Article on Early Russian Transistor Portables in magazine - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Radio1950 · 26th Jul 2018, 1:39 am

There is an interesting article on vintage Russian and Eastern European Transistor Portables in the May 2018 edition of the UK magazine "Radio User".

Types discussed include Sputnik, Surprise, Atmosphere, Gauja, Topaz, Neva, Planeta, Orjonok, Elektron, Eltra, and Tesla.

Richard_FM · 26th Jul 2018, 1:09 pm

Was Rigonda mentioned?

orbanp1 · 26th Jul 2018, 2:13 pm

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Originally Posted by Radio1950

There is an interesting article on vintage Russian and Eastern European Transistor Portables in the May 2018 edition of the UK magazine "Radio User".

Types discussed include Sputnik, Surprise, Atmosphere, Gauja, Topaz, Neva, Planeta, Orjonok, Elektron, Eltra, and Tesla.

Any chance of getting a scan of the article?

Thanks, Peter

ukcol · 26th Jul 2018, 2:38 pm

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Originally Posted by orbanp1

Any chance of getting a scan of the article?

There will almost certainly be copyright issues given the date of publication.

Radio1950 · 28th Jul 2018, 1:16 am

I really cannot "publish" a scan of an article in the current issue of a magazine.

But I can review it and enlarge a little on contents.

This article across six pages with photos is well written by Robert Davidson.
Its emphasis is more to do with production, style, and politics, than the technical side.
But quite interesting none the less.
Some good photos.
I only buy this mag for the nostalgia articles, skipping some issues because they lack technical details.

This is no exception, as there are no circuits or in depth technical discussion other than about the limited radio parts available to designers.
There is discussion on who made what, and who copied whom.

Some references are given for further reading.

I searched the web for "Robert Davidson Transistor Radio" and presume from the results that this is the same author.

Richard - with a glance I couldnt see Rigonda mentioned.
Peter - I hope this is sufficient.

henrymarpla · 28th Jul 2018, 3:45 am

Excelent article on vintage Russian and Eastern European Transistor Portables in the May 2018 edition of the UK magazine "Radio User"

davidw · 28th Jul 2018, 9:11 am

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Originally Posted by orbanp1

Any chance of getting a scan of the article?Thanks, Peter

Its available as a back issue https://www.radioenthusiast.co.uk/st...es/radio-user/

camtechman · 28th Jul 2018, 11:15 am

It's the "Cold War" May 2018 issue at £3.99.

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Radio1950 Hexode Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Buderim, Queensland, Australia. Posts: 428	Re: Article on Early Russian Transistor Portables in magazine I really cannot "publish" a scan of an article in the current issue of a magazine. But I can review it and enlarge a little on contents. This article across six pages with photos is well written by Robert Davidson. Its emphasis is more to do with production, style, and politics, than the technical side. But quite interesting none the less. Some good photos. I only buy this mag for the nostalgia articles, skipping some issues because they lack technical details. This is no exception, as there are no circuits or in depth technical discussion other than about the limited radio parts available to designers. There is discussion on who made what, and who copied whom. Some references are given for further reading. I searched the web for "Robert Davidson Transistor Radio" and presume from the results that this is the same author. Richard - with a glance I couldnt see Rigonda mentioned. Peter - I hope this is sufficient.

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camtechman Nonode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks. UK. Posts: 2,552	Re: Article on Early Russian Transistor Portables in magazine It's the "Cold War" May 2018 issue at £3.99. __________________ When I die, please don't let my Wife sell my collection for the amount I told her I paid for it!