I discovered that the oscillator was not working on short wave and then started checking voltages only to find that one side of the secondary winding of the mains transformer was open circuit. The pfx was a major family of vhf or uhf fm handheld equipment using similar case, battery and mechanics to the pf85 and offering communication on up to 99 channel frequencies. The circuit is built on a rather flimsy pcb, and the set uses permeability tuning. Pye radiotelephone pye telecommunications manuals and. The colorful dial, which pye radios are famous for, really adds to the overall looks of the set.
A surviving example of what appears to be the model 12c is known to exist and uses the ef50 valve, which would make it the first television to use such a valve. Uk vintage radio repair and restoration pye transistor sets. Audio amplifiers were designed to work with a record player, a radio, and a loudspeaker. I checked the lead, plug fuse and had a look inside but there is no obvious. Jun 10, 2016 the cambridge pye p75 radio which im selling on ebay. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and which threads you have viewed and subscribed to. A brief overview of battery portable tube radio history. I did a bit of reverse engineering on how the fm1100 program was stored in the eeprom and was able to help fellow radio amateurs get on air with surplus fm1100s. How to modify an fm10d pye cambridge film from dave g8epr curator of the. Pye, the name of an owl in the guardians of gahoole series. Pye pe80 international radio workshopradio workshop. Vintage retro 1970s pye cambridge stereogram radiogram. Pye car radio stereo audio wiring diagram autoradio. As you have pye radios you may like to know that pye was a cambridge radio company which started before the 2nd wwar producing military radios walkie talkies that weighed a ton then home radios, car radios, the first uk transistor radios and finally tv in the 60s and 70s.
Radio gave distorted and low volume on long and medium wave but not on short. Pye radiogram for sale in uk 14 used pye radiograms. This set was introduced in 1949 and is similar to the 19d which was introduced 1948. The company history is sketchy as vidor radio of erith, kent was connected with vidor battery of dundee, scotland but there are also connections to the burndept company as well as vidors later battery ventures with the hawkersiddeleycrompton group.
Pye ltd was an electronics company founded in 1896 in cambridge, england, as a manufacturer of scientific instruments. Pye service manuals to select the model use however, it switches on and may even be made to work if a clever person has the knowledge. Some of the radio manuals listed are only circuit diagrams. The software detects movement of the tuner dial using a rotary encoder, it can sense the direction and amount of turn. Pye telecommunications service manual including all circuits and layouts. Schematics, service manual or circuit diagram for pye searches beitman, rider, radio and television servicing and trader service sheets click on a blue link in the search results to order your pye schematic. Pye radio synonyms, pye radio pronunciation, pye radio translation, english dictionary definition of pye radio. Pye radio was owned by charles orr stanley, who went on to establish a.
The exceptional pe80 international features include a push pull audio output stage with a ten inch speaker, an rf amplifier, nine short wave bands, a magic eye tuning indicator, a decent tone control circuit, nine valves and a magnificent contrasting walnut cabinet. The first synthesised pmr portable radio designed by the cambridge design laboratories. The following service data is available for the pye p53u. The cabinet is made from thin curved plywood mine has a crack on the top right. Schematics, service manual or circuit diagram for pye searches beitman, rider, radio and television servicing and trader service sheets. Uk vintage radio repair and restoration pye valve sets. The following service data is available for the pye p. The vintage radio is housed in a wood and wood veneer cabinet. Thanks to all those who have contributed so far by sending in service manuals and vintage valve radio circuit diagrams. View online or download pye cambridge am 10 d service manual. Pye model p75 ac mains operated table radio with long and medium and short wavebands 2000, 187567, and 16. I worked for pye telecom, philips, simoco has 406 members. Pye telecom uk history pt3 the pye museum, cambridge.
The legendary ef50 valve appeared immediately prior to the outbreak of world war two. The types of battery it takes are no longer made but there is plenty of information online as to how to make replicas. Pye radios for sale in uk 62 secondhand pye radios. The word radiogram is a portmanteau of radio and gramophone. Pye radio definition of pye radio by the free dictionary. Pye portable model mm designed and made by pye radio ltd.
It is completely dead no crackles, clicks or anything so its probably a fairly simple fault in the battery connections, earphone or speaker wiring. There are no rf stages in this model but it does perform as though it did, making this set a great dxer. Pye mobile radio portable handheld fixed base station transmitter receiver manual circuit duplicated under marine radio. Important safety instructions the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the pres ence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
I worked for pye telecom, philips, simoco public group facebook. I worked for pye telecom, philips, simoco public group. Robust radiography machines will require about 8 to 10 radiograms during. Pye w15fm westminster is an old rig and possibly not worth using too much time with, however, it has some valuable parts. Its different that is certain, and i would think not to many of these would be around. Pyes fretwork sunrise was inspired by a motif seen by the sales manager on the cigarette case of a colleague. Cambridge, build 1953, 11 pictures, 3 schematics, 9 tubes, great britain, semiconductors, broadcast. The q1 is intended to double as a cigarette case, but fortunately this example does not look or smell like its been anywhere near a smoker. Replacement stylus for pye turntable record player.
