[Premium-Rx] Brigantina Receiver

[John Reed]

Hello RX fans,

I’m working on an M3142 Brigantina receiver made by ONIIP, located in Siberia and manufactured during the 1990s.  It’s a fascinating piece of equipment.  Superb construction with an innovative design.  There’s a short review in Shortwave Receivers, Past and Present, page 519. I have found a manual for it, in Russian, which I have translated into English.

It has some problems and I’m looking for parts.  It can be repaired easily by replacing plug in modules. There are some for sale on a Russian web site, but I have not been able to communicate with them.  They may not be able to understand English, and I don’t write Russian, except with Google translator, so what I write may not make much sense after translation.  I remember there was someone in this group who was Russian and knew about Russian receivers, and I was hoping he might be able to help me with this. 

John Reed, KA5QEP