Interesting extract from a recent California Historical Radio Society Newsletter sent in by Gerry O’Hara VE7GUH concerning the radio room on the Queen Mary, now a ship hotel in Long Beach. One of the pictures shows the Stratton built IMR54 aka as the Eddystone S700. The article is about Nate Brightman K6OSC, whom the Radio Room on the QM is named after. Nate went SK in 2016 aged 99 years. Nate operated as K6OSC for nearly 60 years and served as president of the board of directors of the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach. The Queen Mary club station W6RO started operation in 1979 and Nate managed it until his retirement in 2013. The picture of the IMR54 in the EUG Quick Reference Guide produced by Graeme Wormald G3GGL (SK) is attributed to Nate Brightman. The article is reproduced with kind permission of the California Historical Radio Society and our thanks to Gerry O’Hara for finding the article and obtaining permission to add to our website in the “Eddystones in Famous Places” section.

On behalf of the Eddystone User Group Admin and moderators, I wish all our friends a Very Merry Christmas. Without doubt 2020 has been a year without precedent. Last Christmas no-one could have foreseen what was ahead of us. This coronavirus has affected everyone, from mild inconvenience to the loss of income or even, sadly, the loss of a loved one. Many of our followers are of an age that is probably considered vulnerable and have had to be shielded from the rest of the world. This may have meant more free time to work on those old sets, for the website and the forum have been busy with requests for help which to a large part we have been able to satisfy. The For Sale and Wanted section of the website has been popular and we have been able to help a number of families move on loved sets.  Although our costs are very modest I am glad to say that generous donations from friends and enthusiast have helped us meet them. We all hope that 2021 and vaccinations will get the better of this dreaded virus and life can get back to what will no doubt become a new normal.

We wish you all the best and a Happy New Year but above all please stay safe.

Chris G0EYO EUG Webmaster and Administrator

An Eddystone user has come across this Escutcheon which has an Eddystone lighthouse motif on it so reasonably concludes that it must have come from an Eddystone set from the 20’s or 30’s. Research in all the usual places and request on the EUG Forum have failed to come with any information. Do you recognise what set this was used on. If so contact admin Chris G0EYO on g0eyo@blueyonder.co.uk  

There are plenty of requests for information on Eddystone Receiver Cord Replacement on the EUG Forum and we already have Gerry O’Hara’s VE7GUH Technical Short No 20 on Drive Mechanisms and Gearboxes in the Restoration section. Ian Nutt M0ECQ has found two Works procedures which he has kindly copied for inclusion on the website. These procedures cover Cord Replacement for the 730 series and for the 830/7 receiver and have been added to the Restoration section.

Federico IZ1FID in Italy has a rare EC-958/12 receiver complete with Manual with schematics he would like to sell. See : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZupB0Q4ns2g (note sound track is in Italian). If you would like to know more then contact Federico via email : federico.baldi@dottorbaldi.it 

Gary Stitt KB9JTX in Illinois, United States is looking to purchase an Eddystone radio receiver.  An S.830 or EC-958 would be preferred, but others will be considered if they include the A.M. broadcast band.  GWO is preferable, particularly for the more complex EC-958.  Badge-engineered versions such as Marconi and Hagenuk are fine.  Willing to pay a good price for a fine radio, together with all shipping costs.  Please contact Gary at gstitt.docz@yahoo.com if you can help.

Lou Vermond VE3AWA in Canada is looking to purchase the miniature plug-in coil 706/P pink as shown on the attached advert. If you can help Lou contact him on Ldvermond@sympatico.ca

Older Eddystones do not have product detectors, so resolving SSB signals can be a bit difficult with just the BFO and adjusting the RF and AF controls. Roy Kavanagh GM4VKI has modified his S680X to incorporate a product detector and has provided a step by step write up on how to do it. You will find his article in the Restorations folder but you can download a copy from here. 

Joe K9LY in Chicago has several home-made adhesive labels for the battery tray of the Eddystone EC10 and EB series receivers. He will send 2 pieces in return for:

• those inside the U.S.: a self-addressed stamped envelope (at least 6 inches long) with first-class U.S. postage (55 cents / “Forever” stamp)
• those outside the U.S.: Email me and we will work something out. How about a picture postcard via post of the city or region where you live? :-) 

Email Joe for postal address.   K9LY [at] arrl [dot] net

Pete Williams VK3IZ in Australia is offering slide rule  gears  for  Eddystone  and  similar  receivers. He persuaded  a  friend to  produce  a  few  pairs of  slide rule  tuning  gears  for the    Eddystone 750  and /or  similar  receivers. They  are aluminium  faithfully  copied  from the  original.  The attaching pin  for    the  cord  or  wire is of  brass so it  can  be  soldered

Price will be   Aus $35   a pair  plus air post  cost.—Paypal  OK. Contact Pete via e mail     jupete@internode.on.net