Pioneer black-and-white television receiver.
Black and white televisionsDomesticFrom the beginning of 1954, the television receiver of the black-and-white image "Pioneer" was produced by the Gorky plant of communication equipment named after A.S. Popov. Experienced tube TV `` Pioneer '' was created in the television laboratory of the city of Aleksandrov, Ing. and designers under the leadership of I.F. Nikolaevsky. It was the smallest television set ever made. The TV set is assembled on 9 radio tubes, a round non-standard picture tube with electrostatic deflection of the beam and focusing. The size of the image, bordered by the frame is 120x160 mm. The TV worked on one of the first three television channels. The working channel was tuned at the factory and noted in the TV passport. The sensitivity of the TV set at 2000 μV, made it possible to receive high-quality programs from studios up to 3 ... 5 kilometers away on the indoor antenna. When using an external antenna, this distance increased to 25 kilometers. Rated audio output power 0.3 W. The loudspeaker is mounted under the top cover on a reflective board and could be installed at an angle of 45 degrees when watching programs. The power consumption of the TV is 120 watts. Dimensions of the TV 450x450x450 mm. The total depth, taking into account the throat of the picture tube is 550 mm. The weight of the device is 15.5 kg. The TV was calculated as mass and cost-effective in production, but due to the lack of production of the applied kinescope and a kind of rollback in technical terms, it was not put into production. The pilot production of the device was limited to 344 copies.
