Pilot radiogram 100A - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

linescan87 · 23rd Mar 2018, 7:51 pm

I repaired this radiogram for a work colleague about 10 years ago, at the time replacing waxies and the smoother resistor was open circuit.

Last week he rang me to say he was moving house and would I be interested in taking it off his hands. I collected it off him on last Friday.

When I brought it home and powered it up there was a loud hum, the smoother cap had dried up. New one tacked in and we were back in business.

Two 6BW6's in push pull and it sounds great. Was this model available in the U.K? According to the sticker on the back it was made here by Brownlee brothers under license.

Cheers,
John Joe.

Edward Huggins · 23rd Mar 2018, 11:01 pm

Pilot products were certainly made here in North London from the mid 1950's to c. 1960.

dalgwcobl · 24th Mar 2018, 12:25 am

Pilot Radio products were made in Park Royal, London well before the second world war. My father worked there from 1939 and worked throughout the war in reserved occupation building aircraft radios and RADAR equipment. The famous American-designed Little Maestro radio was built there up to the war, then the UK designed version, which he worked on, was launched in 1949/50. It was housed in a coloured plastic rather than bakellite cabinet.

23rd Mar 2018, 7:51 pm	#1
linescan87 Heptode Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Meath, Ireland Posts: 551	Pilot radiogram 100A I repaired this radiogram for a work colleague about 10 years ago, at the time replacing waxies and the smoother resistor was open circuit. Last week he rang me to say he was moving house and would I be interested in taking it off his hands. I collected it off him on last Friday. When I brought it home and powered it up there was a loud hum, the smoother cap had dried up. New one tacked in and we were back in business. Two 6BW6's in push pull and it sounds great. Was this model available in the U.K? According to the sticker on the back it was made here by Brownlee brothers under license. Cheers, John Joe. Attached Thumbnails

23rd Mar 2018, 11:01 pm	#2
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,327	Re: Pilot radiogram 100a Pilot products were certainly made here in North London from the mid 1950's to c. 1960. __________________ Edward.

24th Mar 2018, 12:25 am	#3
dalgwcobl Pentode Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Royston, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 131	Re: Pilot radiogram 100A Pilot Radio products were made in Park Royal, London well before the second world war. My father worked there from 1939 and worked throughout the war in reserved occupation building aircraft radios and RADAR equipment. The famous American-designed Little Maestro radio was built there up to the war, then the UK designed version, which he worked on, was launched in 1949/50. It was housed in a coloured plastic rather than bakellite cabinet.