VEF, Latvian acronym for Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika (State Electrotechnical Factory), was a manufacturer of electrical and electronic products in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1919. Before World War II, it manufactured a large variety of goods, including Minox — then the world's smallest camera.

This article tells the story about the legendary Latvian radio factories that started its work in early twenties before Soviet occupation, survived the World war and then became the top radio factories of the Soviet Union. The saga ended in 1991-2000 when after fall of the Soviet Union, the Latvian radio industry ceased to exist.

VEF Spidola (Latvian: VEF Spīdola, Russian: ВЭФ Спидола) was the first mass-produced transistor radio with short wave band in the Soviet Union (tube short wave receivers were produced for many years before). It was manufactured by the VEF factory in …

In this video, I will show you how I restored a vintage VEF 12 portable radio from the Soviet Union. This radio was manufactured by the VEF factory in Riga, Latvia, in the early 1960s.

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Country Latvia (Latvia, Riga) Manufacturer / Brand VEF Radio Works (Valst Elektrotechniska Fabrika, ВЕФ); Riga Year 1971–1980 Category Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner Radiomuseum.org ID 77378

Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands. It has a banana plug connector for external antenna, 3.5 mm standard jack for external speaker and a proprietary 2-pin jack, labeled 9 V 14-80 mA, for external power supply. A push button is …

Vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg erlangte VEF nicht nur Dank seiner Spionagefotoapparate Berühmtheit, sondern auch mit qualitativ hochwertigen Telefonapparaten, Radios, Bügeleisen und sogar Sportflugzeugen. VEF wurde zwischen den Weltkriegen als eines der Flaggschiffe der europäischen Industrie angesehen.

Aug 11, 2022 · Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Hansgen, who shares this video showing how radios were made in the VEF (Valsts elektrotehniska Fabrika) factory in Riga, Latvia in 1936:

The VEF 206 (Táskarádió) is an 8-band 10-transistor AM radio receiver, manufactured by the Tento Company of the USSR and sold under the Vega brand name. It receives long wave (LW), medium wave (MW), and six short wave (SW) bands.