Andy - I have an R1155A receiver very similar to this (ser# 10407). The ID plate is mounted under the tuning vernier. It came in a wooden shipping chest and is very clean. Thank you for posting this as it gives me some background on the receiver's history and is the only other one that I've seen. The internet is a wonderful thing. I admire and restore these old boatanchors for their construction and the story they tell.
I was flying as an air signaller /pilots assistant in a varsity in 1971 which was fitted with the complete kit 1154/55,plus carbon handheld mike. All the vhf/uhf radios failed on a trip to Malta. Using a bc221 which was also fitted in the varsity I was able to tune it up and made contact with Speedbird London and asked them to relay our postion report which they did all the way to Malta.Shortly after this trip I retrained as a pilot but never lost my love for old radios becoming a licensed radio ham; G3vhe
Hi Raymond, thanks for that. There's something very special about the older technology. I often think if your life depended on modern technology waking up fast so that you could call for help you might not make it. How did we ever come to accept that waiting for a radio or PC to wake up that takes longer that an old telly to fire up? With my old FT101 tx I could recognize peoples voices but with the digitally processed sound they all sound the same. Caroline would would very good on modern radios, no give me the old stuff every time, you can even repair them with a plumeres tool kit.
I also used one for cw at the air museum,Elvington, York. To hear that big relay clattering was something again.Maximum speed was about 16wpm for clarity but listening to it on a modern receiver it had a distinctive "chrip" due to a poorly regulated ht supply!!
Oh damn, I remember that dial. They changed it later in the war, because it was too easier to bump the main knob when adjusting bandspread. I recall it was a nightmare to work on, given that it gave all indications as having been soldered together, then the front panel welded on! My favorite airborne radio had to be the ARC-5 Series - I have one that's NOS, and it is a dream to open up. Nice and tidy layout, almost perfectly mirrors the schematic.
Hi Andy,I was trained as an `Air Wireless Mechanic` in late 53 early 54 at RAF Yatesbury.During National service,the course last 19 weeks;the first 12 were all theory,the last 7 were all practical ie learning operating procedures and use of servicing equipment.The R1155 and its companion the T1154 were for hf use The vhf equipment;1143,,1136 were transceivers crystal controlled.The R1155 when used with the loop aerial could provide good DF[direction finding] guidance to Nav and Pilot.
Hi there, I love the look of the R1155 dial. I had an uncle who was the tail gunner in a Lancaster, his name was Laurie Howell. I never got to talk to him about this radio but I’m sure he’d have recognised it in an instant. Kind Regards ... Andy.
Thanks for sharing that Ralph. I absolutely love that very distinctive sound of short-wave, when I hear something like the music playing on the short-wave radio in the film "The Eagle Has Landed" it immediately takes my back to listening to music on a No 19 set as a teenager back in the 60's. No19 set was a 2nd WW short-wave transmitter/receiver. I'd like to see one of those on RUclips if someone has the time By the way, a good R1155 is worth ~£250~£400 now. Kind Regards ...Andy
I had one of these converted to 220 V back in Perth Westen Australia back in the 1960s was a great receiver for Dx especialy from Europe etc on a 50 ft long wire. Brings back memories lol
Enjoyed the video. I still have the one from when I was a kid in the 50's and 60's, mostly listened to local AM radio in Hamilton Canada back then. It hasn't been powered up in many years and probably wouldn't be a good thing to do now. My dad was a RAF WOP/AG (wireless operator/air gunner) for most of WW2 and spent time working one of these over Europe in a Lancaster, although he didn't talk much about it.
Hi, glad you liked the video. I had an uncle who was the rear gunner in a Lancaster. He never talked to me about it. It must have been a tuff place to be as they always went for the tail-end-Charlie first. A nice guy but gone now.All the best . . . Andy
Don't get me wrong, I love the look of the set. It's just really interesting to crack open - you can really tell that they were in a state of total war when it was built. I also had a receiver out of a mosquito bomber - they were neat. The dial and bandswitch was on a separate control unit. When you switched bands, a series of electric stepper motors in the radio would clicky-clack until the correct switches were set internally. That radio is now sitting in a local museum.
