• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1981–1987 ?

• Category
• Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 145968

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Audio-Amplification

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• Cassette-Recorder or -Player

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type)

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Realistic CTR-56 - Radio Shack Tandy, Realistic,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 147 x 50 x 270 mm / 5.8 x 2 x 10.6 inch

• Notes
• Portabler Casetten-Recorder mit Batterie- oder Netzbetrieb. Auto-Level und -Stop, Mikrofon.
  Eingänge für Zusatz-Mikrofon, Ohrhörer und AUX.
  Hersteller ist Tandy - Best-No: 14-1006

• Price in first year of sale
• 39.95 $

• Source of data
• -- Original prospect or advert

• Mentioned in
• Radio Shack Catalog (1982, page 43; 1983, page 35; 1984, page 41; 1985, page 39;1986, page 39.)

• Author
• Model page created by Franz Scharner. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1299 models, 1181 with images and 117 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA