The solar panel is simply paralelled with the AA batteries, only a single series diode to prevent the batteries backfeeding into the solar panel, but the solar panel can charge the batteries. So it is probably intended for NiCd AA cells, not for regular primary AA cells (there's a good chance that's the reason why it has battery leakage, charging primary batteries can result in that).
@@Bomond777 я не понял комментарий. Ловишь только русские и украинские станции? Вечером попробуй на СВ или КВ - там проходят станции со всего мира. Это еще зависит о качества при ёмника
I like to collect transistor radios, and listen to Long and Mediumwave. I enjoyed this video very much. It was also helpful that you speak English, as it's the only language I can speak fluently.
I have this radio in standard black case and 70s look. Its interesting to see that 1988 variant still used germanium transistors and even old 2 transformers power amplifier. So they modernized just the case and 2 AF transistors were changed to silicon ones. Thats why perestroika never worked :-)
This is awesome video, thank you!!! It is really interesting to compare this radio with backward and primitive Russian radios like the Malahit, Belka and other ATS receivers ;-) Glory to the Ukraine!