THE GPO / BT RADIOPHONE SERVICE VIRTUAL MUSEUM.
THE B.T.--G.P.O. RADIOTELEPHONE VIRTUAL MUSEUM.
APRIL 2007, ISSUE NO1.7
Dave G8EPR Technical Curator of the Pye Museum and Radiotelephone Museum website is available by calling G8EPR at GB7WF (DSTAR)
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FREQUENCIES USED. ALL AM LOW BAND NATIONAL CHANNELS.
Channel Base Mobile 1 85.175 MHZ 71.675 MHZ 2 85.150 MHZ 71.650 MHZ 3 85.200 MHZ 71.700 MHZ 4 85.1625 MHZ 71.6625 MHZ 5 85.1875 MHZ 71.6875 MHZ 6 85.1375 MHZ 71.6375 MHZ
THESE ABOVE FREQUENCIES ARE NOW DISUSED AS OF APPROX YEAR 2000 AS CELL PHONES ETC ARE BOW MORE EFFICIENT.
71.675MHZ WAS ALSO USED SIMPLEX FOR LINESMAN'S USE WITH THE HUDSON GPO EQUIPMENT NO 3A SET UNTIL THE ADVENT OF THE PYE BANTAM HP1FM. WHICH WAS THEN USED ON 168.2875 MHZ SIMPLEX FM AS USED BY ALL OTHER PORTABLES UNTIL THE PRESENT DAY.....
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CLEARTONE.
CH900 PORTABLE GPO TYPE NO 5B2 H/BAND FM.
2 OFF AND CHARGER HOD UNIT.
BOUGHT AT RUGBY RADIO RALLY AUG 2004.
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GPO EQUIPMENT NO LOWBAND.
COSSOR COMMANDO. CC701. 5 WATT .
6 CHANN DASH MOBILE AM LOWBAND.
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GPO EQUIPMENT NO 3A LOW BAND.
HUDSON. HED102 AM PORTABLE SINGLE CHANN SIMPLEX
BATTERY VALVE 500MW TRANSPORTABLE SETS
Base Station
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PYE.
GPO EQUIPMENT NO 7A LOWBAND.
PYE CAMBRIDGE FIXED STATION 6AM10DX.
6 CHANN AM WITH AC MAIN PSU FITTED
ONTO REAR OF SET.
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PYE.
GPO EQUIPMENT NO 10 LOWBAND.
PYE WESTMINSTER W30AM BOOT MOUNT AM 6 CHANN
30 WATTS OUTPUT.
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PYE.
GPO EQUIPMENT NO LOWBAND.
PYE REPORTER MF6AM. 6-7 WATT 6 CHANN MOBILE.
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PYE.
GPO EQUIPMENT NO 10A LOWBAND.
PYE A200ADD ON 25 WATT AM LINEAR AMPLIFIER.
AS USED WITH MF6AM REPORTER.
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PYE.
GPO EQUIPMENT NO 1B HIGHBAND.
GP1FM FM SIMPLEX PORTABLE.
TRANSISTOR 500 mW - 1 WATT OUT.
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PYE.
GPO EQUIPMENT NO 8A HIGHBAND.
PYE PF85. FM SIMPLEX HANDPORTABLE.
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B.T. EQUIPMENT NO 10A HIGHBAND.
PHILIPS. PRP76 FM SIMPLEX HANDPORTABLE.
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0 B.T. EQUIPMENT NO 15 A CABINET.
PHILIPS LOCKABLE CABINET FOR INSTALLATION INSIDE BT VANS FOR LINESMAN COMMS USE.
UNIT HAS 3 WAY STAND IN CHARGER HODS FOR 3 OFF PF85 PORTABLES, 1 USED AS BASE STATION TO FIXED VEHICLE AERIAL.THE TWO OTHER PF85 ARE USED AS NORMAL PORTABLES.
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B.T. EQUIPMENT NO 15 B CABINET.
AS ABOVE UNIT BUT THIS CONTAINS
1 0FF BUILT IN PRM8010 MOBILE AND
3 WAY CHARGER FOR 3 PRP76 PORTABLES.
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MOTOROLA.
B.T. EQUIPMENT NO HIGHBAND.
MOTOROLA. MT500-MT700 FM HANDPORTABLE.
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SIMOCO.
B.T. EQUIPMENT NO 10 B HIGHBAND.
SIMOCO SRP8010 FM SIMPLEX HANDPORTABLE.
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