F. W. Chesson FILE: OLD-NAVY.HTM
Waterbury, CT 06710 New: 27 May, 1995
Rev: 20 May, 2006
Early Naval Communications Equipment
SE- Type radios were designed by the Steam Engineering Department's Radio
Test Shop, from 1910 to 1923, when it became the Naval Research Laboratory.
Some sets were adapted from existing National Electric Supply Co. and
General Electric sets. These were coded CN- and CG-, to indicate commercial
sources.
Type Description Appx. Date of Use
SE-74 First Direction Finding set, using Kostler Loop 1916
SE-75 Compensating Capacitor for SE-74. 1916
SE-95 First set with calibrated dial, 30-300 KC (CN-239) very rare 1917
SE-143 Standard Shipboard Receiver, 100-1200 KC (CN-208) 1917
SE-515A 6ft DF Coil, direct bearing dial Shore stations
SE-606 Spark Transmitter, 500-1000 KC Shipping Board 1918
CE 606A 500-705 KC Do.
SE-712 Receiver like SE-143
SE-838 First VT detector-type receiver
SE-889 Shipboard Receiver, 30-300 KC
SE-899 Receiver Tuner (CN)
SE-950 Aircraft DF Receiver, 120-1000 KC (First SE aircraft design) 1918
SE-952 Receiver, 50-600 KC 1918
SE-995 DF Receiver, 300-2300 KC widely used in WW-One 1917
SE-996 20" DF Antenna Coil Shipboard use
SE-997 20" Coil Housing
SE-998 Shortwave Receiver, 300-3000 KC U/W SE-995 & SE-1000 1917
SE-999 DF Rotary Tone Capacitor
SE-1000 First (two-stage) vacuum tube Audio Amplifier c 1914
SE-1012 DF Receiver 300-6000 KC
SE-1060 Spark Transmitter, 500-1000 KC 1 KW Shipping Board 1916
SE-1071 Improved SE-838 VT Detector c 1914
SE-1075 Spark Transmitter, 315-1000 KC 1 KW Sub chasers 1914
SE-1100 Aircraft Tube Transmitter, 200 W 1918
SE-1205 Spark Transmitter, 500-1000 KC 2 KW 1918
SE-1210 Spark Transmitter, 95-1000 KC 5 KW 1918
SE-1211 Spark Transmitter, 95-1000 KC 5 KW 1918
SE-1220 Receiver, 43-1000 KC (inductive coupling) like SE-143 1918
SE-1300 Aircraft Spark Transmitter 1918
SE-1310 Spark Xmitter, 500 W (used in historic Trans-Atlantic Flight) 1919
SE-1340 Aircraft Radio, modified General Electric CG-1104A 1918
SE-1370 Improved CG-1140A, using CG-1144 tubes c 1920
SE-1375 First Fighter Aircraft Transmitter, 570-750 KC, 20 W 1922
SE-1380 Aircraft Radio adapted from CG-1134, with CG-916 tubes c 1920
SE-1385 First Scout Aircraft Xmitter, 300-570 KC, 500 W (later GA) 1922
SE-1390 Aircraft Radio employing GE CG-4050 1918
SE-1405 Aircraft DF Receiver, 45-150 KC 3 RF & 2 AF Amps 1919
SE-1414 Aircraft Receiver, 300-1500 KC (Westinghouse & Navy Yard) 1918
SE-1420 First receiver with integral tube heterodyne circuit, 43-1260 KC 1918
SE-1440* DF Receiver, 250-1200 KC Autodyne 3-stage internal AF Amp. 1918
SE-1444 First Thoriated filament tube, 10 W output at 750 V on plate c 1918
SE-1512 36 x 28" DF Coil
SE-1530 Receiver for shore stations, 10-50 KC 1919
SE-1603 RF Generator (used with RB & DC receivers) 1919
SE-1605B Aircraft DF Receiver, 130-500 KC improved SE-1405 (GE) 1919
SE-1613 Aircraft Receiver, 100-300 KC. 3 RF & 2 AF Amps. 1919
SE-1615 RF (receiver) Amplifier, 30-100 KC improved SE-1613 1919
SE-1617 RF-AF Amplifier Set, 18-43 KC 1919
SE-1672 DF Compensating Capacitor
SE-1701 Porcelain Insulator, 41" rod with 4-inch "flash-ball one end. 1919
SE-1762 Compensating Capacitor for use with SE-1440 1919
SE-1793 Barrage Tuning Unit, 10-50 KC (used with SE-1530 receiver) 1920
SE-1899 Receiver, 12-300 KC General use 1920
SE-1950 Radio Compass Tuner, 200-2400 M (CN) 1921
SE-1981 Improved CW-1113 Headset c 1920
SE-2000 Later SE-1981 Headset c 1920
SE-2001 Antenna Coupling Unit U/W SE-2302 Receiver 1923
SE-2133 Ribbed porcelain insulator, 10" (61013*) 1923
SE-2188 Pyrex glass, 12.25" 1923
SE-2193 Pyrex glass tubes, 12 to 32", with metal ends 1923
SE-2302 LF Receiver (CN) 1923
SE-2307 Heterodyne Frequency Meter, 125-4000 KC 1924
SE-2907 Crystal-Controlled Calibrator, 50-8000 KC 1925
SE-2952 Countermeasures Receiver, 240-650 KC, with special readout 1929
SE-3119 Power Triode, 75 W 1926
SE-3124 Power Triode, 750 W 1927
SE-3382 Screen-Grid Receiving Tube 1925
SE-3514 Antenna Switch
SE-3515 Antenna Leakage Coil
SE-3519 Test Buzzer
SE-3522 Battery Box?
