This utilitarian but handsome receiver graced the cover of the May 1951 issue of the British magazine Radio Constructor. That issue, as well as the June issue, described the circuit and provided details on putting it together. According to the author, the magazine had received numerous requests to design such a set, and those requests asked that the set should be easy to construct, compact, and provide a pleasing symmetrical cabinet.

Those requirements posed a tall order, but with some experimental work, this set, dubbed the “Constant Companion” was the result. The three-tube (including rectifier) circuit tuned the long and medium wave bands, and provided loudspeaker volume with a suitable antenna.