TK-1 1938
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The television receiver of the black and white image "TK-1" has been produced by the Leningrad plant named after Kozitsky since the fall of 1938. ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 In September 1937, the USSR's first public demonstration of high-quality electronic television was organized. ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 And already in October 1938, the Moscow television center with 343 lines (25 Hz), equipped with equipment from the United States, was put into trial operation. ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 The first TV, designed to receive ITC, was the TK-1 console TV developed according to US documentation and samples, where such TVs were produced since 1934. ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 The TV had 33 radio tubes and a round 22-ELPT-1 kinescope with a neck length of a meter, which is why it was positioned vertically and a greenish image (the color of the glow of the phosphor) measuring 14x18 cm was projected to the viewer through a mirror mounted in the top cover of the receiver and opened at an angle of 45 degrees ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 ... ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 The TV was produced until 1941, constantly improving, often towards simplification. ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 Most of the parts and assemblies for the TV were supplied from the USA. ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 Setting up and testing TVs was quite difficult and required highly qualified engineers and assemblers. ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 In total, the plant produced about 6 thousand TV sets. ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 All of them went to laboratories to study the process of receiving television, to various institutions, and a small part was put up for free sale and bought by wealthy citizens of the USSR. ,86e6f450b8cc469628ba70bf2947b049 ,null,ru,null,null,null,null
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Information from collection of Valery Khartchenko