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Word: antennaless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...London last week, Britain's Sco-phony, Ltd. exhibited a new, lightweight (35 lbs.), antennaless TV receiver which can be moved from room to room and plugged into an electric socket. The set has a 7½-by-6-in. screen and retails for ?55 ($220). For an antenna the set uses the electric wiring system of the house. A cylindrical condenser is attached to the power cord to reduce interference. A booster inside the set steps up the sound and TV signals to the necessary strength. An aerial can be attached in areas of high interference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: TV Midget | 3/7/1949 | See Source »

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