New Britain herald., 1925-01-09
Radio h Epery Third Home
 h This City
Tremendous Addition Made to Ranks of Wireless
 Fans in Past Year


 With radio sets in about one-third 1 of the homes in New Britain. the Tremendous increase in popularity of this science can be appreciated at ! a glance. Merchants who deal in | radio sets and accessories, expect | that the coming year will be bigger and better for the business than has either of the past two years.
 There is no doubt that radio has come to stay. New Britain people ahaye seen that a great amount of entertainment can be drawn from 1t and have shown great interest in the prograss of this, the newest and one ' of the most interesting of sciences. One merchant was asked by a rep- fcsentative of the Herald" "Just what is the most popular type of set iii New Britain?" The dealers answer was that five tubo set sells best in this city and moreA people every day are becoming desirons of having them installed.
 With the opening of the new Hartford station, WTIC, tho crystal K set will enjoy boom. There are N many people who are not especially 4 interested In radio, that Is. not in < terested enough in it to spend $150 or so for set. But with 8 crystal z set which can be built for abont $, tho Travellers station will be heard t1 clearly. t.... {s People buy radio sets like they do automobiles" said one dealer. I'They start off with one of the smallest and end up with one of tho biggest" He said a person with a one tube set longs for three tube set and so on up the line.
 No new devices of any great im- port are foreseen by dealers. It is probable that a rectifier to take the place of "B" batteries will be placed on the market soon. There are several on the market at the present time, although the instrument has < not yet been perfected and there is much room for improvement It is expected that the coming year will see a perfected instrument of this type.
 Nine Tube Sets
 New Britain radio fans arc turn ing toward the eight and nine tube superhetrodynes, according to one dealer. This change has been < gradual and natural with the desire for something bigger in the way of aradio set, although most people do not feel that they are capable of tTunning a nine tube set, to say nothing of constructing one.
 }2 Dne type of set which has had great run in this city is the reflex 1Ehookup. This type has proved popular here and has been q distance getter
 . Price for Every Purse Anyone can afford a radio set. The prices range from s14 to s425 and the man with the $14 set stands just as good 8 chance of hearing tdistant stations as the man with the s425 instrument does, although, of course, signals will not be as loud on the former.
 The average person, however
 
 pay for radio set with all equip ment. For this price an excellent five tube set may be purchased, this type going as low as $65.
 The regcnerative set has had a long run, but is being discouraged by the continued protests heard re- garding it in all parts of the coun- Gf nt1H hoe n market a set employing the regen- erative { principle. which is non- reradiating. This means that the whistles heard by the operator when he hlnes in d station arc being heard by himself alone.
 Interference Problems
 The regcnerative receiver has proved a great nuisance to radio listeners and there was at one time a move on foot to have a law passed prohibiting it's use. The squeals and bowls produced by these receivers at the hands of inexperi- enccd operators has probably re- suited in more dissatisfaction than any one thing ever has before.
 lNstS tUllbuCteN ItttllLly tHG direction of Station WTAM at Cleve- land showed that the whistles from these sets can be heard for dis. tance of many miles, special oscilla- tors operated in Cleveland and vicinity having been heard over one quarter of the American continent
 Another source of annoyance tc radio broadcast listeners has beer the electric light power lines in this city. In the western section ot New Britain this roar and sputterint has been especially noticed and i has brought forth complaint iron fans. Special sets have been placed on automobiles and the cause O some of the interference has beer found. The lighting company hal expressed itself as ready to do any thing to alleviate the difficulties anc has done a great deal in the way O repairing leakages from wires anc trausformers.
 l. European Stations Heard
 As for distance, New Britain fan