====== Equipment of the German Armed Forces ======
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The equipment of the German Reichswehr and, in the years of the Second World War, of the German Wehrmacht were made by the most important German manufacturers of communications equipment and usually bear abbreviations corresponding to the purpose of use.

After the end of the Second World War, with the integration of the Federal Republic of Germany into NATO, NATO equipment was also used by the Bundeswehr. Some American surplus equipment with a German front panel was also used by government agencies.

==== Military equipment of the German Wehrmacht ====
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|[[Torn.E.b]]|1935|[[TRF with regeneration]]|LW, MW, SW 1,6 - 7,1 MHz|AM|[[Torn.E.b|{{:images-small:mil-de-torn-empf-b.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|[[E 52|E 52 (Köln)]]|1941|[[Single conversion]]|KW 1.5 - 25.2 MHz|AM, CW|[[E 52]]
|[[FuMB4|FuMB 4 "Samos"]]|ca. 1940|[[Single conversion]]|90 - 470 MHz|AM, FM|[[FuMB4|{{:images-small:rohde-schwarz-samos.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|

==== Military sets of the German Armed Forces ====
=== VHF manpack radios ===
In the early years of the German Bundeswehr, mainly military equipmen from American surplus was used, later sets were produced under licence in Germany and locally developed sets followed.
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|[[AN/PRC-6]]|RT-196|1951/55|[[Transceiver]], Handy Talkie|47 - 55.4 MHz|[[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/military_prc_6_rt_196_prc_6.html|{{:images-small:mil-usa-an-prc6.jpg?direct&50|PRC-6}}]]|
|[[PRC-6/6]]|SEL (Lorenz)|1961|[[Transceiver]], six switchable channels|47 - 55.4 MHz|[[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/itt_funksprechgeraet_prc_66.html|{{:images-small:mil-de-prc6-6-small.jpg?direct&50|}}]]|
|[[AN/PRC-8]]|RT-174|1951|[[transceiver]]|20 - 27.9 MHz|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/AN~PRC-8|{{:images-small:mil-usa-prc8-front.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|[[AN/PRC-9]]|RT-175|1951|[[Transceiver]]|28 - 38.9 MHz|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/AN~PRC-9|{{:images-small:mil-usa-prc8-front.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|[[AN/PRC-10]]|RT-176|1951|[[Transceiver]]|38 - 54.9 MHz|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/AN~PRC-10|{{:images-small:mil-usa-prc8-front.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|[[SEM-35]]|SEL (Lorenz)|1965|[[Transceiver]]|26 - 70 MHz, 1 / 0.15 W; 880 channels|[[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/lorenz_sem_35_sem35.html|{{:images-small:mil-de-sem35-small.jpg?direct&200|SEM-35}}]]|

