• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Pye (N.Z.) Ltd.; Waihi

• Year
• 1958 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 336377

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BE6 or EK90 6BA6 or EF93 6AV6 or EBC91 6AQ5 or EL90 6X4 or EZ90

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 230 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: FEU - Pye N.Z. Ltd.; Waihi

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 280 x 180 x 160 mm / 11 x 7.1 x 6.3 inch

• Notes

• The Astor 5-valve broadcast model FEU is the evolution of the Astor 525.  When Pye took over RCNZ they took over all the current models as well - and it appears that the Astor 525 was rebranded and redesigned (albeit only slightly) to suit Pye manufacturing.  The FEU model code is in line with the Astor Australia model codes. 

  There are a few changes from the original design including the Pye made speaker and English I.F. cans. Visually, from the front, the only noticable difference is that the dial is reversed from the earlier 525, with the high end of the band on the left although the design and printing appears identical.

  NOTE: If disassembling, be careful when removing the tuning dial - they are pressed on (not screwed) and they break easily.  Also don't try removing the gold spat in the middle, its purely decorative and won't provide any extra access.  Simply leave it in place while removing everything from the cabinet then if needed some pressure can be applied to the back of the sleeve over the tuning shaft to help push it off.

• Price in first year of sale
• 14.00 NZ Guineas

• Mentioned in
• -- Collector info (Sammler)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 10 September 1960 Page 3)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• The Golden Age of Radio in the Home 1986 (Page 67)

• Author
• Model page created by David Cash. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 55 models, 53 with images and 46 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Pye (N.Z.) Ltd.; Waihi