• Year
  • 1950
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 193017

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 465 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100-150; 200-250 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm
  • Power out
  • 14 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: A39J/H - Pye Ltd., Radio Works;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Notes
  • 11 bands: LW, MW, MSW (1.4 - 4.0 MHz), SW; 49 metre, 41 metre, 31 metre, 25 metre, 19 metre, 16 metre, 13 metre and 11 metre. Four 6.3V dial bulbs.
    Push-pull audio output using ECC35 as phase splitter. EF39 RF pre-amp, so triple section variable capacitor (two sets according to band). On/Off switch has 4x radio tone settings and 2x "gram" tone settings, thus is off/radio/gram 7 way switch.
    See also similar models 1949 PYE 39J/H model, Irish PYE 39 JH/E (adds EM34 and mesh speaker grill to PYE 39 J/H) and export model PYE PE41 (no LW and cloth speaker cover).
    Case and speaker without chassis weigh 8kg.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 18.2 kg / 40 lb 1.4 oz (40.088 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 32.00 GBP
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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