Pye Westminster front mounted W15amd w15fmd W20u
Approx 80,000 Westminsters were produced by Pye.
Approx 20 examples.
Circa 1966 - 1974 .

1 OFF - W15amd
Boxed new ex Water Board High Band bought from Eddy m5pye g8crn at Elvaston Castle Rally June 2000

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1 OFF - w15fmd
Serial No. l0003.
Laboratory prototype.
6 channel 2 metres.

1 OFF – w15fmd
From Dave Roberts Isle of Skye
Serial No. 0026
Using prototype brown PCB’s
Mint condition
One of the first Westminsters made and used at Pye Telecoms crystalled on High Band demonstration channel 167.2 MHz – 172 MHz

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1 OFF – 10 channel w15fm Low Band 
On 6 channels 70 MHz 4 metres in Portapack.  
Bought for 10 Pounds at Luton
Boot Sale 2002.

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2 OFF - wi5fm Marine Band
With low power switch on front panel. 
10 channels plus handset in reasonable condition.

WI5 Portapacks for Westminsters
3 OFF in black leather cases containing Westminsters. 
1 OFF in blue cloth case.

Several less leather cases, packs only

4 OFF w20ud
UHF dash mounted.

Pye Westminster w15amd.
Used by Exeter Police in Morris Minor panda cars circa 1960
2 metre Westminster supplied by the Pye Museum to fit in original minor repainted white/blue panda colours which was found to originally be one of 20 Minors delivered to Exeter police as the very first panda cars for the force.  Vehicle can be seen driving around Kidderminster.
Several dash Westminsters – High Band and P Band.
Service manual,
Pye boot Westminster w15amb P Band ex police North West England with control box with loudspeaker mute button fitted. 
Bought at Blackpool Radio Rally April 2003.

Pye Westminster w15fmd. 
100 MHz P Band. 79 – 101 MHz.
Metropolitan Police 12 channel Westminster

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1 OFF in second hand condition
Bought from Richard Allport at Picketts Lock Radio Rally November 2001.

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