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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Beacon Receiver
Amateur SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 200-400 kHz 1 kHz - 2 GHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 5 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 5 tubes SDR
IF-freqs. ? 142.5 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 75 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50/1000Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000100 MILITARY-BC-001206 BONITO-SDRPLAY-RSPDUO