PYE 5T-20NZ 'BRAVAS' (1981)

The Pye 5T-20NZ was manufactured for G. A. Wooller & Co. Ltd by Akrad Radio Corporation Ltd in 1981.

Solid State TV - Radio - Alarm Clock

Has FM, making it post-1980/81 when FM broadcasting was introduced in NZ 

Pye 5T-20NZ 'Bravas'
Images courtesy of Fangwei Zhou

Pye 5T-20NZ 'Bravas'
The Christchurch Press, 20 August 1981

Pye 5T-20NZ 'Bravas'
The Christchurch Press, 9 December 1981

Technical Information

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

Pye 5T-20NZ 'Bravas'

Pye 5T-20NZ 'Bravas'

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.