[Boatanchors] Re First American Transistor Radio Sold

[Normiehall@aol.com]

In a message dated 03/29/2003 8:33:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, jfor@quik.com 
writes:


> While Brattain, Bardeen and Shockley clearly invented the first junction
> transistor

I may be mistaken after all these years, but didn't the above gentlemen, 
Nobel Prize winners, invent the first point contact transistor.  The junction 
transistor came a bit later.  

My first transistor radio was the original Heathkit transistorized portable 
(mid fifties?) and I think it had point contact transistors in it but can't 
swear that is true.  It's still out in the garage someplace, I couldn't bear 
to junk it when it became battered after years of use.  I built another 
Heathkit transistorized portable a few years later although it may have been 
meant as a table model.  It worked much better and cost lots less!

73,

Norm Hall, W6JOD


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