This extremely well made receiver was
produced in England between the years 1952 and 1957.It is a 12 tube(valve) superhet,with
continuous coverage from 55Kc’s to 31Mc’s,in 8 ranges.The set requires 6.3volts
at 3.5 amps for the tube heaters and around 245 volts DC B+ (HT) at 135mA.Audio output is
via a low impedance phone jack.In addition to being a nice addition to any collection of
vintage radio sets,this one has the added bonus of being a pleasure to operate.The
reduction gearing on the tuning capacitor of 48:1 results in a satisfyingly slow rate of
tuning,which,combined with variable selectivity,makes for easy reception of SSB and CW.The
condition of this vintage radio is very good,and it is in working order.The price is $475
U.S Dollars including air transport to the USA.
This much sought after clandestine receiver,usually referred to as
"The MCR1 Spy Set", will probably need little introduction ,as most serious
collectSpy Set,MCR1ors of vintage radio equipment are well aware of this very desirable
potential addition to their collections.A brief description of this Spy Set may non the
less be in order.The set itself comprises a very compact receiver,which uses 5 miniature
tubes(valves) and plug in coils.It is not uncommon to find that some of the coils are
missing,but this set has the full compliment of 4 coils,covering the following
ranges;100Kc’s to 1600 Kc’s,2.5 Mc’s to 5 Mc’s,4.5Mc@s to 8Mc’s
and 8Mc’s to 15 Mc’s.This vintage radio Spy Set was designed to be operated
either directly from a 90 volt B+ (HT) supply, or, from a plug-in companion power supply
unit which enabled the receiver to operate on four ranges of AC Mains voltages,between
97-115 volts and 221-250 volts.The example of this Spy Set which is on offer,includes the
Plug-in power supply.The output of the set is designed to suit any 120 ohms headphones.The
correct interconnecting lead for use with the power supply is included with the set.This
Spy Set is in excellent original condition and in view of it’s very considerable
value as a collector’s item,no attempt has been made to apply power to it.It would
seem to us ,to be a great shame to risk the original electrolitics etc.,just for the sake
of seeing if the Spy Set worked.Others of course,may take a different view.The price of
the Spy Set,including the 4 Plug-in coils,the power supply and a copy of the user manual,
which features a wonderfully evocative sketch of a" TypicalSpy",showing how to
conceal the Spy Set in the clothing of the Spy,with for example,the counterpoise antenna
down the leg of the Spy’s trousers!,is $1425 U.S.Dollars, including air transport to
the USA.