Thank you for the interest. Isn't it wonderful that theses old radios co still work after all of these years. I'm sure they stir many memorise. Kind regards . . .Andy
If you ask anyone, what piece of WWII memorabilia they would most like to have in their house, a radio set from a Lancaster bomber would only come second to a propeller from a Spitfire, explains why these radios are so expensive now, especially in original unmodified condition.
I had one of these in the 1960s. My uncle was in signals in the RAF during the war and I guess he brought it home and left it behind. I made a power supply and valve output amp to feed a loudspeaker. I seem to remember the waveband selector switch was marked in metres of wavelength. Or was it in kilocycles/second? Certainly not in Hz. Used to listen to shortwave bands which were mostly in morse. As I could not follow morse I would then listen to pirate Radio Caroline. I believe the negative rail was 18 volts below earth. No idea why. I used it for a few years, then gave it away. I wish I still had it now.
All good stuff, happy memories. I loved to listen to music on shortwave with it’s distinctive fading, like the music on the German radio operators radio in the Guns of Navarone. All the best . . . Andy
As regards the sensitivity of the R1155,I believe it was not a double superhet receiver,and if my memory is correct,only one rf amp stage.But I think it was entirely adequate for wireless ops aircrew,as all us radio hams know it is very easy to find contacts on hf to all of Europe.The DF usage incorporated using several aerials in an electronic switching mode,,easy to perform it removed any ambiguity as to if a correct course was suggested and not a reciprocal one.
@Wnoronz Hi there, yes in 1951that would have been a lot of money. I’ve just had a look at a 1959 edition of Practical Wireless and they were advertising R1155s ‘...in first class condition...’ it says for £7 19s 6d (that’s 2-1/2 pence below £8:00 and that’s about $12) so it looks like a good investment. I bet you had a wonderful time listening to that radio. I’m now playing with an Eddystone Communications Receiver, you can see it in a few of my other videos. Regards ... Andy
Hi Liam, thanks for the input I don’t have this set any longer so I can’t show any details of the magic eye. The radio was one of a bunch of radios that I fixed and sold for a friend of mine. It was nice to play with them a while but I just don’t have the room to keep them. Kind Regards ... Andy
Hi there, well I'm glad you enjoyed the video, lucky you getting to look around the Lancaster, never done that myself. Thanks for the feedback. Kind Regards... Andy
He bought the receiver brand new in its large box from a disposals shop near Tower Bridge, Then later the 1154 for which he paid 19/6 for the R1155 cost him 25 pound.He said it was the model that did not cover 160 metres which was the N model
Although I worked in the radio/TV repair industry for a while I never received formal training but I’ve had the very good fortune to work with some exhalent RAF trained guys who gave me a wonderful grounding in the subject. My training has been in industrial electronics but I always come back to radio as my first love. I envy you the training and access that you must have had. All the best ... Andy GWØJXM
@pegasus44able Hi Mike Although I have no direct experience of working this radio off 12Volst, radios of this vintage were routinely powered by 12 volt batteries. The voltage was stepped up with a couple off different types of devices. One was called a rotary transformer, like an electric motor but with four sets of brushes, 2 at each end and the other device was called a vibrator or vibratory power supply. Kind Regards ... Andy
Hi Andy Love all the info your putting up. as a beginner to the world of wireless/radio. I am still learning, and at present having a go at a 68T/18 set. Can you please tell me andy, the best way to replace control lettering e.g. HI LOW Current etc. after front panel repaint. Best 73s Mike
I had a couple of them. When I was about 16 yrs (1957) I fitted a PSU and PP 6V6 amp to one. Large knobbly tuning knob and DF Long wave. I wanted T band but the LF coils were right at the back of the coil pack as I remember and were inacessable so I made a pre selector. Where is it now??.
I remember Sputnik being on 20Mhz and 40Mhz. (15 metres and 7.5 metres.) I received it on both frequencies. On a AR88 and a beaten up Hallicrafters radio that had acorn calves and an extensive rough modification done by an eccentric luny but it worked. All cheque book radio now. 73`s.
