RADIO PROVERBS
A fan knoweth not the value of. a coil until it has been lent to a neighbour. Remember, the noisiest fowlers catch no birds and the noisiest listeners no stations. An old set is like an old sack; it requires much patching. The absent part is still faulty. A set ill done has to be done twice. A bird is known by its note; a man by his talk and a listener by his oscillation. As is the fan, so is the set. Super-sets depend on little wires. Careless listeners make a feast for the dealers. Oscillation speaks louder than words. Accidents will happen in even the best regulated sets. If today brings not the station wanted, tomorrow may. As you make your set, so must you listen to it. A buyer needs a hundred eyes and ears; a seller none. * For a want of a wire the grid is lost; for the want of a grid the valve is lost; for the want of a valve the set is lost and for the want of a set the listener is lost. Oscillation is the grief of the times. It’s the last volt that ruins the valves.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 959, 30 April 1930, Page 7
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199RADIO PROVERBS Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 959, 30 April 1930, Page 7
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