Museum of the Broadcast Television Camera

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