Technical Information
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:
MODEL | ITEM | DOWNLOAD |
ARTICLES | ||
General | Conversion Chart/Table for Phllips TTL (FJJ/FJH series) to standard TTL courtesy of Alan Ainslie NEW | download |
S990S | Article on a recently purchased 990S by Gerry O’Hara VE7GUH | download |
EC958 | “The Best Receiver Eddystone Ever Built – Ponderings on the EC958 High Stability Receiver ” by Gerry O’Hara VE7GUH/G8GUH | download |
S990R | Article by Gerry O’Hara VE7GUH on the S990R VHF Receiver that got away from him at a recent rally | download |
General | Eddystone Servicing: The Post War Years 1946-1956 (7Mb) extracts from the Newnes Radio and TV Servicing Books | download |
General | 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 | download |
General | Valves used in Eddystone Receivers; (250kb) A useful list created by Tor Marthinsen an EUG member in Norway | download |
898 Drive | Article by Gerry O’Hara on using the Eddystone 898 Drive Unit in an HBR13C receiver | download |
General | Valves used in Eddystone Receivers; (250kb) A useful list created by Tor Marthinsen an EUG member in Norway | download |
General | Duffer’s Guide to Valve Set Fault Finding Pts 1-8 by Graeme Wormald G3GGL | download |
General | Compendium of Articles from EUG Newsletters on Active Aerials including the LP3382 Eddystone Unit (collated by Gerry O’Hara) | download |
S870/870A | Article on S870 and S870A from Gerry O’Hara including material from other EUG sources | download |
REPRINTS | ||
EA12 | NEW Article on EA12 by Bern Nock G4BXD from PW May 2003 | download |
S750 | NEW Article on S750 by Rob Mannion G3XFD from Pw July 2003 | download |
S6200 | NEW Article on S6200 by John Wilson from SWM July 2003 | download |
General | Article on adding S meter to Eddystone sets, first published in PW in May 1969 | download |
TRF Rx | Article on Eddystone EF50 TRF Receiver from Australasian Radio World April 1949 courtesy of David Searle ZL3SWS | download |
ATU | Article on Eddystone ATU from Australasian Radio World April 1949 courtesy of David Searle ZL3DWS | download |
EC10 Seaguide | Article on EC10 Seaguide by Ben Nock G4BXD from Practical Wireless May 2010 | download |
730/4 | Article on 730/4 by Ben Nock G4BXD from HRSA Radio Waves April 1998 | download |
S640 | May 67 Article on FET front end for S640 from RadCom Technical Topics courtesy of Gerry VE7GUH | download |
EC958 | Feb 69 Article on EC958 from RadCom Technical Topics courtesy of Gerry VE7GUH | download |
S740/750 | Article on Eddystone S740 and S750 Receivers by F G Rayer from May 1969 issue of Short Wave Magazine(thanks to Roger Bracey G4BZI) | download |
888 | Article on the 888 Eddystone Receiver by Ken Williams and published in Amateur Radio | download |
General | Tor Martinesen came across this Stratton reprint of an article from April 1959 “Ship’s Steward and Stores Gazette” about Eddystone receivers | download |
358 | Eddystone 358 Receiver (Download 1.2Mb)- Description and Circuit: Reprint from Electronics Engineering July 1941 (thanks to Alan G3WXI) | download |
ECR | Review of ECR Communications from Practical Wireless April 15th 1939 – thanks to Tor | download |
730/4 | Article on 730/4 from Short Wave Magazine Sept 73 (download 4Mb) thanks to David Dickinson | download |
31A | A Portable VHF Tracing and Measuring Set (Eddystone Model 31A) by J H Ainley published in Point to Point Communication January 1972 | download |
1837/1838 | A new High Stability Eddystone Receiver (1837-1838 models) by B.O.Cooke published in Point to Point Communication Spring 1977 | download |
958/7 | An Improved General Purpose Communication Receiver (model 958/7) by Geoff Mellor and Roger Sutton published in Point to Point Communication January 1974 | download |
770U | Article on 770U by Ian Batty from Radio Waves Journal of Historical Radio Society of Australia | download |
EC10 Mk2 | Article on EC10 Mk2 by Ian Batty from Radio Waves Journal of Historical Radio Society of Australia | download |
EC10 | Article on Improving the Eddystone EC10 Receiver Short Wave Magazine August 1973 (thanks to Gerry O’Hara) | download |
Eddystone Booklets and Papers | ||
General | Proof of Eddystone Supremacy (1934) | download |
General | Eddystone Crossfeeder Aerial System | download |
General | The Aerial and Earth | download |
AW4 | Eddystone All Wave Four Brochure 25 pages (4.4Mb) A copy of the 1930’s brochure for this famous receiver. | download |
General | The Eddystone 145 Mc/S Guide(10Mb) | download |
General | Makingthe most of your Receiver ( early version 1949) (8Mb) | download |
General | Making the most of your Receiver (2nd version 1950’s)(5Mb) | download |
General | Better Radio Reception 1962 edition (8.5Mb) | download |
General | Better Radio Reception 1966 edition (8.0Mb) | download |
General | Better Radio Reception 1958 edition (5Mb)(REVISED TO INCLUDE MISSING PAGES) | download |
Scientific 3 | Constructional Details for 1928 Scientific Short Wave Three (big file 12Mb download) – now a better copy thanks to Tor | download |
Scientific 4 | Constructional Details for 1927 Scientific Short Wave Four (big file 7Mb download) – thanks to Tor | download |
Homeland 4 | Constructional Details for Homeland Four (big file 14Mb download) – thanks to Tor | download |
General | List of Receivers 1968-1973: Salesman’s Guide to Model numbers and variants – thanks to David Dickinson(download 723 | download |
General | Paper by Bill Cooke January 1973 on “Economic Radio Receiver Techniques” | download |