"ATALANTA" (Type 2207C) Receiver
Type: 14 tube, General purpose marine receiver. Also designated as NS702.
Frequency Range: 15 KHz to 28 MHz in ten bands;
Power Input: 110 or 220 VDC ; 115 or 230 VAC 50-60 Hz ; 24 VDC with appropriate power units.
Modes: AM/CW/MCW
Manufactured between: Oct 1955 and 1967  See note 1
Weight: 78 pounds
Dimensions in inches: 12 9/16H  x 19.5W x 19 13/16D

Manual:   http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/marconi/atalanta
Missing page 56 orf manual

Note 1: Leaflet REF TLR.37 marked "Provisional for the Atalanta General Purpose Marine Receiver (Type 2207C)" has the date January 1955-10. This is deemed as the earliest possible in-service date. One radio op operator says he trained on Atalanta in 1956. The no longer manufactured date of 1968 is referenced from Fred Osterman's receivers book.
The Atalanta receiver came in several paint colours for the front panel.as shown below:
atalanta black front.jpg
atalamta tan front.jpg
talanta green front.jpg

Contributors and Credits:

1) Marconi Marine International - Manual
2) Shortwave Receivers Past & Present Communications Receivers 1942-1997 by Fred Osterman.
3) Sandy Blaize ebjr37(at)charter.net
4) Nick/GBxx-GTZD-VP8IY-ZHFxx <nickhgbg(at)googlemail.com>
5) John Dalgliesh   <johndalgliesh(at)talktalk.net>

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