R&S SK080 AM transmitter on 6020 kHz shortwave

Radio Delta International used the Rohde & Schwarz SK080 AM broadcast transmitter for special events.
This transmitter gives us a lot of fun, because of the history and the beautiful appearance.
Rhode & Schwarz SK080 with classic anode/screen modulation, built in 1959. 100% tube-based, 800 Watts RF, sucks 3.4 kVA (one phase!). Radio Delta engineers refurbished this beautiful vintage AM broadcast transmitter. We used this transmitter in the 80’s on shortwave 7325kHz.
The R&S SK080 has a nice internal modulator with 2 x QB3/300 tubes with a brilliant AM modulation. This R&S SK080 transmitter could modulate around 800Watt nom. Many dutch pirates use the smaller R&S SK010 with external modulator, this transmitter can modulate around 130Watt nom.
The R&S SK family was in used by the German Army during 60’s and beginning 70’s. During the 80’s and 90’s this army surplus was sold to handlers. It was in the past rather simple to buy such a gear in Germany and Holland. Later became the R&S SK1 (1 kW max carrier power AM, + USB and LSB ) popular. But there mintage was much much less.

[@KP68videogates]

Wow, beautiful! Still love that AM radio sound. Thank you for the video! 73's

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Thank you! 👍

[@RADIOMAN690]

I LOVE THIS SHORT WAVE STATION STATION,I AM A HAM OPERATOR AND A SHORT WAVE LISTENER. I MADE A LAMP OUT OF A FINAL AMPFLIER TUBE FROM A OLD AM STATION THAT SHUT DOWN ,THANK YOU FOR THE TOUR OF THE STATION. ...BILL...USA. KD8WTT. 73

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Hi Bill, thanks for the nice comments! We will post more clips for an impression of DRI.
Special greetings to you and all your radio friends!

[@ElPasoTubeAmps]

That is a beauty. Thanks for posting.

[@edgardargotte3280]

QUE BELLEZA DE TRANSMISOR! LO QUE CASI NUNCA SE VE. PODER TOTAL

[@francescogerotto8496]

I love this old transmitter ...greats from Brazil

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Thanks 🙏

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Fantastic.

[@wojszymola162]

fantastic amplifier, great movie, 73! SP9LO :)

[@moviestudioland]

Wunderbar!

[@mookmook5715]

BEAUTIFUL ✨

[@radiodeltashortwave]

🙏🙏

[@wilhelmruether8643]

Good old times, I worked at R&S Munich as a student in the 1970ies on FM transmitters

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Very nice and good memories👌

[@drstrangelove09]

WOW!!!!

[@radiolongwire]

Beautiful set up, i can hear you from Paris today, Nice carrier signal 9+10 dB on 6110 AM, best 73

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Thanks for your report and joining us 🙏👌

[@alfredosanchez9460]

Excellent transmitter Broadcasting. Congratulations. Friend- Argentina-Buenos Aires

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Thank you there in Argentina, we received also reports from your country with this low power transmitter🙏😜

[@TheMariepi3]

I think the end valves were visible because when the antenna was poorly coupled, the plates on those valves turned red.

[@radiodeltashortwave]

This are not the end valves of the transmitter. You have seen the modulation valves🙏

[@radiodeltashortwave]

❤

[@clintjeffrey3340]

I love this old stuff too, a bit hard to find here in Australia....but keen to find something like this!....Clint VK3CSJ

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Thanks for the nice reaction! You can here us every sunday on the shortwave with these transmitters❤️

[@marcviej.5635]

wow prachtig!

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Dankjewel

[@loboapaixonado5675]

a musica q toca transmitida por esse majestoso equipamento é: camouflage de jhonny kendall
the music that transmitted by this majestic equipament is: camouflage, by jhonny kendall.

[@pu4mksmarkussalustianosalu783]

Muito bom transmisor de am amigo

[@radiodeltashortwave]

🙏

[@agustiana1247]

Good..
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[@radiodeltashortwave]

Thank you👍

[@iuritheil2334]

Beautiful set, my congratulations, impeccable! The receiver is B5X23? Could you tell me what the name of the song is? 73! pu2ghz.

[@radiodeltashortwave]

The receiver is an Philips Bi-ampl B5X23A
The number is: Johnny Kendall - Camouflage
Greetings!

[@adventureguy4119]

What is this song called, sounds so interesting

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Johnny Kendall - Camouflage

[@MrBugsier5]

What is the power output of this transmitter? 400 watts??

[@radiodeltashortwave]

800 watts is possible, we used it with 400 - 500 watt carrier

[@jannejohansson3383]

Is it "easy" if you want use that transmitting power just like one speaker with some easy configuration? Then you don't must actually transmit "anything" to others. That idea just pop my head because some metal fences etc start resonate neat radio towers on old days. And how efficient circuit may be if done? Did it need just coil and crystal?

[@radiodeltashortwave]

What’s your point? This technic have bring us where we now are in our lives.

[@wakkowarner7391]

Thought that music sounded familiar. It was released as "Camouflage" by Stan Ridgway here in the UK. Is your dipole pointing our way?

[@radiodeltashortwave]

It is an Cover, the dipole is pointed to the UK. On 12.030 you can get a good signaal😃

[@wladyslawkorczynski7386]

Price this radio shortwaves?

[@radiodeltashortwave]

This transmitter is not for sale🙃🙏

[@SuperSetright]

@@radiodeltashortwave are there places where you can buy similar equipment to yours?

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Here in the Netherlands some shops, but mostly by stations like us…..

[@oscarcortes1445]

Song name pls?

[@radiodeltashortwave]

Johnny Kendall Camouflage

[@ankidoankido4764]

Wht is nem song

[@martijndekeijzer]

Johnny Kendall - Camouflage

[@muhammadrafique3903]

Nice video RAFIQUE MASTOI DG Khan Pakistan 🏝🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🏝🏝🏝