Technical Information page

Technical Information Page

This is the page where we will provide miscellaneous technical information which might be of interest to Eddystone Receiver collectors. We will continue to add to it as information becomes available. Download the information you require by clicking on the Hyperlinks below:

Article on Eddystone EF50 TRF Receiver from Australasian Radio World April 1949 courtesy of David Searle ZL3SWS

Article on Eddystone ATU from Australasian Radio World April 1949 courtesy of David Searle ZL3DWS

Article on EC10 Seaguide by Ben Nock G4BXD from Practical Wireless May 2010

Article on 730/4 by Ben Nock G4BXD from HRSA Radio Waves April 1998

Ian Nutt found these copies of articles on the Eddystone Crossfeeder Aerial System and The Aerial and Earth . They look to be pre-war and are in same style as the Short Wave Manual but as far as I can tell they are not from those publications.

Gerry O'Hara VE7GUH came across these articles from Radcom Technical Topics;

May 67 Article on FET front end for S640 (download)

Feb 69 Article on EC958 (download)

Tor Martinesen came across this Stratton reprint of an article from April 1959 "Ship's Steward and Stores Gazette" about Eddystone receivers

NEW Article on Eddystone S740 and S750 Receivers by F G Rayer from May 1969 issue of Short Wave Magazine(thanks to Roger Bracey G4BZI)

Article on the 888 Eddystone Receiver by Ken Williams and published in Amateur Radio

"The Best Receiver Eddystone Ever Built - Ponderings on the EC958 High Stability Receiver " by Gerry O'Hara VE7GUH/G8GUH

Article by Gerry O'Hara VE7GUH on the S990R VHF Receiver that got away from him at a recent rally

Eddystone Servicing: The Post War Years 1946-1956 (7Mb)

Valves used in Eddystone Receivers; (250kb) A useful list created by Tor Marthinsen an EUG member in Norway

Equivalents of Valves used in Eddystone Receivers:(200kb) A useful list of alternative valves that can be used in Eddystone Receivers also created by Tor Marthinsen

Eddystone All Wave Four Brochure 25 pages (4.4Mb) A copy of the 1930's brochure for this famous receiver.

Eddystone 358 Receiver (Download 1.2Mb)- Description and Circuit: Reprint from Electronics Engineering July 1941 (thanks to Alan G3WXI)

The Eddystone 145 Mc/S Guide(10Mb)

Makingthe most of your Receiver ( early version 1949) (8Mb)

Making the most of your Receiver (2nd version 1950's)(5Mb)

Better Radio Reception 1962 edition (8.5Mb)

Better Radio Reception 1966 edition (8.0Mb)

Better Radio Reception 1958 edition (5Mb)(REVISED TO INCLUDE MISSING PAGES)

Constructional Details for 1928 Scientific Short Wave Three (big file 12Mb download) - now a better copy thanks to Tor

Constructional Details for 1927 Scientific Short Wave Four (big file 7Mb download) - thanks to Tor

Constructional Details for Homeland Four (big file 14Mb download) - thanks to Tor

Review of ECR Communications from Practical Wireless April 15th 1939 - thanks to Tor