Re: Eddystone EC10, bands with no reception and added mystery component
7803 sounds more like a date code than a part number. Online references mostly refer to a "Lockout" relay!
Metal can and 8 legs could be almost anything from a miniature relay to one of the Plessey SL600 series RF ICs.....
A picture showing its location might help.
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