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1913

Transformation of the workshop into "Radio Telegraph of the Navy Department"

1914

Development of spark-gap transmitters to enable radio communication of the Russian Navy

1922

Renaming of the Maritime Department factory into "Komintern Radio Telegraph plant"

1923

Development of high power electron tubes in Russia

1924

Design and manufacture of vacuum tube based receivers

1928

Development of the first unified system of transmitters and receivers for ships and onshore facilities of "Blokada-1"

1929

Commissioning of the world’s most powerful 100 kW VTsSPS radio station

1930

Establishment of transmitting sets research laboratory as part of the factory’s infrastructure

1931

• Demonstration of the country’s first television equipment set, including a TV-set model and pre-production prototype, mechanical television transmitter and a television flying-spot transmitter

• Production of the first Russian TV receiver

• Design and development of the Komintern 500 kW radio station, at the time the most powerful in the world

1935

• Design and development of the first radar models

• Establishment of Komintern Power Radio engineering Plant, the largest company in the country
  

1938

Expansion of the company’s interests into development of HF, VLF, ULF and ELF communication facilities, up to 5 mW

1941

• Evacuation of production facilities to Kuibyshev region; commissioning of 1200kW radio station

• Placement of 100kW antenna inside Leningrad Buddhist temple with a balloon lifted antenna

1944

Return to Leningrad and recommencement of operation

1950

Development of automated complexes for communication with deeply submerged objects

1952

Re-equipping  of three  TV centres in Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev

1965

The Order of the Red Banner of Labour awarded for successful completion of the set targets

1967

Renaming of the company into Pan-soviet  Komintern Research Institute of Power Radio engineering with its own pilot plant

1972

Merging of the companies into Komintern Research and Production Company

1980

Defining the concept of ELF radio channel; development of methods for generating super-power ELF signals; research into design of ELF antenna systems

Obtained results are still considered fundamental and are widely used in designing and building ELF radio stations, both in Russia and abroad 

1986

Development of ELF radio transmitting complex "Zevs", the only one in Russia

1992

Renaming of Komintern Research and Production Company into Russian Institute for Power Radio engineering

1993

Privatisation of the company by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation with 30% of shares be handed over to the Property Fund of St. Petersburg

2000

Development of the fourth generation radio communication equipment: the family of transistorized HF transmitters and transceivers

2003

Design and development of a 1 kW modular HF transmitter

2008

• Upgrading of the automated adaptive complex for digital data and voice transmission via HF radio channels

• Introduction of GPS/GLONASS receiver

2009

• Development of a mobile HF radio communication centre

• Development of a 5 kW single-rack HF transmitter

2010

• Development of a containerized radio communication complex including HF, MF and VHF ranges for equipping small airports /heliports

• Commencement of serial production of static power converters for ship hull degaussing

2014

Development of

• a control rack for the digital radio transmitting set including a new generation digital HF exciter

• a rotating transceiving HF antenna 

• a new series of digital transistorised radio transmitting sets and transceivers

2015

• Introduction of a new version of homing HF radio station

• Development of a HF radio station set for a mobile equipment room based on a Bogatyr type vehicle