BV30

Pye Ltd., Radio Works; Cambridge

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  • Year
  • 1950
  • Category
  • Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 146251

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 15
  • Main principle
  • TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 200-250 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: BV30 - Pye Ltd., Radio Works;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Notes

  • Pye BV30;
    A 22 cm / 9 inch (8 x 6 inch visible size) round CRT "Black Screen" B/W 405 lines TV with a single channel GB VHF band I tuner, aligned to the Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) transmitter channel 4. Sensitivity 175 µV/ sound 50µV. Power consumption 100 - 125 W. Released August 1950 price £33 8s 10d plus purchase tax,

    See also the similar Pye LV30 London model aligned to the Crystal Palace transmitter (transmitting lower and upper vision carrier side bands), the Pye MV30 Holme Moss model (vestigial sideband) and the Pye BV30C console version.

     

     

     

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 40.95 GBP
  • Source of data
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Mentioned in
  • (GB) Advert "The Wireless and Electrical Trader" Dec 23, 1950
  • Author
  • Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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