Swiss Army Short Wave Receivers
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In 1951, Swiss Army changed to a designation scheme for their telecommunications equipment, a few older sets still in use even got renamed to the newer naming scheme:

E Receiver SE Transceiver S Transmitter P Direction finding equipment R Microwave communications

001-099 Aeronautical station, on aircraft 100-199 Small personal set (walkie talkie) 200-299 Portable radio station 300-399 Mobile wireless station 400-499 Motorized wireless station 500-599 Radio Transmitter 600-699 Receiver 700-799 Direction Finding Equipment 900-999 Microwave communications equipment

Receiving equipment

E-600	Autophon All Wave Receiver E39 (1939/41): 100 kHz - 60 MHz, AM; mains or battery operation using vibrator unit
E-601	Zellweger All Wave Receiver E41 (1943/46): 100 kHz - 60 MHz, AM; mains or battery operation using external mains power supply
E-602	Autophon All Wave Receiver E44 (1945/51): 100 kHz - 37 MHz, AM; mains or battery operation using external mains power supply
E-603	Autophon Alarm Signal Receiver E45 (194x): 100 kHz - 37 MHz, AM; Alarm Signal Receiver for use of Air Force / Anti-Aircraft Troops
E-606	Velectra Transistorized Receiver E-606 (1966): L M K1, K2, U; AM, FM(UKW); portable radio using mains power supply, mainly found in command posts and shelters of civil proctection services used for listening to official informations distributed over national radio channels.
E-627	Autophon Short Wave Receiver E-627 (1952/56): 1,5 - 32 MHz, AM, CW, SSB(BFO); mains power supply, optional external vibrator power supply for battery operation
E-628	Autophon VHF-Receiver E-628 (1955/58): 20 - 180 MHz, AM,FM; mains power supply, optional external vibrator power supply for battery operation
E-629	Collins Communications Receiver 51J-4 (1956): 0,5 - 30,5 MHz, AM, CW, SSB(BFO); mains power supply
E-630	Rohde & Schwarz ESM-180 (1960?): 30 - 180 MHz, AM, CW(BFO), FM; mains power supply
E-631	Rohde & Schwarz ESM-300 (1956): 85 - 300 MHz, AM, CW(BFO), FM; mains power supply
E-645	Siemens Communications Receiver E311b1 (1959): 1,5 - 30,1 MHz, AM, CW, SSB; mains power supply
E-649	Watkins Johnson Surveillance Receiver WJ-521A-3:(ca. 1970) Surveillance Receiver, SW / VHF 20 - 80 MHz, analog film dial and optional DRO-290A-1 digital frequency display using Nixie tubes; AM, CW, FM; integrated panoramic display; used by "Funkpolizei", the miltary radiocommunications surveillance.
E-655	Racal Communications Receiver RA-1217 (1965): 1 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB; mains power supply
E-657	Telefunken Communications Receiver E1501 (1982): 10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB; mains power supply
E-658	Rohde & Schwarz Communications Receiver EK 070 (1979): 10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB; 30 memories
E-6xx	AEG - Telefunken E1800 / E1800A (1987 / 1993): 10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, USB/LSB; 100 Speicher, RS232
E-6xx	AEG - Telefunken (DASA) E2000 (1995): 300 Hz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, USB/LSB; "Blackbox" - receiver, fully computer controlled