SINCE 1954
THE TRANSISTOR RADIO DIRECTORY
(First issue April 2, 1998; last revision April 23, 2009 )
by Aldo Andreani email
SINCE 1954
THE TRANSISTOR RADIO DIRECTORY
(First issue April 2, 1998; last revision April 23, 2009 )
by Aldo Andreani email
Transistor and its history
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Andrew_Wylie/
Collecting transistors: 100546.2477@compuserve.com (Andrew Wylie)
http://semiconductormuseum.com/Museum_Index.htm
transistormuseum@aol.com (Transistor museum)
http://transistorhistory.50webs.com/
r.mcgarrah@ieee.org (Bob McGarrah)
http://www.101science.com/transistor.htm
Transistor identification chart and elements of electronics: LEDodd@aol.com
(Larry Dodd)
http://www.ck722museum.com/index.html
transistormuseum@aol.com (Jack Ward)
http://www.eca-electronic.de/
http://www.ecadata.de/search/
Search for transistors
http://www.gladlylearn.com/AmateurRadio/AmateurRadio.htm
Free download of booklets about the first Sylvania and Raytheon transistors
(Brian)
http://www.nteinc.com/cgi-bin/nte
http://www.nteinc.com/Web_pgs/device_list.html
Transistor cross reference search and datasheets: literature@nteinc.com
http://www.oldradioworld.de/transi.htm
Collecting transistors: wumpus@oldradioworld.de (Rainer Steinfuehr)
http://www.pbs.org/transistor/
The invention of transistor: PBS. bhammer@aip.org
http://www.research.philips.com/
http://www.plasticlogic.com/
Will organic TFT (Thin Film Transistor) be the future of this device?
info@plasticlogic.com
http://www.att.com/attlabs/reputation/timeline/47transistor.html
The invention of transistor: ATT labs. Webmaster@research.att.com (ATT
labs)
http://www.sony.net/Fun/SH/
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/History/index.html
Sony History
Chip and its history
http://antiquetech.com/
webmaster@anitquetech.com
http://www2.arnes.si/~uljfer3/elect/_all.htm
Manufactures. Marko.Perko@guest.arnes.si
http://www.alldatasheet.com/
http://www.chipdocs.com/
http://www.datasheet4u.com/
http://www.datasheetarchive.com/
http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/
http://www.digchip.com/
http://www.icmaster.com/
http://www.questlink.com/
Search engines
http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/kilbyctr/kilby.shtml
The inventor
The first transistor radio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_radio
Wikipedia
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/transistor.html
Considerations about the first transistor radio: ses@sandiego.edu (Steve
Schoenherr)
http://smithsonianchips.si.edu/texas/ti_003.htm
TI number G00083 at the National Museum of American History: one of
the first transistor radios following Regency.
http://tenwatts.blogspot.com/search/label/transistor%20radio
Arcane Radio Trivia
http://www.benduhn.homepage.t-online.de/denk/summary.html
http://www.benduhn.homepage.t-online.de/denk/denk.html
The first solid-state radio is dated Feb. 1948: Benduhn@t-online.de
(Heiko Benduhn)
http://www.digibarn.com/friends/chuck-colby/historic/transistor-radio.html
TR-2, the first transistor radio by Chuck Colby
http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Engineering/Electronics/history/TransistorEra.htm
by Bev Parker
http://people.msoe.edu/~reyer/regency/
An interactive site on the Regency TR1: reyer@wi.rr.com (Steve Reyer)
http://www.regencytr1.com/
Regency TR1, the first commercial transistor radio. You can even find
the original patent and the circuit diagram: dpies@gte.net (Don Pies,
son of John who was one the co-founders of I.D.E.A./Regency)
http://www.ti.com/
Texas Instruments produced the first commercial transistor radio
Auctions and trading
http://listings.ebay.com/aw/listings/list/category932/index.html
http://www.epier.com/
