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In 1951, Swiss Army changed to a designation scheme for their telecommunications equipment, a few older sets still in use even got renamed to the newer naming scheme:
EReceiver
SETransceiver
STransmitter
PDirection finding equipment
RMicrowave communications
001-099Aeronautical station, on aircraft
100-199Small personal set (walkie talkie)
200-299Portable radio station
300-399Mobile wireless station
400-499Motorized wireless station
500-599Radio Transmitter
600-699Receiver
700-799Direction Finding Equipment
900-999Microwave communications equipment

Receiving equipment

E-600 Autophon
All Wave Receiver E39
(1939/41):
100 kHz - 60 MHz, AM;
mains or battery operation using vibrator unit
E39
E-601 Zellweger
All Wave Receiver E41
(1943/46):
100 kHz - 60 MHz, AM;
mains or battery operation using external mains power supply
E41
E-602 Autophon
All Wave Receiver E44
(1945/51):
100 kHz - 37 MHz, AM;
mains or battery operation using external mains power supply
E44
E-603 Autophon
Alarm Signal Receiver E45
(194x):
100 kHz - 37 MHz, AM;
Alarm Signal Receiver for use of Air Force / Anti-Aircraft Troops
E45
E-604 Autophon
VHF receiver E46
(1947):
27 - 101 MHz, AM / FM;
VHF surveilance receiver
E45
E-606 Velectra
Transistorized Receiver E-606
(1966):
L M K1, K2, U; AM, FM(UKW);
portable radio using mains power supply, mainly found in command posts and shelters of civil proctection services used for listening to official informations distributed over national radio channels.
E606
E-609 Racal
RA 17C-12
(1958):
0,98 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB (BFO);
General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-607 / E-610 / HRO
E-607
E-610
National
HRO
(194x):
1,7 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB (BFO);
General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-607 / E-610 / HRO
E-616
E-617
E-618
National
NC-100XA / NC-100XSA / NC-100A
(1938):
0,54 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB (BFO);
General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-616 / NC100A
E-622 Lorenz
EO 509/I
(1938):
15 kHz - 20 MHz, AM, CW (regenerative);
General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-622 / EO509/I
E-625 National
HRO-7T
(1947):
1,7 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB (BFO);
General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-625/ HRO-7T
E-626 Zenith
Trans Oceanic H500
(1951):
MW, 6 shortwave broadcast bands, AM;
Portable multiband shortwave radio
E-626 / Zenith H500
E-627 Autophon
Short Wave Receiver E-627
(1952/56):
1,5 - 32 MHz, AM, CW, SSB(BFO);
mains power supply, optional external vibrator power supply for battery operation
E-627
E-628 Autophon
VHF-Receiver E-628
(1955/58):
20 - 180 MHz, AM,FM;
mains power supply, optional external vibrator power supply for battery operation
E-628
E-629 Collins
Communications Receiver 51J-4
(1956):
0,5 - 30,5 MHz, AM, CW, SSB(BFO);
mains power supply
E-629 / Collins 51J-4
E-630 Rohde & Schwarz
ESM-180
(1960?):
30 - 180 MHz, AM, CW(BFO), FM;
mains power supply
E-630 / ESM-180
E-631 Rohde & Schwarz
ESM-300
(1956):
85 - 300 MHz, AM, CW(BFO), FM;
mains power supply
E-631 / ESM-300
E-635 Philips
All wave receiver BX-925A
(1952):
210-540 kHz, 1,45 - 32 MHz, AM, CW / SSB (BFO);
crystal controlled fixed frequency operation
E-635 / BX-925A
E-638 Telefunken
Long and mediumwave receiver E 108 Lw/4
(1957):
10 - 1800 kHz, AM, CW;
VLF surveillance receiver
E-638 / Tfk E108
E-639 Telefunken
Shortwave receiver E 104 Kw/8
(1954):
1,1 - 30,1 MHz, AM, CW / SSB (BFO);
Shortwave surveillance receiver
E-639 / Tfk E104
E-640 Telefunken
Shortwave receiver E 127 Kw/4
(1954):
1,5 - 30,1 MHz, AM, CW / SSB (BFO);
Shortwave surveillance receiver
E-640
E-643 Collins
Communications receiver 51S-1
(1959):
0,5 - 30,5 MHz, AM, CW, USB/LSB;
E-643 / 51S-1
E-645 Siemens
Communications Receiver E311b1
(1959):
1,5 - 30,1 MHz, AM, CW, SSB;
mains power supply
E-645 / Siemens E-311
E-646 Air Raid Alarm Receiver E-646 (1980):
2 - 12 MHz, AM, USB / LSB, selektive call system for air raid alarm network;
battery or mains operated
E-646
E-648 ACL
Surveillance Receiver SR-209
:(ca. 1965)
Surveillance Receiver, VHF/UHF/SHF
30-100 MHz, 0,5-2 GHz, analog film dial; AM, CW, FM; integrated panoramic display;
used by military radiocommunications surveillance.
E-648 / ACL SR-209
E-649 Watkins Johnson
Surveillance Receiver WJ-521A-3
:(ca. 1970)
Surveillance Receiver, SW / VHF
20 - 80 MHz, analog film dial and optional DRO-290A-1 digital frequency display using Nixie tubes; AM, CW, FM; integrated panoramic display;
used by "Funkpolizei", the miltary radiocommunications surveillance.
E-649
E-653 Telefunken
Communications Receiver E863 Kw/2
(1970):
1,5 - 30,1 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB;
mains power supply
E-653 / Telefunken E863
E-655 Racal
Communications Receiver RA-1217
(1965):
1 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB;
mains power supply
RA-1217
E-656 Racal
Communication receiver RA-1772
(1978):
15 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB;
mains power supply
E-656 / RA-1772
E-657 Telefunken
Communications Receiver E1501
(1982):
10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB;
mains power supply
E-657 / Telefunken E-1501
E-658 Rohde & Schwarz
Communications Receiver EK 070
(1979):
10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB;
30 memories
E-658 / R&S EK 070
E-659 Watkins Johnson
Communications Receiver WJ-8888
(1972):
10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB;
4 memories
E-659 / WJ-8888
E-660 Teletron Pfitzner
Communications receiver TE 704C F/FS
(1985?):
10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB;
E-660 / TE 704C
E-663 AEG - Telefunken
E1800 / E1800A
(1987 / 1993):
10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, USB/LSB;
100 Speicher, RS232
 
E-6xx AEG - Telefunken (DASA)
E2000
(1995):
300 Hz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, USB/LSB;
"Blackbox" - receiver, fully computer controlled
 
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