Spidola

• Country
• Latvia (Latvia, Riga)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• VEF Radio Works (Valst Elektrotechniska Fabrika, ВЕФ); Riga

• Year
• 1960

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 75117

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Transistors
• 10

• Semiconductors
• П423 П41 or. П15 Д101 Д9

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2 x 4.5 or 6 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Spidola - VEF Radio Works Valst

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 275 x 197 x 90 mm / 10.8 x 7.8 x 3.5 inch

• Notes

• The first Soviet mass transistor radio.

  Semiconductor list: per type only once

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.2 kg / 4 lb 13.5 oz (4.846 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 73.00 ruble

• Author
• Model page created by Zenonas Langaitis. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 139 models, 136 with images and 76 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from VEF Radio Works (Valst Elektrotechniska Fabrika, ВЕФ); Riga