[Premium-Rx] Fw: rare and unusual marconi marlin?

[Michael O'Beirne]

Gents

An error in my last posting.  It should of cours esay 1830, not 1870.  Sorry 
for that.
73s
Michael
G8MOB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael O'Beirne" <michaelob666 at ntlworld.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] rare and unusual marconi marlin?


> Gents
>
> This receiver is deffo an Eddystone.  No question.  It has the same knobs 
> and speaker and general "feel" as the older slide rule dial 1870 series.
> The link in the eBay posting is to a photo of the complete Marlin 
> installation, which at least is badged "Marconi".  Marconi used a number 
> of Eddystone models for use at sea - typically the Nebula (Eddytone 
> EC958), and most reraders will know that Eddystone were for many years 
> part of the GEC-Marconi group.
>
> I agree that it is certainly not a "PR" bit of kit!  That said it might be 
> quite good on channels.
>
> 73s
> Michael
> G8MOB
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "machine.age" <machine.age at comcast.net>
> To: "Clemens Ostergaard" <clemenso at gmail.com>
> Cc: <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 9:47 PM
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>
>
>> To me it looks like the old Mackay Marine 3040 series
>>
>> John England
>>
>> Sent from my IPhone
>