List of radios

The RCA model R7 Superette superheterodyne table radio

This is a list of notable radios, which encompasses specific models and brands of radio transmitters, receivers and transceivers, both actively manufactured and defunct, including receivers, two-way radios, citizens band radios, shortwave radios, ham radios, scanners, weather radios and airband and marine VHF radios.

Consumer radios

A Nordmende Transita radio

The first model of the Olimpik portable radio, designed by artist Mykola Lebid in 1977

• Bone Fone – was a wearable radio that draped around the user's neck like a scarf
• Collins 207B-1 Transmitter – was a radio transmitter manufactured in 1951 by Collins Radio Company
• Crosley Pup – was an affordable mass-produced AM radio introduced by Powel Crosley Jr. in the United States in 1925
• Icom – a manufacturer and brand of radio transmitting and receiving equipment, its product range now includes equipment for radio amateurs, pilots, maritime applications, land mobile professional applications and radio scanner enthusiasts.
• Majestic Radios – was an American radio brand from 1927 to 1955, trademarked as "The Mighty Monarchs of the Air"
• Motorola Saber – a commercial portable radio that is a product series of Motorola USA, Inc., it was developed for the United States Armed Forces sometime around 1989.<ref name=morris>Morris, Mike. "The Motorola Saber Information Page". The Repeater Builder's Technical Information Page. Retrieved 14 January 2013.</ref> Despite the fact of it being originally marketed to the military, many law enforcement agencies and fire departments realized the benefits of the Saber, and Motorola soon had a much larger customer base for the radio than they expected.
• National Panasonic Model RE-784A – a vacuum tube AM/FM table radio from the post-war era (1960s) manufactured by National Panasonic (defunct, now Panasonic). The miniature tube-based circuitry follows the "All American Five" tube design, which allowed a more compact footprint of the radio.
• Nordmende – formerly named Norddeutsche Mende-Rundfunk GmbH, the name was subsequently changed to Nordmende. Subsequently the company became one of the prominent German manufacturers of radios, televisions, tape recorders and record players in the 1950s and 1960s.
• Olimpik – a series of Soviet produced superheterodyne portable radio receivers
• Panapet – a round novelty radio on a chain, first produced by Panasonic in the early 1970s to commemorate the World Expo in Osaka, Japan<ref>"Panapet R-70 Radio Panasonic, Matsushita, National ナショナル als". www.radiomuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-12-05.</ref>
• Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio – was a novelty radio made by Panasonic Japan in the early 1970s that was designed to be wrapped around the wrist.
• RCA – acted as the sales agent for a small line of Westinghouse and GE branded receivers and parts used by home constructors, originally for a limited market of amateur radio enthusiasts. By 1922, the rise of broadcasting had dramatically increased the demand for radio equipment by the general public, and this development was reflected in the title of RCA's June 1, 1922 catalog, "Radio Enters the Home". RCA began selling receivers under the "Radiola" name, marketing equipment produced by GE and Westinghouse under the production agreement that allocated a 60%–40% ratio in output between the two companies.
