CALLING CQ... AN IDEAL NAME FOR YOUR RECORD PLAYER

I did smile when I saw this 1959 advertisement for a CQ branded record player.

 As many of you will know, CQ is a code used by wireless operators in both Morse and voice to make a general call, the purpose of which is  an invitation for any operators listening on that frequency to respond. 

The CQ code was used as part of the chorus to the song "Communications" by Slim Gaillard and I am told that this record sounds fantastic on a CQ record player but very poor on  a contemporary Dansette!