{"id":105365,"date":"2021-10-05T15:47:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T15:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/popular-mechanics-radio-set-construction-articles-3\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"popular-mechanics-little-giant-broadcast-receiver-construction-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/popular-mechanics-little-giant-broadcast-receiver-construction-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Mechanics Little Giant Receiver Construction Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Popular Mechanics -1933-1956<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Popular Mechanics published Traveling Mans Portable Receiver in 1933, and used it as a start for the Little Giant series of broadcast receivers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new radio design every year, some with cabinet designs, some not, and always a simple design <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years more options were added, intercoms, record layers, and AM\/FM and the circuit design changed year to year based on what was popular in the industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series ended in 1956 when a transistor radio design was offered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1934 LIttle Giant AC DC Portable Receiver 1934-03<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1935 Little Giant Five-Tube Super for AC or DC 1935-01<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1936 Improved Little Giant Portable 4-Tube AC DC Receiver 1936-03<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1937 Little Giant AC DC Receiver Portable<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1938 Little Giant Portable AC DC Receiver 1938-03<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1939 Little Giant Portable TRF Phono-Radio – 1939-03<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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1940 Little Giant Push Button AC DC Four-Tuber 1940-03<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1941 Improved AC DC Little Giant Pup 1941-09<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1941 Little Giant AC DC Super Five 1941-03<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1942 Little Giant AC DC Three-Band Super 1942-03<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1943 Little Giant Three TRF Set for Beginners 1943-03<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1944 Little Giant Built from Odds and Ends March 1944<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"1945<\/a>
1945 Little Giant TRF Set has Push-pull Output Stage Popular Mechanics March 1945<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1946 Little Giant Super uses Dual-purpose Tubes AC DC Popular Mechanics March 1946 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1947 Little Giant Super Uses Permeability Tuning Unit Science March 1947<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1948 Little Giant Two Band AC DC 5 Super Popular Mechanics March 1948 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1949 Little Giant TRF Dual-purpose Set for Experimenters Popular Mechanics March 1949<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1950 Little Giant FM Receiver – 1950-03<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1951 Little Giant Hi-fI TRF Broadcast Receiver Popular Mechanics March 1951<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1952 Little Giant Radio Intercom System for Experimenters Popular Mechanics March 1952 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1953 Little Giant Hi-fidelity AM Superheterodyne Tuner Popular Mechanics March 1953 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1954 Little Giant Low-cost Multistation Intercom System Popular Mechanics March 1954<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1955 Little Giant FM Receiver for Experimenters Popular Mechanics March 1955<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1956 Little Giant Transistor Radio Popular Mechanics March 1956<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Popular Mechanics Little Giant Broadcast Receiver Construction Series Popular Mechanics -1933-1956 Return To Radio Set Construction Articles Popular Mechanics published Traveling Mans Portable Receiver in 1933, and used it as a start for the Little Giant series of broadcast receivers A new radio design every year, some with cabinet designs, some not, and always a […]<\/p>\n

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