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. Aft
er
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 3Gb 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
latest INFORMATION
IAN NUT CAN OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF GENUINE EDDYSTONE SPARE PARTS. HAVE A LOOK AT THE EDDYSTONE SPARES PAGE AND CONTACT IAN WITH ANY OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS. HE HAS ALSO HAD SOME PARTS MANUFACTURED TO A HIGH STANDARD, EA12 REPLACEMENT METERS, FINGER PLATES, REDUCTION DRIVES AND OTHER PARTS.
HELP US KEEP THE SITE GOING - OUR ONLY COSTS IN RUNNING THIS WEBSITE ARE THE ISP COSTS OF AROUND £50 PER MONTH (SOMETHING LIKE 30Gb DOWNLOADED BY USERS EACH MONTH). IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP BY MAKING A DONATION THEN EITHER CONTACT ME CHRIS G0EYO AT g0eyo@blueyonder.co.uk or SEND YOUR DONATION DIRECT TO GRAEME WORMALD G3GGL at 15 Sabrina Drive, Bewdley, DY12 2RJ. CHEQUES TO BE MADE OUT TO "EDDYSTONE USER GROUP".
EDDYSTONE MATERIAL WANTED
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 AND HANDBOOKS
- 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 or click on title above
- like the site?, need some help? then sign our guest book. See the link on the left panel or click the title above
- there is an active Forum for Eddystone enthusiasts. The ideal place for solving that problem or finding that elusive part. See the link on the left panel or click the title above
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