Wireless Sender No. 57 440 (S440)

Eddystone, Birmingham

  • Year
  • 1942–1945
  • Category
  • Commercial Transmitter (TX not Transceiver)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 112936
    • alternative name: Stratton & Co.Ltd.; Birmingham

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 12 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Wireless Sender No. 57 440 - Eddystone, Birmingham
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes
  • VHF transmitter, used in VHF duplex communications systems. Single crystal controlled channel within 50 - 100 MHz range. Output 7 - 10 Watts.
    Variants: without suffix letter: 50 - 100 MHZ range
    440B: range 85 - 95 MHz
    440C: range 65 - 85 MHZ
    RAF variant / no suffix letter: - 120 MHz
    This set has been used as transmitter of Royal Army Wireless Station No. 57. Modified sets often used by ham for VHF 6m - communications in post-war years.
  • Mentioned in
  • Eddystone User Group: Quick Reference Guide
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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