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1963 Сокол (Sokol)

Coat pocket radio, thermoplastic cabinet
6 x 3 7/16 x 1 1/2 inches / 152 x 87 x 38 mm
2-band LW/MW, seven transistors (Russian, MП15, MП41, 2x П14, П402, П422, one unidentified, + д9B diode)
Superheterodyne circuit
One standard 9-volt battery
Manufactured at Moscow Radio-TV Works, Moscow

The Сокол was one of only a very few Soviet transistor radios that made use of under-painting on the dial area. And for the Сокол, the under-painting process hasn't lasted the test of time — I've yet to see even one example that doesn't have some sort of damage — most examples have large swaths of the under-painting missing.

The Сокол shares the same cabinet layout and nearly the same circuit as the relatively more rare 1963 Топаз-2 (Topaz-2) (see cabinet and chassis comparison photos below), the main difference being their transistor complements. The "unidentified" transistor here is encapsulated in a very well secured round aluminum canister found just below the speaker in the chassis photo below (on the Topaz-2 chassis, this transistor is a П403).

Sokol

1963 Сокол (Sokol)


Sokol

1963 Сокол (Sokol)


Sokol

chassis — click on the photo for a larger image


Sokol

Topaz-2 and Сокол (Sokol) — click on the photo for a larger image


Sokol

Topaz-2 and Сокол (Sokol) chassis — click on the photo for a larger image


Sokol

schematic — click on the image for a larger view

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