.S.R. GU7 with unit mounted pickup arm. PRINTED CIRCUIT
with electrostatic screen, £4/18/8. Carr. 5/6. AMPLIFIER KIT
jlr SeparateBass. Treble „,.„ AUTO. CHANGERS Type TAI
and Volume controls. giving B.S.R. UA 5 £6/19/6.
1 B.S.R. UAI6 £6 19 6
fully variable boost and cut Latest B.S.R. UA25 Super slim £6 2 6
with minimum insertion GARRARD
Latest ATS £8 8 output
loss. -ie Heavy negative GARRARD AT6 £9 10 excess
feedback loop over2 stages GARRARD Auto-Slim £5.10.0. Carr. 6/6 on each. I -J- watts.
ensures high output at All theabove units are complete with t'o mono head • All stan-
excellent quality with very low distortion factor. and sapphire styli or can be supplied with compatible dard British
* Suitable for use with guitar, microphone or
record player
stereo head for 2/6 extra. 1 components.
-fr Provision for remote mounting • Built on
of controls or direct on chassis.
size only 7-Jm. wide x 4in. deep.
•*- Chassis BRAND NEW CARTRIDGE BARGAINS! printed circuic panel,
ACOS
:

4iin. +Very
All
Overall height
components and valves are brand
71-5. Single sided Crystal Cartridge for • Generous size Driver and Output Transformers.
new. clear and concise instructions enable
Stereo and L.P. records. Complete with diamond • Output transformer tapped for 3 ohm and 15
even
-fc
the inexperienced amateur to construct
stylus and universal mounting bracket. List price ohm speakers. • Transistors (GET 114 or SI
£2.6.4. Our price I8'6. P. & P. IM- Mullard OC8ID and matched pair or OC8I o/p).
with 100% success, Suppli
valves, output transfori • 9 volt operation. • Everything supplied,
r (3 oh
lead. wire, nuts, bolts, solder, etc.
onlyf. PORTABLE TAPE RECORDER CASE wire, battery clips, solder, etc. • Comprehen-
Beautifully made and expensively finished in dark sive easy to follow instructions and circuit diagram
buy.) PRICE 79/6. P. & P. 6/-. grey heavy grade rexine. Satin Chrome metal grille 1/6 (Free with Kit). All parts sold separately.
Comprehensive circuit diagram, iv,c front and chrome fittings. Speaker aperture 9" X 4*. SPECIAL PRICE 45/-. P. & P. 3/-. Also ready
and parts list 2/6 (free with kit), Overall size I5i" w. x 15- d x 71" h. Will take any
This kit Although similar in oppeoronce to HA34 it .
built and tested. 52/6. P. & P. 3/-. A pair of
employs entirely different and advanced circuitry.
standard tape deck or single record player. Limited TAIs are ideal for stereo.
number only. Worth at least £5. PRICE 49/6. OUR
P. & P. 5/-. Brand new and unused.
MAINS TRANSFORMERS HARVERSON'S F.M. TUNER Mk. I

Semi shrouded drop thro' type. Pri. 200, 220, 240v. TAPE DECKS
See. 250v. i wave ac 70mA and 6 3v. at 2 amp. c t. B.S.R. MONARDECK (Single speed) 3jin.
Stack size 3" >: 2}' ;< li'. PRICE II,-. P. &P. 3,-. per sec. simple control, uses 5jin. spools, £6/15/- • F.M. tuning
plus 7/6 carr. and ins. (Tapes extra.) head by fam-
BRAND NEW 3 OHM LOUDSPEAKERS 10/14 WATT HI-FI AMPLIFIER KIT
ous maker.
• Guaranteed
Sin.. 12/6:6! in.. l5/.;8
in.. 21/-; 10 in.. 25/-; 12 in.,
-27/6;(l2in. IS ohm. 30/.). 10 in. x 6 in.. 26,-.
non-drift. •
E.M.I. 13* x 8 in. with high flux ceramic magnet A stylishly fin-
Permeability
/-. (, ohm 45'->- P * P «* * 5- 21: 6\- & 8' 2 6 ished monaural tuning • Fre-
f? ! - "

amplifier with an quency cover-

10 & 12" 3/6 per speaker. age. 88-1 00Mc;:
outputof 4 watts
ACOS CRYSTAL MIKES. High mp. For desk from 2 EL84s in
1

