- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Pye Ltd., Radio Works; Cambridge
- Year
- 1962 ??
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 224926
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- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 100-250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 3042 - Pye Ltd., Radio Works;
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Notes
-
Bands: 13m, 16m,19m, 25m, 31m, SW2, SW1, MW, LW
The front has a removable wooden cover that has a chart on the inside showing frequencies, transmissions times and locations of popular SW stations.
By this time Ekco is part of Pye so see similar or near identical models all using Metal Rectifier. The older Rimlock versions use a UY41 instead.
- Pye 1101A (the 1101 is older Rimlock B8A version)
- Ekco Mariner U834 and Pye Seafarer 1112
- Pye 3017A (the 3017 is older Rimlock B8A version)
- Pye 3042
There are probably other similar models with parallel heaters and isolated/earthed chassis.
There are many Pye models from 1946 to early 1960s with 3 to 9 Bandspread Shortwave.
- Author
- Model page created by Michael Watterson. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 629 models, 485 with images and 342 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Pye Ltd., Radio Works; Cambridge