PYE Microphone
- Made:
- 1960-1990 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Pye Limited
PYE PTC 4000/4001 type Z “Tulip” microphone used with the Vessel Traffic Management System (2019-187) by the Port of London Authority to communicate with ships in the Thames. Made by Pye Ltd., Radio Works in Cambridge, 1960-1990.
The Pye microphone was used in conjunction with the VTS console (2019-187) to communicate with ships navigating the Thames. The VTS was introduced at the Port of London Authority in 1959, though this is a later iteration (exact date unknown). This later console would have been attached to radar and a visual display unit and would track ships all the way into central London.
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 2019-186
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown) and rubber (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 270 mm 85 mm,
- type:
- microphone
- credit:
- Presented by Port Control, PLA