Transistor radios
http://antiqueradio.org./transistors.htm
Phil says: "I don't really seek out transistor radios, but every once
in a while one of them finds me": philnelson@antiqueradio.org
http://classicradiogallery.com/transistor.html
boz@rushmore.com (Merrill L. Mabbs)
http://collectorsconnection.com/radios.htm
jabrams@efn.org (John Abrams)
http://home.arcor.de/wmohl/index.html
European sets. walter.mohl@t-online.de (Walter Mohl)
http://home.arcor.de/walter.groer/listport.htm
walter.groer@arcor.de (Walter Groer)
http://home4.swipnet.se/~w-49476/100.htm
kent.karlsson@pn.lrf.se (Kent Karlsson)
http://mednick.homestead.com/Mednick.html
davemed@optonline.net (David Mednick)
http://members.shaw.ca/visibleairwaves/
visibleairwaves@shaw.ca
http://oldkevspage.tripod.com/transistors/transistors1.html
oldradio@caboolture.net.au (Kevin)
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jeanluc.fournier/sixties/sixties_accueil.htm
fournier.jeanluc@wanadoo.fr
http://radio.gort.dk/
asgerhunov@forum.dk
http://radioinsoffitta.it/
radioinsoffitta@libero.it
http://radiomann.hoops.ne.jp/HomePageTR/Transistor_Radio_Page1.html
hayashi@ingjapan.ne.jp (Koji Hayashi)
http://roysradio.co.uk/
Mainly dedicated to UK radios. Roy.williscroft@btinternet.com
http://s206301103.websitehome.co.uk/index.htm
Enrico Tedeschi. Perhaps the best organized site: enrico@Brighton-UK.com
http://space.virgilio.it/epjod@tin.it/
If you love Sony, don't miss this Italian site born in Jan.2003: epjod@tin.it
(Antonio De Fazio)
http://tabiwallah.com/radiowallah/
wallah@gol.com: Alan Kastner, King of the TR-6
http://transistorhistory.50webs.com/
r.mcgarrah@ieee.org (Bob McGarrah)
http://trradio.lampresource.com/
electricroo1@excite.com
http://web.mac.com/ibrenner/iWeb/Site_i.radio/HOME.html
ira@irabrenner.com
http://www3.telus.net/radiomuseum/
The Society for the Preservation of Antique Radio in Canada: bruce_macmillan@telus.net
http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~AA676/radio/RADIOLIST.htm
Another Japanese site
http://www.99main.com/~allens/radiocollectionpagefive.htm
allens@99main.com
http://www.alltransistor.it/
Since Jan.2003, an Italian site written in English too: lellosalvatore@inwind.it
(Lello Salvatore)
http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/TransistorRadios/
COUPE28@aol.com
http://www.angelfire.com/music/TransistorMemories/
Dave Long
http://www.antiqueradios.com/
alan@antiqueradios.com
http://www.best-supplier.com/SHOWROOM-RADIO.htm
New novelty radios for sale
http://www.bn.com.br/radios-antigos/
jmello@srnet.com.br (João A.B.Mello)
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/category/radios/transistor.php
mail at http://www.collectorsweekly.com/about/contact-us.php
http://www.conknet.com/~m_bunis/
Marty Bunis is well known for his books. Radios and books are no longer
reported on his site. m_bunis@conknet.com
http://www.cs.uu.nl/~gerard/RadioCorner/
Gerard Tel's collection: gerard@cs.uu.nl
http://www.datastress.com/~mario/radio/types.php?group=L&type=L0X20T&brand=Philips
Philips radios by Mario
http://www.decoradios.com/index.htm
steve@decoradios.com (Steve T. Davis)
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~srs/Antiques/
srs@umich.edu (Steve)
http://www.ericwrobbel.com/
Eric Wrobbel who, according to Enrico Tedeschi, is "arguably the most
famous transistor radio collector in the world" eric@ericwrobbel.com
http://www.fiftiesradio.com/
Tanuki House LLC
http://www.flickr.com/photos/transistor_radios/
An interesting interactive site. michaeljack@sympatico.ca (Michael
Jack)
http://www.garysradios.com/
By Gary Ball (labyrag)
http://www.gclasen.de/radio/
radio@gclasen.de
http://www.geocities.com/antolem/galleria.html
antoniolem@tiscalinet.it (Antonio Lembo)
