The receiver was developed in the design bureau of the Aleksandrovsky radio factory in 1949 under the direction of V. M. Khakharev and M. E. Movshovich using the R-253 "Alfa" receiver as a basis for the design. Serial production began in 1954, and it was adopted by the Soviet military in 1956.
Deployment
When used by Ground Forces, the R-311 was used in conjunction with mobile radio complexes. In the Air Force they were equipped with mobile ground stations R-839 and R-843. The Navy also used the set on board ships. The receiver was supplied to other Warsaw Pact countries, and was exported to Vietnam, China, Cuba and others. At least 60,000 sets were produced. The R-311 receivers were transferred from front line service to DOSAAF organizations and were later used by radio amateurs.
Technical Specifications
The receiver is a superheterodyne design with one frequency conversion. Circuitry consists of eight identical 2Ж27Л pentodes. The set is intended for reception of telegraphic and telephone signals. It has a quartz IF filter with a smooth adjustment of the bandwidth and an integrated quartz calibrator. It is also a "telegraph" heterodyne. The antenna socket is adapted to attach the Kulikov's type antenna. The output of the receiver is designed for simultaneous connection of two pairs of low-resistance headphones and a wire line with an impedance of 1500 ohms. The receiver is assembled in a cabinet with two compartments. To the right is placed the receiver itself, and to the left are installed power sources and stored accessories - a portable lamp, headphones and a whip antenna. The casing is plywood, with a duralumin sheet on the outside. The casing and controls are provided with seals to protect them from moisture. The receiver is equipped with a handle and straps for carrying.
The receiver frequency range is divided into five sub-bands:
Permissible operating conditions: Temperature from -40 to +50 ° C at relative humidity of ambient air up to 98%
Receiver's dimensions: 445 × 285 × 220 mm
Weight of the receiver: 21 kg
Weight of complete set with accessories and spare parts: No more than 38 kg
Interesting features
All the valves in the receiver are the same, which eliminates possible damage to the device during their rearrangement and reduces the inventory of spare parts.
Due to the use of directly heated filament valves, the radio consumes a modest amount of power, which is comparable to that of similar transistor radios.
The radio was not initially designed for receiving signals with single-sideband modulation, however it can be modified in such a way that it can receive these signals.
