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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Beacon Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  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 - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) ? SSB: 1200 W PEP, CW: 1000 W, AM: 600 W (100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
343 × 152 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 5.98 × 11.50 in)
Weight 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) ? 18.60 kg (41.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 MILITARY-BC-001206 YAESU-FL-002100B