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space_charged · 1st Aug 2018, 2:09 am

Well said Aubade65.

The reason I'm restoring my 770R is because I like Eddystones. I also have a 680X which has much the same look as the 770R. The 770R also has push-pull output and wide band FM (in addition to narrow band) and it does sound nice on radio 4! The tuning on Eddystones of its vintage have a wonderful "feel" to them. You have to get your hands on one to know what I mean. There is real "magic" moving up and down the bands on an analogue wireless - I love it. True there is more to listen to on the 680X and I regularly do that but I will use the 770R.

Thanks for the history and the political environment at the time the 770R was designed. My particular 770R was ex BBC and was modified to be used to drive monitoring equipment for early FM stereo (19Kc/s pilot tone) multiplex broadcast signals. Apart from being modified, which I have had to restore, it is in very good physical condition.

1st Aug 2018, 2:09 am	#57
space_charged Hexode Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: West Midlands, UK. Posts: 315	Re: IF fault on Eddystone 770R Well said Aubade65. The reason I'm restoring my 770R is because I like Eddystones. I also have a 680X which has much the same look as the 770R. The 770R also has push-pull output and wide band FM (in addition to narrow band) and it does sound nice on radio 4! The tuning on Eddystones of its vintage have a wonderful "feel" to them. You have to get your hands on one to know what I mean. There is real "magic" moving up and down the bands on an analogue wireless - I love it. True there is more to listen to on the 680X and I regularly do that but I will use the 770R. Thanks for the history and the political environment at the time the 770R was designed. My particular 770R was ex BBC and was modified to be used to drive monitoring equipment for early FM stereo (19Kc/s pilot tone) multiplex broadcast signals. Apart from being modified, which I have had to restore, it is in very good physical condition. Last edited by space_charged; 1st Aug 2018 at 2:18 am.