[Premium-Rx] EDDYSTONE 1650/6 RECEIVER

[Warren Ziegler]

Geoff Steedman is still making the kits as well as
offering  modified receivers - I just saw him in
Birmingham a few months ago and he is advertising in
this month's  magazine of the Eddystone User Group
"The Lighthouse"
The modified 1650/6 is a nice radio but I agree with
Nigel, I wouldn't bother trying to use a stock 1650/6.
73 Warren K2ORS
P.S. Geoff can be reached at : 
100664.3417 at compuserve.com


--- GandalfG8 at aol.com wrote:
> Does anyone have any experience with the Eddystone
> 1650/6 Communications 
> Receiver? I see them for sale from time to time and
> was thinking about buying one. 
> I have heard that not all functions of the receiver
> are accessable manually?
> 
> Hi Todd
> 
> To be honest, as 1650s go and much as I love 'em,
> this one, as it stands, is 
> a dog!!
> I believe it was intended mainly for FSK use, under
> computer control or 
> punched in frequencies, certainly not normal SSB or
> broadcast.
> It has no rotary tuning control, this can be added
> but needs a software 
> change.
> It has a non standard IF and non standard filters,
> another mod needed.
> SSB is another extra.
> There are mod kits available but it all starts to
> get expensive.
> Geoff Steadman in the UK was offring mod kits, don't
> know if he's still doing 
> them, and complete modified receivers at £450 each.
> His finished receivers were very nice, but getting
> closer to the cost of a 
> "proper" 1650, and even he admitted it took a lot of
> work.
> A guy in Holland also used to offer mod kits but,
> again, don't know if that's 
> still so.
> I saw one go recently on UK ebay for 300 GBP,
> unmodified, and felt sorry for 
> the buyer if he didn't know what he was getting.
> The unmodified receivers are, or were, available
> from dealers in the UK for 
> 150 GBP so that ebay deal was a bit sad.
> If you fancy a challenge, and can find one at the
> right price, then go for it 
> but do be prepared for some work before it's usable.
> 
> regards
> 
> Nigel
> G8PZR
> 
> 
> 
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