09-05-2021, 10:01 AM
According to Wenaas, the RA and DA were commercially introduced in December 1920 as was the combination RC (RA and DA in one box). [1] But a RA-DA can be seen in photographs of KDKA's first broadcast which was on November 2, 1920. [2]
Wenaas wrote:
Wenaas also lists an introductory date of July 1921 for the Aeriola Jr., a crystal set, and December 1921 for the Aeriola Sr. [4]
[1] Wenaas, Eric P. Radiola: The Golden Age of RCA, p. 76.
[2] Ibid., pp. 72-73.
[3] Ibid., p. 76.
[4] Ibid.
Wenaas wrote:
Quote:According to historian George Clark, the first RC receiver was sold to W.L. Chubb, a Westinghouse employee, for use at a gathering to hear the election returns transmitted on the first KDKA broadcast on November 2, 1920.[3]
Wenaas also lists an introductory date of July 1921 for the Aeriola Jr., a crystal set, and December 1921 for the Aeriola Sr. [4]
[1] Wenaas, Eric P. Radiola: The Golden Age of RCA, p. 76.
[2] Ibid., pp. 72-73.
[3] Ibid., p. 76.
[4] Ibid.
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Ron Ramirez
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