Radio Receiver BC-189-(*)
MILITARY U.S. (different makers for same model)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- MILITARY U.S. (different makers for same model)
- Year
- 1936
- Category
- Military Receiver
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 260373
- 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
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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.
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