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9178/radios/trp.html
wa2ise@netcom.com
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/3248/museo.html
http://www.museopelagalli.com/
A wonderful museum just in my town. The whole history of the radio
is treated and the final section is dedicated to transistor radio. You
should come to Bologna and visit the museum: info@museopelagalli.com
http://www.geocities.jp/jnkei/
jnkei@yahoo.co.jp
http://www.geocities.jp/craft_3/
craft_3@yahoo.co.jp
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1031/trans/1trans.html
A very large and comprehensive site on collectible transistor radios:
m31@channel1.com (Bob Davidson)
http://www.hilberink.nl/transis1.htm
Hans.Hilberink@stat.unimaas.nl (Hans Hilberink)
http://www.hoenmeuffels.nl/oldradios/4trans.html
Piet died on Sept. 27, 2000 see http://www.hoenmeuffels.nl/oldradios/
http://www.homestead.com/kd4hsh/1transistor.html
One-transistor cathedral radio project. kd4hsh@juno.com (Robert Lozier)
http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/Radio/Radios/index.html
Roger McGuinn
http://www.jamesbutters.com/index.htm
esquire10@rocketmail.com (James J Butters)
http://www.joesradiopage.com/
jt_lynn@yahoo.com (Joe Lynn)
http://www.leradiodisophie.it/
webmaster@leradiodisophie.it
http://www.m151a2.jp/
http://www.m151a2.jp/audio/kokusan9.html
A huge Japanese site (webmaster@m151a2.jp)
http://www.noveltyradio.com/
Gary Arnold. Novelty Radios: gary@noveltyradio.com
http://www.oldradios.com/
George Kaczowka's collection and his radios for sale: gsk@oldradios.com
gsk@star.net
http://www.oldradioworld.de/xportabl.htm
A German collection: wumpus@oldradioworld.de (Rainer Steinfuehr)
http://www.pakratz.com/transistors.html
fredh@pakratz.com (Fred Hoffmann)
http://www.radioattic.com/
http://radioattic.com/
Lot of photos: webmaster@radioattic.com (Steve Adams)
http://www.radioattic.com/attic.htm?sellerId=3
dmradios@aol.com (Don Maurer)
http://www.radioera.com/
Feedback at http://www.radioera.com/shop/contactus.aspx
http://www.radioexchange.net/
contact@radioexchange.net
http://www.radioexpo.org/
Bretsevents1@aol.com
http://www.radioking.at/my-collection.htm
koenig@radioking.at (Dieter König)
http://www.radiolaguy.com/
radios@radiolaguy.com (Radiola Guy)
http://www.radiomarconi.com/
Comitato Guglielmo Marconi
http://www.radiomuseum.org/
In December 2005 more than 2500 members from 58 countries were active
here
http://www.radiomuseum-radiowelt.at/
Peter & Doris Roggenhofer in Innsbruck radiomuseum.roggenhofer@chello.at
http://www.radiophile.com/
john@radiophile.com (John Pelham)
http://www.rmrl.de/
rs@rmrl.de (The Radio Museum Rottenburg)
http://www.roetta.it/ik3hia/index.htm
roetta.lucio@iol.it (Lucio Roetta)
http://www.ronmansfield.com/
http://www.childhoodradios.com/
ronmansfield@earthlink.net (Ron Mansfield)
http://www.somerset.net/arm/fm_only_intro.html
FM only radios. arm@gnode.org (Andrew R. Mitz)
http://www.tektron-italia.com/
sales@tektron-italia.com
http://www.the-forum.com/collect/radio1.htm
Radios for sale: hschlesi@tiac.net
http://www.transistor.org/
Sarah Lowrey's collection: sarah@transistor.org
http://www.vintage-electronics.com/
John Kendall. Radios for sale: JEK@vintage-electronics.com
http://www.wirelessworks.co.uk/
rob@wirelessworks.co.uk
Journal and books (see also above: Eric Wrobbel, Marty Bunis,
Enrico Tedeschi)
http://www.amazon.com/
Search for "transistor": info@amazon.com
http://www.antiqueradio.com/collbooks.html
arc@antiqueradio.com (Antique Radio Classified)
http://www.antiqueradio.it/
edimose@tin.it
http://www.bookfinder.com/
This link will guide you to find the book you are looking for (used
or new) in the store where it is available.