• Realistic – a brand produced by RadioShack, a division of Tandy Corporation, to market audio and video products for home use. The brand name was phased out in the mid 1990s and discontinued in 2000, then returned briefly in 2016. A very wide range of products was marketed under the Realistic brand. These included record players, stereo receivers, cassette decks, ham radios,<ref>"Technical Information on Radio Shack, Archer, Micronta and Realistic Equipment". www.repeater-builder.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015.</ref> musical synthesizers and a few quadraphonic receivers and shortwave radios.
• Regency TR-1 – the first commercially manufactured transistor radio, it was introduced in 1954. Despite mediocre performance, about 150,000 units were sold, due to the novelty of its small size and portability.
• SRF-39 – a portable AM/FM radio introduced in approximately 1992 by Sony.<ref name="Baidu">"The Sony SRF-59 Sourcebook 2008-09-09-1". wenku.baidu.com. Baidu. Retrieved 28 January 2022.</ref> It uses a single AA battery, as its analog electronics draw very little current. It was one of the first radios to use the CXA1129 30-pin integrated circuit, which later was responsible for the SRF-39's sensitive and selective performance.<ref name="Baidu" /><ref name="NYER">Hunt, Joshua (January 16, 2014). "The iPod of Prison". The New Yorker.</ref><ref>T. Okanobu, H. Tomiyama and H. Arimoto, "Advanced low voltage single chip radio IC". IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 465-475, Aug. 1992, doi: 10.1109/30.156724.</ref>
• Superette – introduced in 1931 by RCA, these radio receivers used the superheterodyne principle but were lower cost than earlier products, in an attempt to maintain sales during the onset of the Great Depression.
• Tivoli Audio PAL – a radio produced by Tivoli Audio. It was designed by Henry Kloss (1929–2002). Supporting both the FM and AM bands, it was designed as an outdoor, portable version of the earlier Tivoli Audio Model One.
• TR-55 – released in 1955, this was Sony's first transistor radio, and the first to be made in Japan. The use of transistors allowed the device to be much smaller than earlier vacuum tube radios.
• Utility Radio – also known as the Wartime Civilian Receiver, it was a valve domestic superheterodyne receiver manufactured in Great Britain during World War II starting in July 1944. It was designed by G.D. Reynolds of Murphy Radio. Both AC and battery-operated versions were made.<ref name="Miller2000">Miller, Charles Edward (2000). Valve Radio and Audio Repair Handbook. Newnes. pp. 144–151. ISBN 0-7506-3995-4.</ref><ref>"Wartime manufactuerers and sets". vintageradio.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-12-26.</ref><ref name="Street2002">Sean Street (2002). A Concise History of British Radio, 1922-2002. Kelly Publications. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-903053-14-0.</ref>
• Walkman – The original Walkman, released in 1979, was a portable cassette player. The Walkman brand was later extended to serve most of Sony's portable audio devices as well as related media devices, including radio receivers.
• Walkman Bean – shaped like a bean, it was available in three versions: the basic model with 512MB capacity (model NW-E205), the basic model with an inbuilt FM radio (model NW-E305), and a higher-capacity 1GB model (model NW-E307).

