• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Pye Industries Ltd Australia; Marrickville

• Year
• 1963–1966

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 184156

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2N374 2N373 2N373 2N406 2N406 AT74 AT74 unknown_diode

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Companion A9 Ch=R25-1A - Pye Industries Ltd Australia;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.5 x 5.25 x 3.25 inch / 267 x 133 x 83 mm

• Notes

• Pye A9 "Companion"

  Cordless BC mantel radio having seven transistors and two diodes, housed in a polystyrene cabinet in white, charcoal or coral red.

  Features: tuning range, 525-1640 kC/s. Large diameter loopstick aerial. Operates from one Eveready Type 276P (9V) battery. Power consumption low levels, 10 mA; normal listening level, 30 mA. Controls, volume/on-off, tuning. Large all-States dial with sliding pointer.

  Speaker Rola Type 5F.
  Weight includes battery.
  Price includes battery.
  Price after the introduction of decimal currency (14/2/1966) was $60.90

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3 lb 0 oz (3 lb) / 1.362 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.45 AUS £

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Supplement to Vol. 1, 1960, Page P19.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (A Series Handbook, Page P70. (Also at KevinChant.com))

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1963 to Aug 1966.)

• Author
• Model page created by Reg Gauci. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 199 models, 161 with images and 19 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Pye Industries Ltd Australia; Marrickville