This radio has no dial, no tuning knob, no variable capacitor… There are four pre-set stations selected by a knob on the side. Three medium wave and one long wave station can be pre-set through holes in the back cover. Four small indicators on the front of the radio light up to show – Home, Third, Light and Hilversum. I’m not sure whether the idea was to cut cost or make station selecting easy. It was probably a combination of both. The radio certainly looks different without the usual tuning dial.
The radio cost £15/10/8d plus tax in 1949. Although not one of the more expensive sets in its time, there’s a mains transformer and an LF choke in the power supply and the selectivity and sensitivity are excellent. The audio quality is very good, especially with an eight inch Goodmans speaker in the cabinet.
RADIO SPECIFICATIONS
Manufactured from 1949
Long and Medium Wave (4 pre-set buttons)
Valves – ECH42 EF41 EBC41 EL41 EZ40
AC Supply
SERVICE MANUAL PREVIEW
The Trader service sheet for the Ekco A110 Connoisseur is available to members. Here's a taste of what's inside.
These pictures are faded on purpose, just for this preview. Members get the complete service sheet, unfaded, to view and download.
The service sheet includes:
- The full circuit diagram
- Component values, with where to find each one on the chassis
- Valve analysis, with the voltages and currents
- Diagrams of the wavechange switch units, with a table of switch positions
- How to dismantle the set
- Step by step circuit alignment, including the four pre-set stations
- Photos of the top and underneath of the chassis
