Transistor Personal Portable A8 Ch= R23-1A
Pye Industries Ltd Australia; Marrickville
- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Pye Industries Ltd Australia; Marrickville
- Year
- 1960–1963
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 250634
- Number of Transistors
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 1 x 9 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2 inch = 5.1 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Transistor Personal Portable A8 Ch= R23-1A - Pye Industries Ltd Australia;
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 100 x 60 x 40 mm / 3.9 x 2.4 x 1.6 inch
- Notes
-
Pye (Australia)'s first entry into the pocket radio market. Colours were (with a white front) Olive Green, Blue, Tan and also All Black. Speaker grill was "gold" anodized aluminium. Sold with a magnetic earpiece, leather carry case and a cleaning cloth.
Weight includes a 216 battery.
The radio was eventually heavily discounted, finally appearing for just over 50% of its initial price in the last located advertisement.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 0 lb 8 oz (0.5 lb) / 0.227 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 24.15 AUS £
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Supplement to Vol. 1, 1960, Page P17.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (A Series Handbook, Page P68.)
- Author
- Model page created by Brian Wilson. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 197 models, 159 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