Radio and Television Equipment Catalog "UNITRA" 1975

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Written by: UNITRA
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The catalog presented below, unlike other books in this section, contains more detailed information. Why? Regardless of the extensive product list, I was very impressed by the substantive content of the aforementioned list and the quality of the catalog's publication. Unfortunately, this impression is negative. It was printed on thick paper, as befits a solid catalog, and that's all. The remaining elements are terrible. It's an elephant on straw legs. One could say that it serves as a kind of example of the watershed we were fed in the mid-1970s.

The quality of the photos is abysmal. They're just poorly colored images, revealing more blobs than details of the presented products. Regardless of the table of contents, the catalog features descriptions of Polish companies designing and manufacturing electronic devices. This is perhaps the most valuable part of this publication. It must be admitted that there were a lot of both manufacturers and products. As for the products, some never actually saw the light of day and their existence was limited to blurry photos in the catalog.

I will gradually try to supplement the Catalog description with product photographs. These photographs have not been edited in any way to compromise their quality. Believe me, these truly awful photos were included in the Catalog. The only thing I corrected were some sentences in the descriptions of UNITRA companies. Like the photographs, the editorial side of the Catalog left much to be desired. It's likely that no one read the descriptions before printing. Oh, how unsightly.


Radio and Television Equipment Catalog
Union of the Electronic Industry "UNITRA"
Catalog and Price List Publishing House, Warsaw 1975

INTRODUCTION (5)

UNITRA Electronics Industry Association presents its fifth radio and television equipment catalogue to its customers, covering both equipment currently on sale and equipment planned for production.

The catalog consists of 6 sections:

  • portable (tourist) and car radios
  • home (tabletop) radios
  • televisions
  • tape recorders
  • turntables
  • speaker sets, headphones, microphones

Each catalog card, along with a color illustration of the equipment, includes its general characteristics and key technical data. The general data has been edited to provide customers with sufficient information about the equipment's operational features. The technical data is intended for customers who require more detailed information about radio and television equipment. Equipment prices are omitted from the catalog cards; they are included in a separate price list. The catalog is intended for both radio and television store staff and customers.

  • Portable (tourist) and car radios
    • Eltra 50 (15)
    • Ania (17)
    • Magda (19)
    • Monika (21)
    • Daria (23)
    • Lucyna (25)
    • Lidia (27)
    • Lidia 2 (29)
    • Edyta (31)
    • Jowita (33)
    • Alina 2 (35)
    • Justyna (37)
    • Beata (39)
    • Jola (41)
    • Eliza (43)
    • Safari (45)
  • Tabletop radios
    • Jubilat (49)
    • Ludwik (51)
    • Chronos (53)
    • Adam DMT-445 (55)
    • Sobótka DMT-311 (57)
    • Ślęża (59)
    • Antena Stereo (61)
    • Meluzyna (63)
    • Elizabeth DST-202 (65)
    • Trawiata Stereo (67)
    • Lira DMT-453 (69)
  • Televisions
    • Luna 201 (73)
    • Neptun 212 A (75)
    • Neptun 221 (77)
    • Lazuryt 208 (79)
    • Saturn 201 (81)
    • Neptun 413 (83)
    • Neptun 421 (85)
    • Libra 201 (87)
    • Neptun 611 (89)
    • Rubin 707 p Kolor (91)
  • Tape recorders
    • MK-125 (95)
    • MK-122 (97)
    • MK-121 (99)
    • ZL-120T (101)
    • ZK-140 (103)
    • ZK-140T (105)
    • ZK-145 (107)
    • ZK-147 (109)
    • ZK-240 (111)
    • ZK-146 (113)
    • ZK-246 (115)
    • Video recorder MTV-10 (117)
  • Turntables
    • Mister Hit WG-400 (121)
    • Party Hit WG-401 (123)
    • Stereo Hit WG-402 (125)
    • Fonoset ZM-10 set (127)
    • G-560fs (129)
    • WG-550 (131)
    • WG-510 (133)
    • WG-511 (135)
    • WG-580fs (137)
    • WG-581fs (139)
    • Fonomaster WG-610fs (141)
    • Yogi WGZ b1 (143)
    • Stereo amplifier W-800 (145)
    • Musical automaton M-122 and M-123 (147)
    • Device for local calls Intervox 72 (149)
  • Zestawy głośnikowe, słuchawki, mikrofony
    • Compact speaker sets (153)
    • Standard speaker sets (155)
    • Headphones SN-50 (157)
    • Headphones SN-60 (159)
    • Headphones SN-62 (161)
    • Microphone MDO-21 (163)
    • Microphone MDO-22 (165)
    • Microphone MDO-23 (167)
    • Microphone MDU-24 (169)
    • Microphone MDU-25 (171)
    • Microphone MDU-26 (173)
    • Microphone MDU-27 (175)
    • Microphone MDU-28 (177)
    • Microphone MDU-29 (179)
    • Microphone MCO-30 (181)
    • Microphone MCU-31 (183)

UNITRA ELTRA

In Poland, portable radios are manufactured by Zakłady Radioowe ELTRA in Bydgoszcz and DIORA in Dzierżoniów.

