Sixty years ago, as today, a Scout is Thrifty, and General Electric provided some advice for Scouts looking to buy a new radio, in the December 1965 issue of Boys’ Life.

The ad pointed out that getting a new radio wasn’t easy, and entailed a lot of saving and waiting. So when you spent all of the money, you wouldn’t want to wind up with one that sounded tinny or burned through batteries. Fortunately, GE made radios that weren’t expensive, and they are shown here.

The Model P1800 Personal Size portable could be had for less than $11 and featured big sound. For those who liked classical music or jazz, the P1820 gave both AM and FM for less than $28.

The C-545 clock radio would put you to sleep and wake you to music. Finally, if you had less than $8 to spend, the P1710 pocket portable had big clear GE sound.