Regency Receiver Converter Model ATC-1

Manufacturer: Regency

Model Number: ATC-1

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Equipment Description: Receiver Converter

Label Write-up:
The Regency ATC-1 converter heralded the dawn of a new era for amateur radio. The little converter had only two transistors -- one PNP, one NPN, both germanium, both now long obsolete -- but they were the start of a revolution. Powered by three AA penlight battery cells.

Dates Produced: 1956

Original Price: $80

The museum's inventory number: MRT-307

Located at Museum in: Ham Display Room