{"id":31867,"date":"2018-05-05T08:47:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T12:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31867"},"modified":"2018-05-05T08:47:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T12:47:27","slug":"dan-spots-a-rare-eddystone-40a-hf-receiver-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/dan-spots-a-rare-eddystone-40a-hf-receiver-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan spots a rare Eddystone 40A HF receiver on eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares a rare Eddystone 40A find on eBay<\/a>. Dan notes:<\/p>\n

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What is interesting also about this is the similarity to the Drake SW8 — notably the
\ncarrying handle.<\/p>\n

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40A s are rarely seen on the used market, and in line with other older Eddystone
\nequipment, they are built like a tank.<\/p>\n

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I agree, Dan! This receiver is built like a tank! It would be a seriously fun (though relatively heavy) field radio–I love how even the chassis corners are rounded and the entire radio can be protected for transport. Obviously, these were designed with durability and stability in mind. Great find and thanks for sharing!<\/p>\n

Click here to view on eBay.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares a rare Eddystone 40A find on eBay. Dan notes: What is interesting also about this is the similarity to the Drake SW8 — notably the carrying handle. 40A s are rarely seen on the used market, and in line with other older Eddystone equipment, they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,43,4796],"tags":[2635,331,7014,681],"class_list":["post-31867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-vintage-radio","tag-dan-robinson","tag-ebay","tag-eddystone-40a","tag-vintage-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8hZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13759,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/dan-demonstrates-the-eddystone-6200-vlfhf-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":31867,"position":0},"title":"Dan demonstrates the Eddystone 6200 VLF\/HF receiver","author":"Thomas","date":"June 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares this demonstration of the Eddystone 6200 VLF\/HF Premium receiver.\u00a0As Dan states, the 6200 \"is among the lesser known products from this famous UK manufacturer.\" https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YEdcg9Mi5G8&feature=youtu.be","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Eddystone","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eddystone.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eddystone.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eddystone.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Eddystone.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12225,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/video-dan-compares-the-sony-icf-6800w-with-several-benchmark-receivers\/","url_meta":{"origin":31867,"position":1},"title":"Video: Dan compares the Sony ICF-6800W with several benchmark receivers","author":"Thomas","date":"February 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out this video of Dan Robinson comparing his Sony ICF-6800 with the JRC NRD-301A, Eddystone 1650\/9, RFT EKD-515, Drake R7A, and the WJ8718A\/MFP: Thanks for sharing, Dan! 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