555 late
Pye Ltd., Radio Works; Cambridge
- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Pye Ltd., Radio Works; Cambridge
- Year
- 1927
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 77264
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- TRF with regeneration
- Tuned circuits
- 1 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Wave Bands given in the notes.
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries
- Loudspeaker
- Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic.
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 555 [late] - Pye Ltd., Radio Works;
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 16 x 7.5 x 18.5 inch / 406 x 191 x 470 mm
- Notes
- Two tuned HF valves, grid-leak detector, two transformer-coupled LF valves. Preset to Daventry 5XX 1600 metres; modified cabinet, fitted with a moving iron cone speaker. Enclosed frame aerial.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 30 lb (30 lb 0 oz) / 13.620 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 25.00 GBP
- Source of data
- Wireless World (The), London (WW, 79)
- Mentioned in
- Radio! Radio!
- Author
- Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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