The first time I had such a 209th was at the age of 13, it was in the yard in 2000. It was given to me (more precisely, sold for 200 symbolic rubles) by a friend Vova .. (who was much older than me, was suitable for my age as a father , his friend Victor gave it to him. Victor had two oceans of 209s, he kept one for himself, the second he gave to Vladimir, since they were friends.
Later, when I got that 0ocean 209, I decided to test it with batteries.
The cord, as it should be, was bandaged with electrical tape at the plug (it worked from the network). Ordinary people don’t understand radio engineering then. From batteries, it didn’t work when checking. ..I wasn’t upset then. “Yes, I just bought it,” even if then for 200 rubles of some kind. , removed the front panel, noticed the wire (which should be soldered to the battery block) bare, clamped under the speaker, with a large loop under the speaker. I turned on the fm, I heard a barely audible crack, apparently the wire under the speaker and rattled about the diffuser! There was 10 cm of it. ...
That's the reason why it doesn't run on batteries.
That wire was for the battery compartment, it had to be soldered at the factory to the + contact. (maybe it was like that from the factory ... I don’t know).
I got the receiver without a seal. I screwed the wire and the receiver began to work (I didn’t know how to solder yet, I only twisted the wires). I was then 11 years old (it was like 1999 in the yard) somewhere around.
But this is so _digression from the topic ..
I loved the Ocean 209 receiver as my first serious device (the 2nd class naturally and even surpasses it in terms of technical characteristics). I really liked the hiss of the VHF band and what there is an apch. There were two stations on the VHF (radio beacon, radio of Russia)., weakly caught and channel rtr 2nd TV channel dmv.
Unlike climber 407, stations were caught on the ocean in the two range without noise at night (when everything is turned off everywhere and does not interfere). There was only noise on the climber in the Far East.
There was also an oreanda 201, which also shocked me a little with its dimensions and heaviness rather than receiving qualities., I just started to be interested in the radio then. All devices were delivered with insulated cords. ordinary people in radio electronics did not understand at all).
Ocean 209 worked fine. Better than this receiver, I didn’t catch any device that I got later. There were devices, mostly of the 4th class. these incomprehensible sounds, the main thing from the sockets is the other noise to cut down. There was a page from the radio magazine with information on day and night bands, the passage, etc. I dragged it for a long time until it was torn and disintegrated into dust.
At night, it’s just class, the passage is excellent, I will never forget about the fine tuning dial indicator (a useful amazing thing, it shows the signal strength, it’s very informative, it helps a lot to travel on radio waves), this indicator alone, because it is and working, already gives pleasure from listening to the air, traveling on radio waves .. And this scale illuminated at night (yes, it’s dim, but there is something in it, the warmth of the bulbs and not the insensitive cold LED). it was just on top (I was just delighted, excellent), I caught a lot of stations, cleanly. There was no free space on the scale. everything is smooth and clean, of high quality, you can see the quality mark inside on the wooden case. It was a pleasure just to look at the installation, boards, parts, iron chassis, speaker.
What else do you need? And this smell inside the device is simply beyond words (many will understand me), it smells of time and reliability or something.
After it there were many "transistors", but I consider Ocean 209 to be elite and the best, high-quality, beautiful (for me).
The wooden case gives the sound a color of softness and quality on the bottoms. A couple of words about the unch ... I was just impressed by the sound control for treble and bass (it's nice to listen to music). German wave, radio freedom, international radio china, radio fardo, romania actuality, there is broadcasting in Russian naturally / 2016). I liked to listen to a lot of things on it. I like to listen with pleasure even now (2017), I have 3 ocean receivers (209 two pieces, 205th one 74 years old). Of course, there are others ... radio engineering abava 8330, Russia 203-1, Russia 303, and serenade 405 ... I seem to remember everything, I didn’t forget anything. my father didn’t listen to him, since the receiver was bought out of order and he stood on the sideboard until I got to him). I remember we had a tube TV dawn 307-1 (we lived very poorly), then a record of 345, a record of 350, like, a rainbow of 716d. .I saw how he sticks these same radio tubes and directly into a working TV. Gradually an image appeared on the screen. It amazed me. Later I also ventured to do this. No one taught me, I learned everything myself.
It all started with a climber 320 (I was 5 years old), thanks to him and later the ocean 209 of course (I was 11-12 years old) I became a radio amateur.
The receiver that I had in 1999, alas, has not been with me for a long time. For that, there are many memories, because of which I bought two 209 receivers later (2012), which I do not regret.
I know that in Soviet times, the 209th was too expensive for many, not everyone could afford it. I heard that it is more beautiful than the vefa, with the VHF. I think that the ocean is better (for me). VEF is solid polystyrene, an idiotic battery compartment, which is always rusty and dirty, there are no separate tone controls. yes, in different conditions, including in dampness, humidity, etc., only they didn’t hammer nails, from which many devices either did not survive to this day, or survived but in a deplorable state. Many receivers came in good, excellent condition, and then excellent. But most of the devices require maintenance, since they are many years old. Both brands are good, legendary. Maybe the VEFs have excellent models, but I didn’t have any desire to take any model, in other respects I don’t want to now either. I doubt that VEF has good models, but I have never held one of them in my hands. Both brands have enough fans. I consider the ocean to be the best for myself. find read.
At this time, I have two ocean-209 receivers bought in 2010 (two pieces). One of them is working, (
the second one has not yet looked, but I promise that it will work too). Both are like new. It looks like the old owners had them hidden somewhere for a long time. I can talk about the devices for a long time, there is a lot to say.
I have oceans 205,209 (209-three pieces), there were 214 models. I am satisfied with all receivers except for the 214th, which is known to everyone thanks to its "sores", the VHF unit is not quite finalized and does not always work, all the more so that it generally works correctly whether. And the elemental base (red small capacitors that shorten everyone's time).
The 209th catches better than the 214. I don’t like a lot of things in the vef, I won’t even say ...
The receivers are maintainable, beautiful, reliable, 209 models catch well, it’s a pleasure to tune (if necessary, of course, there are not tuned and upset receivers). The coils are not frail, the sound is on Germany with bottoms, decent, soft.
But then in 2000, the ocean -209 surprised me, surprised me a lot, to such an extent that I have a good impression of it to this day.
They need to be protected, they are getting smaller every year.

