Washington County News | 1928-05-10 | Page 2 | Look for Trouble When Set does not Produce

X Look for Trouble When Set Does Not Produce The first place to look for trouble in a five-tube set that does not bring in most of the stations is the batteries. bat-teries. If they are all up to normal, next try the detector and radio-frequency tubes. If the radio-frequency tubes are not good, it will be difficult to hear distant stations. If the tubes and batteries are good and there are, no noises to indicate trouble in the set itself, inspect the aerial and ground. A poor ground is very often the cause-of not hearing many stations, sta-tions, while an improperly located or constructed aerial will also prevent the reception of such stations. The aerial should always be 10 feet from the roof and 20 if practicable. There is considerably more energy picked up by an aerial ten feet above the roof than one four or five feet and a great deal more with a 20-foot one than one ten feet high.