The ELTRA plant is one of the oldest in the country, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 1973. Founded in 1923 by engineer Ciszewski, the factory produced a wide range of electrical products. After liberation, it was nationalized and operated under the name Bydgoskia Fabryka Artykułów Elektrotechnicznych (Bydgoszcz Electrotechnical Articles Factory), and later Zakłady Wytwórcze Sprzętu Instalacyjnego (Installation Equipment Manufacturing Plant). In 1956, the plant began producing contact components for the Marcin Kasprzak Radio Plant in Warsaw, and subsequently began producing the PK-1 information series of key switches for the Wola radio receiver and a similar series of tube sockets for the Szarotka receiver.

In 1957, the Installation Equipment Manufacturing Plant changed its name to ELTRA State Enterprise Separate in Bydgoszcz.

The ELTRA plant expanded its product range, producing new, improved types of key switches and tube sockets. In 1959, the Eltra miniature transistor receiver entered mass production.

As the production of radio components and transistor receivers increased, the share of installation equipment in the Plant's total production decreased until further production of this equipment was discontinued in 1958.

Radio receivers became the company's main product line. The year 1969 brought success in expanding the production of this equipment. Serial production of the Sylwia 2, Dominika, Kamila, and Kama receivers was launched, and the first ultra-shortwave tourist receiver, named Izabella, was created.

The company's participation in the "Autumn 1971" National Fair brought new achievements. The Mariola radio receiver received a gold medal, awarded at the request of the Product Quality and Aesthetics Competition Committee. The second radio receiver presented, Laura, received a certificate of recognition.

In previous years, the quality mark was awarded to: Minor (1968), Kamila (1969), Dominika (1970, 1971, 1972) and Iwona (1973) radio receivers.

UNITRA DIORA

Most of the radio receivers manufactured in the country come from the DIORA Radio Plant, a manufacturer also known abroad.

This first post-war radio engineering plant was established in 1945 in the Western Territories, in the dilapidated premises of former German factories that had previously served the military.

Assembly of the first receivers began in 1946: simple two-circuit receivers assembled from old components. In 1947, production of the Aga receiver began under Swedish license.

The first original and fully developed design at the DIORA Works was the Pionier receiver. Production began in 1958. This receiver broke all popularity records and was produced in various versions for many years (until 1965). Based on this device, a number of other receivers were developed, including the Promyk, Mazur I, Mazur II, Mazur Lux, Polonez, and others. Production steadily increased. In 1949, 66,000 receivers were manufactured, and in 1955, over 350,000 receivers were produced. To meet these demands, the Production Plant was expanded and modernized.

The years 1956-1960 were characterized by reduced demand for radio receivers, coupled with increased quality and product range requirements. The number of radio receiver types produced increased from 6 in 1956 to 18 in 1957. A series of receivers with built-in gramophones appeared. The external design of receivers was radically improved and made more attractive; higher-end receivers, such as the Symfonia, Podhale, and Śląsk, entered production.

Between 1960 and 1965, demand for radio receivers in the domestic market continued to stagnate. This forced the Production Plant to expand and modernize production. Production of television receivers was launched. Many of these, such as Aladdin, Tosca, and Scheherazade, were highly appreciated by users.

In 1970, the production of television receivers and their assembly units was discontinued, focusing solely on the production of radio receivers: desktop, portable, and automotive.

Starting in 1970, the Production Plant transitioned to new production techniques involving transistorization of receivers. Currently, all receivers manufactured at the Production Plant are fully transistorized, characterized by excellent quality and high technical parameters, as evidenced by quality marks, medals, and awards awarded to the Plant both domestically and internationally.

At the same time, the Production Plant continues to expand its export production. DIORA radios are supplied to the GDR, England, Great Britain, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Yugoslavia and other countries.

UNITRA WZT

Warszawskie Zakłady Telewizyjne (Warsaw Television Works) produces receivers in three screen sizes: 61, 50, and 40 cm. The Rubin 707p and Libra 201 are particularly noteworthy. The Rubin 707p television receiver is designed to receive both color and black-and-white programs. Its high technical specifications, pleasing color, and ease of use make it one of the best receivers of its type.

