• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Eddystone (Brand), Stratton and Co., Ltd., Eddystone Radio Ltd.; Birmingham

• Year
• 1960–1966

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 113159

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 19AQ5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 110; 210; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 870A - Eddystone Brand, Stratton and

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 279 x 162 x 208 mm / 11 x 6.4 x 8.2 inch

• Notes
• Broadcast general coverage receiver, covers 150 kHz - 24 MHz in five bands (150-380 kHz; 510-1400 kHz; 1,3-3,5 MHz; 3,2-7,5 MHz, 7,5-24 MHz), AM only.
  Mainly used as shipboard / cabin receiver for passengers on ocean liners.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5.2 kg / 11 lb 7.3 oz (11.454 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 32.00 GBP

• Source of data
• Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)

• Mentioned in
• Eddystone User Group: Quick Reference Guide

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 255 models, 125 with images and 46 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Eddystone (Brand), Stratton and Co., Ltd., Eddystone Radio Ltd.; Birmingham