Komsomolets
Stalinist
Era Russian Crystal Set
(name is kinda period Soviet equiv of "Boy
Scout")
Set Owned by Steve Bringhurst
All Images Can Be Enlarged By Clicking On Them
Covering the 2000-250 meters in five
ranges
"This set has the diode hard-wired internally for the
district where
it was sold for use, in this case the long-wave range. Otherwise it was
wired into a standard period Russian wall plug, shown in the pix. The
position
of that plug on the set's panel and the antenna point selected
determined
the frequency range of reception from 5 ranges, 2 lo-long-wave and 3
lo-mid/mid-wave.
The detector position selected low-low or lo-mid-mid-range. The point
marked
"3" was earthing ground. The 2 terminal pairs at the bottom marked "T"
were for the headsets, piezo type recommended. For standard hi-Z
magnetic
headsets, a shunting capacitor of 1000 pF was recommended across the
headset
terminals. This set reputedly won an award of 50,000 Rubles for it's
designer
for the best & most elegant method to use the new sealed diode in a
commercial radio. We know them as Germanium diodes."
Steve Bringhurst |
Komsomolets Literature
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Front View
Moulded bakelite case
Laying Side By Side With a Heathkit CR-1 For Reference
Inside View
Permeability slug tuning.