The Libra 201 television receiver, unlike other black-and-white television receivers, is equipped with an integrated tuner with push-button channel selection in the VHF/UHF bands.

In addition to television receivers, Warsaw Television Works produces a wide range of equipment for industrial and studio television, including high-quality studio television equipment, such as the KS-53 camera track, built entirely on transistors, studio monitors of various screen sizes and studio equipment made according to the 19" standard.

Other major production lines at the Warsaw Television Works include monochrome and color television broadcast vans, which house large sets of studio equipment.

In the field of commercial television, the Warsaw Television Works produces a wide range of equipment, including cameras, monitors, switching devices, hermetic housings, heads, and control panels, enabling television applications in various areas of life. Among other things, the company produces the TP-74 commercial television X-ray device, along with the MTR-1987 X-ray television monitor.

UNITRA UNIMOR

Gdańskie Zakłady Elektroniczne UNIMOR is known primarily as the manufacturer of the popular Neptun series televisions.

In addition to mass-producing televisions, Gdańskie Zakłady Elektroniczne also conducts small-scale production of radio stations, radio links, and radiotelephones.

Due to its location, the majority of the plant's production is dedicated to meeting the needs of our dynamically developing maritime economy.

UNITRA ZRK

The Marcin Kasprzak Radio Works were built in 1951 as the first plant of the newly established electronics industry in Poland, and simultaneously the nucleus of almost the entire electronics industry in Warsaw. Based on the development units existing within ZRK, seven electronics companies were established in Warsaw.

Each year, ZRK introduced several new types of receivers of its own design. In 1957, ZRK became the first plant in Poland to begin producing tourist receivers, in 1958 – tape recorders, and the following year – car radios. After 1958, ZRK produced up to 330,000 radio receivers annually. In total, by 1968, approximately 3.5 million radios had been produced.

In 1966, the Experimental Department of Electronic Equipment was established at ZRK, building on the existing measuring instrument production department. Its mission was to produce unique prototype control and measurement equipment, either designed in-house or commissioned by other institutions.

In 1973, this department, in line with ZRK's needs, was transformed into the Experimental Department of Magnetic Recording and is currently working on new designs in this field.

Along with production for the domestic market, ZRK expanded its export business. Between 1960 and 1968, approximately 350,000 radios of various types were exported to 25 countries. Major customers included Cuba, England, Hungary, Canada, Czechoslovakia, and Albania. The years 1968 and 1969 were a period of major change in ZRK's production profile. In 1968, the plant ceased production of desktop and travel radios. In 1969, it shifted its focus primarily to the production of cassette recorders, of which six types were produced between 1958 and 1968.

The expansion of cassette recorder production and specialization in this field was achieved by purchasing a license from the West German company Grundig. Under this license, ZRK currently produces six types of cassette recorders. The ZK-100 series of cassette recorders are intended for a wide range of customers. They demonstrate a high level of technical sophistication in this class of products, especially in the transistor variants.

Furthermore, the ZRK design studios have developed a new group of ZK-200 tape recorders.

These are mid-range (standard) products. The ZK-240 tape recorder is a monophonic version, while the ZK-246 is a stereo version.

In line with global trends in cassette recorder production, ZRK initiated the production of cassette recorders under license from Thomson. A proprietary cassette recorder design has also been developed. The cassette recorder group will be subject to continuous modernization. A version of the MK-125 FM tape recorder with a VHF radio band and a stereo cassette recorder have already been developed.

Furthermore, a car radio receiver with cassette playback and mono and stereo cassette players, known as dictaphones, are planned. In 1973, the first Polish black-and-white video recorder was created, developed in the ZDZM design studios. Prototypes of a color cassette recorder have already been manufactured.

Along with the expansion of tape recorder production at ZRK, the production of magnetic heads has also expanded.

Years of experience and tradition in the design and production of electronic products, as well as collaboration with leading European companies in the field of magnetic recording and playback, guarantee high-quality and modern products and contribute to the development of new designs.

The plant is constantly expanding and has its own production subsidiaries. Almost half of its total production is sold abroad. Over the past few years, ZRK has been a leading manufacturer of consumer tape recorders in the group of socialist countries associated with the Comecon (Comecon), and a major supplier to these markets.

France and Yugoslavia are also significant customers for tape recorders and components.

To date, tape recorder exports to Comecon countries have been limited primarily to reel-to-reel tape recorders, manufactured under license from Grundig. Currently, cassette tape recorders are also exported. The expansion of the product range (12 types of reel-to-reel tape recorders, 4 types of cassette recorders) allows us to fully meet the needs of our customers.

