This cyclist appeared seventy years ago on the cover of the February 1956 issue of Radio Electronics. She is described by the magazine as a “typical Southern university coed,” and she is listening to a favorite program on her Darb Holiday radio, a four-tube portable that could be powered three ways. With separate power packs, it could operate from AC power, 6 volts DC, or dry cells. It featured pushbutton tuning of three preset stations, with no variable tuning.

Another installation by another cyclist is shown at right. The set was manufactured by S.C. Ryan. Co., 1316 Yale Place, Minneapolis.