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Despite its rearmament backlog, Raytheon is not neglecting its civilian market, including commercial radar. It recently built the world's biggest antenna for the harbor of Le Havre, France. Last week, with long-sluggish TV sales picking up once more, President Adams flew out to Chicago to show off Belmont's newest "Vu-Matic" television models. The "Vu" stands for very high frequency and ultra-high frequency. Raytheon claims its new tuners will be able to cover the whole radio spectrum.
But some of Raytheon's promising other products, such as the Radarange, are still too expensive or not yet ready for mass production. Raytheon, which has never paid a dividend, hopes to have them ready to cash in on when its arms orders are filled. "Our biggest test," says President Adams, "will come in 1954, when the rearmament crest is passed."
* Son of Boston's No. 1 citizen, Charles Francis Adams; grandnephew of Henry Adams; great-great-great-grandson of President John Adams.