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WWII Single-Frequency Beacon Receiver
Beacon Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Fixed ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 75 MHz 200-400 kHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 5 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 142.5 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Optional ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24 and 250 V DC 28V DC (aircraft battery voltage) Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX ? 0.75 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions ? 100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000341F MILITARY-BC-001206 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035