Principle |
Super-Heterodyne (Super in general); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 3 AF stage(s) |
Tuned circuits |
7 AM circuit(s) |
Wave bands |
Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands. |
Details |
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Power type and voltage |
Batteries / addl. power jack / D: 6 x 1.5 / 9 Volt |
Loudspeaker |
Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) |
Power out |
0.15 W (unknown quality) |
from Radiomuseum.org |
Model: VEF 206 - VEF; Riga, Latvia Lettland: |
Material |
Modern plastics (no Bakelite or Catalin) |
Shape |
Portable set > 8 inch (usable without mains) |
Dimensions (WHD) |
305 x 240 x 105 mm / 12 x 9.4 x 4.1 inch |
Notes |
This set covers the following wavebands:
- LW: 2000 - 735.4 m (150 - 408 kHz)
- MW: 571.6 - 186.9 m (525 - 1605 kHz)
- SW6: 60 - 150 m (2.0 - 5.0 MHz)
- SW5: 41 m (5.0 - 7.5 MHz)
- SW4: 25 m (9.3 - 12.1 MHz)
- SW3: 19 m (15.1 - 15.45 MHz)
- SW2: 16 m (17.7 - 17.9 MHz)
- SW1: 13 m (21.45 - 21.75 MHz)
It has a banana plug connector for external antenna, 3.5 mm standard jack for external speaker and a proprietary 2-pin jack, labeled 9 V 14-80 mA, for external power supply. A push button is used for dial scale and band selector illumination.
The radio was also sold as Vega VEF 206 (primarily in Great Britain) and Comix VEF in France.
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Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg) |
2.7 kg / 5 lb 15.2 oz (5.947 lb) |
Price in first year of sale |
245.00 Mark |