Hi there. Back in the 1960’s, if I remember right, you could buy a number 19 set from ‘Radio Centre’ in Hurst Street, Birmingham (England) for £5. You could also buy rotary transformers and vibrator power supplies allowing battery operation. And yes it was all very heavy gear, built like a tank to be used in a tank. I guess they were fit-for-purpose All the best ... Andy GWØJXM
My uncle started on an R1155 back on the 1960s for short-wave listening before recieving his callsign. Would you be able to show us the 'magic eye' in action please? 73 from M6BWJ
My father said he used one of these in conjunction with the T1154 and operated them as a pirate station for about a year in 1954 before getting his full licence. He said they were terrible sets they had no bandspread and sensitivity was non-existant. He operated the T1154 only on morse code with a 600v power supply.
hi ive got all three of the radios in the Lancaster bomber the one with big yellow and red knobs and two of these music radios how much are all 3 worth and who would like to buy them I know roughly what they are worth thanks
Hi there, thanks for the input. Shame about the tape. I sometimes wonder where all the stuff goes, although it’s probably just that we lose things otherwise I’d be knee deep in old radios, cameras, gadgets, car-boot-bargains I'll never use and all the other detritus I’ve lost over the years. Kind Regards ... Andy
Hi sorry i don't speek English very good , i have purchause this radio i have ask for , in my radio there is not DF valve( it missing) without these tubes the radio works or not ? Thanks regard GABRIELE
Hi there, I don’t have the circuit diagram anymore. If you need help ask on this website www.vintage-radio.net You will find them very helpful. Kind Regards . . . Andy
Hi there, well I reckon he was a braver man than me, I think I’m more your ground support sort of a guy, preferably with several yards of reinforced concrete between me and the fast moving sharp bits. He was a lovely man who I only really know when I was a child; I never did get to ask him what it was like to go out night after night with a plastic bubble for protection knowing he was number one on someone’s hit list. I guess he was quick and observant as he got through it OK. 73's ... Andy
@SzpakBarwnyPtak Hi there I’m sure that everyone used whatever frequency they wanted for a particular application. You might find the answer by posting the question at QRZ.com that as you may know is a Ham Radio site and there will be men and women from all armed forces from all around the world there. And certainly you will find many operators who served on both sides in the Second World War who now communicate easily with each other. Kind Regards ... Andy
Hi there. I don't have an R1155 for sale but I do have an Eddystone S680X Communications Recover that I will probably be letting go. I don't know but I think the 680 was manufactured around 1947 but I could be wrong, (I'm sure you will have seen them in old wartime movies). I haven't powered this set up for about 10 years. I had a heck of a lot of fun with it. I retraced the whole circuit diagram and I made a load of videos about the circuit. Just search for 'Eddystone S680X' and you'll find it. The one That I have is the one that's in all of my videos. I was repairing it for a friend but I fell in love with it and bought it off him. It's been stored in my playroom in the warm. If you are interested I'll fire it up to see if it still works and make a RUclips video of it for you. By the way, I live in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK and this radio weight a ton!! Something over 20Kg!! Anyway let me know. I don't always look at RUclips everyday so if there's a delay don't worry. Kind regards. . . Andy Davies GW0JXM
Those frequencies would be in Cycles per Second NOT Hertz anything!! Hertz was forced on us in the late 1960's by the very same people in Europe this type of apparatus helped to conquer.
Hi Linn, thank you for the kind words. I think there’s a lot of really great stuff on RUclips but boy you have to be selective. All the very best... Andy
@pegasus44able Hi Mike Sorry about the delay, I don't know of any clubs but I'm sure they’ll be out there. If you need help with old radios, repairs, circuits or advice go to the Vintage-radio . net The site's members are extremely knowable and generously helpful, I can't begin to tell you what a mine of information it is, all you have to do is join and ask the questions. (it's free) Good Luck ... Andy
Dave C Excellent, I used the 1154/55 for four years as a Marine Wireless Operator in the RAF Air Sea Rescue service. In fact, if you go to qrzcq.com and look up my M6NWQ callsign you will see one of my old Marine Mobile Shacks under weigh off Cyprus in the 1960's...73's
I had one several years ago. It was in fine shape and worked well after replacing a few minor components. Wish I still had it. Great radios. You can chk out a few of my radios here: webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm
Andy -
I have an R1155A receiver very similar to this (ser# 10407). The ID plate is mounted under the tuning vernier. It came in a wooden shipping chest and is very clean.
