TR-1G Pocket Radio

Regency (brand of I.D.E.A.)

  • Year
  • 1955
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 71784
    • alternative name: Idea (I.D.E.A.)

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 5 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 22,5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.7 inch = 6.9 cm
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: TR-1G Pocket Radio - Regency brand of I.D.E.A.
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 3 x 5 x 1.25 inch / 76 x 127 x 32 mm
  • Notes
  • In October 1954 Regency brought with the TR-1 the first pocket radio of the world (as a product) into the market. This TR-1G was like a revival model and also the TR-4 from 1957. The TR-1G came in coral, yellow, black, turquoise or ivory. The dial knob has inner concentric circles.

    Date of patent application (TR-1:   Mar. 25, 1955
    Date patented:  Jun. 30, 1959

    US Patent : 2,892,931

  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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