Since November 1976, on the conveyors of the assembly shop of the PTO "Horizon" in Minsk, mass production of the radio receiver "Ocean-209" began.


For the appearance and high quality of work, the receiver was immediately awarded the State Quality Mark, which is placed on the scale of the receiver. Portable transistor radio receiver of the 2nd class "Ocean-209" (ASPP-2-2) was created on the basis of the "Ocean-205" model and differs from it in improved parameters and external design.


And they are still breaking spears on the topic of which radio looks better. "Ocean" operates in the ranges of LW, MW, HF (5 sub-bands) and VHF. In the VHF band, frequency adjustment is automatic. The receiver has separate tone controls for treble and bass, dial indicator settings, scale illumination.


The fine tuning arrow indicator is a very useful thing that shows the strength of the signal, which allows you to fine-tune it. In general, I really like the design of this radio.


Even now it looks monumental and rich. Beautiful wooden part of the body, chrome and a very convenient antenna. It folds and rotates to prevent breakage and make it easier to find the signal.

It is also possible to fold the antenna into the housing. Looks "Ocean-209" effectively, like a good old radio, with large knobs.

In fact, during his lifetime, "Ocean" became legendary, despite the fact that this is a second grader. It was widely and successfully exported under the name "Selena».


This radio was produced until 1984. Moreover, in the later "Oceans", for example, in the 214th, the sensitivity was worse. The mass of the apparatus was 4.6 kilograms. This is due to the wooden case and steel chassis, which did not interfere with carrying it on hikes.

I generally remember hiking in the Crimea as a student, where a backpack of 25 kilograms + an ax and a bowler hat were considered a normal burden.

The price of the radio was a very considerable 135 rubles, and many people simply could not afford it. In general, buying an inexpensive radiogram solved all issues with music at home. And a separate radio in the form of "Ocean" or "VEF" was considered chic. The radio was usually placed in the kitchen, on the refrigerator.
"Ocean-209" was widely advertised, although he did not need advertising.


Calendars were sold, and posters with this novelty were hung in radio equipment and sporting goods stores. In general, in the Soviet Union, the rumor spread quite quickly. And the new product soon had a certain aura. Everyone knew the pros and cons of a particular purchase, and the information was very objective.


I had a VEF-202 when I was a kid and it came out quite late towards the end of the 80s and I remember my dad plastering the receiver with pictures of an Olympic teddy bear cut out of magazines. One of the advantages of the Ocean-209 radio receiver is the presence of a jack for a tape recorder - it was possible to connect the receiver to an amplifier with speakers and listen quite worthily to "Melodies and rhythms of foreign pop music" on VHF.


In general, there are legends about the reception quality, the radio is compared with the best foreign models, for example, with Sony, and not always in favor of the latter. On one site I saw a comparison of "Ocean-209" with modern radios, which, in my opinion, is not entirely correct. My copy is in good working condition. With native network cable and light front panel. There were also dark ones. I have long wanted to get the "Ocean-209", but still nothing. It is highly valued among collectors and generally used by the older generation. There are many personalized, premium copies and people, of course, do not want to part with a good memory, a gift from the team of bygone times. So many radios are still alive and well, which is very good, because he was created for this.

The price of the working "Ocean-209" is now from 1500 rubles, and copies in a condition similar to mine cost about 3 thousand. Therefore, I was waiting for him, and he came to me for a nominal fee. Long awaited and excellent purchase. "Ocean" is a frequent host of music in dachas and in the private sector. Oxidized contacts and dried electrolyte - this is the list of standard breakdowns in a radio that has worked for almost forty years.