Thank you for posting this as it gives me some background on the receiver's history and is the only other one that I've seen. The internet is a wonderful thing.
I admire and restore these old boatanchors for their construction and the story they tell.
I was flying as an air signaller /pilots assistant in a varsity in 1971 which was fitted with the complete kit 1154/55,plus carbon handheld mike. All the vhf/uhf radios failed on a trip to Malta. Using a bc221 which was also fitted in the varsity I was able to tune it up and made contact with Speedbird London and asked them to relay our postion report which they did all the way to Malta.Shortly after this trip I retrained as a pilot but never lost my love for old radios becoming a licensed radio ham; G3vhe
Hi Raymond, thanks for that. There's something very special about the older technology. I often think if your life depended on modern technology waking up fast so that you could call for help you might not make it. How did we ever come to accept that waiting for a radio or PC to wake up that takes longer that an old telly to fire up?
With my old FT101 tx I could recognize peoples voices but with the digitally processed sound they all sound the same. Caroline would would very good on modern radios, no give me the old stuff every time, you can even repair them with a plumeres tool kit.
I also used one for cw at the air museum,Elvington, York. To hear that big relay clattering was something again.Maximum speed was about 16wpm for clarity but listening to it on a modern receiver it had a distinctive "chrip" due to a poorly regulated ht supply!!
Oh damn, I remember that dial. They changed it later in the war, because it was too easier to bump the main knob when adjusting bandspread. I recall it was a nightmare to work on, given that it gave all indications as having been soldered together, then the front panel welded on!
My favorite airborne radio had to be the ARC-5 Series - I have one that's NOS, and it is a dream to open up. Nice and tidy layout, almost perfectly mirrors the schematic.
SPLENDID! I had one of these around 1965 as an SWL and used it for many happy hours, with a home brew 230V AC power supply built on a cake tin!
The modern devices can be eye opener, but these vintage is so much nicer on so many levels. Thanks for showing it.
Whoever would have thought the Rolling Stones would be one day blearing out of an R115s speaker.
Thank you for keeping the set alive.
Hi Andy,I was trained as an `Air Wireless Mechanic` in late 53 early 54 at RAF Yatesbury.During National service,the course last 19 weeks;the first 12 were all theory,the last 7 were all practical ie learning operating procedures and use of servicing equipment.The R1155 and its companion the T1154 were for hf use The vhf equipment;1143,,1136 were transceivers crystal controlled.The R1155 when used with the loop aerial could provide good DF[direction finding] guidance to Nav and Pilot.
I have a Lancaster Bomber radio working wat aerial do I need a can send me a picture of the aerial
My dad was in the war in the war
Hi there, I love the look of the R1155 dial. I had an uncle who was the tail gunner in a Lancaster, his name was Laurie Howell. I never got to talk to him about this radio but I’m sure he’d have recognised it in an instant.
Kind Regards ... Andy.
I had one of these recievers. Sadly not now. Love to get another one now.
Thanks for sharing that Ralph.
I absolutely love that very distinctive sound of short-wave, when I hear something like the music playing on the short-wave radio in the film "The Eagle Has Landed" it immediately takes my back to listening to music on a No 19 set as a teenager back in the 60's.
No19 set was a 2nd WW short-wave transmitter/receiver. I'd like to see one of those on RUclips if someone has the time
By the way, a good R1155 is worth ~£250~£400 now.
Kind Regards ...Andy
I had one of these converted to 220 V back in Perth Westen Australia back in the 1960s was a great receiver for Dx especialy from Europe etc on a 50 ft long wire. Brings back memories lol
Enjoyed the video.
I still have the one from when I was a kid in the 50's and 60's, mostly listened to local AM radio in Hamilton Canada back then. It hasn't been powered up in many years and probably wouldn't be a good thing to do now.
