Astrad “Mikado” F8-TR17-B205: Mark discovers this USSR radio at his local charity shop

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes: This gem arrived in the charity shop where I volunteer yesterday, a radio made in the USSR (Minsk) in around 1975. It was in fantastic external condition, although after checking it out discovered that the band changing control on the right hand side had been [...]