Notes:-
This camera made by Pye in 1963 to an exacting BBC outside broadcast specification
was a remarkable and heavy beast! These cameras were built for the new,
in 1963, outside broadcast fleet of 10 MCR’s (mobile control rooms).
They were deployed at Wembley in London and the television regional bases
around the country. Each MCR had 4 cameras with provision for a fifth
camera. I am not sure how many cameras were made but I suspect it was
less than 50. As far as I know they were not used elsewhere, three are
known to survive. ( I would be very pleased to learn if there are any
other survivors. )
Index
Page 01 Pye mk6 Image Orthicon
Television Camera
Page 02 Pye Mk6 side view with
annotations.
Page 03 Pye Mk6 front view with
annotations.
Page 04 Pye Mk6 side open with
annotations.
Page 05 Pye Mk6 CCU & PSU partially
open.
Page 06 Pye Mk6 OCP
Page 07 Pye MCR (Mobile Control
Room) & 4 cameras.
Data Sheet
References:-
The Pye TVT Story by Richard Ellis, page 154. ISBN 18934017X
Informal picture 1
Pye Mk6 at Henley Regatta 1964
Informal picture 2 Pye
Mk6 at the coast
Informal picture 3 Pye
Mk6 at the Palace of Arts, Wembley, c.1963-4