Cossor 543 Melody Portable
  • Battery: Ever Ready/B126 (HT 90v) and Ever Ready AD35 (LT 1.5v)
  • Wavebands: Medium 188-548m, Long 1100-1850m
  • Valve lineup: DK96, DF96, DAF96, DL96
  • Released June 1956
  • Original price £8 13s 3d (Purchase Tax and batteries extra)

Now, here's another technologically odd bird from the 1950's. The Cossor 543 used a ferrite rod aerial and printed circuit board and yet was much cheaper than rival models by Ever Ready (and certainly more stylish).

It has an external appearance similar to that of the PAM 'Pixie' and Invicta 'Vicki' models and is rather attractive.

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Last updated 29th May 2006