SE-3524 Antenna Tuner
SE-3525 Tuner
SE-3526 Coil & Switch
SE-3531 Spark Transmitter 1700-2400 KC Auxiliary ship set 1925
SE-3542 Antenna Loading Coil
SE-3547 L-C Tuner
SE-3548 3-Coil Tapped Tuner
SE-3551 Switch Box
SE-3552 Tuner
SE-3570 Dual X-tal Detector Unit
SE-3612 Spark Transmitter 1700-2400 KC Auxiliary ship set 1925
SE-3634 Shunt Inductance System 1921
SE-3635 Shunt Capacitor Bank (8 Units) 1921
SE-3649 Receiver for battleships, 12-375 KC (like SE-899) 1921
SE-4005 Aircraft Microphone 1925
SE-4363 Receiver Antenna Coupler 1925
SE-4376 Xtal-Controlled Frequency Standard, 25 KC 1926
SE-4376A Xtal-Controlled Frequency Standard, 50 KC 1926
SE-4376B Xtal-Controlled Frequency Standard, 200 KC 1926
SE-4379 Heterodyne Frequency Meter, 4-20 MC 1927
SE-4389 Calibrator for above unit (last known SE- designation) 1927
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Other Receivers
CE 827 315-1,000
CE 859 315-1,000 Submarines and tugs
CE 861 315-1,000 Mine sweepers
CE 1221 315-1,000
CG 1323 308, 375, 444, 500, 592 Battleships, aircraft spotting
CL 342 150-1,000
CL 343 95-400 Battleships
CL 304 95-400
CL 344 150-1,000
CL 345 150-1,000
CM 294 96-1,500
CM 296 1,700-2,400 Aux for ships with 2 & 5 kw. arc xmtrs
CM 305 150-1,000 Naval Vessels
CM 306 --- Air Stations
CM 307 150-1,000 Battleships, destroyers, tenders and auxs
CM 858 95-1,000
CM 1080 500-1,000 Shipping Board
CN 208 100-1,200 KC
CN 240 30-300
CR 654A 315-1,000
CR 655 150-1,000
CR 1125 95-1,000
CT 1038 500 Arc Uniwave Key
CT 1042 500 Arc "
CT 1201 500 Arc "
CW 1313 610, 728, 822, 864, 1027 Battleships, fire control
Tube Transmittes
CW 936
CW 936 Short range radio telephone
CW 938 870-1270 KC AM Modulation General Use
CW 938 modified to include ICW emission.
TA 1500-2310 CW Intrafleet
TB 610, 728, 822, 864 and 1027 AM Modulation Fire control
TC 588, 592, 630, 708 and 741 CW and AM Battleship aircraft
TD 109, 167, 308, 333, 375, 500, 592 AM Airstations
TE 308, 375, 444, 500 and 592. " Submarines
TF 210, 250, 288, 308, 444, 500, 592 " Various ships
TG 308, 375, 444, 500 and 592 " Eagle boats
TL 200-600 --- Battleships
TM --- --- Submarines
TN --- CW Shore stations
TO 500-1500 CW, AM Battleships
NOTE. Models TH, TJ and TK not placed in production. Designation TI not used.
The TA transmitter was of Navy design. A few were made at Washington Navy Yard.
Models TC, TD, TE, TF and TG were basically designed by General Electric Co.
but most utilized the Navy designed antenna breaker relay.