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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Beacon Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 200-400 kHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 5 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Tubes Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 142.5 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola
Dimensions 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
Weight 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 MILITARY-BC-001206