• Year
  • 1928–1931
  • Category
  • Military Receiver
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 343970
    • alternative name: National Electric Signaling Co. || National Electrical Supply Co.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • TRF with regeneration
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Radio Receiver Type BC-152 - National Electric Signaling Co
  • Shape
  • Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 12 x 8 x 2.75 inch / 305 x 203 x 70 mm
  • Notes
  • Designed for aircraft use in 1928.

    Three plug-in coils for 250-400, 400-850, and 850-1500 kHz.

    See Coils Case Type CS-37, used to hold four coils for use with the BC-152.

    Much smaller and thinner than previous aircraft sets, it became known as the "pancake receiver".

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 10 lb (10 lb 0 oz) / 4.540 kg
  • Mentioned in
  • Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939, USAF Historical Research Center, 1987, Maurer Maurer, page 232
  • Author
  • Model page created by Gary Berg. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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