Pye ‘Cambridge International’ Radio

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Pye Cambridge International Radio

Manufacturer	(unknown)
Production years	1953
Production location	(unknown)

Robin Day’s early work for Pye was economical and modern, relying on clean, elegant lines without ornamentation. The tuning scale on this Pye Cambridge International radio moved above the loudspeaker and angled towards the user.

1 How it works
2 Memories
3 In the Science Museum
4 Related Objects

[edit] How it works

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Radio transmissions are created using two kinds of waves: a carrier wave is used to modulate a radio-frequency wave to encode audio. Circuits in the receiving equipment recreate the carrier wave and decode the signal.

All waves have three parts: wavelength, amplitude and frequency. Wavelength affects receiving characteristics (typically range); amplitude (AM) or frequency (FM) can be changed to carry information.

Radio waves are at the low end of the electromagnetic spectrum, which also includes infra-red, microwaves, visible light, ultraviolet and x-rays.

[edit] Memories

I received one of these radio sets in 1977 (from an uncle who maintained it in an storage for more than twenty years). After replaced two or three bulbs, that marvelous radio set was my musical and youth company for more than other twenty years. The AM stations (when FM radio was beginning in my country, Peru) sounded amazing (because bulbs instead of transistor or integrated circuits). Unfortunately, when I left my country (in 1994), the radio set suffered failures (and the wood cabinet the action of insects). Thank you to give us such great memories about a radio set, part of my life.

— Hugo E. Contreras, Perú

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