Radio Manufacturer Identification

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"

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