Putnam patriot., 1924-07-04
Eight Important Facts
 | About Summer Radio
Night Range versus Day Range.

I. Night Range versus Day Range.
 The night rangs of sending and re- ceiving stations is much greater than the daylight range. Do not expect to hear stations a great distance away iH in the daytime. There are nights. rare in winter. and common in the summer when 1t is impossible to bring in dis tant stations. This is due to atmos. pheric conditions beyond human con troll This condition should be met philosophieally as something that can not be avoided. and not used as the basis of a complaint to the radio deal CT who sold you your set.
 ?. Batteries Are the Fuel.
 4 radio set will not work satisfac- torily when the batteries are run down or nearly so. Keep your storage bat tery well charged. or if you Use dry cells. always use some that are in good condition. Test your B batteries with a voltmetre occasionally and renew them when the voltage is forty per cent below normal. Never get impa- tient with your set. Nine chances out of ten a man familiar with radio can find your trouble in half a minute. lf you will take the trouble to familiar ize yourself with the principles of ra- dio you can do the same. There is a reason for every radio trouble.
 S. Watch the Details.
 Don't talk about the wonders and mysteries of radio, and the scientific and delicate sets that have made it possible, and then condemn the dealer or manufacturer when your set won't work with the aerial disconnected, the vacuum tubes burned cut. CT the bat teries connected with the wrong polar ity. 4 scientific instrument, even so popular q one as radio set, must be
 Learn the Art of Tuning
 If you have not learned to tune properly, but manage to tune in one long distance station, don't condemn your set because you do not hear them all The fact that you heard one dis tant station shows that the set is all right; all you need Is patience and practice, and you will be able to get the same far away stations as your neighbors.
 3. Brighter Tubes Mean Less Life.
 Don't expect to get louder or clear CT music when your vacuum tubes are turned up brighter than normal. If anything, the reception you receive will be less loud and there will be un- pleasant noises introduced. Remem- Der. also. that slight overload on the tubes will make them burn out in q fraction of their normal life.
 (, Don't Miss Today's Program.
 Radio does not change overnight any more than does the automobile the phonograph or the sewing machine. The set that You buy today will be good a year from today. and probably for many more years. The long dis tance receiving sets in thousands of homes at present are practically iden- tieal, with some refiuements. 10 the sets that were used by radio-telegraph enthusiasts five years ago. If you have postponed getting good radio set because you are waiting for radi- cal change in radio, you are missing more enjoyment than the individual who puts off buying an automobile for the same reason.
 Worlds Greatest Entertainment
 Don't expect your radio set to aei like a phonograph. You cans push the button for grand opera or jazz and get 1t. You will hear many stations as good as over phonograph, but some of them cannot be heard over q loud-speaker for the reason that they are out of your range. When you an- alyze 1t, you will realize that this fact lies at the root of the lure of the ra- dio. The fascination is in the ever increasing worth of the program. The experience of those who have followed radio since it's inception decidedly in- dicates that "once radio fan, always radio fan.
 Is. Lightning Protection Simple.
 With a loop or an indoor aerial there is of course no need for antenna protectors. In the case of the outdoor aerial, the condition is somewhat diff ferent. During a storm the aerial may pick up some static electricity. which should be provided with an easy path to the ground, in order to protect the receiving instruments. The danger is not that the aerial viii be struck, but that the static charges are liable to overload your receiver if not provided for by a grounding switch or protector of some kind.