Radio Receiver BC-224-E
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
- 1940 ?
- Category
- Military Receiver
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 260285
- Number of Tubes
- 9
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage
- Wave bands
- Short Wave (SW) and Long Wave (LW) only.
- Power type and voltage
- Batteries / addl. power jack / 14 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- - For headphones or amp.
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Radio Receiver BC-224-E - MILITARY U.S. different makers
- Shape
- Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 18 x 9 x 8.625 inch / 457 x 229 x 219 mm
- Notes
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Radio Receiver BC-224-E: Aircraft receiver
- covering long - and shortwaves in six bands
- 0.2 - 0.5 MHz
- 1.5 - 3.5 MHz
- 3.5 - 6.0 MHz
- 6.0 - 9.5 MHz
- 9.5 - 13.5 MHz
- 13.5 - 18 MHz
- modes
- AM (A3)
- CW (A1, with BFO)
- powered by 14 V DC from aircraft on-board power system.
The successor of the original BC-224-B came with a modified frequency coverage, the 200 - 500 kHz longwave / beacon band was added and the shortwave coverage was compressed into five bands.
The included original power supply was the DM-24 dynamotor supply and the shock mount the matching FT-154-(*).
The RCA (Radio Corporation of America) produced the BC-224-E receivers from around 1940.
It was followed by the technically identical variant BC-224-G also made by RCA under contract and by the technically identical variant BC-224-H also made by RCA.
The Belmont Radio Corp. produced the variant BC-224-F with the output tube modified to a 6K6 under contract 634-WFSCPD-42, and the technically identical variant BC-224-K also was produced by Belmont Radio Corp.
Some models of BC-224-C were refurbished by Belmont Radio Corp. in 1943, and the 200 - 500 kHz longwave band was added. These sets were labeled BC-224-L.
Produced in even bigger numbers were the very successful 28V DC versions of these receivers, the BC-348 receiver series, from BC-224 and BC-348 variants. A total of over 100 000 sets were made.
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- covering long - and shortwaves in six bands
- Author
- Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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