CHOOSING A RECEIVER

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3491, 29 October 1926, Page 4

CHOOSING A RECEIVER

The numerous inquiries received for the best type of receiving set to buy indicates a a summary of the requirements of a set would be helpful to the intending purchaser, who has no technical knowledge. It is obvious that j'.he choice will be limited by the price * which it is cared to pay, the cost from about 30s for the i simple crystal sot up to about £IOO. The crystal set has a limited range, but could receive from stations such as IYA reliably in telephone receivers up to 30 or 40 miles. A good aerial is essential for a crystal • receiver, and under these conditions loud-speaker signals can be obtained at distances up to three miles.

In well-designed valve receiving sets generally the more valves the longer the distance covered, and the louder the music received. A four or fivevalve set will give loud-speaker reception of Australia and New Zealand stations, and, possibly, some American broadcasts as well when atmospheric conditions are good. The capabilities of any one receiving set in a certain locality would be hard to predict, and intending city listeners should ask for demonstrations in their own home, and then choose the set which pleases them most. It should be remembered, however, that atmospheric conditions vary from night to night and such a test might not determine the best set.