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Author Topic: Pocket AM Radio Memories? Even, I have a few.  (Read 1278 times)

Offline ThaDood

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Pocket AM Radio Memories? Even, I have a few.
« on: June 26, 2022, 1901 UTC »
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“I am often asked how radio works. Well, you see, wire telegraphy
is like a very long cat. You yank his tail in New York and he
meows in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Now, radio is
exactly the same, except that there is no cat.”
-Attributed to Albert Einstein, but I ripped it from the latest Splatter .PDF March 2025 issue.

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Re: Pocket AM Radio Memories? Even, I have a few.
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2022, 0203 UTC »
I had dozens of those things over the years. Wrap the cord handle around the handle bars of my bike and away I'd go.  Most of them ran off a 9 volt battery, just like your walkie-talkie.
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Re: Pocket AM Radio Memories? Even, I have a few.
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2022, 1423 UTC »
I have a small collection, a few of them actually work.  They can be difficult and frustrating to repair and really weren't made with service in mind.
You can still find these in the wild, although in my experience less than 50-50 it will play right away or ever and might work but has cosmetic issues as many were subjected to harsh treatment 8)
None of them do dx. You see those pictures of the teens holding it to their ear? They're trying to hear a station.

Hy Lite E 164   1964 https://youtu.be/5uUCVHNYP1Q

« Last Edit: August 03, 2022, 2149 UTC by Davep »
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