• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Regency (brand of I.D.E.A.)

• Year
• 1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 175789

• • alternative name: Idea (I.D.E.A.)

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2N229 2N229 2N229 2N229 2N229 2N229 2N229

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3 inch = 7.6 cm

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: All Transistor TR-8A - Regency brand of I.D.E.A.

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 4.75 x 3.25 x 4.07 inch / 121 x 83 x 103 mm

• Notes

• The Regency Model TR-8A is a Battery Operated Portable AM Transistorized Receiver.

• Price in first year of sale
• 39.95 USD

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 10-58, Set 417, Folder 9)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 68 models, 60 with images and 32 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Regency (brand of I.D.E.A.)