In general, until now, fans of old radios are divided into lovers of "VEFs" and lovers of "Oceans". However, "Ocean" has VHF, which is not very important for the 70s. So if you didn’t have an Ocean radio in childhood, but had a VEF, Sonata or even Leningrad, you still didn’t have an Ocean radio.

Ocean-209 radio receiver

Basic technical data of the Ocean-209 radio receiver. The portable transistor radio receiver of the second class Ocean-209 is designed to receive transmissions from radio stations operating with amplitude modulation in the LW, MW and five HF subbands, as well as with frequency modulation in the VHF band. The Ocean 209 radio receiver has an internal antenna for receiving radio stations in the LW and MW bands and a whip telescopic antenna for receiving in the HF and VHF bands. For smooth separate adjustment of the lower and higher sound frequencies, two tone controls are installed.

Sensitivity when receiving on the internal ferrite antenna in the LW range - not worse than 0.5 mV / m, in the SV range - 0.3 mV / m. Sensitivity when receiving on a telescopic antenna in the KV5 range - no worse than 150 μV; KV4-KV1 -85 μV; VHF - 20 mkV Adjacent channel selectivity in LW and MW bands - no worse than 34 dB. The attenuation of the mirror channel in the range of LW and SV - no more than 54 dB, in the range of KB - 16 dB and VHF - 26 dB. The rated output power of the ocean radio receiver is 209 -0.5 watts. The band of reproducible sound frequencies in the ranges of DV, GB and KB is 125 ... 4000 Hz, in the VHF range - 125 ... 10,000 Hz.

The Ocean-209 radio receiver is powered from six 373 type cells (Mars, Saturn) or from an AC network with a voltage of 127 or 220 V. The ocean 209 radio receiver operates from one set of 373 batteries at an average volume of at least 100 hours. Overall dimensions 367X254x124 mm. The mass of the ocean 209 radio receiver without a power source is 4.0 kg.

Circuit diagram radio receiver ocean 209. Block VHF. The input circuit of the VHF unit consists of a broadband circuit with a bandwidth of about 8 MHz. The signal from the telescopic antenna through the capacitors C67 and C65 of the RF-IF unit is fed to the input circuit L2C1C2 through the coupling coil. The signal voltage from the capacitive divider is fed to the emitter of a type VI transistor GT313B of a high-frequency amplifier assembled according to a common base circuit. Its load is the oscillatory circuit L3C4C6C7, tuned to the frequency of the received signal by a variable capacitor C7 (the second section of this capacitor is used to tune the local oscillator circuit). In parallel with the circuit, a limiting diode VI type D20 is connected, which protects the frequency converter from overload at a high level of input signals. So that the ocean 209 diode does not shunt the circuit at a low signal level in the ocean 209 radio receiver, an initial bias voltage of about 0.2 V is supplied to it from the resistor R4.

Frequency converter Ocean 209 radio receiver is assembled on a transistor V2 type GT31 ZA according to a combined circuit. The local oscillator works according to the capacitive three-point scheme. The local oscillator circuit L4C16C17C7 is connected in parallel with the coil L5 of the intermediate frequency circuit. For the positive feedback of the radio receiver, ocean 209, which is necessary for the operation of the local oscillator, is carried out through the capacitor C13. To correct the phase and attenuate the 10.7 MHz IF signal, an inductor L and a capacitor SP are included in the emitter circuit of the transistor V2. Automatic frequency tuning of the ocean 209 V radio receiver (AFC) is carried out by changing the capacitance of the D902 type V2 varicap connected in parallel to the local oscillator circuit. The control voltage is applied to the varicap from the output of the fractional detector.

In the Ocean 209 radio receiver, the mixer load is a two-loop bandpass filter L5C14 and L6C18, tuned to an intermediate frequency of 10.7 MHz. The voltage of the IF FM through the coil L7 and the coupling capacitor C69 is supplied to the base of the transistor of the first stage of the IF FM.

Block KSDV radio receiver ocean 209 tract AM consists of a drum with a set of band bars, a magnetic antenna assembly and a three-section KPI Cl-1, C1-2 and C1-3. The slats are equipped with the circuits of the input circuits, the RF amplifier and the local oscillator. The coils of the input circuits of the DV (L3) and SV (S) ranges and the corresponding coupling coils L4 and L2 are wound on a ferrite rod of a magnetic antenna. During the operation of the LW, the inductance of the input circuit is made up of coils N and L3 connected in series, and the L3 coil is short-circuited on the CB. The external antenna of the ocean 209 radio receiver is connected to the input circuits in the LW and MW range through the capacitor C122, and in the KB range through C121. The connection of the telescopic antenna with the input circuits KB is autotransformer, carried out through the capacitor C67 and. throttle C8. The throttle eliminates the shunting effect of the input circuits of the KB range of the block on the input circuit of the VHF block.