Welcome to the official Eddystone User Group Web Site.

This site is dedicated to all collectors of Eddystone Radio products, most of which were manufactured at the "Old BathTub" in West Heath Birmingham from 1940 until 1995. The history of Eddystone Radio is a long and fascinating one.The company's origins begin with a badge and fancy goods manufacturer in the early part of the 20th century, saw the start of radio broadcasting in the 1920's and saw it play a major part in equipping the armed forces with radio communications equipment during the Second World War. After the war the company became associated with another great name in radio., The Marconi Company. After being suppliers to that company for twenty years it was eventually to become a wholly owned subsidiary in 1965. It remained a Marconi company for nearly forty years until Marconi started its serious decline into oblivion under the successors to GEC's Lord Weinstock. The history of the company can be found on the index panel to the left.

The Eddystone User Group was started by Ted Moore G7AIR in 1990 and was a membership organisation up until April 2006. During that time some 96 issues of the EUG newsletter were published, plus numerous supplements and technical information about this great company.

With the retirement of the last organiser/editor, Graeme Wormald G3GGL, we decided that the mass of information that we had gathered over the years was important enough for us to make it accessible to all so we have built this web site. Since April 2006  we have been able to collect over 2Gb of information all of which is freely available to download. Study the index pane on the left hand side of your screen. We have histories, technical information, articles on restoration, newsletters, service manuals, a for sale and wanted page plus lots more.

The site is now managed by the same people who previously ran the Eddystone User Group. We are no longer a membership organisation but have set up a not-for-profit trust to ensure that the information and archive material we have gathered over the years is available through this web site for the benefit of all. We will be pleased to accept offers of Eddystone archive information in digital form for up-loading on the web site. The web site  will be financed by the trust who will rely on donations and hopefully some sponsorship. If you are an Eddystone enthusiast and possibly a previous member of the EUG then we would welcome your donations. Follow the link on the left panel.

Chris Pettitt G0EYO - Webmaster and Patron of the Eddystone User Group

SUNDAY NETS - THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH.   3605kHz +/- QRM AT 0900 LOCAL FOR AM AND CHANGING AT 1000 FOR LSB.  ALL ARE WELCOME.

 

IAN NUTT IS HAVING SOME 830 AND EA12 FINGER PLATES MADE. THESE ARE IN ADDITION TO THE 640 SCALES PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. IAN IS ALSO PLANNING TO HAVE EA12 'S' METERS AND KNOBS AVAILABLE. SEE THE SPARES PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS

THE EUG WEBSITE IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION, NICE PHOTOS OF YOUR FAVOURITE SET, MANUALS AND CIRCUITS, ANY EDDYSTONE PUBLICATIONS, RESTORATION PROJECTS OF EDDYSTONE SETS. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN SCAN FOR US MAKE AN ADOBE PDF FILE OR JPG PICTURE CONTACT CHRIS G0EYO BY E MAIL g0eyo@blueyonder.co.uk

Eddystone Manuals - we are continuing to upload manuals for you to download free of charge. There are over 95 now available See the link on the left panel

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