PYE PZ40 (CIRCA 1952)

The Pye PZ40 was manufactured for G. A. Wooller & Co. Ltd by Akrad Radio Corporation Ltd in about 1952.

Other radios based on the same chassis:

5-valve multiband bandspread radio

Pye PZ39 'G'
Radio and Electronics, September 1952

Technical Information

Valves (5): ECH42, EF41, EBC41, EL41, EZ40

Intermediate Frequency: 470kc/s

Frequency Bands: 8

Chassis Notes(most schematics can be clicked to download a full size version)

Pye PZ39 'G'

Pye PZ39 'G'

Pye PZ39 'G'

Pye PZ39 'G'

Pye PZ39 'G'

General Construction Notes for Akrad Radio Corporation Ltd:

Akrad sets often consist of 3 (or 4) numbers (eg: 518, 1059) or number-letter-number (5M4), and a common pattern exists for these sets: The first digit(or 2 digits in the case of 10-or-more valves) is the number of valves, the second is the number of bands and the third is the last digit of the year. Where the middle digit is a letter rather than a number it generally refers to the type of set - M for mantle, P for portable, G from radiogram etc

Often sets can be dated by the speaker, as many Akrad sets from the Pye era have the date of manufacture stamped on the back of the magnet housing.

Other documented models using this chassis (2 in total)

YEARMODEL NAME
1954 Pye PZ39 'Model G'