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Beacon Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 4
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
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Receiver

RX-range 200-400 kHz 0.17-0.4 / 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 142.5 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
305 × 160 × 240 mm
(12.01 × 6.30 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
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Accessories ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-001206 KENTEC-BCL-000001