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Tube equipped receivers from Telefunken

Competing development groups from AEG and Siemens Halske joined forces in 1903 to form the „Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie mbH“, which later became Telefunken. Telefunken quickly got a reputation with the construction of the transmitter site of Norddeich Radio in 1905 and Nauen in 1906. Afte a few years, Telefunken widely known not only because of its production of receiving and transmitting equipment, but also because of their domestic radios, records and corresponding turntables. As early as 1928, Telefunken presented a television system based on mechanical scanning and the company equipped the first electronic television studio in 1938. Commercial intercept receivers, equipment for maritime and aeronautical communications and military telecommunication systems also contributed to the rise of Telefunken. After the end of the Second World War, most of the remaining production facilities were dismantled.

As early as 1945, Telefunken in Berlin resumed its own receiver production, initially with „emergency radios“ of simpole construction and components found on the surplus market. In addition to domestic radios, the production range of Telefunken was soon expanded to include commercial transmitters and receivers, television technology and voice recorders.

Numerous commercial receivers helped Telefunken to get an excellent reputation in the maritime communications sector and in military communications. On the other hand, Telefunken also offered an enormous range of home electronics.

In 1979, the company was renamed AEG - Telefunken Aktiengesellschaft, and the fragmented group was near bancrupcy in 1982. Telefunken was able to regain its footing and produced civilian and military communication systems. Finally, the French Thomson CSF took over the group, and after merging with DASA (Deutsche Aerospace) and Daimler Benz, the manufacturer of commercial communication technology now trades as Telefunken RACOM.

I will only mention Telefunken's best known shortwave receivers here, for further information on Wehrmacht and military equipment I have to refer to other sources.

Tube receivers by Telefunken, Berlin

Kw E a („Anton“)1938Single conversion0.98 - 10.2 MHzAM, CW
E52 („Köln“)1941 - 1945Single conversion1.48 - 25.2 MHzAM, CW; coarse dial, fine tuning projection dial
E1031951Double conversion103 kHz - 30.4 MHzAM, SSB (BFO)
E1041954 - 1958Double conversion1.1 - 30.1 MHzAM, SSB (BFO)
E1081957Double conversion10 - 1800 kHzAM, SSB (BFO)
E1481957Single conversion20 - 80 MHzAM, CW, FME148
E1491957Single conversion10 - 1800 kHzAM, CW, FME149
E127/KW41958 - 1964Single conversion1.5 - 30 MHzAM, SSB (BFO); variant KW/4 civil
E127/KW51958 - 1964Single conversion1.5 - 30 MHzAM, SSB (BFO); variant KW/5 military, with protective grid
E639 AW / ELK 6391969 - 1970Single conversion9.8-570 kHz, 0.25 - 30 MHzAM, SSB (BFO)
E7241966 - 1968Single conversion1.5 - 30 MHzAM, USB/LSB, CW; predecessor of the E863, without high stability frequency lock.
E863197xSingle conversion1,5 - 30 MHzAM, USB/LSB, CW; digital display with Nixie tubes 0,1 kHz, locks in 100 Hz - steps
E1200197xDouble conversion1,5 - 30 MHzAM, SSB (BFO); digital display 10 Hz, optional frequency memory unit FS1200
E1500198xDouble conversion10 - 30000 kHzAM, CW, USB/LSB; digital display 10 Hz
E1501198xDouble conversion10 - 30000 kHzAM, CW, USB/LSB; digital display 10 Hz
E1700198xDouble conversion10 - 30000 kHzAM, CW, USB/LSB; digital display 10 Hz
E18001987-1992Double conversion10 - 30000 kHzAM, CW, USB/LSB; digital display 10 Hz
E1800A1993-1998Double conversion0.3 - 30000 kHzAM, CW, USB/LSB; digital display 1 Hz
E2000 LH11995-1998Double conversion0.3 - 30000 kHzAM, CW, USB/LSB; digital display 1 Hz, without controls, PC control only
en/boatanchors_von_telefunken.txt · Zuletzt geändert: 2021/04/13 13:42 von mb