Sovjet tv set KVN-49

[yagosaga]

Hi folks,

this week, finally I received the Sovjet tv set KVN-49 from Moscow, which I have purchased in last August. It was very difficult to transport it to Germany without damage, and so on... but finally we found a carrier who did it for us.

The KVN-49 was constructed in the years 1946 to 1948 and was introduced in 1949. The design is American, similar to the Vassos-design of the RCA 621TS. For more informations, see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVN-49

The Russian wikipedia page is more informative:

http://translate.google.de/translate...hl=de&ie=UTF-8

Here are some photos of the set:

http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-01.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-02.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-03.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-04.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-05.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-06.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-07.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-08.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-09.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-10.jpg
http://bs.cyty.com/menschen/e-etzold...g/KVN49-11.jpg

Note the unusual line output transformer. It has no ferrite core! The set is designed for 625 lines / 25i frames OIRT (6.5 MHz sound!). I operate it with Darryl Hock's World Converter on the Russian channel 2, and it displays a fine picture. There are no paper caps or wax caps in this set. The capacitors are hermetically sealed Sikatrop caps with chinaware-housing, and an extreme long lifetime warranty. These sets have to operate well in extreme cold north of Russia as well as in the humid Siberia regions, in regions where no tv serviceman is present.

The KVN-49 was subsidized in Russia, the price was less than one has to pay for a new suit. It was the Sovjet People's TV set (like the Nazi people radio).

Note that the displayed picture is not politically correct. It is due to the actual tv program, received in Braunschweig. I could not receive a Russian tv channel over here.

Kind regards,
Eckhard