• Country
• Latvia (Latvia, Riga)

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

• Year
• 1956 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 320756

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1К2П 1А2П 1К2П 1Б2П 2П2П

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• ВСМ-2 АВС-35-43

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / 1.5 & 78 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 cm = 3.1 inch

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Турист - Turist ПМП-56 - PMP-56 [from serial 140300] - VEF Radio Works Valst

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 270 x 180 x 90 mm / 10.6 x 7.1 x 3.5 inch

• Notes

• The receiver can be put on a "docking station" that supplies A & B voltage from 110, 127 or 220 V AC mains.

  See also the older version which uses two 4-diode bridge rectifiers in the docking station.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.4 kg / 5 lb 4.6 oz (5.286 lb)

• Mentioned in
• -- Schematic

• Author
• Model page created by Hagen Schulz. 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