Feedback: http://www.bookfinder.com/interact/comments/
http://www.booksprice.com
lucy@booksprice.com
http://www.chambal.com/
ankita@chambal.com (Ankita Mishra)
http://www.davescampus.com
admin@davescampus.com
http://www.krause.com/
Krause Publications.
http://www.oldradios.com/tn/
Transistor Network: a journal dedicated to transistor radio collectors.
rmorison@suwanneevalley.net. (Robert P. Morrison)
http://www.opengroup.com/
open.com@pobox.com (Open Communications)
http://www.tubesandmore.com/
info@tubesandmore.com (Antique Electronic Supply)
Batteries
http://data.energizer.com/DataSheets.aspx
JosephM.Kelling@Energizer.com
Spare parts
http://www.pispola.com
info@pispola.com
http://www.ronmansfield.com/
ronmansfield@earthlink.net (Ron Mansfield)
http://www.tubesandmore.com/
info@tubesandmore.com (Antique Electronic Supply)
Repair and Restoration
http://www.transistor-repairs.com/
USA website by Jim Barnard (dedicated mainly to Zenith radios)
http://www.vintage-radio.com/repair-restore-information/
UK website by Paul Stenning (more for tube than transistor radios)
Circuit diagrams and manuals
http://eshop-manuals.com/
Instant download after payment
http://servicemanuals.net/
It's very easy to search and to buy. Help at http://servicemanuals.net/contact.aspx
http://users.libero.it/antonelliana/
antonelliana@inwind.it
http://www.agtannenbaum.com/
CustServ@agtannenbaum.com (A.G. Tannenbaum)
http://www.asm-service-manual.com/
http://www.diagram.com.ua/english/
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8443/schemib.html
Free download. Luca Rossi http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8443/contatta.html
http://www.justradios.com/transistors.html
justradios@yahoo.com
https://www.manualsparadise.com/
http://www.mauritron.co.uk/
Click on "Service Manuals": manuals@mauritron.com
http://www.michelletroutman.com/manulist.htm
mtroutm@michelletroutman.com (Michelle Troutman)
http://www.radioera.com/
Feedback at http://www.radioera.com/shop/contactus.aspx
http://www.radiolocman.com/
rlocman@rlocman.com.ru
http://www.radiotechniek.nl/
Webmaster@radiotechniek.nl
http://www.roberts-radios.co.uk/
schematics@roberts-radios.co.uk (Robert W. Thompson)
http://www.samswebsite.com/
customercare1@samswebsite.com
http://www.schaltungsdienst.de/
Info@Schaltungsdienst.de
http://www.tech-wiz.com/
manuals@tech-wiz.com
http://www.transistor-repairs.com/
USA website by Jim Barnard (dedicated mainly to Zenith radios)
http://www.transoceanic.nostalgiaair.org/
Circuit diagrams of Zenith transoceanic radios
http://www.user-service-manuals.com/
Manuals are sent as a gift only for persons who have donated to Association
for Human Rights Defense International (HRD)
http://www.vintage-electronics.com/
JEK@vintage-electronics.com (John Kendall)
Others
Transistor radios may be songs:
http://www.lyrics007.com/Beach%20Boys%20Lyrics/Magic%20Transistor%20Radio%20Lyrics.html
http://tnsf.ca/bennyhill/transistor_radio.html
Beyond the transistor:
Italian sites
http://digilander.libero.it/oldradios/
http://s206301103.websitehome.co.uk/index.htm
http://www.air-radio.it/
http://www.antiqueradio.it/
http://www.ari-bo.it/
http://www.pispola.com
http://www.fgm.it/
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8443/
http://www.radiopistoia.com/
http://www.tektron-italia.com/
July 2000
At the new address (http://www.geocities.com/aldoandr/transistor.html)
the page will be updated more frequently than before. The sites considered
important references for the transistor radio are now bold.
Settembre 99, Gennaio 2000, Giugno 2000
Aggiornamenti
Giugno 99
Ho aggiunto la sezione AUCTIONS; le aste sono
molto utili per iniziare o far crescere una collezione: per le radio e-Bay
e' il massimo. Non era semplice mantenere aggiornati anche i siti dedicati
alle radio a valvole e ho deciso di toglierli.
