UHF TV in England...

[AlanInSitges]

We had UHF-equipped sets in Spain in 1963 (I'm looking at one right now) though according to the official history of TVE, they didn't start broadcasting on the UHF band until 1966 with the introduction of TVE2. I cannot believe they were building and selling UHF-equipped sets with nothing to receive for three years before the TVE2 launch, so maybe there is some discrepancy in the history.

[TV-collector]

Originally Posted by AlanInSitges

We had UHF-equipped sets in Spain in 1963 (I'm looking at one right now) though according to the official history of TVE, they didn't start broadcasting on the UHF band until 1966 with the introduction of TVE2. I cannot believe they were building and selling UHF-equipped sets with nothing to receive for three years before the TVE2 launch, so maybe there is some discrepancy in the history.

I have a beautiful collection of vintage spanish TV sets. I don`t know
a pre-1966 TV with a factory build-in UHF tuner.
I have closeby all schematics of spanish TV sets and collected spanish
TV guides.
When you look at the history of Spain you have to realize that Spain was
a poor country.
To sell TVs in higher numbers many of these sets had small 47 cm tubes,
a good way to sell for low budget.
I have a 1963 spanish made Telefunken TV set, looks like the german
original, but is shrinked to a 47cm diameter CRT and without UHF!
I am not sure about Philips, have to check that at schematics.
But spanish TV sets had no UHF before the official start in 1966.
One of my 1959 sets has an after market UHF tuner.

Regards,
TV-collector