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HT UHF Transceiver
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Beacon Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 200-400 kHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.158 µV From 14 MHz up: low 5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion, all tubes Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 23.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
142.5 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW (8 ohm / 10% THD) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 2.5 / 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC Mains 28V DC (aircraft battery voltage)
Current RX 38 mA ? 0.75 A
TX 1.3 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola
Dimensions 47 × 120 × 31 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.22 in)
? 100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) including antenna and batteries ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-HORIZON-C-000468S GONSET-GR-000212 MILITARY-BC-001206