[NJARC] NJARC summer swap meet/Russian radio update

[Alex Magoun]

Colleague Roman Artemenko of the Moscow Polytechnic Musuem identifies
said radio as a Zvezda-54 (Star-54) 1954, the design copied from
French "Excelsior-52" (1952,
www.radiomuseum.org/r/snr_excelsior_52_1.html).  674,000 were made
from 1954-1959, the end of Stalin's era to the begining of
Khrushchev's. Its major aim was to lead in the supply of consumer
goods. "Very ordinary receiver - only its design was outstanding."  A
wonderful video from a Polish collector comparing the radios is at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AenPbMVjGA.

Some specs:

5 bands:

LW - 150 - 410 kHz,
MW - 520 - 1600 kHz,
SW1 - 6.13 - 7.34 MHz,
SW2 - 9.5 - 12.1 MHz,
SW3 - 3.95 - 12.1 МHz

Sensitivity on LW & MW - 200 microVolts, SW - 300 microVolts
Selectivity - 26 dB
Selectivity (mirror channel) - 30-36 dB for LW & MW, 12 for SW
Output power: 1.5 watts
Range: 150-4000 Hz
Power supply: 127 or 220 volts
Consumption 60 watts
Size: 530 х 320 х 180 mm
Colours: red, green, or blue
Weight: 15 kg

Alex
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