
Pretty rare bird in the US of A I would say. This one is a Diora 'Calypso' radio from Poland. I haven't found out a lot about it but I have a couple schematics from Radiomuseum.org that are close. Got this one on e**y for the princely sum of $36. Thirty-six dollahs! And that included the original shipping box and some documentayshuns.

If you're familiar with German radios from the late 50s through the early 60s, this will look pretty...well, familar. Same typical styling, same type dial scale, etc. The German radios (of which I have a couple) must have influenced a lot of folks in Yurrup, as it seems the Swedes, Poles and the Russ...er...Soviets copied the general styling and layout from what I've seen. Although I have to say the French had their own inimitable (and incredible) styling, and quite a few of the Swedish sets have their own flair as well. (I have one Swedish set to get to...need to get some pictures on the ol blog).

Looks like it should be a good performer and should have great tone given the two big honkin' speakers it's got in it.
I did do a brief test by bringing it up on the Variac; no smoke, no excess current draw. The broadcast band worked ok, as did the FM band. Got zilch on the (two) shortwave bands, but I'm sure that will get sorted out when I finally do the electronic restoration.

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