[NJARC] Old GE Radio Model G-97 and United Radio-Television Institute Training Materials

[MGRacer53 at aol.com]

New Jersey Antique Radio  Club
 
  I have two radio items I would like to  pass onto the right people, and I 
think your club is the best way to  get to them.  The training materials 
are for free, and the  old GE radio Model G-97 is for sale to the highest 
bidder.  
 
1. United Radio-Television Institute of  Newark - Training Materials
 
 
This is a loose-leaf notebook with the following  
sections/pages/notes/comments.  It is "free" to anyone who will come pick  it up at my home in 
Clifton, NJ.  It provides a "snapshot" of the  technology of the early 1940's:
 
1. Student who's materials it was:  Phil Spindel (my father-in-law  who 
passed away a few years ago)
2. All materials are from the United Radio-Television  Institute, Inc. 
Newark, New Jersey. Most all of these  pages include text, diagrams, formulas, 
and some student "tests" at  the end of sections.  Estimated date - 1942 
based on the  institute's newsletter which was with the materials.
3. "Sound" - 7 pages
4. One page test: draw schematic; tubes for RF; Image frequency  
interference
increasing the intermediate frequency
5. Filament Emission - Laboratory Exercise - 6 pages  including test at end.
6. Grid Bias - Plate Current Curves - Laboratory Exercise  - 3 pages 
including test
7. Plate voltage - Plate Current Curves - Laboratory  Exercise - 2 pages
8. Laboratory Exercise - Purpose: to measure the constants of a triode  
vacuum tube - 3 pages including test.
9. Dynamic Characteristic Curves - purpose: To study the  dynamic 
characteristics of a triode vacuum tube. 3 pages
10. Laboratory Exercise - Tube Characteristics - Beam  Tetrode - 2 pages
11. Laboratory exercise - Plate Resistance Curves of Tetrodes and  Pentodes 
- 2 pages
12. Laboratory Exercise - Grid Bias - Plate Current Curves -  Pentodes - 2 
pages
13. Laboratory Exercise - Resistance-Coupled Amplifiers -  5 pages
14. Laboratory Exercise - - Purpose: To study action of the Power  
Transformer and Filter in an Alternating Current Power Supply.  8  pages
15. Laboratory Exercise - To study the action of a three element  tube used 
as a Grid Bias Detector.- 3 pages
16. Radio receiver Alignment - Purpose: To become familiar  with Signal 
Generators and receiver alignment - 5 pages
17. Radio Receiver Analysis - Purpose: To analyze the  voltages and 
currents in a seven tube receiver. - 3 pages
18. Radio Servicing - lab Exercises - Purpose: To become  familiar with 
trouble shooting in radio receivers with simple test equipment. -  7 pages
19. R.F. Transmitters - 4 pages
20. R.F. Transmitters - Part I - Oscillator - 2  pages
21. R.F. Transmitters - Part II - Frequency Multiplier - 3  pages
22. R.F. Transmitters - Part III - Neutralized Amplifier -  3 pages
23. R.F. Transmitters - Part IV - Modulator - 1 page
24. Plate Modulation - 2 pages
25. Low-Level Modulation - 2 pages
26. Grid Modulation - 2 pages
27.  Lots of pages of hand written notes - estimate  about 30 pages.
28. And a copy of the institute's newsletter "The  Transmitter", dated 
December 23, 1942.  Four pages.  Volume  1, Number 1.
 

Second:  I  have a old floor standing multi-band GE radio.  Complete, 
generally in good  condition, except for some damage to speaker and the  
speaker's cloth cover when something poked through the front cloth  cover.  Tubes 
all there and light up when plugged in, but just  humming sound coming out 
from the speaker.  

Info on it:
- General Electric, model G-97.  
- General Electric Co., Bridgeport,  Conn. 
- Number stamped into rear of cabinet (serial number?) 3315
- Has "push button" tuning and dial tuning
- Has a pop-up built in timer clock to turn radio on and off
- Bands:
    -Short Wave
    -Amateur Aircraft
    -Broadcast
  I bought this radio from one of my neighbors many years  ago - I'd guess 
in the 70's because I liked the way it looked.  I've only  used it for 
display, as a piece of furniture.  If you are interested in it,  I can e-mail you 
photos of it.  Just e-mail me  at _mgracer53 at aol.com_ 
(mailto:mgracer53 at aol.com)   and  ask for them.  I'm willing to let go of it, as I work  on 
downsizing all the stuff I have accumulated over the years (TOO  Much!).  You are 
welcome to come look at it if you would like  to see it for yourself - just 
call me first.  The radio is for  sale to the highest bidder by the end of 
January.   Buyer must come pick it up at my house.  If you are interested in 
buying  it, send me your bid.  Highest bid by the end of January gets  it. 
 
Greg Prehodka
Clifton, NJ
E-mail:  _mgracer53 at aol.com_ (mailto:mgracer53 at aol.com) 
Tel (H): 973-473-3838