SURVEY OF SOVIET CIVILIAN SHORT-WAVE BROADCAST RECEIVER PRODUCTION

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• Publication Date: March 23, 1956
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Sarver of Soviet Civilian Short-wave
Broadcest Receiver Production
1956
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1. Survey of Soviet Civilian Sbort-weve
broadcast Receiver Production
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of the Chief, Economic Research
Office of ResearCh and Reports.
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Project No. 30,1036
Dates 1 February 1956
yault 3urvey of Soviet Civilian Short-wave Radio Production
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STA47q1ITT OF_THE PROBLEM AND TERMS OF REFERENCE:
irojalsm: To estimate the number of highfrequency radio receivers
proauced from 1945 through 1956, and the number of receivers in use.
Tc4ns..0.47 Refer:Ince: An official document is required by TEAC in
support of an evaluation of the effectiveness of US international
broadcasting. Wee memo dated 24 Jan 56 from AD/SI)
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To a*tXte the ter of Soviet shortwave broadcast ro reotivers
56* and the number of receivers in use.
produced trom 1945 through
3. Production total b reeeption
band is estimated at 960o00
Ptoduetion total salable of
band is estimated at 454$0004,
5. There are no indications of
he 21.0 and 26.10 megacycle bands
ceivers capable of reception
produced in the USSR,
6. 4y the end of 19560 it is estimated 6,OO,OQO broadcast receivers
will be in use in the MR. Distribution probably follows the population
distribution, with the better classes of resolvers being found in the large
cities and political centers. Distribution of receivers by frequency
reception capability cannot be determined from available information.
ion estimates, fbr the soars 1945
bates are based
ction, or claimed Perooltege increases.
in this field, particularly in
ent estimate; however, from available
ts are reasonable. Analysis of the
he USSR is capable of scoompliehing
of raceivirig shortwave bends are limited to
20 percent of Class 3, and all of the
4 un receivers are not capable of shortwave
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v.re capable of reception of
1953. The portion of roes
megacycle reception capabili
the period 1954 through 1956. Tobl
17 as receivers produeed in the tie
have been applied to the three claseee
assigned on the basis of ohmmeter-
ted in favor of receivers believed
itiee.
1945 through 1936, of the 15 se
7 no typo, 422,000. Total receiver*
Wore the MR of the 15 and 17 mc
Total
type is *intim
capable of recepti
type*, or 960,030.
t.
uotion occurred during the 1954 through 1956
for which receiver typo mix and characteristic,
741 imates of the production of the 15 and 17 me OP
considered to imvaludieum values 1.1th a,telerance
huately 20 percent.
broadcaet receivers for the
Margin of error for these est
percent.
f total receiver production
1956 eannot be satisfactorily explained.
presenting production and min uses quantities
purposely be misleading. Production
as reliable as the estimmte of receivers
made. loaccuracy of one or' both estimates
erenoeg however, it is more likely,dme to
onsvaption of the total receivers produced.
1945 through
is
Korstio, the Near East, and
on of the divergence of
nd store Shelves stock,
which could not be
54 or are inoperative are
med. Class 4 and
d to over 11,000,000 which
receivere which ate:
as an outlet
vers which may not
proper, as
considered to account for a ma
crystal set receivers prodmeod for h
mould be the most likely group to have been
teed in conjunction with radio relay centers and
terminal speaker aceounte for a considerable member o
be considered in the definition of radio broadcast re
presented by Soviet announcements.
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Table 1
194
1951
1952
1953
19%
1955
3.956
272
314
518
56
1,210
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Claim 1# 2
Tabl? 2
3 Prloduction 'Wattle
1947
1.949
1953
Sob-total 1945-
1954
1955
1956
22
21
1?
24
39
245
10
52
40
102
186
U0
125
1.75
110
575
405
1.0n
2605
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7 Magueyslo
and Class
its
1945 thro
1953
1954 through 1956
Maws 2,
1945 through, 1953
1954 through 3.956
CAMP II
1945 through
1954 through
422
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Table 4
diebroadeast Recoivera in Use
1945-1956
1946
1947
914
9
1956
2,100
2,650
3,250
3100
4,550
5,100
5,550
6,150
6000
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Production
Air, A/3 3-8, Apr 54, A Stra sic Yuiz*robtUty Study of
Television Industry ot the U3S11 and Satellltes, 3
25X1C CIA/RR Project 3.518, 22 Jun 55, Trends
technical nmodustry, P. 252 5/*Oran
C/A/SI 62-$2,
STATS P EC
CIA/RR P13412, 21 Oct 54, ereisn kadiobroadoast
in the
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STATS P EC
rloe aeatrod.
p. 7,
on Potential
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CIA* 344DON contribution:
Soviet Civilian 5hort-44a,, Radio
SIROFORN
MAAR PR42, suf sa
of
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