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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-604	Autophon VHF receiver E46 (1947): 27 - 101 MHz, AM / FM; VHF surveilance receiver
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-609	Racal RA 17C-12 (1958): 0,98 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB (BFO); General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-607 E-610	National HRO (194x): 1,7 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB (BFO); General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-616 E-617 E-618	National NC-100XA / NC-100XSA / NC-100A (1938): 0,54 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB (BFO); General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-622	Lorenz EO 509/I (1938): 15 kHz - 20 MHz, AM, CW (regenerative); General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-625	National HRO-7T (1947): 1,7 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB (BFO); General coverage / surveillance receiver
E-626	Zenith Trans Oceanic H500 (1951): MW, 6 shortwave broadcast bands, AM; Portable multiband shortwave radio
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-635	Philips All wave receiver BX-925A (1952): 210-540 kHz, 1,45 - 32 MHz, AM, CW / SSB (BFO); crystal controlled fixed frequency operation
E-638	Telefunken Long and mediumwave receiver E 108 Lw/4 (1957): 10 - 1800 kHz, AM, CW; VLF surveillance receiver
E-639	Telefunken Shortwave receiver E 104 Kw/8 (1954): 1,1 - 30,1 MHz, AM, CW / SSB (BFO); Shortwave surveillance receiver
E-640	Telefunken Shortwave receiver E 127 Kw/4 (1954): 1,5 - 30,1 MHz, AM, CW / SSB (BFO); Shortwave surveillance receiver
E-643	Collins Communications receiver 51S-1 (1959): 0,5 - 30,5 MHz, AM, CW, USB/LSB;
E-645	Siemens Communications Receiver E311b1 (1959): 1,5 - 30,1 MHz, AM, CW, SSB; mains power supply
E-646	Air Raid Alarm Receiver E-646 (1980): 2 - 12 MHz, AM, USB / LSB, selektive call system for air raid alarm network; battery or mains operated
E-648	ACL Surveillance Receiver SR-209:(ca. 1965) Surveillance Receiver, VHF/UHF/SHF 30-100 MHz, 0,5-2 GHz, analog film dial; AM, CW, FM; integrated panoramic display; used by military radiocommunications surveillance.
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-653	Telefunken Communications Receiver E863 Kw/2 (1970): 1,5 - 30,1 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB; mains power supply
E-655	Racal Communications Receiver RA-1217 (1965): 1 - 30 MHz, AM, CW, SSB; mains power supply
E-656	Racal Communication receiver RA-1772 (1978): 15 kHz - 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-659	Watkins Johnson Communications Receiver WJ-8888 (1972): 10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB; 4 memories
E-660	Teletron Pfitzner Communications receiver TE 704C F/FS (1985?): 10 kHz - 30 MHz, AM, CW, LSB/USB;
E-663	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