pocket radio
Small portable transistor
A pocket radio is a small, portable radio receiver designed to fit in a pocket.
The term emerged in the 1950s with transistor technology, which made miniaturization possible.
Pocket radios were once ubiquitous for listening to news, sports, and music on the go: He kept a pocket radio in his jacket to catch the game.
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- portableAble to be carried
- AMPre-midday designation
- FMCarrier wave frequency variation
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
static · dial · tuning · batteries · battery compartment · earphone · speaker · broadcast · emergency broadcast · shortwave · reception · vintage · compact · handheld · crackling · news · music · frequency
- audio devicesmicrophone, mic, CD player, iPod, stereo
- Portable AudioiPod, Walkman, portable CD player, music player, portable stereo
- portable radios
- portable electronicssmartphone, tablet, cell phone, mobile phone, handheld
- Microelectronicsmicrochip, microprocessor, silicon chip, transistor, microcircuit
pocket radioboombox
Portable stereo with speakers
console radio · hi-fi system · ghetto blaster · radio tower · clock radio
pocket radioboombox
Portable stereo with speakers
ghetto blaster · PA system · public address system · loudspeaker · jukebox
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