WW II AM Sets
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is a short wave receiver used in WWII by the American Navy and their paratroupers to receive orders.
It is a 5-tube- Superhet, Mode AM.
Batteries and radio are built in two equal Plastic housings, carried together in a canvas pouch.
A very rare Skull Cap

Skull cap

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contained the headset. The helmet was the antenna.
My radio is a RBZ (no RBZ Special).

Frequency range:
2 .. 5.8 MHz
( RBZ Special: 5 .. 13 MHz )

 


Technical data (only few):
Modulation:
AM
Powered by batteries:
67.5 V and 1.5 V
Controls:
2 Knobs:
on/off/loudness
Frequency
Year of issue:
1944 ?