My dad was a RAF WOP/AG (wireless operator/air gunner) for most of WW2 and spent time working one of these over Europe in a Lancaster, although he didn't talk much about it.
Hi, glad you liked the video. I had an uncle who was the rear gunner in a Lancaster. He never talked to me about it. It must have been a tuff place to be as they always went for the tail-end-Charlie first. A nice guy but gone now.All the best . . . Andy
Don't get me wrong, I love the look of the set. It's just really interesting to crack open - you can really tell that they were in a state of total war when it was built.
I also had a receiver out of a mosquito bomber - they were neat. The dial and bandswitch was on a separate control unit. When you switched bands, a series of electric stepper motors in the radio would clicky-clack until the correct switches were set internally. That radio is now sitting in a local museum.
Interesting to see the old vintage stuff, from that radio to a modern one these days, its a long journey but good to see they still work.
They was made to last.
My father RAF Aircrew AG/Sigs 1939 - '46. RAF near east Transport Command, and later Coastal Command U-boat Patrol and used these
Thank you for the interest. Isn't it wonderful that theses old radios co still work after all of these years. I'm sure they stir many memorise.
Kind regards . . .Andy
If you ask anyone, what piece of WWII memorabilia they would most like to have in their house, a radio set from a Lancaster bomber would only come second to a propeller from a Spitfire, explains why these radios are so expensive now, especially in original unmodified condition.
Agree--sounds good! Used to listen to your lead out song on my uncles old Collins 75A3.
Yep I love it. All the best . . Andy
I had one of these in the 1960s. My uncle was in signals in the RAF during the war and I guess he brought it home and left it behind. I made a power supply and valve output amp to feed a loudspeaker. I seem to remember the waveband selector switch was marked in metres of wavelength. Or was it in kilocycles/second? Certainly not in Hz. Used to listen to shortwave bands which were mostly in morse. As I could not follow morse I would then listen to pirate Radio Caroline.
I believe the negative rail was 18 volts below earth. No idea why.
I used it for a few years, then gave it away. I wish I still had it now.
All good stuff, happy memories. I loved to listen to music on shortwave with it’s distinctive fading, like the music on the German radio operators radio in the Guns of Navarone. All the best . . . Andy
As regards the sensitivity of the R1155,I believe it was not a double superhet receiver,and if my memory is correct,only one rf amp stage.But I think it was entirely adequate for wireless ops aircrew,as all us radio hams know it is very easy to find contacts on hf to all of Europe.The DF usage incorporated using several aerials in an electronic switching mode,,easy to perform it removed any ambiguity as to if a correct course was suggested and not a reciprocal one.
@Wnoronz Hi there, yes in 1951that would have been a lot of money. I’ve just had a look at a 1959 edition of Practical Wireless and they were advertising R1155s ‘...in first class condition...’ it says for £7 19s 6d (that’s 2-1/2 pence below £8:00 and that’s about $12) so it looks like a good investment. I bet you had a wonderful time listening to that radio. I’m now playing with an Eddystone Communications Receiver, you can see it in a few of my other videos.
Regards ... Andy
Great job Andy it would be fun to hear it on CW sometime.
Hi Liam, thanks for the input I don’t have this set any longer so I can’t show any details of the magic eye. The radio was one of a bunch of radios that I fixed and sold for a friend of mine. It was nice to play with them a while but I just don’t have the room to keep them.
Kind Regards ... Andy
Hi there, well I'm glad you enjoyed the video, lucky you getting to look around the Lancaster, never done that myself.
Thanks for the feedback.
Kind Regards... Andy
PS - I like that yours still has the RDF parts - around here it was common to remove those parts, so you don't see them so complete.
Hi John
The R1155 is a lovely old radio. I always wanted one as a lad.
Thanks for your input John.
All the very best ... Andy
GWØJXM
He bought the receiver brand new in its large box from a disposals shop near Tower Bridge, Then later the 1154 for which he paid 19/6 for the R1155 cost him 25 pound.He said it was the model that did not cover 160 metres which was the N model
Although I worked in the radio/TV repair industry for a while I never received formal training but I’ve had the very good fortune to work with some exhalent RAF trained guys who gave me a wonderful grounding in the subject. My training has been in industrial electronics but I always come back to radio as my first love. I envy you the training and access that you must have had.
