Ekco Radio Identification

Hi Shannon, the output tube is possibly a UL41 with that lineup. This looks like one of Ekco's export sets - make in the UK for foreign sale - I'm basing that guess on the lack of long-wave and the multi-voltage mains TX. Its not one I recognise, internally or externally - but given the same lineup at the Ekcosprite there might be some useful info in that schematic: www.vintageradio.co.nz/model/ekco/rcx.

In the Eckosprite I restored a few years back, I came across an odd fault where I could not fully turn the voltage down even by clamping the volume wiper to ground. I don't remember the exact problem, but it turned out the UBC41 had some kind of internal fault and was passing audio regardless of the grid - I don't know if this is a common problem with that valve - but thought it might be worth mentioning.

It might be similar to the English model A160? www.radiomuseum.org/r/ekco_a160a_16.html

This model looks very similar (3 bands, same frequencies) but with E series valves: www.radiomuseum.org/r/ekco_trg238trg_23.html

The plastic grill was something Ekco seemed to use in the mid-50's - and ditto that lineup... so other Ekco models from that era might provide clues - I did have a look through models from Radiomuseum but didn't find anything that was exactly the same... a more detailed search might turn something up though.

Cheers, Steve