DF Unit MCS 22
Seawave (where?)
- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Seawave (where?)
- Year
- 1956–1961 ??
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 304204
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
- Details
- Radio with other functions
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 1.5v & 67.5v Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Power out
- 0.1 W (0.25 W max.)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: DF Unit MCS 22 - Seawave where?
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 12 x 9 x 8 inch / 305 x 229 x 203 mm
- Notes
-
Portable Radio Direction Finder (RDF) used as an aid for position locating/fixing at sea.
By tuning into a fixed coastal radio beacon and turning the ferrite aerial to find a null a direction to the beacon can be found and recorded, Normally 3 seperate beacons would be identified by their call sign identity and the 3 results triangulated on a chart.
Wave bands covered are;
Long wave, 150 to 425KHz
Medium wave, 600kHz to 1.8 MHz
Short wave, 1.4 to 4.0MHz
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 2 kg / 4 lb 6.5 oz (4.405 lb)
- Author
- Model page created by a member from GB. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 1 models, 1 with images and 0 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Seawave (where?)
Collections
The model DF Unit is part of the collections of the following members.