Here’s my reply to Teleportingweena:

I’ve never had a chance at shortwave, we had walkie talkies when we moved that helped the four vehicles keep in contact. But my favorite was a transister radio. My dad gave it to me at about the same age, 11. He also gave me a long tube speaker. My friend and I walked around the track with her and we listened to Old Rivers and Mr by Walter Brennan. My best memory of the little radio.

I think I’ll copy this and reblog your post. I’d like to have that alphabet easy to find. My husband uses them when spelling his name out on the phone. Sometimes I’d like to do that but I mess it up. Every time!

My memories of my little transister radio. Before long Beatles kept my ears on the radio along with Motown.