KIM 1940
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Since November 1940, the Radio Network Lamp "KIM" has produced the Minsk Molotov Radio Plant. On December 23, 1940, by the 23rd anniversary of the revolution in Minsk, one of the country's largest radio plants, the Radio Plant named after them, was commissioned. Molotov. The design department of the plant under the direction of designer V.M. Shulkin was prepared for the production of a radio "KIM". The receiver had a solid design and quite good technical characteristics for that time, it was assembled on 6 radio tubes and had a DV range of 150 ... 430 kHz, a CB of 520 ... 1500 kHz and an overview HF from 6 to 20 MHz. IF 128.5 kHz. Sensitivity 40 µV. The adjacent channel selectivity is at least 26 dB, and the mirror channel is 36 ... 55 dB. Nominal output power of the amplifier 2 watts. The band of sound frequencies 50 ... 5000 Hz. Dimensions 530x350x270 mm. By the end of 1940, 96 receivers were released. The receiver also had the name "KIM-6" by development number. '' KIM '' means '' Communist International Youth '', since the basis of the radio factory team was young people of various nationalities under the age of 30 years. Later, on the basis of the receiver, the models Pioneer, Marshal, Minsk, etc. were mass-produced.
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Information from collection of Valery Khartchenko