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2 transistor boy's radio & Arvin USA made transistor
I don't have many transistor radios; but, these two are my favorite pocket radios. The white one is a two transistor boy's radio that has it's own stand to sit it up & is made in Japan. The red one is a USA made Arvin in a genuine leather case. I think both of these date from the early '60's. I'm sure USA made pocket radios are rare, especially by the '60's.
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I had a "Coronet" two-transistor "boy's radio" in the late '60s; got it from one of my cousins when his family was getting ready to move. The radio didn't work very well where I lived at the time; only picked up one station, a local station about three miles east of me. These two-transistor radios work great if you are in a very strong signal area, within a few miles of powerful stations, but if you are in the far suburbs of a city or even further away from the transmitters, these sets won't work worth a darn. I remember reading right here in this forum that these 2-transistor radios were little more than glorified crystal sets, with a very small amplifier to drive a speaker.
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Boy's Radios
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Boy's radios actually used a reflex circuit. Once I redid the antenna coil on an Angel 2-transistor (that was dumb, I'd sure like to have that radio today)...I replaced the smaller coil with one using more turns. The radio became much more sensitive and selective (and also drained the 9V battery quicker). Now I have several boy's radios from eBay...one of them oscillates at the high end of the band when I attach the whip antenna to it. The first transistor of a boy's radio is actually an rf stage... Chuck |
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transistor radio find!
I finally found another transistor radio this weekend! Theya re getting way too scarce now. This is an Empire model td-810, made in Japan and included the box. Its rare to find one that has the box too! Its an unassumming little number, but hey, I got it!!
If I have posted this twice I am sorry; still learning the ropes of posting. If the picture does not show up: someone please tell me how to upload it, I have tried twice! Last edited by noveltyradio.co; 04-13-2008 at 04:59 PM. Reason: trying to get the picture in the message body! |
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Gary, nice Empire radio!
Gary,
Nice Empire, that's not a brand name I see often. The trim is even intact. Does it play? I think I'll try to recap a few of my simpler transistor sets and see how that goes. So many radios have lost their volume...would be nice to restore them but I wouldn't wanna ruin them in the process. I think I've bought a couple of radios from you. Ahhh, yes, what a hobby! Chuck |
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Doesn't make much sense to me. A two-transistor amplifier, after all, shouldn't draw that much current unless the radio is played at or near full volume most of the time, but then again, maybe that was the only way to hear these sets in most areas.
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