07-29-2026, 06:40 PM
Rich;
Some battery radios were really quite elaborate, at least the models that were available on the Canadian market, and I think that the market for them was around a bit longer, as there was no concerted rural electrification program, and transistor radios were not cost effective until 1958 or so. Having an extra RF or IF amplifier tube was pretty typical, even in sets of the 1940s.
Regards
Arran
Some battery radios were really quite elaborate, at least the models that were available on the Canadian market, and I think that the market for them was around a bit longer, as there was no concerted rural electrification program, and transistor radios were not cost effective until 1958 or so. Having an extra RF or IF amplifier tube was pretty typical, even in sets of the 1940s.
Regards
Arran
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