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Pilot Radio Ltd., Park Royal Road, London, N.W.10

Pilot's first post-war model, the VS9.

1936-1939

Model T65 Console [15K]
Probable Model T65
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
1938 T65 C 12" Mazda
(CRM121) 		25   Included a radio with three preset station,s plus gramaphone. Shown at the 1938 Radiolympia £68-5-0

It is possible that Pilot displayed a television at the 1939 Radiolympia. However it has yet to be confirmed whether this set entered production.

1946 - 1949

Picture of model CV34 console [5K]
CV34
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
May48 VS9 C 9"
Mazda
CRM92		 23 1ch
T.R.F 		Utilised hard valve timebases, with E.H.T. generated from a seperate R.F. unit.
A.C.-Only
£91-17-6 £75-0-0
£16-17-6
?Sep49 CV34 C 12"
Mazda
CRM121/CRM121A 		19 1ch (Lon) A.C.
£72-0-0 £58-15-6
£13-4-6
CV35 1ch (Bir)

1950 - 1954

Picture of model CV76 console [5K] Picture of model CV77 console with doors [6K] Picture of table model TV76 [6K]
CV76 CV77 TV76
Picture of table model TV84 [8K] Picture of table model TV87 [6K]
TV84/12 TV87
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
~Sep50 TM54 T 12"
Mazda
CRM121A 		14 5ch Still on sale in April 1952 at £73-10-0.
£61-19-0 £50-11-8
£11-7-4
  CM54 C  
£x-x-x £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Oct52 TV76 T 14"
Rect
C14BM 		16 5ch  
£75-12-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Oct52 CV76 C  
£89-5-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Oct52 CV77 C+D 17" Rect
C17BM 		 
£120-15-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
Aug53 TV84 T 14"
C14BM 		17
Brimar 		5ch All re-released in August 1954 using the same basic chassis but with 12ch tuner and '/12' appended to the model number.
£65-2-0 £48-13-5
£16-8-7
CV84 C
£75-12-0 £56-10-6
£19-1-6
TV87 T 17"
C17BM
£77-14-0 £58-1-10
£19-12-2
CV87 C
£88-4-0 £65-18-10
£22-5-2
DDC87 C + D
£104-19-0 £77-14-5
£27-4-7

1955 - 1958

Picture of table model TV94 [7K] Picture of table model TV107 [7K]
TV94 TV107
DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
May55 TV94 T 14"
C14FM 		18
(16 Brimar, 2 Mullard)		 12ch Trader #1242
£x-x-x £52-6-10
£x-x-x
TV97 T 17"
C17FM
£x-x-x £61-6-3
£x-x-x
DDC97 C+D
£x-x-x £82-5-0
£x-x-x
Sep56 TV107 T 17"
MW43-69 		14
Mullard 		  Trader #1286
£77-14-0 £55-6-8
£x-x-x
Sep57 TV111 T 17"
MW43-69 		13
Mullard 		12ch Trader #1396
£x-x-x £52-14-8
£x-x-x
Aug58 TV117 T 14
Mullard
£70-7-0 £50-2-0
£20-5-0

1959 - Onwards

From this point on, Pilot appears to have been rebranded Ultra televisions.

DATE MODEL STYLE CRT VALVES RF NOTES PRICE
Aug59 PT450 T 17"
CME1703		 12 10ch
or
13ch 		 
£67-4-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
PT452 Portable
£65-2-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
PT650 T 21"
CME2101
£79-16-0 £x-x-x
£x-x-x
  PT451            

Advertisments

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VS9
Advert from a book, 1948
Link to larger view [87K]		 VS9
Advert from December 1948
Link to larger view [105K]		 CV34 / CV35
Avert from September 1949
Link to larger view [89K]		 TM54
February 1951
Link to larger view [84K]
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Advert from October 1952
Link to larger view [100K]		 Advert from August 1953
Link to larger view [84K]		 TV84
Advert from 1953
Link to larger view [84K]		 TV107
Advert from September 1956
Link to larger view [73K]
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CV77
Advert from February 1953
Link to larger view [K]		 TV76
Advert from April 1953
Link to larger view [67K]

On-line Service Data

Model(s) File Size Source
CV34 / CV35 401K Radio & Television Servicing Vol.IV
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