Wednesday, 22 July 2015
British Police Equipment Part 1 - Personal Radios
Police Personal Radios
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A familiar sight in London prior to the arrival of personal radios |
The concept of personal radios for the Police has been on the radar since the 1930's. However, it wasn't until the 1960's that the technology made it viable and cost effective.
The introduction of the personal radio in the 1960's removed the need for officers to use a Police telephone box to keep in touch with the station.
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c. 1960's Bristol Constabulary PC with Pye Pocketfone |
1970's
The first type of radio used by Avon & Somerset Constabulary in 1974 was the Pye 'Pocketfone' PF1 which was first introduced in 1964 and adopted by Bristol Constabulary in 1966. This was a two piece radio which had a separate transmitter and receiver using the UHF radio frequency.![]() |
City of Bath Police with their PYE radios c.1965 |
Here's a 1960's promotional video of the PYE Pocketfone personal radio.
1980's
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Avon & Somerset Police officer with Burndept radio 1980s |
During the 1980's the standard issue personal radio for Avon & Somerset Constabulary was the Burndept BE series radio.
The Burndept BE Series personal police radio was first developed in the late 1960's. It became standard issue for Police Forces by the 1980's.
It replaced the PYE radios which had been standard issue for Avon & Somerset Constabulary beforehand. It used two yellow P9 batteries. The radio could be worn with a nylon web harness or clipped onto a tunic or raincoat lapel. These radios were robust and durable.
Burndept radio with nylon web carrier |
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Greater Manchester Police Officers wearing their Burndept radios |
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Manchester Police Officer |
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Kent Police Officer 1984 (Photograph courtesy of Phil Rogers) |
Police issue Burndept radio instructions:
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Burndept radio user instructions page 1 |
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Burndept radio user instructions page 2 |
The Burndept radio instructions shown above date from the 1980's and were given to Avon & Somerset Police new recruits. As with most paper communications of this period, they were typed using a typewriter and then photocopied. The master version was not always easily obtained so copies of copies would gradually result in poor quality versions being circulated.
1990's
The Burndept radios were replaced by the Motorola HT600E around 1990. These radios had two different types of microphones. The square microphone with additional antenna shown below was similar to that used by the London Met Police. Avon & Somerset Police used a version with a more rounded microphone and no antenna as seen in the comparison photos below. The microphones had a spring clip on the back which could be attached to a tunic lapel or the loops found on shirts and anoraks (see the uniform section). The bottom half of the radio contained the battery pack which could be detached and placed in a charging stand.Police issue Motorola HT600E |
Motorola HT600E: Digital channel search and volume control |
Microphone comparison: Avon & Somerset Police used the microphone on the left |
During the 1990's Avon & Somerset Police used their own leather radio holder as shown in the photograph below. These strong leather holders were individually numbered. An alternative nylon webbing version was also available by private purchase for use with the nylon duty belt.
Avon & Somerset Police Motorola HT600E radio holders |
It was reported back in 1987 that a London Metropolitan Police officer using this type of radio was saved by his microphone after a crossbow struck it. It later transpired the incident was fabricated by the officer.
2000's
The current issue Avon & Somerset Constabulary radio is the Sepura which uses the UK wide TETRA network known as Airwave. During 2014 the Sepura 3500 was in the process of being replaced by the 3900 model.![]() |
Avon & Somerset Police Sepura radio |
Some more information about these and other Police radios can be found from these links:
http://www.qsl.net/gm8aob/pages_2/be439.htm
http://www.foxtrot-productions.co.uk/equipment/radio/

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I used a burndept when I joined the Specials in 1988, terrible radio coverage as I remember! Our force changed over to Phillips with 99 channels in about 1989. A neighbouring force had motorola and I seem to remember something about a health scare involving motoralas? No mention of the vehicle radios (main scheme), which were 12 channel when I joined and changed in about 1989 to big sets on a new frequency, these radios also had a built in UHF repeater, so if you were in a rural area with no UHF coverage you could still have comms with the Force Operations Room.
ReplyHi. Please can you advise where you got the photo Burndept radio, Kent Police? I took and printed this photo in 1984!
ReplyI am happy for you to display it. Thanks. Phil Rogers
Hi Phil. I found your photo from a google search about 3 years ago. I have just tried to replicate the search again on google without success. I cannot recall where it originated from. Whilst I endeavor to use only my own copyrighted photos, I sometimes find it necessary to use reference photos from elsewhere. Thank you for kindly giving me permission to continue displaying your photo in my blog. I have updated the description with the year and credited the photo with your name. I will of course remove any photos on request if they are found to be in breach of any copyright. Regards and thanks for getting in touch.