Re: Marconi NS702 / 2207E, SN 623 (Atalanta type) receiver
I had a Atalanta for a while - it didn't appear to have been wired for 110V at any stage, and I guess it was from an ex-BT coast station. It's true that Marconi usually destroyed the old kit which came back from their shipboard installations - which weren't actually sold to the shipowners, as I understand it. The Post Office / BT kit was purchased outright, though, and BT scrapped kit was sometimes sold for a nominal price on local arrangements.
The Atalanta was a very nice receiver, designed primarily for easy servicing. Lovely to work on. I'd still have it but for the sheer size. I think it was a bit bigger than an AR88, but it always seemed to be huge, and I just didn't have the space to accommodate it. It had to go, sadly.
The downloadable training manual on the Boatanchors Archive came from me - it's still got some of my pencilled notes...
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