This receiver was used together with the HE1 monitoring receiver to find a spy transmitter operating on a particular frequency. Once the frequency was established by listening through the Fu. H. E. 1, the EP2 would be used in a direction-finding mode to find the compass direction of the transmission. Both the Fu. H. E. 1 and the EP2 had identical frequency scales and ranges. The Fu. H. E. 1 lacks the direction finding hardware of the EP2. These two receivers are often seen in Luftwaffe radio van configurations that monitored entire districts for spy transmitters.

Set packaged in 2 portable containers: receiver pack, accessories pack, container with tripod, and container with antenna. DF greatly simplified by use of rotatable cross-loop antenna - one loop used for direction finding and other at right angles for determining "sense" of transmitting station. This can be accomplished throwing a switch. When taking bearing on a CW transmitter, the performance of the receiver in terms of minimum width for effective field strength is approximately 0.5 mV/meter for 0.50 minimum width in all frequency ranges. Function of the "stand-by" antenna is to reduce azimuth errors caused by local reflection echoes.

For direction finding, switch over to "Ein" (on); adjust low voltage control to 4 V (red mark on meter); tune in to required station; adjust until suitable signal strength is obtained; swing antenna loop round and note as nearly as possible position where signal is minimum. If minimum is not clear and sharp, regulate by rotating antenna alternately one way and then the other, at the same time, adjusting DF control knob "Regler für Peilen"; When minimum position is found, read off bearing indicated on the scale.

The internal metal components are constructed from aluminum, making this unit surprisingly light-weight.