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Everyone so far has guessed correctly. The above
machine EE430 is in fact an Eddystone made in England. It does not look like the
conventional Eddystone receivers. It is a heavy solid RX and works very well on
both cw and ssb. I do not have a h/book but it appears to use a phase locked
system and very stable. Its not that much bigger than a FT1000 but a bit older
!!
Most of these ex surplus receivers work better on
LF than the average modern transceiver except you have a preamp up front.
I have found the IC 706 very poor on LF receive
except you have a very good LF resonant antenna
and a front end preamp. A 706 with a Decca preamp
works, The Yaesu Ft 847 is not very good either on LF, both these models
suffer from lack of sensitivity. Both models tested have the proper narrow
cw filters fitted. All other transceiver models available on the market that
cover LF seem to work better. I have tested most of them. The Level meter
receivers are very good on LF especially the synthised type for stability,
but you need a large shack, they are usually big and heavy !!
73 de Mal/G3KEV
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