• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Plessey; Ilford

• Year
• 1970 ??

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 172227

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 37300/100 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100-125; 200-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Power out
• 0.4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: PR-1553 - Plessey; Ilford

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 425 x 178 x 431 mm / 16.7 x 7 x 17 inch

• Notes
• Plessey PR-1553 Receiver: Double conversion superhet covering 15 - 30100 kHz, AM, USB/LSB, CW; IF bandwidths 12 / 6 / 3,5 / 1,4 / 0,3 / 0,15 kHz.
  Digital display using Nixie tubes, resolution 10 Hz.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 17.3 kg / 38 lb 1.7 oz (38.106 lb)

• Mentioned in
• Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 14 models, 11 with images and 3 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Plessey; Ilford