UNITRA FONICA

The production of gramophones is currently the core business of the FONICA Works, which, however, began with telephone sets.

Łódź Radio Works FONICA was established in 1945 – shortly after the liberation of Łódź – as a separate branch of the Warsaw State Telecommunication Plant. Their first products were the CB-35 and MB-38 telephone sets. In 1948, the plant was transformed into an independent enterprise under the name of Zakłady Wytworcze Aparatów Telefonicznych (Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing Plant) – or ZWAT for short. In addition to telephones, the plant also produced other products, such as parts for radio receivers, various Bakelite components, and sockets for fluorescent lamps.

The production of the first GE-53 turntables in 1953 was considered a turning point for the plant's further development.

The growing demand for turntables forced the plant to introduce new types of turntables. The first of these, developed entirely by the company's own design office, was the GE-56, a working model produced until 1966 in improved versions, the G-211 and G-221.

The popular Bambino turntable and amplifier continues to enjoy unwavering popularity to this day. Improved versions of this turntable, starting with the WG-262 and ending with the WG-264, have gained the trust of a wide audience.

The G-600 stereo turntable and the W-600 Hi-Fi amplifier owe their high quality to these new design developments.

In addition to turntables, Łódź Radio Works FONICA began producing:

  • music machines, which enjoyed great popularity among domestic and international customers,
  • acoustic amplifiers,
  • a wide range of television components.

Of significant importance was the acquisition of a license from AEG TELEFUNKEN, which led to the production of a number of new types of record players with a record changer and the entire Hit family of record players, including Mister Hit, Party Hit, and Stereo Hit.

The quality of the plant's production is demonstrated by the achieved product modernity indicators.

Łódź Radio Works FONICA is currently among those manufacturers whose production influences the development of many other sectors of the national economy and the social satisfaction of the ever-growing needs of the population.

UNITRA TONSIL

The TONSIL Speaker Manufacturing Plant in Września manufactures loudspeakers, headphones, and microphones. The plant's origins lie in the establishment of the State Speaker Factory in 1945, which began production with magnetic radio loudspeakers, producing eight types of loudspeakers in its first year of operation.

Initially, the plant worked primarily for the reconstruction and expansion of Polish Radio, and then expanded production for the rapidly growing radio industry. In 1953, a period of expanding the product range began, with the former factory becoming the TONSIL Speaker Manufacturing Plant.

During this time, the plant's profile clearly crystallized, encompassing the following main areas of production:

  • electroacoustic transducers,
  • fractional power electric machines,
  • electromechanical automation components,
  • electroacoustic equipment.

By 1972, the plant's production already encompassed approximately 250 types of products, requiring mastery of various technological processes.

In 1973, following the purchase of licenses for loudspeakers from Pionier (Japan) and microphones from MB Electronic (Germany), and the resulting maximum increase in production in these areas, the decision was made to separate the production of low-power motors and electromechanical automation components, establishing the experimental company MIKROMA, headquartered in Września.

Since 1964, the plant has also been developing export activities, the volume of which has been growing rapidly each year.

ELTRA 50 MOT-729

A miniature transistor receiver with modern design features.

Dimensions: 106x66x30mm

Weight: approximately 0.2kg

ANIA MOT-711

A popular portable radio with modern design solutions, designed for receiving radio stations on long and medium wave bands.

Dimensions: 260x190x80mm

Weight: approximately 1.6kg

MAGDA MOT-712

A miniature transistor receiver with modern design solutions, designed for receiving radio stations on long and medium waves. The Magda radio receiver is powered exclusively by batteries.

Dimensions: 184x140x52mm

Weight: approximately 0,5kg

MONIKA MOT-722

A miniature transistor receiver with modern design solutions, designed to receive radio stations in the following wave bands: long, medium and short.

Dimensions: 156x145x52mm

Weight: approximately 0,6kg

DANA MOT-728

A portable transistor radio receiver with modern design solutions, designed to receive radio stations on the following wavebands: long, medium and VHF.

Dimensions: 172x104x45mm

Weight: approximately 0,6kg

LUCYNA MOT-725

A modern transistor receiver adapted to receive radio programs operating in the long, medium and short wave range, equipped with a ferrite antenna that ensures directional and interference-free reception of these programs.

Dimensions: 220x140x60mm

Weight: approximately 1,2kg

LIDIA MOT-721

A portable transistor receiver with modern design solutions, adapted to receive radio stations on long, medium and VHF wave bands.