Barcelona blaupunkt radiogram drinks cabinet vintage. Pye road, an ancient roman road in what is now england. Examples of radiogram in a sentence, how to use it. Turntable is a bsr monarch ua14 4speed with newish needle, mechanically excellent, radio, knobs, dials etc. By using this site you agree to the use of cookies. The design and manufacturing side of pye telecom based at cambridge and haverhill became the uk international product supply centre of the new prcs business unit. Apr 23, 2020 pye portable model mm designed and made by pye radio ltd. Lovely condition overall, cabinet condition great, shiny, polished, no stains. Appleton remembered seeing it at the radio olympia exhibition and used it for development. Service data, service information, circuit diagram, schematic diagrams and manuals. Pye cambridge for sale in uk 57 used pye cambridges. Life before internet news and music a radiogram is piece of furniture that combined a radio and record player.
It uses six transistors, four silicon and two germanium types. This is one of pyes range of nonportable transistor sets. Mar 31, 2012 how to modify an fm10d pye cambridge film from dave g8epr curator of the pye and radiotelephone museum of great britain. Software developed in python runs on the pi which is always on in the background. Pye also produced similar models but seemed a little braver at the use of bolder designs. Pye corner railway station, station in newport, south wales. This information is used to change from one station.
Selling this pye cambridge radiogram which i bought from a vintage shop in cardiff about 23 years ago. Free pye diagrams, schematics, service manuals schematics. The radio is marked pye cambridge england to the front, just below the knobs. The history of philips radio communications systems 19861992. By 1962 pye was the leading manufacturer of radiotelephones in new zealand, the sets being produced both in waihi and wellington. Pye of cambridge are known as a radio and television manufacturer and the pye record label.
The pye audio amplifier pictured above was launched in. Schematics, service manual or circuit diagram for pye. The exciter and audio stages are equal to t30fm f30fm t30fm and r18fmr17fm have done some extensive work with these and modified a lot to be improved for maritime vhf, bu i am not sure if it is still worth bringing some info for such equipment. This is one of pye s range of nonportable transistor sets. Radiostv vrat uses the absolute minimum of cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Lw is pretuned to 1500m formally the home of the light programme, and now bbc radio 4. I enjoyed my trips to cambridge for training when new models came on the scene such as the olympic and the pf85pfx. The big step into radio was made in britain by the british broadcasting company in 1922, this was the start of a british industry which gained momentum and flourished till the early 1970s and one of the major british manufacturers was pye of cambridge. If you have any manuals, schematics or circuit diagrams youd like to share, please email them to me. The pye museum pye telecom uk history pt3 philips radio. Pye corner in the city of london, location of the golden boy of pye corner. Pye valve radio for sale in uk 31 used pye valve radios.
Cambridge from a39jh to golden star pe 201, great britain uk. The set was then put back together and sits beside the other pye radios. I am offering pye record player radiogram for sale. So why did pye design it, the chassis apart from having a ferrite rod aerial and a standard onoff volume control is in fact a pye p114bq, these were first introduced in 1955. To the front is a plastic window with round, black bakelite knobs. Pye cambridge police motorcycle radio in collectables, radio. An antique store find in need of a little restoration service. It first appeared as their logo on a 1927 portable model. Car radio wire diagram stereo wiring diagram gm radio wiring diagram.
Edwards specified the pye strip of five ef50 valves for a highperformance amplifier for a 1939 television set. Philip knighton found a range of dc prefix valves in the avo valve tester handbook and, knowing the type numbers that had been produced, i was able to work out which of the near illegible markings had been which. Pye service sheet 27 pages plus 5 pages trader service sheet t1421 including circuit with component values three lots of pye data are included on the various models total 32 pages. This software interacts with the linux os to establish a wifi connection and play internet radio using an installed media player known as mpc. Pye mobile radio portable handheld fixed base station transmitter receiver chargers. However, the schematics can often be enough to help in fault. The dc pye had a mixed bag of mazda valves with pretty illegible markings and i had no data sheet. It is in very good condition, apart from some slight wear on the outside of the cabinet easily resolved with some woodstain. By 1962 pye was the leading manufacturer of radio telephones in new zealand, the sets being produced both in waihi and wellington. Thousands of policewomen have used the pye radio system since its introduction in the 1960s. Cancer radio fears grow liz, who always wore her pye radio on her left lapel, was diagnosed with breast cancer in february 1990.
Radiogram meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Pye s fretwork sunrise was inspired by a motif seen by the sales manager on the cigarette case of a colleague. The cambridge pye p75 radio which im selling on ebay. Ech35 ef39 ebc33 el33 az31 long, medium and 6 short wavebands, cambridge, uk 1950. Philips of the netherlands acquired a majority shareholding in 1967, and later gained full ownership. Ours is still in the basement and probably would work with a new needle. Cambridge, build 1980, 3 pictures, 5 schematics, 20 semiconductors, great britain, tubes, broadcast receiver.
By 1949 with the world wide growth of tv the directors felt it would be best to be associated with an overseas company, so an approach was made to pye ltd, cambridge, england. The cabinet is made from thin curved plywood mine has a. The only bad thing about this radio is that all of the adjustable ferrite cores in the various oscillator and mixer coils are glued in place, preventing any kind of recalabration. How to modify an fm10d pye cambridge film from dave g8epr curator of the pye and radiotelephone museum of great britain. Automatic radiogram ergauto, 1933, radio, 5 acsgvm, 4s. Keep in touch with those that you worked and laughed along side while at pye telecom, not only.
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