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16th Jan 2017, 3:35 pm | #21 |
Tetrode
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Bristol, UK.
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Re: Wartime Civilian Receiver (two band)
Hi See_Mos
The U7 chassis was actually manufactured by Murphy Radio Ltd. I have several in my collection and all have a painted chassis like yours in the picture. Hope this helps. Kind regards Peter |
16th Jan 2017, 10:00 pm | #22 |
Tetrode
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, UK.
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Re: Wartime Civilian Receiver (two band)
Sorry for the delay, here's the pictures of my Ekco U2
Cheers Neil |
17th Jan 2017, 9:53 am | #23 | |
Heptode
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Durham, County Durham, UK.
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Re: Wartime Civilian Receiver (two band)
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17th Jan 2017, 10:14 am | #24 |
Tetrode
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Bristol, UK.
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Re: Wartime Civilian Receiver (two band)
Hi John,
Again looking at my collection and through my information I have, yours looks like a U4 Gramaphone Company ltd (HMV) They had paper U labels and Serial numbers which often have been lost or destroyed over time. Another clue to the manufacturer is the shape of the IF cans and again yours also is the same as the U4. Hope this helps Kind regards Peter |
17th Jan 2017, 10:27 am | #25 |
Tetrode
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Re: Wartime Civilian Receiver (two band)
I know speakers and opt can be changed in time however looking at the pictures of the different sets if there original then could the speaker type and opt position help i.d them, i can see quite a difference in the few pictures posted already.
Cheers Neil |
17th Jan 2017, 12:54 pm | #26 | |
Heptode
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Re: Wartime Civilian Receiver (two band)
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26th Jan 2017, 12:57 pm | #27 |
Octode
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Guildford, Surrey, UK.
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Re: Wartime Civilian Receiver (two band)
Here are a couple of pictures of the dials from two band Wartime Civilian radios that I have worked on. I believe that both sets were converted to LW after manufacture, the GEC (U6) one having used the Bush conversion kit if the slug tuned coils and associated fixing brackets are anything to go by.
Both dials have the MW station names on the outer radius, with LW on the inner radius. The GEC/Bush one is dark brown and the unknown (possibly Ekco) set being the simpler yellow one, with the colour matching the rotor on the tuning cap. Other Forum members have recorded that the two band dials are black. Ron |