[Hallicrafters] The Halli Transistor Sistor

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I don't think it was his middle name Duane.
Freddie "Boom-boom" Cannon, 1961.

I'm enjoying the trashing about regarding who discovered what and when.

Dick


Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Do any of you remember the song "Transistor Sistor" or who sang it? I'll 
> give you a little hint, somebody tagged the vocalist with a middle name of 
> "Cannon".
>
> What was the first piece of Hallicrafters equipment to use a transistor? 
> What year did it make its debut on the electronics market?
>
> Now we all know that Bell Labs invented the transistor, right? Texas 
> Instruments Inc. invented the Integrated Circuit, right? Well who invented 
> the first high frequency vacuum tube that worked in the 5MC to 10 MC range? 
> Does "Acorn" awaken a snoring neuron?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
> E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
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