{"id":46043,"date":"2020-10-19T08:13:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T12:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=46043"},"modified":"2020-10-19T08:13:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T12:13:46","slug":"regency-tr1-anniversary-of-the-first-commercially-available-transistor-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/regency-tr1-anniversary-of-the-first-commercially-available-transistor-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Regency TR1: Anniversary of the first commercially available transistor radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following:<\/p>\n

Today is the anniversary of the announcement of the first commercially available transistor radio, the Regency TR1, in 1954. It wasn’t very good, but it started something.<\/p>\n

You can tell something about the frequency allocations of the time by how the numbers are spaced.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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To put the ad below in context, the median weekly family income in 1954 was about $81.00.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you for sharing this, Bill! If you’d like to read more about the TR1 and view a wide variety of product photos, check out this dedicated TR1 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m curious if any Post<\/em> readers own a Regency TR1. Please comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following: Today is the anniversary of the announcement of the first commercially available transistor radio, the Regency TR1, in 1954. It wasn’t very good, but it started something. 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