Radiola network lamp "Minsk R-7".

Network tube radiosDomesticNetwork tube radios "Minsk R-7", "Minsk R-7-52", "Minsk R-7-54", "Minsk R-7-55", respectively, from 1947, 1952, 1954 and 1955 produced the Minsk Radio Plant named after Molotov and the Minsk Radio Plant named after the 50th anniversary of the Communist Party of Belarus. Radiola "Minsk R-7" was assembled on the basis of the "Pioneer" receiver, some parties were referred to as "Minsk", there were also "Pioneer" and "Minsk" radios, therefore, since 1947, in order to avoid confusion, the radio tape began to be called " Minsk R-7 '', while undergoing modernization. R-7 stands for: R - radio tape, 7 - number of lamps. The base receiver had 5 or 6 lamps. The model was produced by the Minsk Radio Plant named after V.I. Molotov. At the end of 1950, the new Minsk Radio Plant named after the 50th Anniversary of the Communist Party of Belarus (the name of the plant was given the name in 1968) began to produce the radio. For some time, the production of the same type of radio tape was jointly continued at both factories, and since 1951, the radio tape was produced only at the new radio plant. The radiola was often modernized, the ranges were adjusted to GOST, there were two or three HF sub-bands, new parts and components were installed, while the appearance of the radio did not change, although there were minor changes in its scheme and design. The changes were recorded in the passport and instructions, as well as by the inscription on the back on the cardboard wall `` Radiola model 1952, 1954, 1955. The 1954 radio already had the ability to play LPs. In 1955, the radio was upgraded once again, this time receiving the name Minsk R-7-55.