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Note :  E.R. is Emetteur-Récepteur (Transmitter-Receiver) and R. is Récepteur (Receiver).

Designation
Range (km)
 Type Frequency
(m)
Weight (kg)
Transport
 Function
E.R. 12
8-20
morse key
500-1000
54
Light truck
 Command net of Infantry Divisions, divisional artillery, army corps heavy artillery, army heavy artillerie and AA battallions.
E.R. 13
100 to 200
700
Light truck 
(dismantled)
 Command net of Armies, Army Corps and army AA battallions.
E.R. 17 type 31
4-15
morse key
100-200
54
Manpack  (4 loads)
 Infantry regiment command net and divisional artillery battalions command net . Communication between infantry and artillery.
E.R. 22
5-6 (voice) 
10-12 (morse)
 voice and morse key
60-120
53
Manpack (4 loads)
 Communication between divisional artillery battalions and artillery observers.
E.R. 26 bis
about 100 (morse)
same as E.R. 26 ter ?
100
Armoured or 
unarmoured  vehicle
 E.R. 26 ter equivalent for overseas units. Adopted in 1928.
E.R. 26 bis mle 1939
(voice) and (morse)
same as E.R. 26 ter ?
50
Armoured or 
unarmoured vehicle
 Improved model of E.R. 26 bis.
E.R. 26 ter
30 (moving)
60 (station.)
 voice and morse key
40-110
 150
Armoured or 
unarmoured  vehicle
 Command net of DLC (Light Cavalry Divisions) and DLM (Light Mechanised Divisions). Communications between Infantry Divisions and their GRDI (Reconnaissance Battalions)
E.R. 27
50-60 (voice)
30-100 (morse)
 voice and morse key
35-115
200
AMD Panhard commandement
 Command net of DLC (Light Cavalry Divisions) and DLM (Light Mechanised Divisions). From late 1939.
E.R. 28
2
 
10-15
15
 
 Internal network of tank companies.
E.R. 29 mle 1939
5 
14-23
 50
 
 Cavalry tank / reconnaissance battalion command nets.
E.R. 30
20 (moving)
40 (station.)
 voice and morse key
40-200
50
 DCR command net.
E.R. 40
1.2 max
800 m efft.
voice
5-5.5
20
Manpack (2 loads), static balloon, plane
 Infantry battalion command net. Communication between artillery and spotter planes.
E.R. 40
800 m
voice
4.8-5.8
10
Manpack
 Infantry platoon radio (30 sets in service in May 1940)
E.R. 50 W
100
 
60-1000
 
 
 Fortress
E.R. 51
15
morse key
40-100
50
Cross-country 
vehicle
 Tank battalion command net. 
E.R. 51 mle 1938
15-20
voice and morse key
40-100
50
Cross-country 
vehicle
 Internal network of tank battalions. 
E.R. 52 
2
 morse key
9.5-17
 50
D 1 and D 2 tanks
 Internal network of D tank companies.
E.R. 52 bis
3
 morse key
9.5-17
 50
D 1 and D 2 tanks
 D tank battalion command net.
E.R. 53 mle 1932
15
 morse key
40-100
 80
FCM 2C and B 1 tanks
 Internal network of tank companies.
R. 11
up to 60
voice and morse key
100-1000
20
 Light truck Friendly and ennemy radio communications surveillance. 
R. 15
 
5
Light truck
 Friendly and ennemy radio communications surveillance. 
E.R. 54 mle 1938
? (voice)
  
Light tanks
 Proposed for internal network of R and H light tank companies. Still not in service by May 1940. (derived from E.R. 40)


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