Febbraio 99
Dal momento che la maggior parte dei siti e'
in inglese, i pochi commenti ai link sono ora in inglese.
Gennaio 99
Ho aggiunto la sezione TRANSISTOR dove ho riportato
i siti che trattano prevalentemente di radio a transistor, cioe' quelli
che visito piu' spesso.
Luglio 98
Per chi vuole dare un'occhiata a quello che Internet
ci offre sul collezionismo delle radio (sia a valvole che a transistor),
ho preparato un elenco di indirizzi. Ho pensato a lungo quale fosse il
modo migliore di classificarli: l'ideale sarebbe dividere le valvole dai
transistor, i musei dai collezionisti privati, chi vende da chi compra....ma
poi ho incontrato siti così completi e complessi che si chiamano
fuori da qualunque classificazione. Allora non ho trovato niente di meglio
che usare l'ordine alfabetico: ognuno poi, dopo una rapida occhiata, si
renderà meglio conto di quelli che fanno al caso suo. All'inizio
ho riportato un sito utile per chi cerca schemi elettrici, poi i siti italiani
fra i quali ho messo anche quello di Enrico Tedeschi che, pur vivendo a
Brighton insieme alla sua invidiabile collezione, ha un nome che tradisce
le origini, delle quali certamente non si dimenticherà se vi rivolgerete
a lui in italiano per qualche informazione.
Aprile 98
Amare la radio
(the English translation is contained in this
article)
Amo lo radio perchè non invecchia mai:
sarà bello il grammofono a tromba ma sa riprodurre solo e sempre
gli stessi brani; se invece prendi una radio di cinquant'anni fa, riproduce
esattamente quello che senti su una radio ultramoderna. Dici che é
diversa la qualità dell'ascolto? Questo è un dettaglio! Amo
la radio perchè nessun sonnifero é più potente della
televisione: proprio per questo a volte può essere molto utile,
ma a piccole dosi. E passare dall'amore per la radio intesa come ascolto
del tuo programma preferito all'amore per l'apparecchio che ti rende possibile
questo ascolto, é stato un passo brevissimo. E così amo la
radio anche perché é un oggetto misterioso: la guardo ancora
con gli occhi del bambino che vorrebbe aprirla per cercarci dentro l'omino
che sta parlando. Questo amore é cominciato con i miei primi passi
(quando mi sono diretto subito verso la monumentale radio ufficiale della
casa premendo contemporaneamente tutti cinque i tasti -fono, OM, OC, OL,
MF- e costringendo mio padre a chiamare il tecnico) ed é diventato
passione irrefrenabile in occasione del colpo di fulmine: era la primavera
del '59 quando un amico di mio fratello si presenta a casa per mostrargli
una Sony TR610
appena acquistata. La scintilla scocca immediata. Una radio che funziona
senza spina, senza terra e senza antenna: un vero miracolo! Io ero più
piccolo di loro e 30.000 lire (di allora) non erano certo alla mia portata.
Adesso la pagherei volentieri quella cifra ma credo che non basti più
e poi non é così facile trovare chi la vende. Solo adesso
mi rendo conto che non sono stato abbastanza attento. Sapevo bene che esisteva
il collezionismo delle radio a valvole, alimentato anche dagli splendidi
mobili di cui sono dotate, ma pensavo che fosse troppo presto per cominciare
a parlare di collezionismo di radio a transistor. Invece Internet mi ha
aperto gli occhi: sono passati quarant'anni da quel colpo di fulmine e
il collezionismo delle prime radio a transistor é cominciato da
un pezzo. Questo é il motivo per cui non posso permettermi di avvicinarmi
ai primi esemplari ma se posso cerco di sottrarre all'amaro destino del
bidone della spazzatura tutti quegli apparecchi, anche recenti, su cui
magari basta un piccolo intervento perchè la voce riappaia. Ridare
voce ad una radio abbandonata é per me una grossa soddisfazione
anche se mi costa molto tempo (perchè non é il mio mestiere)
e se il pezzo non raggiungerà mai un valore di mercato.
Chi vuole contribuire ad arricchire questa lista,
può scrivermi all'indirizzo e-mail.
Grazie, Aldo Andreani
