Transmitters & Transceivers

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Type 40


DATE OF DESIGN

FREQUENCY RANGE

140 to 375 kc/s

POWER SUPPLIES

Ships Mains Power Supply

RANGE IN MILES

N/K or N/A

TYPE OF SET

VALVE

WAVEFORM

CW

METHOD OF PRODUCING OSCILLATIONS

N/K or N/A

WHERE USED/FITTED

The Type 40 was an experimental set, so was known as the Type 40X. It was not issued as a set to the Fleet. It was a Valve transmitter operating in the frequency band 140-375 kc/s using a CW emission. A range of 8 miles was achieved. It used the ships mains as its power supplies.

ASSOCIATED WAVEMETER

N/K or N/A

FURTHER READING

IMAGES, PHOTOS, DOCUMENTS, SCHEMATICS ETC.

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