Dimensions: 240x140x60mm

Weight:approximately 1,5kg

LIDIA 2 MOT-721

A portable transistor receiver with modern design solutions, adapted to receive radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF wave bands.

Dimensions: 240x140x60mm

Weight: approximately 1,5kg

EDYTA

A transistor receiver adapted to receive radio programs on the following wave bands: long, medium, short and VHF.

Dimensions: 270x160x70mm

Weight: approximately 1,8kg

JOWITA MOT-701

Portable transistor receiver with modern design solutions, designed to receive radio stations on the following wave bands: long, medium, short 1, short 2, ultra-short.

Dimensions: 310x190x85mm

Weight: approximately 3,4kg

ALINA 2

A modern portable radio receiver designed to receive radio stations on long, medium, short waves and the 49 band, VHF.

Dimensions: 305x90x230mm

Weight: approximately 3,15kg

JUSTYNA

Portable transistor radio receiver with modern technical solutions, designed to receive radio stations on the following wave bands: long, medium, short, VHF.

Dimensions: 270x150x70mm

Weight: approximately 1,7kg

BEATA TW-201

A modern portable radio receiver, designed for installation in a vehicle using a special holder. Designed to receive radio stations on long, medium, short, and VHF wavebands.

Dimensions: 305x90x230mm

Weight: approximately 3,1kg

JOLA MKR-1251

A transistor radio with a cassette recorder, which is a mechanical and electrical combination of a portable transistor receiver with a cassette recorder.

Dimensions: 340x210x75mm

Weight: approximately 3,5kg

ELIZA

Portable transistor receiver designed to receive radio station programs on the following wavebands: long, medium, short and ultra-short.

Dimensions: 270x150x70mm

Weight: approximately 2kg

SAFARI

A modern class III transistor car receiver with variometric tuned circuits, designed to receive radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF wave bands.

Dimensions: 177x140x50mm

Weight: approximately 1kg

JUBILAT

A popular network receiver designed to receive radio stations on the long, medium, short, and VHF wave bands.

Dimensions: wooden housing 515x170x145mm, plastic housing 505x170x135mm

Weight: approximately 4kg

LUDWIG

Ludwig belongs to a group of popular network radio receivers, adapted to receive radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF wave bands.

Dimensions: 505x170x135mm

Weight: approximately 4kg

CHRONOS

A modern, mains-powered office receiver designed to receive radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF waves.

Dimensions: 285x700x185mm

Weight: approximately 3kg

ADAM

A modern, home, transistor, mains-powered radio receiver designed to receive radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF wave bands.

Dimensions: 505x170x135mm

Weight: approximately 4kg

SOBÓTKA

A modern home receiver designed to receive radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF wave bands.

Dimensions: 564x185x160mm

Weight: approximately 6kg

ŚLĘŻA DMT-311

A modern mains-powered home transistor receiver designed to receive radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF wave bands.

Dimensions: 565x185x160mm

Weight: approximately 7kg

ANTENA STEREO

A modern stereophonic, transistor receiver designed to receive radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF waves.

Dimensions: receiver 705x190x170mm, speaker cabinet 225x190x170mm

Weight: receiver about 8 kg, speaker column about 3 kg

MELUZYNA

A modern, luxurious, first-class stereo set designed for receiving radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF wavebands, stereo programs on VHF and for playing both mono and stereo recordings from a gramophone or tape recorder.

Dimensions: receiver 400x270x120mm, amplifier 400x270x120mm, speaker cabinet 456x246x226mm

Weight: receiver about 4kg, amplifier about 7kg, loudspeaker about 10kg

ELIZABETH  DST-202

A transistor stereo receiver designed to receive monophonic radio programs on long, medium and short waves, as well as monophonic and stereophonic programs on ultra-short waves.

Dimensions: receiver 485x145x235mm, speaker column 225x190x170mm

Weight: approx. 17kg (including speakers)

TRAWIATA STEREO

A modern stereophonic, transistor receiver, designed to receive radio stations on long, medium, short and VHF waves.

Dimensions: receiver 565x190x165mm, loudspeakers 200x215x340mm

Weight: receiver 8kg, speaker 5kg

LIRA DMT-453

A modern radio receiver with a turntable, designed to receive radio stations on the following wave bands: long, medium, short and VHF.

Dimensions: 500x375x180mm

Weight: about 6kg

LUNA 201 40CM (16 INCHES)

A television receiver designed to receive black and white television programs on any channel in the I-V bands, transmitted according to the OIRT standard.

Dimensions: 500x330x260mm

Weight: 13.5kg