W15AM 'Westminster' Radio Telephone Base Station
ManufacturerManufactured by
Pye Ltd.
(Cambridge, England, founded 1896)
Date1967-1978
Object NameTelephone
Mediummetal, rubber, plastic, acrylic
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions54 x 27 x 13cm
AcquisitionJohn Lovie Gas Works Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS086193
About MeW15AM 'Westminster' Radio Telephone Base Station contained within a metal box with a carrying handle. The box is finished in a blue-grey textured acrylic paint. A plastic olive green mouthpiece is attached by a coiled wire to the front of the box next to the volume, squelch, channel and on/off knobs. Protuding vertically from the box is an aerial, encased in rubber.First introduced in 1967, the Westminster was claimed to be the world's first all-semiconductor PMR mobile. More than 120,000 were produced.
Model Number: W15AM
Serial Number: 58285
Standard frequency range: 25-174 MHz
Transmitter RF output: W15FM - 15 Watts