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!
Darswords 
Thanks for the reblog! I liked hearing about your radio days. I’d never heard that song, but I like it, even if a little sad. Walter Brennan wow – that voice! I mostly remember him from the tv show The Real McCoys. 🙂
It was a sad song. My first couple times hearing it in that emotional preteen stage were teary. I never can remember the title of the song as I think of it as old yeller which brings up the Disney movie. Then I have to sing Grandpappy Amos and the girls and the boys… Finally I reach the right name and title.😂