Astra 1958
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The television receiver of the black-and-white image "Astra" was developed and released in the amount of several copies in 1958. The Astra TV is enclosed in a well-designed case with rounded corners and a casing of light plastic. The case and the casing harmonize in color and design and give the TV an unusual look. Chassis design and el. The TV circuit, with the exception of the addition of the setting indicator of the local oscillator on the 6E5C lamp and the DC amplifier on the 6Ж1П lamp, is similar to the TV sets Champion, Salyut and the like. The TV uses a 43LK6B kinescope with a beam deflection angle of 110 °. The speaker system consists of two elliptical loudspeakers of type 1GD-9, one of which is mounted on the side wall of the case, and the second at the bottom of the case. When the TV is placed on the table, a flat pseudo-divider is formed under the kinescope with an outlet opening directed toward the viewer. In the lower part of the front panel of the TV there is an optical indicator for tuning the local oscillator for fine tuning on the television channel. The main control knobs are located on the front panel, these are the volume control and the switch, the tone and contrast controls, and on the right side wall of the case the switch of TV channels, the setting of the local oscillator and the clarifier handle). Auxiliary handles are located on the back of the case. The main parameters of the TV "Astra" "correspond to the TV" "Wave". Dimensions of TV 465x435x405 mm. Weight 23 kg. For various reasons, the TV did not go into production.
Information from collection of Valery Khartchenko