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Originally Posted by Saratoga48
My father bought one for me about 1960 it was a 2 transistor thing, and would pick up the local (10 miles away) 50,000 watt stations if you stood in exactly the right spot facing the exact right direction. They weren't very good but they were portable and didnt need 10 lbs of batteries like the portable tube versions of the day.
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It was more than likely a crystal radio with a two transistor amplifier. I had one given to me in first grade. It ate 9 volt batteries too.