With medium wave and short wave. Purple coloured plastic
cabinet with crème white front. The left knob is used
for volume control and as on/off switch; the right one
is for tuning. The three piano keys in the middle are
for MW (55-160 Kc), SWII
(51-150 meter) and SW1
(16-50 meters). There are
connections for antenna and earth and a gramophone at
the back of the radio.
Date stamp on the tuning condenser:
11-XI-1959.
Kovo Import/Export, 47, Dukelskıch
hrdinů, Praha 7, was a firm with tight connections
to Tesla. Not many models were made
using the brand name Kovo.
This radio originally comes from the former G.D.R. The word "Volksradio" was added to the front. The other
texts on the scale are in English. The radio was also
made in green, grey and blue.