• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Pye Industries Ltd Australia; Marrickville

• Year
• 1960–1962

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 254078

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

• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• 2N412 or. 2N219 2N410 or. 2N218 2N410 or. 2N218 2N408 2N217 or. 2N408 2N217 or. 2N408 unknown_diode

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 X 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Ranchero TM7 - Pye Industries Ltd Australia;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 340 x 140 x 165 mm / 13.4 x 5.5 x 6.5 inch

• Notes

• Pye TM7 "Ranchero" Transistor Mantel Model

  Pye cordless mantel radio with six transistors, plus one germanium diode, using printed circuit, housed in high impact polyester cabinet in colours red, white, olive green, charcoal, whitestone shadowbox trim.

  Features: Inbuilt ferrite rod aerial, tuning range 1650-535 kHz, volume on/off controls, 4" Magnavox speaker. Operates from four 1.5V Eveready D50 leakproof batteries.

  There is a single diode which operates both as the detector and the AGC feed.

  • Weight includes batteries.
  • Price 1 Guinea (£1/1/-) extra in WA.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5 lb 0 oz (5 lb) / 2.270 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.45 AUS £

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Vol. 1, 1960, Page P16.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Supplement to Vol. 1, 1960, Page P67. (Also at KevinChant.com))

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1961 to Aug 1962.)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Wilson. 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