General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CABINET/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS WORKINGPARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

43.0 cm

Width

26.5 cm

Height

23.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

STRATTON

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Birmingham

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CA 1950'S

Canada

USED FOR AMAETUR OPERATION BY HBC STAFF WHEN THEY WERE EXPERIMENTING WITH SINGLE-SIDE BAND RADIOS FOR THE COMPANY. THIS TYPE WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN USED BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL FOR EXPERIMENTAL WORK.

Function

TO RECEIVE MULTI-BAND, REGULAR & SHORT WAVE BROADCASTS (WITH SINGLE SIDEBAND CAPABILITY).

Technical

BRITISH MADE RECIEVER IS EXAMPLE OF HIGH QUALITY SETS AVAILABLE AFTER WWII. IT COVERS FREQ. FROM 480KHZ TO 32MHZ AND UNLIKE HRO, ALL TUNIGH COILS & THE POWER SUPPLY ARE BUILT IN. EXPENSIVE FOR THE AVERAGE AMATEUR, BUT USED BY FIRMS LIKE THE NRC AND HBC IN THE NORTH WHERE ACCURACY & RELIABILITY WERE IMPORTANT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON FRONT: 'EDDYSTONE [LOGO]'/ DIAL PLATE PRINTING INCLUDES: 'MODEL 750 MADE IN ENGLAND' [FOUR BANDS: BAND 1- 12 TO 32 MCS; BAND 2- 4.3 TO 12 MCS; BAND 3- 1.8 TO 4.7 MCS; BAND 4- 500 TO 1450 KCS]/ AROUND KNOBS: 'R.F. GAIN' 'B.F.O.' '1 2 3 4 G' 'TUNING' '1.F. GAIN' 'A.F. GAIN' 'PHONES' 'MAIN SWITCH' 'SEND' 'N.L.' 'B.F.Q.' 'SELECTIVITY'/ BACK PLATE: 'SUPPLY: 110.V/ FREQUENCY: 25/60~/ CURRENT:.56 AMPS' '"CAUTION-DISCONNECT/ SUPPLY CORD/ BEFORE OPENING"'/AROUND PLUGS: '"A" VIBRATOR & "S" METER' '"B" VIBRATOR'

Missing

From CA of 07/02/1996 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Missing: two fastening bolts from bottom cover plate; bottom, pr. right fastening bolt at back of housing; vacuum tube at back, pr. left (V8 V5); two illumination bulbs

Finish

TEXTURED BLACK MATTE FINISH ON CABINET/ BLACK KNOBS/ GREY DIAL PLATE WITH RED, GREEN & BLACK MARKINGS/ SILVER PRINTING FRONT

Decoration

MFR'S LOGO PLATE ON FRONT/ KNOB PLATE TRIMMED WITH SILVER/ HORIZONTAL RIDGES ON EITHER SIDE OF DIAL PLATE