[BC] Regency TR-1

[Wayne]

The little Regency's used germanium transistors, and we gave them away at 
The Big Ape for the news tip of the week. The biggest problem we faced was 
keeping people from turning the radio's on before they got at least a mile 
or two away from the station.   I always thought that the original 
transistorized Transoceanic was overrated.

Wayne Woollard


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Smith W4KNX" <paul at amtower.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:19 PM
Subject: RE: [BC] Regency TR-1


> Even though a Trans O didnt fit in your pocket, a Royal 500 did, and the 
> AM
> section was almost as good.  Used one when I was a kid on Hilton Head and
> Myrtle Beach to listen to the Big Ape out of Jacksonville, FL till the sun
> went down and they went bye bye.
>
> Paul Smith
> Sarasota, FL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Phil Alexander
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:04 PM
> To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [BC] Regency TR-1
>
>
> On 18 Jul 2006 at 10:51, Powell E. Way III W4OPW wrote:
>
>
>> --- Phil Alexander <dynotherm at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> > If you put it in constant dollar terms the little
>> > red $9.95 Regency hit the market when $10 was the
>> > virtual equivalent of $100 today in terms of
>> > purchasing power.
>>
>>
>> It was not a very good radio, but the prices now
>> commanded by them are somewhat breathtaking!
>
> Yeah, but it was cheap, ran on batteries and fit
> in your shirt pocket. OTOH, a Zenith Transoceanic
> was a good radio that ran on batteries, cost a
> fortune and DIDN'T fit in your shirt pocket. <g>
>
>
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