• Balanced
or hand use. High sensitivity, 18/6. P. & P. 1/6. push-pull. Super diode output
TSL CRYSTAL STICK MIKE. LListed at 45/-. reproduction of • Two I.F. stages ai
Our price. 18/6. P. & P. 1,6. both music and discriminator. • Attractive maroon and gold dial
(7 x 3in. glass). •Self powered, using a good
BRAND NEW. 12" I5w. H.'D Spea 3 or 15
speech, with neg-
ligible hum. Sep- quality mains transformer and valve rectifier.
ohm. Current production by well-k .. • Valves used ECC85. two EF80s, and EZ80 (rec-
maker. Offered below list price at 89/6. P. & P. 5/-. arate inputs for
model «- 5 -°»- <35w. guitar model mike and gram tifier) •
Fully drilled chassis. Size of completed •
«?m
< i!l" tar
allow records and tuner 8 x 6 x 5±in. • All parts sold separately.
Set of parts if purchased at one time £5/19/6, plus
announcements to follow each other. Fully shrouded
MATCHED PAIR OF 2; WATT TRANSISTOR section wound output transformer to match 8/6 P.P. and ins. Circuit diagram and instructions
DRIVERAND OUTPUT TRANSFORMERS. 3-l5t> speaker and 2 independent volume controls, 1/6 post free. Mark II Version as above but
°" c P ut complete with magic eye, front panel and brackets.
'2
ohm and
I'h
S e * '"•
l output.
i 'ohm
'
'• '• trans - «PP^ for 3 and separate bass and treble controls are provided
P. & P. 8/6.
15
,
10/- pair plus 2- P. & P.
S'^ «
m8ood lift and cut. Valve line-up 2 EL84s, £6/12/6.
Mark III Version as Mark but with output stage
BRAND NEW PLESSEY 12 v. 4 pin non-sync ECC83. EF86. and EZ80 rectifier. Simple I

(ECL82) and tone c ontrol, £7/7/-. P. & P. 8/6.

vibrators. Type 12 I.4SD. ONLY 8/6. instruction booklet 1/6. (Free with parts.) All
P. & P. 1/6
part* sold separately. ONLY £6 19 6. P. & P. 8/6.
4-WAY NON-TANGLETELEPHONE CABLE
Latest spring-back coil type Ktends 12 5 ft.
Also available ready built and tested complete
with std. input sockets. £8/15/-. P. & P. 8/6.
SPECIAL PURCHASE!
Complete with rubber from LEADING HI Fl MANUFACTURER
bushes. 4/6 each. P. & 7-10 wattOUTPUT TRANSFORMERS to
1/6.
VYNAIRANDREXINE
P.
HARVERSON SURPLUS CO. LTD. match pair
put. ONLY
of ECL
11/-.
86's in push-pull to 3
P. & P. 2/6.
ohm out-

SPEAKER AND CABI- 170 HIGH ST., MERT0N, S.W. 19. CHErrywood 3985 7-10 ULTRA LINEAR OUTPUT
watt
N ET FABRICS app. 54 in. TRANSFORMERS to match pair of ECL 82's in
wide. Usually 35/- yd., our push-pull to 3 ohm output. ONLY 15/-. P. & P. 2/6.
price 13/6 per yd. length
Open all day Saturday Early dosing Wed., I p.m. SPECIAL MAINS TRANSFORMERS to match
(m,n.lyd.)P.&P.2/6. S.AE. A few minutes from South Wimbledon Tube either of the above. Tapped primary. Secondary
Stotion. {Please write clearly)
for samples. OVERSEAS P. «. P. CHARGED EXTRA. S.A.E. wSth
v h w
' ve and 63v - 2 amps ONLY
all enquiries. ?i?6 ; P?Tp. $. -

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TELECOM MK.
BELOW ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR MANY BARGAINS THAT CAN BE Pocket size. V.H.F.
II

