1963 Kyiv-7
Small coat pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
4 7/8 x 3 x 1 3/8 inches / 124 x 76 x 35 mm
2-band LW/MW, seven transistors, superheterodyne circuit
One 9-volt battery
Manufactured at Radiopribor Plant, Kiev, Ukraine
From 1963, the Kyiv-7 is a rarely-found radio. It's a small coat pocket set, and ergonomics didn't seem to factor much in the design of this radio: the tiny tuning dial is deeply recessed into the cabinet with little to grab onto -- very hard to tune this. The on/off-volume knob is on the radio's right side, and the little lever sticking out of the bottom of the speaker grille is the LW/MW switch.
To me, this radio's cabinet design looks years earlier than its 1963 production date and much more "Soviet-looking" than many earlier Soviet sets. I love it.
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