Note
QST, Aug 1956, p. 95.
Popular Electronics, Sep 1956, p. 19
Walter Ashe catalog 1957 (probably issued in 1956), p. 12.
Allied Radio catalog 1959 (issued 1958), p. 381. (TCR-2A and "Tiny Team")
QST, May 1960, p. 180.
Allied Radio catalog 1961 (copyright 1960), p. 396.
The first fully transistorized converter.
Regency announced the first transistor radio available to the general public in 1954. In 1956 it introduced the first transistorized amateur product, the ATC-1 converter. Using only two transistors, the converter covered the 80 through 10 meter bands and had a Q-Multiplier that aided in selectivity as well as serving as a BFO for CW and sideband signals. It was powered by internal penlight cells and required only a single connection to a broadcast receiver tuned to 1230kHz. The converter measured 4-3/4" x 3-1/4" x 4-1 /16" in size. The TCR-2 is a companion broadcast receiver that served as the IF and audio stages. (1)
References
Review. Popular Electronics, Sep 1956, p. 37
Review. QST, Feb 1957, p. 19.
Review. Radio News, Oct 1957, p. 164.
