This 1960s Japanese receiver uses 6 germanium transistors, being powered by a 6 V voltage obtained from large batteries. The circuit is for the medium wave range of the superheterodyne type.
This circuit appears elsewhere on this site. Although the 8038 is not an easily obtainable...
The Texas Instruments TPS80 LDO (Low Dropout) series (www.ti.com) can provide fixed or adjustable output...
Found in Radio Electronics, this simple indicator circuit uses general-purpose transistors common today....