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| Keywords: Paragon RA-10 Radio Receiver, 1920 - National Electronics Museum - DSC00230.JPG horn loudspeaker right and batteries to run it The central unit is the Paragon Model RN-10 regenerative receiver made by Adams-Morgan Co The unit on the left is a 3 tube audio amplifier unit the Paragon DA-2 which provided the power to drive the loudspeaker Up until the mid 1920s many people listened to radio using earphones so most radios didn't come with speakers Higher power tubes were required to drive loudspeakers So many early radios did not have the output power to drive speakers and manufacturers sold add-on amplifiers like this for customers who wanted to use them Exhibit in the National Electronics Museum 1745 West Nursery Road Linthicum Maryland USA All items in this museum are unclassified The museum permitted photography without restriction 2014-07-21 14 52 34 own Daderot cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard Radios in the National Electronics Museum Paragon radios | ||||
