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Desktop HF Receiver
Beacon Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 200-400 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity From 14 MHz up: low 5 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion, all tubes Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
142.5 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 28V DC (aircraft battery voltage)
Current RX ? 0.75 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola
Dimensions ? 100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

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