Radio/record player Volga The Volga radio has been produced by the Rybinsk Instrument Making Plant since 1957. The radiola is built on a unified class 1 radio receiver chassis. In terms of design and electrical circuit, it is similar to the Comet...
Radio/record player Volga
The Volga radio has been produced by the Rybinsk Instrument Making Plant since 1957. The radiola is built on a unified class 1 radio receiver chassis. In terms of design and electrical circuit, it is similar to the Comet, Zhiguli and Oktava radios, although the latter has a slightly different case design. All models are designed to receive radio broadcasting stations operating in the DV, SV, HF and VHF bands. The HF range is divided into two sub-bands. For reception in the DV and SV bands, an internal rotating magnetic antenna is used, and in the VHF range, an internal dipole is used. There is a tone control for bass and treble, volume with loudness compensation, smooth adjustment of the band along the IF AM path, AGC. The speakers are equipped with two front loudspeakers 2GD-3 and two side loudspeakers 1GD-9. When receiving on VHF and playing records, the AC radio provides a frequency band of 50...10000 Hz. The sensitivity of the receiver when working with an external antenna in the MF, MF and HF ranges is about 100 µV, in the VHF range 20 µV, when working with a magnetic antenna in the MF, DV ranges no worse than 10 mV/m. The IF of the AM path is 465 kHz, the FM path is 8.4 MHz. The IF bandwidth of the AM path is smoothly adjustable from 3.5 to 8 kHz. The FM bandwidth is 160 kHz. The adjacent channel selectivity in the AM path is from 30 to 70 dB, depending on the IF bandwidth, in the FM path it is 26 dB. The rated output power of the amplifier is 2 W, maximum 4 W. Pickup sensitivity 250 mV. In 1961, the radiogram was modernized and a new case with straightened corners was developed. However, few such Volga radiograms were produced and at the beginning of 1963 it was discontinued. When developing the Volga radio back in 1956, it was planned to produce it in 2 design options, one as in the above photos and the second, in the Art Nouveau style with HF loudspeakers placed at the corners of the front pillars of the case. Moreover, the first option was planned to be replaced by the second option from the second quarter of 1958. But probably not fate, there was no second option for the radio. To increase the range of products and names, the plant, together with the Sarapul Ordzhonikidze plant, used a common radio model and the common groundwork of both factories to produce the “Comet” model, so on some copies of the Volga radio you can find a scale and a back cover with the name “Comet” or a scale from a Volga radio and a “Comet” sticker on the back cover.
Time period Middle of 20th century
Country Russia
Material Wood
Size Height 41 cm., width 57.5 cm., depth 35 cm.
Item location 68A Krasta str., Riga, Latvia
Article 80_C78643
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Radio/record player Volga
The Volga radio has been produced by the Rybinsk Instrument Making Plant since 1957. The radiola is built on a unified class 1 radio receiver chassis. In terms of design and electrical circuit, it is similar to the Comet, Zhiguli and Oktava radios, although the latter has a slightly different case design. All models are designed to receive radio broadcasting stations operating in the DV, SV, HF and VHF bands. The HF range is divided into two sub-bands. For reception in the DV and SV bands, an internal rotating magnetic antenna is used, and in the VHF range, an internal dipole is used. There is a tone control for bass and treble, volume with loudness compensation, smooth adjustment of the band along the IF AM path, AGC. The speakers are equipped with two front loudspeakers 2GD-3 and two side loudspeakers 1GD-9. When receiving on VHF and playing records, the AC radio provides a frequency band of 50...10000 Hz. The sensitivity of the receiver when working with an external antenna in the MF, MF and HF ranges is about 100 µV, in the VHF range 20 µV, when working with a magnetic antenna in the MF, DV ranges no worse than 10 mV/m. The IF of the AM path is 465 kHz, the FM path is 8.4 MHz. The IF bandwidth of the AM path is smoothly adjustable from 3.5 to 8 kHz. The FM bandwidth is 160 kHz. The adjacent channel selectivity in the AM path is from 30 to 70 dB, depending on the IF bandwidth, in the FM path it is 26 dB. The rated output power of the amplifier is 2 W, maximum 4 W. Pickup sensitivity 250 mV. In 1961, the radiogram was modernized and a new case with straightened corners was developed. However, few such Volga radiograms were produced and at the beginning of 1963 it was discontinued. When developing the Volga radio back in 1956, it was planned to produce it in 2 design options, one as in the above photos and the second, in the Art Nouveau style with HF loudspeakers placed at the corners of the front pillars of the case. Moreover, the first option was planned to be replaced by the second option from the second quarter of 1958. But probably not fate, there was no second option for the radio. To increase the range of products and names, the plant, together with the Sarapul Ordzhonikidze plant, used a common radio model and the common groundwork of both factories to produce the “Comet” model, so on some copies of the Volga radio you can find a scale and a back cover with the name “Comet” or a scale from a Volga radio and a “Comet” sticker on the back cover.
Time period Middle of 20th century
Country Russia
Material Wood
Size Height 41 cm., width 57.5 cm., depth 35 cm.
Item location 68A Krasta str., Riga, Latvia
Article 80_C78643
Price Sold!
Status Lot sold
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