[Boatanchors] Eddystone 680X?

[Robert Nickels]

On 10/27/2018 5:54 PM, W2HX wrote:
> Anyone have one of these? I am curious how you like it? I think it is a very nice looking radio. Is it maintainable? Tubes available? Reliable? etc?
They're great Eugene, that Eddystone dial makes it the ultimate 
bandscanner - that weighted tuning dial provides good bandspread and 
what I would say is the smoothest "feel" of any receiver. Performance is 
good for a receiver designed in the early 50s, and it's stable enough 
for SSB using the BFO and the old fashioned method of tuning.  The tubes 
are available although all I've had to do is one minor repair.   There's 
a good website here:

https://rigreference.com/storage/manuals/eddystone/eddystone-680x-redrawn-circuit-and-other-info.pdf--5a7238c2aece21.64248481.pdf
Manual: 
https://rigreference.com/storage/manuals/eddystone/eddystone-670x-instruction-manual.pdf--5a72377925c160.86806255.pdf

One thing that may not be apparent from looking at the pictures is how 
heavy it is - 47 pounds!   I remember buying mine from the club table at 
a hamfest and groaning while carrying it to my car after seriously 
underestimating how much it would weigh.

73, Bob W9RAN