• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Regency (brand of I.D.E.A.)

• Year
• 1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 71794

• • alternative name: Idea (I.D.E.A.)

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• Number of Transistors
• 2

• Semiconductors
• AO-1 AO-1 1N64

• Main principle
• TRF with diode detector; 1 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 1 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AAA: 2 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - only for Earphone!

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: AM Transistorized Receiver XR-2A - Regency brand of I.D.E.A.

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 3 x 2.125 x 1.125 inch / 76 x 54 x 29 mm

• Notes
• The Regency XR-2A is a portable AM Transistorized Receiver (like a Boys Radio).
  Red plastic, no volume control, no speaker, earphone is wired in. 2 transistors, the RF-transistor is reflexed as the first AF stage, followed by one AF transistor.
  Not adjustable reaction.

• Mentioned in
• The Collector's Guide To Antique Radios 2. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 11-58, set 419, folder 13)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 68 models, 60 with images and 32 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Regency (brand of I.D.E.A.)