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WWII receivers - I will add a page for them some day
| model | type | primary use | freq | features | manuf | links |
HF/MF Receivers |
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| AN/FRR-22 | MF shore version of SRR-12 |
0.25-8 mc | 29 tubes | RCA | ||
| AN/FRR-23 | HF shore version of SRR-13 |
2-32 mc | 29 tubes | RCA | ||
| AN/FRR-59 AN/FRR-59A AN/FRR-59B |
left - CV-920 converter - RF tuner right - AM-2477 amplifier - detector |
HF shore version of WRR-2() |
2-32 mc | 1.0 kc tuning (59) 0.5 kc tuning (59A,B) Wadley loop 65 tubes |
National (59, 59A) Arvin (59B) |
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| AN/SRR-12 | ![]() |
MF shipboard version of FRR-22 |
0.25-8 mc | 29 tubes | RCA |
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| AN/SRR-13 AN/SRR-13A |
HF shipboard version of FRR-23 |
2-32 mc | 29 tubes | RCA |
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| AN/WRR-2 AN/WRR-2A AN/WRR-2B |
![]() upper - AM-2477 amplifier - detector lower - CV-920 converter - RF tuner |
HF shipboard version of FRR-59() |
2-32 mc | 1.0 kc tuning (2) 0.5 kc tuning (2A,B) Wadley loop 65 tubes |
National (2, 2A) Arvin (2B) |
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| AN/URR-39 (R-651/URR-39, LS-228/U, MT-1529/U) |
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National NC-183MR + speaker & rack mount | VLF + 540kc-31mc |
standard 47-55mc band replaced with VLF band and bandspread replaced with 0-200 logging scale | National - modified NC-183D |
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| AN/URR-36 | need photo | National HRO-50 | 50-430 kc & .05-35 mc | NAVSHIPS 91648 | ||
| R-274B/FRR (Hammarlund SP-600-JX-6 or SP-600-J-11 or SP-600-JX-35) |
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Hammarlund SP-600-JX-6 or SP-600-J-11 or SP-600-JX-35 | 540kc-54mc | Hammarlund |
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| R-274B/FRR "special" (Hammarlund SP-600-JL-24) |
need photo | Hammarlund SP-600-JL-24 | 100-400kc and 1.35-29.7mc | Hammarlund |
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| R-388/URR | ![]() photo thanks to Don Smith |
Collins 51J-3 | need info link | Collins | ||
| R-388A/URR | need photo | Collins 51J-4 | Collins | NAVSHIPS 91324 | ||
| R-390/URR | need photo | need info link | Collins | |||
| R-390A/URR | ![]() |
info from CT manual | Collins, others | |||
| URR-22 (R-302/URR-22) |
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ship/shore entertainment rcvr replaces RBO similar to URR-44 |
0.54-18.6 mc AM/CW | National | ||
| URR-44 (R-892/URR-44) |
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ship/shore entertainment rcvr replaces RBO similar to URR-22 |
0.54-18.6 mc AM/CW | General Instruments | NAVSHIPS 93316 | |
LF Receivers |
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| AN/BRR-3 | LF-VLF sub | 14-600 kc ?? | ||||
| AN/FRR-21 | ![]() |
LF-VLF shore version of SRR-11 |
14-600 kc | 28 tubes | RCA | |
| AN/SRR-11 | ![]() |
LF-VLF shipboard version of FRR-21 |
14-600 kc | 28 tubes | RCA |
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| AN/SRR-19 | ![]() thanks to this site |
LF-VLF | 30-300 kc | 30 nuvistors | National | More photos |
| AN/WRR-3 (R-1134/WRR-3) |
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LF-VLF ship/sub | 14-600 kc | Bendix | ||
HF Diversity Receivers |
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| AN/FRR-10 | HF shore SSB variant of FRR-24 |
2-32 mc | dual diversity
253 tubes |
National | ||
| AN/FRR-24 | HF shore RTTY & CW | 2-32 mc | triple diversity
420 tubes |
National | ||
| AN/FRR-28 | ![]() |
HF shore RTTY dual diversity |
0.54-54 mc |
uses two SP-600-MX (R-450/FRR-28) |
Hammarlund + Northern Radio |
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| AN/FRR-32 | need photo | dual diversity with two R-618/FRR-32 rcvrs |
2-32mc | RCA | ||
| AN/FRR-37 | HF shore RTTY & CW dual-diversity version of FRR-24 |
2-32 mc | dual diversity approx 250 tubes |
National | ||
| AN/FRR-60 | ![]() photo from TMC vintage radio web site |
HF shore diversity system |
info needed | info needed | TMC DDR-5 |
DDR-5 spec sheet |
Fixed Freq. Receivers |
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| AN/FRR-18 | similar to FRR-21 | LF-VLF shore similar to FRR-21 |
14-600 kc | xtal control 28 tubes |
RCA | |
| AN/FRR-19 | similar to FRR-23 | HF shore similar to FRR-23 |
2-32 mc | xtal control 29 tubes |
RCA | |
| AN/FRR-26 (R-517/FRR-26) |
a better photo |
HF shore | 2-8 mc | xtal control | Kaar |
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| AN/FRR-27 (R-518/FRR-27 |
similar to FRR-26 | VHF shore (similar to FRR-26) |
100-156 mc | xtal control | ||
| AN/FRR-30 (R-519/FRR-30) |
similar to FRR-26 | LF shore (similar to FRR-26) |
200-500 kc | xtal control | ||
| AN/FRR-31 (R-777/FRR-31) |
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HF shore (similar to FRR-26) |
8-32 mc | xtal control 15 tubes |
Communications Co. Inc. |
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| AN/FRR-49(V) ( TMC FFR) |
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![]() photo from TMC vintage radio web site HF shore |
50 kc - 32 mc (depends on plugin) tunable or |
TMC model FFR |
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| AN/FRR-502 ( TMC FFR) - Canadian designation since this is a 500 series ?? |
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HF shore |
2-16 mc (includes 3 plugins) |
tunable or xtal control remote control via AN/FRA-501 |
TMC model FFR |
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VHF/UHF |
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| AN/URR-35A | need photo | UHF | need info | National | NAVSHIPS 92022 | |
Be patient and check back often - this project is just getting started!
Last updated 05/06/2008