PP/AC (Late)

Pye Ltd., Radio Works; Cambridge

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  • Year
  • 1939/1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 143336

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 462 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-250 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 20.5 cm = 8.1 inch
  • Power out
  • 3 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: PP/AC - Pye Ltd., Radio Works;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 475 x 420 x 255 mm / 18.7 x 16.5 x 10 inch
  • Notes

  • 13 push-buttons (on/off-tone-bands)

    See original release version which had already obsolete valves/tubes.

    Production likely ended in 1940 or 1941 either due Pye producing miltary radios (such as R1155, 19 Set, PCR etc) or the 1941 Blitz.

    Post war repaired versions may have replacement ECH35, EF39, EBL31 and AZ31 which are wiring compatible, just change the chassis socket, because the ECH3 EF9 EBL1 were unavailable by 1941 or 1942.

    PP/B is the battery model, still using 2V rather than 1.4V tubes/valves

    The original PP/AC was about £14 and released in March 1939. This model was £3 cheaper and released in July 1939. Confusingly it was sometimes listed and advertised as a model P, though the iconic model P/AC (mains) and P/B (battery) with the sunrise fretwork was 1933. Pye adverts often used varying model names for the same model from 1939 to 1959.
    The UK entered WWII in September 1939 and Pye production changed to military models.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 11.00 GBP
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert

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