Ah, no. Not really. I've pretty much stopped collecting old radios (for a number of reasons), so don't tempt me. Let's say that this is a list of radios that I wish I already had. Or that I could find in a yard sale for 5% of their market value.

The beauty of these crystal sets is that they required no batteries. The alligator clip is a ground cord, and to tune it you raise or lower the little metal rod in the nose cone.

I'm sure I must have fallen asleep many times with the earphone still stuck in my ear.

Woo-hoo! I made this wishlist somewhere around February, 2003. A few weeks ago, I mentioned to my wife that falling asleep with my iPod earbuds in my ears reminded me of the rocket radio I had. Today, March 8, 2007, she presented me with a gift-wrapped package, which I knew came from Argentina. It was a Miniman MG304, in the box, with instructions and original plastic bag. The only thing wrong with it was that the earphone cord had imprinted its pattern into one side of the rocket body, as if it had melted a bit. This is not uncommon with plastic transistor radios which have been stored for a long time with the cord wrapped around them. In this case, it was still in the box with the coiled cord resting along one side of it.

I got it open, and clipped the ground clip to a screw that holds on a ceiling light-switch cover plate. By golly, it worked, although just barely. I was able to pick up CBC Radio One on 1070 kHz, which is transmitted from Moncton, about 60 kilometers or so away, and was only able to identify it by the network ident music at the top of the hour. I got similar results by clipping it to the ductwork in a hot-air register.

Pix and scans to come later.

Northern Electric model 55

Marvel 6 YR-15A

This shirtpocket transistor radio looks just like a big piece of candy,

This image is from Sarah Lowrey's collection

This image also is from Sarah Lowrey's collection.

The right end cap is the tuning dial, or you can use the six pushbuttons on top for preset frequencies. Terry S. has finally finished the restoration of his 6110, as related in his "Silvertone Chronicle", where you can find a fair bit about how it's built, including a schematic.

Other versions are the 6111 in "Ivory", and the 6109 in "Mottled Walnut".

Philco Transitone 49-501

This photo came from antiqueradios.com/radios/philco.html

I did aquire a Truetone D2018 which is the other well-known boomerang-type cabinet. It's nice, but I prefer the treatment around the dial on the Philco.

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