• Year
  • 1955
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 346106

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 230 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
  • Power out
  • 1.8 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: PZ98U - Pye N.Z. Ltd.; Waihi
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 11.63 x 6 x 5.5 inch / 295 x 152 x 140 mm
  • Notes
  • 5 valve superhet in a maroon and ivory moulded cabinet. Fully tropicalised.

    A note on the service information indicates it might possibly have also been released as a broadcast-band only set (or possibly the UK(?) model was 3-band and NZ version was just broadcast).

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 7 lb (7 lb 0 oz) / 3.178 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 19.95 NZ £
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Press 21 October 1955 Page 10)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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