Eddystone 940 - need some help to restore back to working order - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

XRNSPARKER · 16th Sep 2025, 11:03 pm

Recently acquired a Eddystone 940, but it needs someone to sort out a couple of problems, as I am not skilled or qualified to do so myself... I live near Portsmouth, but am willing to travel and deliver to a "reasonable distance. I would like to communicate by email, with anyone who thinks they may be able to assist. I am 80 yrs old but still fit and well. just need a decent working radio to help to pass the time. The Eddystone 940 is such a radio, for me. Initial contact, will allow me to write an email describing the problems I have encountered, and hopefully come to some arrangement to remedy them as quick as possible.
I have been in touch with Richard Booth, at Past Times Radio, near Doncaster, but he has had some surgery and his doctors have told him not to work with heavy metal, so is unable to help.
He suggested Graham Gosling, who runs East Coast Wireless in Wisbech, but I cannot find a way to email him, and his website link states the domain is for sale, so I am assuming he is no longer in the business of repairing radios.
Any suggestions with email contact address, would be very much appreciated.

Uncle Bulgaria · 17th Sep 2025, 2:57 pm

Welcome to the forum!

If there aren't any members nearby with advice, you can look on the Radio Society of Great Britain website, which has several possible contacts within ten miles of Hayling Island. They may well have advice about a local repairer or enthusiast.

Ken G3XSJ · 17th Sep 2025, 5:27 pm

You could try the Eddystone User Group where someone may offer assistance.

https://eddystoneusergroup.org.uk/

Station X · 18th Sep 2025, 12:59 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by XRNSPARKER

Recently acquired a Eddystone 940, but it needs someone to sort out a couple of problems

Could you be more specific as to what the problems are please.

XRNSPARKER · 21st Sep 2025, 9:57 pm

Thanks for the responses... I have been in contact with a guy who has offered me some time to have a "looksee" and I think he will be able to sort it out for me... I think it will need a few resistors and capacitors changed in the areas that are not easy to get to, but he has said that it should be no problem for me... gotta wait a couple of weeks before I can get my radio to him.

16th Sep 2025, 11:03 pm	#1
XRNSPARKER Diode Join Date: Sep 2025 Location: Hayling Island, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 2	Eddystone 940 - need some help to restore back to working order Recently acquired a Eddystone 940, but it needs someone to sort out a couple of problems, as I am not skilled or qualified to do so myself... I live near Portsmouth, but am willing to travel and deliver to a "reasonable distance. I would like to communicate by email, with anyone who thinks they may be able to assist. I am 80 yrs old but still fit and well. just need a decent working radio to help to pass the time. The Eddystone 940 is such a radio, for me. Initial contact, will allow me to write an email describing the problems I have encountered, and hopefully come to some arrangement to remedy them as quick as possible. I have been in touch with Richard Booth, at Past Times Radio, near Doncaster, but he has had some surgery and his doctors have told him not to work with heavy metal, so is unable to help. He suggested Graham Gosling, who runs East Coast Wireless in Wisbech, but I cannot find a way to email him, and his website link states the domain is for sale, so I am assuming he is no longer in the business of repairing radios. Any suggestions with email contact address, would be very much appreciated.

17th Sep 2025, 2:57 pm	#2
Uncle Bulgaria Dekatron Join Date: May 2016 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 3,068	Re: Eddystone 940 - need some help to restore back to working order Welcome to the forum! If there aren't any members nearby with advice, you can look on the Radio Society of Great Britain website, which has several possible contacts within ten miles of Hayling Island. They may well have advice about a local repairer or enthusiast.

17th Sep 2025, 5:27 pm	#3
Ken G3XSJ Triode Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 40	Re: Eddystone 940 - need some help to restore back to working order You could try the Eddystone User Group where someone may offer assistance. https://eddystoneusergroup.org.uk/ Last edited by Station X; 18th Sep 2025 at 12:57 pm. Reason: Link added.

21st Sep 2025, 9:57 pm	#5
XRNSPARKER Diode Join Date: Sep 2025 Location: Hayling Island, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 2	Re: Eddystone 940 - need some help to restore back to working order Thanks for the responses... I have been in contact with a guy who has offered me some time to have a "looksee" and I think he will be able to sort it out for me... I think it will need a few resistors and capacitors changed in the areas that are not easy to get to, but he has said that it should be no problem for me... gotta wait a couple of weeks before I can get my radio to him.