Radio Wheels - Here are some
photos of several radio "wheels" that were used as
aids in tuning. The Hallicrafters wheel is simply a means of
telling what time it is in other places. You set the pointer
for your location to point to your local time and then you can
read the time in other places around the wheel. The Lines &
Fitzpatrick wheel is similar; then you turn it over and find
a list of stations arranged by frequency. The Crosley wheel is
fairly ingenious. You set the arm over the station you want to
hear and the lines under the station name then correspond to
the EST and the days of the week when the station broadcasts.
Stations are listed alphabetically by country on the back. "Like
the magic carpet of fairy-tale lore, the new Crosley American-Foreign
and All-Wave Radios are carrying radio adventures into lands
far-flung over the face of the globe. . . ." |