You can set the sort order of messages? Just click on the link in the date column. Your preferences will be remembered, so you don't have to do it again when you return.
Terry Sanford in Canada is having difficulty signing onto our user group forum and posting messages. The Yahoo police have defeated him (he is not alone in...
Does anyone know Tony Harwood, G4HHZ? In 1999 and on, Mr. Harwood wrote a series of articles for the Radio Bygones magazine. His e-mail address from QRZ.com...
Steve, I have a good range of chokes in my spares and may well be able to help out if one is required. Please contact me by email if you are interested Ian...
Just for info, Tony Harwood's address on QRZ.com is the same as the RSGB year book, and there is no listing in BT directory enquiries. So he may have moved, or...
Thank you, Chris. Maybe someone here does know Tony or, heaven forbid, I could send him a letter. 73, Lou Just for info, Tony Harwood's address on QRZ.com is...
Hi I am located in Australia but nevertheless haev a collection of Eeddystones. I currently have a 640, a 888, a 777U, a 750 and an 1830. All are fine except...
... Hello, Bill. I also have an 888A that drifted quite a lot when I first got it. I had to replace some of the silver mica capacitors in the 1st LO coil box...
Thanks to Joe K9LY for direction on this. The VR tube despite reading a constant 146 volts on a digital voltmeter was causing the 2nd Lo to drift badly....
A visitor to our guest book has a S640 he is restoring and cannot trace the value of the variable condensor C68 used as BFO pitch control. I have checked the...
I have an S640 which was in very poor condition when I acquired it.There had been inexpert attempts at repairing various faults, and both the BFO pitch and...
I have just been given an Eddystone 840c - fantastic. The only trouble is that it doesnt work. Valve heaters are alight. By putting a length of wire i can get...
Andrew If you go to the EUG web site www.eddystoneusergroup.org.uk and look under the banner listing on your left hand side you will see a section called...
I have just installed my 1830/1 on the bench in place of my Racal 1217. First thing I notice is the frequency readout, back to little marks on the dial rather...
Hi Ben, The problem I think you may have is this receiver uses two i.f's. 1) Ranges 1 to 5 if = 1350kHz 2) Ranges 6 to 9 if =100kHz. You would need to be able...
Yes Steve, I know there are 2 i.f.'s, but its only the ham bands I would want to have readout on so only need to worry about the 1350khz I think. I can't see...
Well, the idea of picking up the vfo signal by closing the synth relay and using the synth socket does work, but... there is a shift in vfo freq and an 'edge'...
Well, having just tried to realign this set I am most disappointed. The stability of the tuner is poor, breath on it and it moves frequency, just inserting the...
Hi Ben, If you fancy selling your 1830 receiver I would be most interested in purchasing it. It would compliment my 1837 (when I finish building it, that is)...
This is quite off topic but an old friend of Graeme's from Central TV days and near neighbour of mine is trying to do some work on 3D digital photography and...
In a message dated 23/06/2008 16:24:25 GMT Daylight Time, VA3AWA@... writes: Anyone having a problem as I am with mail from this group automatically ...
Odd. Thank you, Ben. Lou In a message dated 23/06/2008 16:24:25 GMT Daylight Time, VA3AWA@... writes: Anyone having a problem as I am with mail from...
... Nothing received here on 28th Sasha, so not sure where that one went at all. The forum has been very quiet of late though come to think of it. Anyone...
just to advise all that graeme and ted will be there as they have been offered a table for eug display contact graeme or ted for any other info or if you want...
Hello and Greetings! I am a new member originally from Australia but living in Surabaya on the island of Java in Indonesia for 20 years. It is wonderful to...
Welcome to the forum Graeme and congratulations on acquiring your 'new' Eddystone. From your photos the set is most probably an S670 which was produced...
