I’m not sure what the difference is between a “Micro” tube and a “Micro DS” tube, but apparently it was a big difference, and the Micro DS was much better, as shown by the illustration above, which appeared on the cover of the May 1928 issue of the Soviet magazine Радио Всем (Radio Vsem, Radio All) […]
The receiver shown above is the creme de la creme of Soviet radio technology, the P-250, better known simply as “Кит” (kit). This receiver was produced from 1949-1980 for the Soviet Military and government, and its performance appears to rival just about anything produced in the West during that time period. The set was originally […]
The young comrade shown here is pulling in the latest bulletins from Moscow thanks to the battery powered receiver he built himself, courtesy of the plans contained in a little booklet entitled, Самодельный батарейный радиоприемник (Homemade Battery Radio), published in 1956 as part of the series Для умелых рук, (For skillful hands). There are actually three […]
Sixty years ago this month, at the height of the Cold War, the February 1958 issue of Popular Science had as its cover feature an account of a motor trip by two Americans, with their dutiful Intourist guide in the back seat, across the Soviet Union from Brest to Moscow and then south to Yalta. […]
We previously promised that we would be showing you more of this fascinating little book, and here it is! The book in question is the 1950 Soviet book Простейший коротковолновый приемник (The simplest short-wave receiver) by V.A. Egorov, UA3AB, part of the series Библиотека юного конструктора (Library of the young designer), a series of small books published […]
This illustration of a handsome crystal set listening post comes from 90 years ago, in 1928 issue number 1 of Радиолюбитель (Radio Amateur) magazine, illustrating an article by A. Pushkov. Elsewhere in the magazine, it’s apparent that, just like their Western counterparts, young Soviet experimenters discovered the fun that could be had with a milliammeter, although […]
The young comrades shown here are constructing their first radio receiver, according to plans contained in the 1955 Soviet book, Мой первый радиоприёмник (My First Radio Receiver), by V. Borisov , part of the series Библиотека юного конструктора (Library of the young designer), a series of small books published between 1937 and 1964 showing various construction projects, […]
Ninety years ago, the Fahnestock clip was well established in the free world as a convenient method of making electrical connections. They were readily available wherever radio and electrical supplies were sold. Soviet amateurs, on the other hand, were forced to use a bit more ingenuity, as shown from this issue, 1927 issue number 6 […]
It’s unclear exactly what’s going on in this picture, although there’s little doubt that the message being sent is critical to the success of the current five-year plan, and these comrades are making sure that the message gets through. This is the cover of an intriguing little book entitled “Radio Electronics in Our Life” by […]
I’m not able to make out the text, but this Soviet magazine from November 1967 appears to be right up our alley. It appears to be giving young comrades instructions for building a home blast furnace! I am able to make out the caption for the item between the vacuum cleaner and the wall outlet, […]