US Navy Fixed Frequency Receivers

Fixed Frequency Receivers

model type primary use freq Manuf & Info
AN/FRR-18 frr18-91.JPG (210410 bytes)
similar to FRR-21
LF shore (tunable or xtal control)
similar to FRR-21
14-600 kc
tunable or 4 channel xtal control
28 tubes
RCA
AN/FRR-19 similar to FRR-23 HF shore (tunable or xtal control)
similar to FRR-23
2-32 mc
tunable or 4 channel xtal control
29 tubes
RCA
AN/FRR-26
(R-517/FRR-26)
frr26-104.JPG (12988 bytes)

frr26-103.JPG (62871 bytes)

MF shore

frr26-102.JPG (67046 bytes)

frr26-101.JPG (17753 bytes)

2-8 mc
xtal control
Kaar

Navships 92557

 

AN/FRR-27
(R-518/FRR-27
frr27-1220.jpg (35823 bytes) VHF shore
(similar to FRR-26)
frr27-1221.jpg (171267 bytes)
100-156 mc
xtal control
frr27-1222.jpg (13980 bytes)
 Communications Co. Inc.
AN/FRR-30
(R-519/FRR-30)
similar to FRR-26 LF shore
(similar to FRR-26)
200-500 kc
xtal control
Communications Co. Inc.1956

NAVSHIPS 92679

AN/FRR-31
(R-777/FRR-31)
frr31-01.jpg (22434 bytes) HF shore
(similar to FRR-26)
8-32 mc
xtal control
15 tubes
Communications Co. Inc.   
AN/FRR-49(V)
( TMC FFR )
frr49-01.jpg (39716 bytes)
upper - module storage
lower - receiver
LF-HF shore (tunable or xtal control)

frr49-02.jpg (250724 bytes)
FRR-49's at Wahiawa 
photo - TMC vintage radio web site

50 kc - 32 mc (depends on plugin) 

ncs_kodiak_rcr_feb_1959.jpg (33816 bytes)
FRR-49's at NAVCOMMSTA Kodiak 1959

TMC  model FFR

NAVSHIPS 92786


AN/FRR-502
( TMC FFR)
frr49-01.jpg (39716 bytes) HF shore (tunable or xtal control)
same as FRR-49 but comes with 3 plug-ins
2-16 mc (includes 3 plugins)

tunable or xtal control

remote control via AN/FRA-501

TMC  model FFR

 

 

AN/FRA-501
AN/FRA-19(V)
( TMC RCR )

frr501-01.JPG (64957 bytes) Remote control for FRR-49 and FRR-502 - allows control of HF osc, BFO, RF gain, BFO on-off, AGC on-off

  More info & list of components

 TMC model RCR

TMC spec pages  

NAVSHIPS 92600

manual available from Vintage Manuals