• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA

• Year
• 1983

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 196517

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Columbia Space Shuttle Solid State AM Radio 12-956 - Radio Shack Tandy, Realistic,

• Shape
• Design Radio or Novelty / Gadget - fancy or unusual shape.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.5 x 0 x 0 inch / 241 x 0 x 0 mm

• Notes
• Columbia Space Shuttle Solid State AM Radio 12-956;

• Price in first year of sale
• 11.95 $

• Mentioned in
• Radio Shack Catalog (1983, page 143; 1984, page 84; 1985, page 99.)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1319 models, 1202 with images and 154 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA