The high standard and growth of German electrical engineering in the nineteen thirties was a big part in the German success in the first part of the war. It was also a big step in evolving radio equipment into the mighty weapon that it is in a modern war. Radio frequency waves became an integral part of almost all weaponry.

Russian, U.S. and British electronic equipment of the WWII era have a rather commercial character. The design of communication equipment of those armies resembles civilian radio sets of thirty's. Technicians from Telefunken and Lorenz designed their equipment to high standards. The wide range of German equipment is remarkable for its precision, special base of electronic components, new technologies and perfect ergonomy. For this reason German radio equipment from the WWII period is much sought after for their uniqueness.

Diagram

A compilation of claimed characteristics in all kinds of publications.

FuG	Watt	Khz	Aerial	additional
1	?	?	?	receiver
5	10	27.200-33.000	2 m star	the standard tank-unit radio
7	20	42.100-47.800	2 meter star	50 km range
8a	30	1130-3000	frame
8b	30	580-3000	8m rod
10a	30	950-1670	frame/8m rod
10b	30	100-6970	frame/8m rod
11a	100	200-1200	frame/9m rod
11b	100	100-6970	frame/9m rod
12a	80	1120-3000	2m star
12b	80	835-3000	2m star
19	15	?	?
FuSpr F	?	?	1.4 to 2m star	(standard in a 251)

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