Some Characteristics of Modern Radio Receivers and Their Relation to Broadcast Regulation

The paper gives a brief discussion of the modern tendencies in radio broadcast receiver design, with particular regard to those characteristics of receivers which are related to the problem of allocation and regulation of broadcasting stations. These characteristics are separated into five classes, as follows: (1) discrimination between channels; (2) discrimination within a channel; (3) uniformity of reception in all channels; (4) uniformity of reception within a channel; (5) range of reception. The conclusions are based upon experimental studies of a large number of broadcast receivers which have been sold commercially, and others which will be sold during the present year.