[Boatanchors] First American Transistor Radio

Sat, 29 Mar 2003 19:14:52 -0600

It was Regency Electronics!  Model number was the TR-1.  It used a small
22.5 volt battery like the ones used in most of the VOM's then!  It was rather
large by today's standards!  Seems like it was about 1-1/2" X 4" X 6".  The
sensitivity was poor in that only "local" stations could be heard!
Original price was around $69.95 or $79.95 as I recall.  I  bought one
"on special" for around $49.95.  Someone relieved me of it about 6 months later!
(Theft!)  I think this was in around the mid 1950's.

73,
Sandy W5TVW

Two years later, I   bought a Hitachi that ran off two "AA" cells.  It ran rings
around the
Regency and was much smaller.  Pocket size, in fact!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 6:15 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] First American Transistor Radio

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| What American company marketed the firs consumer transistor radio and what
| year?
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