[Boatanchors] Texas Instruments and the First Transistor Radio

[Ken Hickman]

Hi Bob & Gang,

Bob, you have me mixed up with another Ken!
My first solid state equipment was a Heath HF rig and
later an Azden 2 Meter rig both in early 1990's.
And I am certainly not a computer "Guru"! Wish I
was!
Take care,

Ken   N5CM
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Scupp" <k5sep at yahoo.com>
To: "Boatanchors E-Mail" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Ken Hickman" <n5cm at rtconline.com>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 7:33 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Texas Instruments and the First Transistor Radio


> Ken and Everyone-
> 
> Boatanchors is probably as good a place as any to post
> this. Ken probably knows this but it is a matter of
> radio historical fact. Regency came out with the first
> transistor radio in December, 1954. It sold for $49.95
> (that's 1950's dollars). Their sub-contractor who
> provided the semiconductors, completed printed circuit
> board assembly and I believe completed production
> units was Texas Instruments.
> 
> Hope this is of interest to the Boatanchor
> subscribers.
> 
> Bob K5SEP
> 
> >From Ken Hickman N5CM-
> 
> >Complicating life was the introduction of screen
> >reading software I helped to write way back when
> >with TI.
>