=== Vehicle radios VHF ===
In the early years of the German Bundeswehr, mainly military equipment from U.S. Surplus was used:
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|SCR-293|BC-500|19xx|[[Transceiver]]|20 - 28 MHz, 25 W, 2 channels|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/SCR-293|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr293-bc500-small.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|SCR-294|BC-449|19xx|[[Receiver]]|20 - 28 MHz, 2 channels| |
|SCR-508|[[http://armyradio.wiki/doku.php?id=de:bc-604|BC-604]]/[[http://armyradio.wiki/doku.php?id=de:bc-603|BC-603]]|1942|Transmitter, two receivers|20 - 27.9 MHz, 30 W, 10 channels|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/SCR-508|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr-608-small.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|SCR-509|BC-620|1943|[[Transceiver]]|20 - 27.9 MHz, 1.8 W, 2 channels, battery operation|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/SCR-509|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr509-small.jpg?direct&150|}}]]|
|SCR-510|BC-620|1943|[[Transceiver]]|20 - 27.9 MHz, 1.8 W, 2 channels, vehicle operation from rotary converter|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/SCR-510|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr509-small.jpg?direct&150|}}]]|
|SCR-528|[[http://armyradio.wiki/doku.php?id=de:bc-604|BC-604]]/[[http://armyradio.wiki/doku.php?id=de:bc-603|BC-603]]|1942|transmitter, one receiver|20 - 27.9 MHz, 30 W, 10 channels| |
|SCR-538|BC-604/BC-603/BC-605|1942|transmitter, one receiver, one on-board amplifier|20 - 27.9 MHz, 30 W, 10 channels|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr-538-small.jpg?direct&200|}} |
|SCR-608|[[http://armyradio.wiki/doku.php?id=de:bc-684|BC-684]]/[[http://armyradio.wiki/doku.php?id=de:bc-683|BC-683]]|1944|Transmitter, two receivers|27 - 38.9 MHz, 30 W, 10 channels|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/SCR-608|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr-608-small.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|SCR-609|BC-659|1943|[[Transceiver]]|27 - 38.9 MHz, 1.8 W, 2 channels, battery operation|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/SCR-609|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr509-small.jpg?direct&150|}}]]|
|SCR-610|BC-659|1943|[[Transceiver]]|27 - 38.9 MHz, 1.8 W, 2 channels, vehicle operation from rotary converter|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/SCR-609|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr509-small.jpg?direct&150|}}]]|
|SCR-628|[[http://armyradio.wiki/doku.php?id=de:bc-684|BC-684]]/[[http://armyradio.wiki/doku.php?id=de:bc-683|BC-683]]|1944|Transmitter, one receiver|27 - 38.9 MHz, 30 W, 10 channels|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/SCR-628|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr-608-small.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|SCR-708| |194x|transmitter, two receivers|20 - 27.9 MHz, 30 W, 4 channels (‘crystal saving’ - variant of SCR-508)| |
|SCR-728| |194x|transmitter, one receiver|27 - 38.9 MHz, 30 W, 4 channels (‘crystal saving’ - variant of SCR-528)| |
|SCR-808|BC-924/BC-923|194x|transmitter, two receivers|27 - 38.9 MHz, 30 W, 4 channels (‘crystal saving’ - variant of SCR-608)|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/SCR-808|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr-808-small.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|SCR-828|BC-924/BC-923|194x|transmitter, one receiver|27 - 38.9 MHz, 30 W, 4 channels (‘crystal saving’ - variant of SCR-628)| |

From 1956, sets of the AN/GRC-3 - 8 family were used in various configurations and frequency ranges:
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|[[AN/GRC-3]]|RT-66, R-108, RT-70, AM-65|1950|transceiver, auxiliary receiver, low power transceiver|20 - 27.9 MHz, 16 + 2 W, 80 channels|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/AN/GRC-3|{{:images-small:mil-usa-an-grc3-small.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|[[SEM-25]]|SEL (Lorenz)|1965|[[Transceiver]]|26 - 70 MHz, 15 / 1 W; 880 channels|[[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/lorenz_sem25sem_2.html|{{:images-small:mil-de-sem25-small.jpg?direct&100|SEM-25}}]]|

==== Shortwave radios ====
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|SCR-506|[[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/military_bc_652_bc652.html|BC-652]] / [[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/BC-653|BC-653]]|1941|Receiver / Transmitter|RX 2 - 6 MHz, Tx 2 - 4.5 MHz, 50-90 W, 4 channels|[[https://www.radionerds.com/images/d/d6/TM_11-630.pdf|{{:images-small:mil-usa-scr506-small.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|
|[[AN/GRC-9]]|[[https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/AN~GRC-9|RT-77]]|1953|Transceiver|2 - 12 MHz, 15 / 5 W, 2 presets|[[https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/military_angrc_9_angrc9.html|{{:images-small:mil-usa-an-grc9-small.jpg?direct&100|}}]]|
|[[AN/GRC-26]]|BC-610 / BC-342 resp. R-388 resp. R-390|1950 / 1962|transmitter, two receivers and teleprinter|RX 1 - 30 MHz, TX 2 - 18 MHz|[[https://www.radiomuseum.org/forumdata/upload/177-11.pdf|{{:images-small:mil-usa-an-grc26.jpg?direct&200|}}]]|