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Revision as of 16:11, 25 September 2013

Manufacturer identification of military equipment can be determined by inspecting the identification tag on the device. Often there is a prefix that can be used in conjunction with the list below to identify the manufacturer.


Example:

The following tag has a manufacturer code of "CZR", which indicates this radio was manufactured by "Zenith Radio"

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MDS Codes of Prominent Electronics Equipment Manufacturers

Code Company Name
CAC Century Telephone Mfg. Co.
CACH L.C. Smith-Corona Typewriters
CAG General Radio Co.
CAGM Radio Controls, Inc.
CAGQ Ray Jefferson, Inc.
CAGW Canfield Mfg. Co.
CAGY Walter L.Schott Co.
CAHU Trailer Co. of America
CAIK Robinson Aviation, Inc.
CAIM American Steel Package Co.
CAKB Dielectric Products, Inc.
CALJ Archwin Co.
CAN Sangamo Electric Co.
CANG Peterson Radio Co.
CANU Seaboard Electric Co.
CAQF Hamilco
CASX Gothard Mfg. Co.
CAU Triumph Electric Co.
CAY Westinghouse Co.
CBF Burke Electric Co.
CBGX Midwest Engineering & Development
CBLC Loral Electronics
CBM Submarine Signal Co.
CBOR Gonsett
CBR Burgess Battery Co.
CBXK McCoy Electronics
CBY Aircraft Radio Corp.
CC Continental Electric Co.
CCI Communications Co., Inc.
CCJ Henry R. Crowley Co.
CCL Century Electric Co.
CCR Chisholm-Ryder Co.
CCSZ Inland Electronics Corp.
CCT Stromberg Carlson Co.
CCY Cinandagraph Speakers, Inc.
CD Cornell-Dubilier Electric Co.
CDC Dictograph Products Co.
CDE Air Track Mfg. Co.
CDI David Bogen, Inc.
CDMR Weston Electric Co.
CE E. J. Simon
CEA Bendix (Eclipse-Pioneer)
CEB Hugh H. Eby, Inc.
CED Cannon Electric Development Co.
CEE Thomas A. Edison Co.
CEJ E. F. Johnson Co.
CEK Eicor Corp.
CER Erie Resistor Co.
CES Electric Storage Battery Co.
CEX Emerson Radio & Phonograph Co.
CF deForest Radio Tel. & Tel. Co.
CFC Ferris Instrument Co.
CFD Federal Mfg. & Engineering
CFE Fada Radio
CFJ Fairchild Aviation
CFL Fred M. Link
CFM Froiland Mfg. Co.
CFN Farnsworth Tel. & Radio Corp.
CFT Federal Telephone & Radio Corp.
CFU Tillotson Furniture Co.
CFW F. W. Sickles Co.
CG General Electric Co.
CGC General Control Co.
CGE Guardian Electric Co.
CGQ Garod Radio Corp.
CGU Bogue Electric Co.
CH Signal Engineering & Mfg. Co.
CHC Hammerlund Mfg. Co.
CHD Hardwick-Hindle, Inc.
CHF Howard Co. (xtals)
CHS Hygrade-Sylvania Electric Co.
CHY Hytron Corp.
CHZ Hazeltine Electronics Corp.
CIA Dumont Radio & Aircraft Corp.
CIH Hamilton Radio Corp.
CIR International Resistance Co./IRC
CJB Jesse Bunnell
CJM Janette Radio Co.
CJP J. P. Seeburg
CKB Mission Bell Radio Mfg. Co. (later Hoffman)
CKG Kellog Switchboard & Supply Co.
CKP Air King Products
CL Fritz Lowenstein
CLB Clough-Brengle
CLG Electronic Laboratories
CLO Louthan Mfg. Co.
CM Marconi Wireless Tel. of America (later Bendix Marine Division)
CMA P. R. Mallory Co.
CMD Midwest Radio Co.
CMG Cinch Mfg. Co.
CML Meissner Mfg. Co.
CMO Miler Rubber Co.
CMX Magnevox Co.
CN National Electric Supply Co.
CNA National Company
CNC National Carbon Co.
CNM National Mineral Co.
CNR Northern Radio Co.
CNY North American Phillips Co., Inc.
CNZ National Fabricated Products, Inc.
COA Abbott Instruments
COC Oak Mfg. Co.
COL Collins Radio Co.
CPH American Phenolic Co. (Amphenol)
CPQ Speer Resistor Corp.
CPR Philco Radio
CQA Astatic Corp.
CQC Admiral Corp.
CQE Bell Sound System
CRC R.C.A. Radiotron Div.
CRM Radiomarine Co.
CRR Bendix Radio Division
CRV R.C.A. Victor, Camden, NJ & Indianapolis, Ind.
CRZ Consolidated Radio Products
CSA Stackpole Carbon Co.
CSE Signal Electric Mfg. Co.
CSF Sprague Specialties Co. (Sprague Electric)
CSJ Stupakoff Ceramic & Mfg. Co.
CSL Solar Mfg. Co.
CSX Selector Mfg. Co.
CT Federal Telegraph Co.
CTB The Bristol Co. of Waterbury, Conn.
CTC Chicago Telephone Supply Co.
CTD Tobe-Deutschmann
CTE Telephonics Corp.
CTJ Electronic Corp. of America
CTK Technical Device Corp.
CTL Tung-Sol Co.
CTU Triumph Mfg. Co.
CTX Trimm Mfg. Co.
CUE United Electronics Co.
CUF Ucinite Mfg. Co.
CUL University Laboratory
CUO General Electronics
CUT United Transformer Co.
CV Weston Instrument Co.
CW Western Electric Co.
CWI Washington Institute of Technology
CWL Westinghouse Lamp Div.
CWP Winship Co.
CWS Stewart-Warner Corp.
CYV Press Wireless Co.
CZC Scott
CZR Zenith Radio