• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington

• Year
• 1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 334350

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

• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2N412 2N410 2N410 2N408 2N408 2N270 2N270 OA150 OA150 OA150

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

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

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transistor Seven 117PY - Columbus Brand; Radio Centre

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 285 x 180 x 115 mm / 11.2 x 7.1 x 4.5 inch

• Notes

• 7 Transistor, battery-powered portable.

  7 x 5 elliptical speaker.

  Leather case with a sloping front.

  Eveready 276P battery.

  Also known as PZ117. See also previous model 897P Transistor 7.

   

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 35.50 NZ Pound

• Mentioned in
• More Golden Age of Radio (Page 119 PZ model)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 10 December 1958)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 160 models, 120 with images and 149 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington