Model: Cabin Set 670A (S670A)
Antique radios, Old Time Radios
Cabin Set 670A (S670A)
Country:
Great Britain (UK)
Manufacturer/Brand:
Eddystone, Birmingham
Year: 1954 – 1962
Type:
Communication Receiver (also Amateur)Receiver used for civil commercial purposes, e.g. point-to-point maritime or aviation communications, used or second hand sets often used by radio amateurs. Often used also for military communications, partly special variants to military specifications.
Mod.-ID = 112993
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Schematics etc.: 5 (for
members)
Principle
Superhet with RF-stage; IF-Freq. 450 kHzSuperhet with a preamplification stage.
Please use «To add informations to model» if you know more! Thanks.
Récepteur TSF superhétérodyne avec préamplification de HF.
Superhet mit HF-Vorstufe.
Wave bands
Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.Bei der KW kann es sich um einen Gesamtbereich plus gespreizte Bänder oder um mehrere Bänder ohne Gesamtbereich handeln.
Power type and voltage
AC/DC-set / 110, 200, 230 VoltAC-DC set (all-mains) - sometimes plus voltage range:
/ = 2 different voltages
- = voltage from-to
* = «Special»
Attention: Chassis mostly connected to deadly high tension!
Apparareil à tous-courants. Tensions mentionnées.
Wechsel- und Gleichstrom:
/ = 2 Spannungswahlen
- = von-bis
* = Fabrikwahl
Vorgeschalteten Trenntrafo verwenden! Chassis oft unter Starkstrom stehend!
Loudspeaker/pwr.out
Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)Permanent magnet type moving coil speaker (principle by Rice-Kellog, without field excitation coil).
Haut-parleur avec système dynamique à aimant permanent (sans bobine d`excitation).
Permanentdynamischer Lautsprecher, also (modernes) Tauchspulenprinzip mit Selbsterregung bzw. Permanentmagnet statt Magnetspule. Siehe «Radios von gestern» Seiten 329ff.
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Model: Cabin Set 670A (S670A)
Material
Metal caseMetal case.
Caisse en métal.
Gerät, dessen Gehäuse aus Metall gefertigt ist. Es kann sich um verschiedenartige Metalle und Oberflächenbearbeitungen handeln. Ist es hingegen nur ein Chassis, so erhält das Gerät eine andere Bezeichnung.
Shape
Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
Valves / Tubes
6:
UAF42
(more
for members)
Notes
Receiver used as "cabin set" on board of ships for first class passengers and ship's officers;
Coverage 150 kHz - 30 MHz in four bands (150-380 kHz; 540-1500 kHz; 5,8-13 MHz; 12,8-30 MHz, note the gap in the range of maritime communications bands), AM only.
New "slide-rule" dial.
Model also listed as 883 / S883, similar model 881 / S881 "Cabin tuner" protoype, sold under Marconi label (MIMCO 2232A).
Price in first year of sale
49
GBP
Source of data
Shortwave Receivers-Past & pres.Shortwave Receivers - Past and Present; Fred Osterman, N8EKU.
Mentioned in
Eddystone User Group: Quick Reference Guide
This model was suggested by Martin Bösch.
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Cabin Set 670A (S670A) (Eddystone, Birmingham)
