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The BC-1206 is a superhetrodyne receiver covering the 200-400 Kc beacon band. The name Range Receiver comes from the fact that marker beacon information from navigational points on aircraft tracks gave information that provided approximate position. Unlike the radio compass receivers, no provision was made for direction finding.
There are various versions of this receiver, produced by different manufacturers. There are considerable differences between models, including major valve variations and differences in IF frequency. External connections and controls are identical.
Surplus price 1948 in the US: $4.95
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- ?
- Frequency stability
- ?
- Tuning steps
- ?
- Memories
- ?
Receiver
- RX-range
- 200-400 kHz
- Modulations
- AM CW
- Sensitivity
- 5 µV
- Selectivity
- ?
- Filters
- ?
- Receiver system
- Single conversion, 5 tubes
- IF-frequencies
- 142.5 kHz
- Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- ?
Connections
- Antenna
- Proprietary (military)
- Impedance
- 50Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- 28V DC (aircraft battery voltage)
- Current drain RX
- 0.75 A
- TX
- -
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 100 × 100 × 168 mm (3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
- Weight
- ?
- Form factor
- Base Station
- Manufactured
- Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola
Other features
- Usage
- Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
- Features + options
- -
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 5199
- MPN
- MILITARY-BC-001206
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
- BC-1206 Circuit diagram GIF - Unknown size, submitted by RigReference
- Upload relevant documents
New and second-hand prices
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Links & tools
- Search YouTube for Military BC-1206 videos
- Search Google for Military BC-1206 information
- Search Google Images for Military BC-1206
- Search Twitter for Military BC-1206 news
- Search Wikipedia for Military BC-1206 information
- Search the Boat Anchor Manual Archive (BAMA) for Military BC-1206 for manuals and documents (using Google)
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