Krokus radio receiver

Description

The Krokus radio was manufactured in 1965 in Dzierżoniów. It is one of the first Polish designs using transistors and a printed circuit board as components of the electrical system. It is a mains-powered or, when the need arises, a battery-powered superheterodyne equipped with 8 transistors and 2 diodes. Inside the housing there is a built-in ferrite antenna and a speaker. The Krokus is designed to receive radio waves in long, medium and short wave bands using amplitude modulation. The device was the first Polish portable transistor receiver that offered the ability to receive the short wave band. The Krokus was also a multifunction receiver, designed for travel or home use. It is also the first Polish radio designed to be used in passenger cars. Manufacturer: Zakłady Radiowe Diora, 1965-1966 Inv. No.: MIM 1651/V-392 Model prepared on the basis of photogrammetric measurements Licence: CC BY-NC-SA