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Old 6th Apr 2021, 6:16 pm   #53
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Default Re: Ekco A274 - Project No 2

If you have a very strong signal the internal aerial will indeed give acceptable results, but I'm surprised even a very basic homemade dipole doesn't give better results.

All magic eyes are scarce and expensive, because they have short lives and are largely cosmetic, so owners didn't replace them when they went dim. This in turn means that only small replacement stocks existed at the end of the valve era, and these rapidly ran out as soon as people started refurbishing old radios.

Your best bet initially is to ask on the forum if anybody can supply you with a replacement. If that fails there's the usual valve dealers and eBay. I believe Nick tracked down a Russian equivalent for his A277 which worked well.
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