From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Promotional leaflet for Arvin car radios and aerials, detailing the 'Phantom Filter' technology and other new features for 1937.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 63\2\ scan0335 | |
Date | 1st January 1937 | |
ARVIN AERIALS FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY FROM YOUR ARVIN CAR RADIO ROOF TYPE TA DUAL TYPE AA{D. Abbot-Anderson} Model A1 Standard Aerial (illustrated bottom left) advised for all Arvin Radios, has high efficiency for use where maximum pick up is necessary. Rubber-covered for use where sleet, snow, and wind are a problem. Impervious to moisture and any weather conditions. Instals easily under running board. Fits all cars, 18/- complete with all accessories, other types illustrated, available on request. TYPE A1 STANDARD ROD TYPE A2 Sole Distributors: STEDALL & COMPANY LTD. and HUNTS MOTOR FACTORS 164, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C.1. TELEPHONE TEMPLE BAR 1540. New Tailor-Fit ARVIN Car Radios WITH THE Phantom Filter The Phantom Filter LEADS THE PARADE OF ARVIN'S NEW ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENTS FOR CAR RADIO OF 1937 THE PHANTOM FILTER... and Its Magic Helpers! Doubles Station-Getting Ability ✦ Filters Out Interference ✦ Vastly Improves Tone Quality The amazing new PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I Filter enables you to tune in and enjoy far more stations than ever before possible on any Car Radio. Boosts signal strength 50% to 75%... and brings in distant or weak stations just like locals. Installed between aerial and chassis, Arvin's new PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I Filter practically eliminates the terrific loss of aerial-to-radio signal strength... formerly one of the greatest handicaps to good radio reception. Working hand-in-hand with another new Arvin development—the Automatic Eliminoise—motor and circuit noises are cut out—resulting in a brilliance of tone quality undreamed of before. AERIAL LEAD-IN AUTOMATIC ELIMINOISE Eliminates Spark Plug Suppressors Built right into radio chassis, effectively cuts out interference from ignition system. Working hand-in-hand with Phantom Filter, shuts out motor and circuit noise. Delivers clear, undistorted reception. Never requires adjustment. OK(II) PERMATUNE I.F. TRANSFORMERS Eliminates 'out-of-balance' reception Never before have permanently balanced I.F. Transformers been engineered in a Car Radio. By an ingenious new construction Arvin Permatune I.F. Transformers are balanced to stay balanced at the factory. The settings cannot change. Retain all the original brilliancy of tone—superb selectivity—and extreme sensitivity of new Arvin Car Radios. GEOGRAPHICAL COMPENSATOR Powerful Station Pick-up anywhere A simple adjustment sets the radio to meet any receiving condition. High Sensitivity for great distances. Less Sensitivity for metropolitan areas where many stations are nearby. Average Sensitivity for the variable conditions of travelling. 4 Great New Features Exclusively Arvin! | ||