All the best ... Andy
GWØJXM
Videos like this make RUclips worthwhile...
@pegasus44able
Hi Mike
Although I have no direct experience of working this radio off 12Volst, radios of this vintage were routinely powered by 12 volt batteries. The voltage was stepped up with a couple off different types of devices. One was called a rotary transformer, like an electric motor but with four sets of brushes, 2 at each end and the other device was called a vibrator or vibratory power supply.
Kind Regards ... Andy
A super old radio and well presented video, thank you..
Hi Andy
Love all the info your putting up.
as a beginner to the world of wireless/radio. I am still learning, and at present
having a go at a 68T/18 set. Can you please tell me andy, the best way to
replace control lettering e.g. HI LOW Current etc. after front panel repaint.
Best 73s
Mike
The choice of music at the end is appropriate, what with Mick Jagger being *older* than this model of radio...
I had a couple of them. When I was about 16 yrs (1957) I fitted a PSU and PP 6V6 amp to one. Large knobbly tuning knob and DF Long wave. I wanted T band but the LF coils were right at the back of the coil pack as I remember and were inacessable so I made a pre selector. Where is it now??.
+Crobular I Interesting nostalgia !!. These radios are no good now though not to use anyway. No SSB. No filtering. Nice though.
+Crobular I You can easily hear SSB on it. Best for Am and CW.
Crobular I really? I believe the gentleman was showing us all that he was using his radio.
I remember Sputnik being on 20Mhz and 40Mhz. (15 metres and 7.5 metres.) I received it on both frequencies. On a AR88 and a beaten up Hallicrafters radio that had acorn calves and an extensive rough modification done by an eccentric luny but it worked. All cheque book radio now. 73`s.
Hi Billy. Thank you
Kind Regards ... Andy
Beautiful radio!
Hi there. Back in the 1960’s, if I remember right, you could buy a number 19 set from ‘Radio Centre’ in Hurst Street, Birmingham (England) for £5. You could also buy rotary transformers and vibrator power supplies allowing battery operation. And yes it was all very heavy gear, built like a tank to be used in a tank. I guess they were fit-for-purpose
All the best ... Andy
GWØJXM
Hi there, I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
Kind Regards ... Andy.
My uncle started on an R1155 back on the 1960s for short-wave listening before recieving his callsign. Would you be able to show us the 'magic eye' in action please?
73 from M6BWJ
My father said he used one of these in conjunction with the T1154 and operated them as a pirate station for about a year in 1954 before getting his full licence. He said they were terrible sets they had no bandspread and sensitivity was non-existant. He operated the T1154 only on morse code with a 600v power supply.
hi ive got all three of the radios in the Lancaster bomber the one with big yellow and red knobs and two of these music radios how much are all 3 worth and who would like to buy them I know roughly what they are worth thanks
Sweet! What voltage? Amps? Antenna connector? Bands? Thanks for showing us! Very interesting!
@1710WL
Thanks you.
... Andy
My Dad operated one of these in WW2 in Lancaster Bombers :)
+Brian - G4DVB Bravo. Have you used one? Mine was quite decent and picked up many stations worldwide for me on 20m, 40m and 80m. - Bry G3XLQ
Hi there, thanks for the input.
Shame about the tape.
I sometimes wonder where all the stuff goes, although it’s probably just that we lose things otherwise I’d be knee deep in old radios, cameras, gadgets, car-boot-bargains I'll never use and all the other detritus I’ve lost over the years.
Kind Regards ... Andy
Hi sorry i don't speek English very good , i have purchause this radio i have ask for , in my radio there is not DF valve( it missing) without these tubes the radio works or not ? Thanks regard GABRIELE
Hi there, I don’t have the circuit diagram anymore.
If you need help ask on this website
www.vintage-radio.net
You will find them very helpful.