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BARGAIN OF THE MONTH WW RRS.ST0RS
(X2.22M 2d.
AIRCRAFT-BAND
AFII7 2/6 0C76 2/6
8et of Six Transistors
CERAMICS 44. TRANSISTOR
OC44 0C4S OC46 SILVER MICA 6d.
0C44 2/6 0C4S 2/6 OC81 0C81 OC81
RECEIVER
HI-STABS 1% I/- 0A8I 1/-
0C7I. 2/6 0C72 2/6
12/6 P. & P. 6d.
MAGNETIC EARPIECES
complete with telescopic
Sets with 3/- aerial, loudspeaker and
0C8ID 2/6 0C8I 2/6 0C71, OC72, OC72 AF Output CRYSTAL EARPIECES 4/4 battery
0C26 are available MIN TRANSISTOR
10 -
ADI40 107-
ELECTROLYTICS 1/2 £26.0.0
30w 240v PORTABLE SOLDERING IRONS 9/3 carr. paid in U.K.
EAGLE POCKET CRYSTAL SETS WITH EARPIECE 14/11
We we/come enquiries
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.. I6uf .. ISVolt
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At
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last! d,~K u K"*" •"«'
general-purpose silicon tr
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3Volt 4uf ... 6Volt 4uf l2Volc
.. 32uf .. ISVolt NPN devices are suitable able for practically every
These tiny epoxy-encapsulated
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JC Current gain (h
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lOuf . 3Volt
3Volt
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2uf ..
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9Volt Suf .. l5Volt 2Suf
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All the above at 1/2 each
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can plus optional transferable snap-on trigger
I m'<
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Choice of 13 self-spray plain colours and primer (Motor car quality) al
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TRANSISTORS

OC7I
Special offer.

(At a price you can afford)

equivalent, I/- each, 25 for £1, 100 for.£3. NKTI24 or NKT 125,
Switching transistors. 2/- each. 6 for 10/-. Large Car Radio type Output
Unmarked.
State R.F. or A.F.
6/- dpi.
£1 100 Dept. PE/II, 307a
YUKAN
EDGWARE ROAD, LONDON, W.
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Transistors OC25, OC35.
3 2G4I7. 2 2G37I. 2G38I.

Diodes. I/- each. Zener

Rectifiers for
Diodes,
NKT405. 10/- each.
2G339,

ZEI2,
TV
I

Sets, 7/6 each.

Packet containing:
diode (for making superhet with
I

complementary symmetry transformerless output stage), £1 complete.

ZB4-3. 5/- each. BYI00 Mains
I

mRRTin FOR
AND
HI-FI

F.M.
SIGNAL INJECTOR
R..F./I.F./A.F. Transistors, components and circuit to make, only 10/-
complete.

LOUDSPEAKERS
Brand-new 4in. Excellent reproduction, 10/- each

Midget Earpieces complete with plug and lead 5/- each

Magnetic Lapel Microphone with plug and lead 10/- each
Transistor Holders I/- each
Miniature Soldering Irons complete with Bit 30/- each
Set of 5 assorted Bits to suit any job 20/- set
Crystal Set kits IS/- each
POCKET-SIZE MULTIMETERS, AC/DC/OHMS £3
Transistor Intercomm. Units 55/- pair
Sft. FLUORESCENT FITTINGS. With choke and starter 39/6*
4ft. ditto With choke and starter 32/6"
* Carriage 10/- per fitting

ACOS PICK-UP HEADS. Complete with needles

This is the price you would expect to pay for the Needles only! MARTIN AUDIOKITS comprise an in-
M/- geniously designed series of fully-cran-
Monaural ... ... ... •••
siscorised units by means of which you can
Stereo 21/- build up a hi-fi assembly starting with a
Diamond Stereo
,

28/9
MXA/ATT
WAII IWTCfiD ATCrt
INItbKAItU simp e mono amp |if, er svs tem and adding
|

Will fit most record changers. Can be very profitable! STEREO co 't co make a fully integrated 20-watc stereo
_ installation, for well under £30. This can be used
• nn a>i irnir rwrTp-K
with low output as well as crystal pick-ups. radio,
RELAYS, Miniature, x 1" x %" ADD-ON UNIT SYSTEM tape-heads. microphones, etc. Building is
1J" A pleasantly easy. Quality is outstanding. Now
700 or 2.500 ohm
ohm Transparent dust cover. Two unitsfor making an FM Tuner are available for
pairs of change-over
coil.
contacts. PLUG-IN TYPE. Base FM
PI.
•
TUNER
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jr 6-Transistor design. Push-pull output jr 2-track deck {0 gns. P.P. 5/-. Amplifier
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TWO WAVEBAND ALL TRANSISTOR 12 gns. Cabinet with speaker 5 gns.
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