• Year
  • 1936
  • Category
  • Military Receiver
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 260373

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 12 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Radio Receiver BC-189- - MILITARY U.S. different makers
  • Shape
  • Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).
  • Notes
  • U.S. Signal Corps Radio Receiver BC-189-A: aircraft receiver covering 150 kHz - 13 MHz, selection of bands by means of plug in coil sets, modes AM (A3) and CW (A1, with BFO), connectors for loop and wire antenna.

    Matching coil sets have the designation C-145-A.

    The BC-189-A aircraft receiver was a predecessor to the BC-224 receiver series; in installation together with the low power transmitter BC-307, the installation got the designation SCR-238.

    Sets have peen produced by Radio Receptor Co., Inc., New York.

    Power supply with built-in dynamotor.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers. (Radiosurplus Ieri e Oggi, Umberto Bianchi, Italy)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

 Collections | Museums | Literature

 Forum