Tuner Amplifier B50 Receiver Outfit CAD

MILITARY U.K. (different makers for same model)

  • Year
  • 1938
  • Category
  • Military Receiver
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 120861

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 237 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Powered by external power supply or a main unit. / 4 / 200 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Tuner Amplifier B50 [Receiver Outfit CAD] - MILITARY U.K. different makers
  • Shape
  • Rack
  • Notes
  • Communications receiver covering 550 kHz - 23 MHz in six bands (550-1000 kHz, 1-1,9 / 1,9-3,6 / 3,6-7 / 7-13 / 13-23 MHz), AM, CW (BFO).
    One of the earliest sets incorporating superheterodyne reception in the Royal Navy: A stage of RF-amplification, mixing with signal of first heterodyne oscillator, stage of IF amplification, detection and AF amplification, a second oscillator is used for CW/A1 reception, thus acting as BFO.
    The B50 is HF receiver part of "Receiver Outfit CAB and CAE", the matching Power Supply is 1204B.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 42.3 kg / 93 lb 2.7 oz (93.172 lb)
  • Source of data
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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