Pedal radio (Traeger)
Radio de pedales (Traeger)
- Date
- 1929 · confidence high
- Place
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Credited to
- Alfred Traeger and John Flynn
- Field
- Communication
What it is
A radio transceiver powered by a pedal generator, which made it possible to communicate with the Australian outback without batteries or mains. It was used in the Royal Flying Doctor Service, founded by John Flynn.
Traeger perfected the transceiver in 1929 and it spread across Flying Doctor and cattle stations. It is a forerunner of rural telemedicine.
What it led to
- telemedicine and remote consultations in the outback
- School of the Air and radio lessons
- hand-crank radios and portable dynamos in emergencies