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Shall We Have Music or Noise?
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hence came they? Are they the aftermath of those hurriedly and half trained radio operators that were pressed into emergency service during the late war? Every store selling radio supplies now has its "radio expert." The newcomers into radio merchandising are too quickly falling prey to these "experts." Perhaps, if radio apparatus were not being offered for sale by haberdashers, stationers, drug stores, etc., these "exp°rts" would not find so many soft berths where they can prey upon a credulous and mystified public. If manufacturers were not so anxious to flood the country with apparatus and make a quick profit (and perhaps an equally quick getaway), and restricted their agencies to electrical dealers, bonafide radio supply houses, and other agencies equipped by training and personnel to distribute technical apparatus, this evil would be automatically corrected.
Automobile manufacturers demand that their distributors maintain a "service and repair station." The general public has a great deal to learn about radio apparatus, and, unless helped along by intelligent "service", there will be a reaction more violent than the original "boom."
Now for our friends, the general public, without whose support and good will we cannot maintain anything. I suggest that you purchase only that apparatus that is "trademarked" by reliable and well known manufacturers. Avoid the "unknown" outfits. Perhaps they may appear to be cheaper at first, but the usual thing is that the purchaser is either disgusted with the results or decides to replace them with proper equipment. In any case the original purchases represent financial loss. Having acquired a standardized well-engineered piece of apparatus, follow the installation instructions and operating suggestions usually given by the manufacturer. Take no advice from any other person unless you have learned by previous experience to respect his judgment. The manufacturers will gladly answer questions, and it naturally follows that they are the best source of information for their own products.
Regarding "accessories." Do not purchase any additional equipment that may ))e suggested by a zealous salesman until you are sure that you understand its proper application and that you really need it. Many a well