Type 31 Crystal  Receiver and Variants
Type: Shipborne crystal receiver
Frequency range:  For use on the standard marine bands of 300 and 600 metres. These were the standard marine wavelengths of the day.  Overall, the  receiver  was able to tune 200 to 2,000 metres. (1500 to 150 KHz respectively).
Comment: The receiver was fitted with two crystals. These could be used independently of in a  "balanced working" mode.
Variants: Types 31, 31A, and 31C. No information is available at this time which indicates the differences between the types.
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Type 31 receiver schematic. The aerial tuning inductance is at the right side. The primary and secondary coils are at the top left of the schematic but no coupling arrow is provided.(Courtesy Handbook of Technical Instruction For Wireless Telegraphists).
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Type 31C receiver with aerial tuning inductance on the left. The degree of coupling between the primary and secondary windings inside the  the receiver can be varied by moving the handle on the front along the slide . A half turn of the handle locks it in position. 
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Type 31 receiver.  In this example, it is presumed that the primary and secondary coils were external to the set, hence the difference in dimensions. If that is the case, that also explains the absence of the slide control.  (Photo courtesy Museum of the History of Science, Oxford)
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Top view of 31 receiver. (Image courtesy Radiomuseum.org)


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Apr 22/19