BROADCAST RECEIVER TYPE 597

THE MARCONI MARINE BROADCAST RECEIVER TYPE 597 WAS INTENDED AS A GENERAL BROADCAST RECEIVER FOR THE RECEPTION OF NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES. IT ALSO  HAD A BFO, SO COULD IT   BE UTILISED AS AN EMERGENCY RECEIVER FOR THE RECEPTION OF C.W SIGNALS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE SHIPS RADIO ROOM .IT HAD SIX WAVE RANGES COVERING 10.7 TO 3000 METRES.THE DIAL TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN TUNING IS THE ' BAND SPREAD' TUNING.THE I.F WAS 343 kHz.