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  The Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio

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  The front of a National Panasonic Model RE-784A with a walnut veneer

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  The Panapet radio

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  A 1938 RCA Victor Model RC-350-A radio, made of catalin and bakelite

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  A Realistic-brand Realistic 8 leather-cased transistor radio, circa 1959

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  A Regency TR-1 transistor radio

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  The Utility Radio

Military radios

See also: List of British Army radio sets

Additional articles are located at Category:British military radio and Category:Military radio systems of the United States

Soldier using an AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver (top) with the KY-38 "Manpack," part of the NESTOR voice encryption system that was used during the Vietnam War.

An SCR-536 "handie talkie"

• A-7 – a Soviet VHF radio transceiver (later models include the A-7a and A-7b) that was developed during World War II and used for communication in rifle brigades and regiments. The complete station was designed to be transported by an individual soldier.
• AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver –a manpack, portable VHF FM combat-net radio transceiver manufactured by Associated Industries<ref name=manuf>Manufacturer's website.</ref> and used to provide short-range, two-way radiotelephone voice communication.<ref>Mark Francis, KI0PF (2005). Mil Spec radio gear - Korean War to present day. Hicksville, NY: CW Communications, Inc. pp. 171–176. ISBN 0-943016-33-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)</ref> In the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), AN/PRC translates to "Army/Navy, Portable, Radio, Communication."
• AN/ARC-5 – a series of radio receivers, transmitters, and accessories carried aboard U.S. Navy aircraft during World War II and for some years afterward. It is described as "a complete multi-channel radio transmitting and receiving set providing communication and navigation facilities for aircraft.
• AN/PRC-6 – a walkie-talkie used by the U.S. military in the late Korean War era through the Vietnam War
• Army No. 108 Wireless Set – was a wireless radio transceiver used by the Australian Army during World War II. The unit was based on the Wireless Set No. 18 and was modified during its production forming 3 different variants: Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3.
• Army No. 208 Wireless Set – was a wireless radio transceiver used by the Australian Army during World War II.<ref>A. B. Feuer (1992). Coast Watching in the Solomon Islands: The Bougainville Reports, December 1941 – July 1943. Praege. p. 100. ISBN 9780275942038. Retrieved 15 April 2016.</ref> Developed in 1941, the unit was based on the Army No. 108 Wireless Set and manufactured by Amalgamated Wireless. There were three versions, the 208, 208* and the 208 Mark II. The 208 could be carried, but not operated, in a backpack.
• Clansman (military radio) – the name of a combat net radio system (CNR) used by the British Army from 1976 to 2010, it was developed by the Signals Research and Development Establishment (SRDE) in the 1960s, to satisfy a General Staff Requirement (GSR) laid down in 1965. It represented a considerable advance over existing Larkspur radio system, and proved to be more flexible, reliable and far lighter, and also allowed the introduction of Single SideBand (SSB) operation and NarrowBand Frequency Modulation (NBFM) to forward area combat net radio for the first time.
• Larkspur radio system – was the retrospectively adopted name of a tactical radio system used by the British Army. Its development started in the late 1940s with the first equipment being issued in the mid-1950s. It remained in service until replaced by Clansman in the late-1970s although some elements of Larkspur were still in service well into the 1980s. It was widely exported to British Commonwealth armies and other friendly nations.
• Personal Role Radio – a small UHF transmitter-receiver issued to the British Armed Forces. It is used by the British Army, Royal Marines, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force Regiment. The radio has a range of 500 meters, weighs 1.5 kilograms, has 256 different radio channels and a battery life of 20 hours continuous use.
• PRC-999K – a portable radio transceiver of the Republic of Korea Army, it is usually used by Companies & Battalions. It is developed and built by LIG Nex1.<ref name="nex1">"근두운 2018년 8/9월호" (PDF). LIG Nex1. Retrieved 2018-11-15.</ref>
• R-390A – a general coverage HF radio communications receiver designed by Collins Radio Company for the United States Armed Forces
• R-105D – a VHF portable radio transceiver used by the Soviet military
• SCR-284 – was a World War II era combination transmitter and receiver used in vehicles or fixed ground stations.<ref>Fucci, Antonio. "Radio Set BC-654-A SCR-284-A Receiver and Transmitter".</ref>
• SCR-300 – was a portable radio transceiver used by United States Army Signal Corps in World War II. This backpack-mounted unit was the first radio to be nicknamed a "walkie talkie".<ref name="SCR300">Magnuski, H. S. "About the SCR-300". SCR300.org. Retrieved 2 July 2016.</ref>
• SCR-536 – a hand-held radio transceiver used by the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II, it is popularly referred to as a walkie talkie, although it was originally designated a "handie talkie".<ref name="arrl">McElroy, Gil. "A Short History of the Handheld Transceiver" (PDF). QST. ARRL. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-04-01.</ref> Today, the SCR-536 is often restored and operated by vintage amateur radio enthusiasts and military radio collectors.<ref name="arrl" />
• SCR-694 – a portable two way radio set used by the U.S. military during World War II.
• Wireless Set No. 19 – a Second World War mobile radio transceiver designed for use by armored troops of the British Army. First introduced in 1940, the No. 19 began to replace the pre-war Wireless Set No. 11.

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  An A-7 VHF transceiver

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  A AN/PRC-6 walkie talkie

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  An unidentified Australian soldier operating an Army No. 208 Wireless Set in the jungle. This small and easy to set up wireless set was standard equipment for Commandos and Patrols.

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  The R-105D is a VHF portable radio transceiver that was used by the Soviet military

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  A Motorola SCR-300, circa 1940

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  An SCR-299 housed in K-51 panel van

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  An SCR-694

See also

• Antique radio
• Golden Age of Radio
• History of radio
• List of oldest radio stations
• List of VLF-transmitters
• Outline of radio
• Signal Corps Radio

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons