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THE annual radio exhibition at Olympia, which this year was held on August 25–September 4, is generally a partial disappointment to those interested in the scientific and technical aspects of broadcasting, as it is usually quite difficult to ascertain what technical progress and improvements are being displayed. The exhibition is largely an elaborate display of the external cabinets, although most firms nowadays provide simple means for inspecting the internal construction and layout of the receiver itself. This year there was abundant evidence to show that most manufacturers have realized that the modern broadcast receiver has to take its place as an article of domestic furniture, and as such it must not be made especially conspicuous by its curious shape and appearance. Another notable advance in what may be termed the external features of the receiver is constituted by the enlargement of the tuning scale and its ease of operation. There is, however, still room for greater uniformity in the location of the control knobs among receivers of different makes.
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S.-R., R. The Radio Exhibition at Olympia. Nature 140, 474–475 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140474a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/140474a0