The Washington times., 1924-06-02
PANEL MOUNTED
SET ASSA|LED
UNJUSTLY
Old Timers Violently Opposed
in Some Cases to Ad-
yanoes in Radio.

Panel-mounting. though adopted
by the radio manufacturer and fan
in general, has many violent OBJ.
posers, some of whom every now
and then write articles in defense
of their ideas. Their arguments are
practically the same now as they
were a few years ago, when panel
mounting first came into vogue.
They do not seem to realize the ad.
vances made In radio; or, IL they do
realize them, they are perversely
determined to cling to their old
ideas and forms.
In the early days Of radio be
fore there were two or three radio
stores In every block--the man who
had radio set was a rather rare
individual. Manufactured sets. com.
plete in every detail, were as rare
as the aforementioned person. and
his ''set" was usually tableful OF
apparatus with maze of coils and
wires and oil condensers and SO on
The radio room WIS always in the
basement--it wasn't safe to have
thar mess" upstairs. Every owner
OF radio set in the old DAYS was
an experimenter OF the first water.
He was continually changing cir.
cults. and, as a result, connections
to his various pieces of apparatus.
He had to have his set table.mount.
ed in order that 1t might be easily
accessible at all times.
"OIdtimers" Object.
1t is these "oIdtimers," men who
have helped advance the science M
much, who are now so bewsiIinC
the passing of. the table-mounthd
set. They refuse to acknowlefoe
that radio has outgrown them.
why DO manufacturers in the
great majority build paneI-mounted
sets and Instruments? In the first
place, they have built their product
as permanent set. In the second
place. table-mounted sets cost the
manufacturer, and consequently the
buyer, much more than the panel.
mounted type.
All instruments are greatly re-.
duced in efficiency by the presence
OF DUST and therefore must he nro.
vioed protection against it. IL ALI
the instruments mounted on a hoard
are to be as efficient as possible
they must be protected from dIhst
10 accomplish this the manufac.
turer has to provide each instru.
ment that goes to make nm the
completed set with an individual
dust-tfght case. Since these instru.
,nents are always in full view.
ne must make all these cases neat
ana attractive to the eye.
Inc manufacturer who utilizes A
caoinet and panel.mounting en-
ploys instruments of exactly the
same quality as those used in the
oaro;mounted set. Behind the
panel. however, these instruments
are barren OF any accessories that
are not necessary to the efficient
operation OF the set Instruments
mus mounted are freer of capacity
aeIects than those which are close
y surrounded by their cases, even
tnOusn the latter are of high in.
sulating qualities.
Wnlle the manufacturer of the
ooaro.mounted set had to provide
an attractive board and perhaps six
INDIVIDUAL cases for the Instruments
the manufacturer of the panel tvna
set provided only. a neat wooden
cabinet and composition naneI
neither of which required speciai
manufacturing processes. :.
The only radio fan whose work
requires a board-mounted set-and
1t is admitted that there are quite
a few such-is the experimenter
whose inventive mind will not LET
him be- satisfied with any one cir.
cult a week at a time. He is always
searching for THE set. A panel.
mounted set for this man would
constitute an endless trouble.
The radio population, especially
or the broadcast listeners, has its
experimenting done for 1t by highly
trained and highly paid men at the
head Of large manufacturing con.
Germs, and It enjoys the latest ad.
vances in the science in their most
highly perfected form in neat. com.
pact and complete panel.mounted
sets.
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