102/- - ___ Construction DX CRYSTAL RADIO RECEIVER | By JOSEPH AMAROSE OF THE BEST-PERFORMING LOW-PRICED, ALL CHANNEL ANTENNA ON THE MARKET! THE FRINGE AREA ‘You con enjoy perfect long-range television reception for 10 days with a Fringe ‘Area Buttery — and it STAL rad Won't cost you @ cant for its use, fer. They. search everlasting’r fora newer, better elrenit shat sammer mights, dx came in with in- To acquaint you with this outstond- iL oxeel_ their previous best pressive regulaiity ing new all-channel antenna, Tel-a- | etort. They want better volume, greai- No Tess Hmpressive is the selecticty Ray will ‘send you o Fringe Area jer selectivity, higher sensitivity. Sver- of this rig. All six of the Rickmont Buiterfly you can use for 10 days, |lastingly, t09, thay miust_ com Ineals aze foveived clearly with no 2 f ze for 10 devs. for no. sash’ optimum state. ean -be noving hash or erosetaik, And three ct Hf you want to keep the Buttery | cseved. 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Tap the antenna Side evers three turns from the Srd to lie Slst, and tap the secondary every five turns from the Sth to the S0¢h, Lit the tums with an ice pick to sold ‘A standard 2-gang capacitor is for C2 and C3, with @ 500-nuE te serosa the second #4 spreading on high freq n, for tand- | ney end, Ade fiat this trimmer, C4, for best vetame | a a 1000 Switeh 1 5 Drimers-coil. tap. hath he. impe Tone in all locals, Bist gives best. solocti Volume, and leave. set fad esvieen 2 Deals sensit Ts the variable trap, Li, 4 Cervon S645 coil 18 avy, seoondary and variable cop are series hooked, An “optional co tion! is shown. If used, if makes a co JP Yentiona! wave trap of the section. Not sa), another tupable ciecult. is pro- VideG, geting like a series-tuned loading coll and capacitor, With this arrange- | individual, until he ean loo! ent, tuning is better. OctoseR, 1952 vs THE MODERN a OWIG TECHNIGIAN HAS A NEW VIEWPOINT! 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