Kind Regards . . . Andy
OK THANKS REGARDS
+GABRIELE SECCIA you do not need the DF valve. It will work OK without it.
truly beautiful God bless from Oklahoma city
Hi there, well I reckon he was a braver man than me, I think I’m more your ground support sort of a guy, preferably with several yards of reinforced concrete between me and the fast moving sharp bits. He was a lovely man who I only really know when I was a child; I never did get to ask him what it was like to go out night after night with a plastic bubble for protection knowing he was number one on someone’s hit list. I guess he was quick and observant as he got through it OK.
73's ... Andy
I refurbed one in 1970
Killing radio!
Very nice
@SzpakBarwnyPtak
Hi there
I’m sure that everyone used whatever frequency they wanted for a particular application. You might find the answer by posting the question at QRZ.com that as you may know is a Ham Radio site and there will be men and women from all armed forces from all around the world there. And certainly you will find many operators who served on both sides in the Second World War who now communicate easily with each other. Kind Regards ... Andy
Muy bello receptor congratulation 73 of Chili.
What frequency were they on??? Thanks :-)
73 de DL6UK
+DL6UK about 3 - 18 MHz as I remember...
fascinating
Scott radio ?
Thanks.
73's Andy
Do you have one of sale
Hi there. I don't have an R1155 for sale but I do have an Eddystone S680X Communications Recover that I will probably be letting go. I don't know but I think the 680 was manufactured around 1947 but I could be wrong, (I'm sure you will have seen them in old wartime movies). I haven't powered this set up for about 10 years. I had a heck of a lot of fun with it. I retraced the whole circuit diagram and I made a load of videos about the circuit. Just search for 'Eddystone S680X' and you'll find it. The one That I have is the one that's in all of my videos. I was repairing it for a friend but I fell in love with it and bought it off him. It's been stored in my playroom in the warm.
If you are interested I'll fire it up to see if it still works and make a RUclips video of it for you. By the way, I live in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK and this radio weight a ton!! Something over 20Kg!!
Anyway let me know. I don't always look at RUclips everyday so if there's a delay don't worry. Kind regards. . . Andy Davies GW0JXM
very interesting video!!
Those frequencies would be in Cycles per Second NOT Hertz anything!! Hertz was forced on us in the late 1960's by the very same people in Europe this type of apparatus helped to conquer.
+John Smith LOL - very well put, he he! That Hurts!
Thank you
But whats the name this receiver? Not R1155...!!!
Hi, the receiver is an R1155 and the transmitter would have been a T1154Kind regards . . . Andy
I guess the colour coding helped to make life a bit easier under harassing conditions
Kind Regards ... Andy
ITS A WIRELESS BY JOBE!
Ha, the stones. Great.
Hi Linn, thank you for the kind words.
I think there’s a lot of really great stuff on RUclips but boy you have to be selective.
All the very best... Andy
Heel interessant
i used one of these
@pegasus44able
Hi Mike
Sorry about the delay, I don't know of any clubs but I'm sure they’ll be out there.
If you need help with old radios, repairs, circuits or advice go to the
Vintage-radio . net
The site's members are extremely knowable and generously helpful, I can't begin to tell you what a mine of information it is, all you have to do is join and ask the questions. (it's free)
Good Luck ... Andy
Great receiver ..but hearing its connected too 80m dipole it seems 'pretty' deaf to me??
Worn out tube in MF ?? Old capacitor thats lost its MF value?
Dave C
Excellent, I used the 1154/55 for four years as a Marine Wireless Operator in the RAF Air Sea Rescue service. In fact, if you go to qrzcq.com and look up my M6NWQ callsign you will see one of my old Marine Mobile Shacks under weigh off Cyprus in the 1960's...73's
Truthfully, they unfortunately no longer make such a great reliable machine anymore,,, :(
@VO1XH
Thanks Don 73's
Andy ... gw0jxm
I had one several years ago. It was in fine shape and worked well after replacing a few minor components. Wish I still had it. Great radios. You can chk out a few of my radios here: webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm
Dave C
Probably the worst job in the world, a rear gunner in a bomber.
HI,, Liked you video, if you don't mind, I posted to Pedrazza's Radio Shack on Face book..