• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Pye Ltd., Radio Works; Cambridge

• Year
• 1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 174563

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• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• V6/R4M V6/R2 V6/R2 V10/50B V10/30A V10/30A

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: P123BQ/R [late] - Pye Ltd., Radio Works;

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.5 x 7.5 x 3.75 inch / 241 x 191 x 95 mm

• Notes
• Fully tuneable LW, see also P123BQ/R early model which has a 1500 metre LW preset. Socket for car aerial. Transistor alternatives : V6/R8M for V6/R4M, V6/R4 for V6/R2, OC71 for V10/50B, V10/50B or OC72 for V10/30B. 7 x 4 inch elliptical loudspeaker with centre tapped voice coil.

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Author
• Model page created by Howard Craven. 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