<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hans is right.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Long wave: 150 ... 375 kHz (or kilocycles)</div><div dir="auto">Medium wave: 531 ... 1715 kHz.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">In the early 70s, you could still buy a new car</div><div dir="auto">radio with only LW and MW, and with a supply of (switch selectable) 6 V or 12 V.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I did, for my first car, a Renault 4.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Bert</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Verzonden vanaf mijn Galaxy</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Oorspronkelijk bericht --------</div><div>Van: h.duinhoven@planet.nl </div><div>Datum: 05-10-2021 08:36 (GMT+01:00) </div><div>Aan: 'dave' <dave@ranteer.com>, mgs@autox.team.net </div><div>Onderwerp: Re: [Mgs] Radios </div><div><br></div></div>200 - 2000 looks to me as MW = Medium Wave band.<br>That was in the early times the most common radio wave band on car radios as I can remember. (I'm from 54)<br>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EKCO <br>Your pushbutton model appears to be a luxury model.<br>Ecko radios appear to be a typical English marketed product. Unknown in the Netherlands.<br><br>Hope you can find someone who can help.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Hans<br>71 BGT<br><br><br>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----<br>Van: Mgs <mgs-bounces@autox.team.net> Namens dave<br>Verzonden: maandag 4 oktober 2021 23:11<br>Aan: mgs@autox.team.net<br>Onderwerp: Re: [Mgs] Radios<br><br>(Oops. Should not have had someones name on it)<br><br>My friend has an early 60's right hand drive MG 4 door sedan. It has a radio in it, but only the light comes on. no sound, static, or anything.<br><br>It looks like it’s an Ekco Type 1901. It power unit is separate from the radio head. I’m guessing the speaker connects to the power unit?<br><br>I don’t think it’s an AM radio. The frequency dial runs from 200-2000. I did happen to find a website that shows it’s a radio that was new in 1961. Only 31 pounds!<br><br>http://antique-autoradio-madness.org/Ecko/Ekco-1960_1.htm<br><br>did the UK have a different set of bandwidths than the US?<br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Mgs@autox.team.net<br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive<br><br>Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/dave@ranteer.com<br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Mgs@autox.team.net<br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive<br><br>Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/h.duinhoven@planet.nl<br><br><br>-- <br>Dit e-mailbericht is gecontroleerd op virussen met Avast antivirussoftware.<br>https://www.avast.com/antivirus<br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Mgs@autox.team.net<br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive<br><br>Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/palte@gmx.net<br></body></html>