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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Floating Marine Transceiver | GPS
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands 6m  None  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 156.050 - 163.275 MHz 156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 12 / 25 kHz (-6 / -60 dB) 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 700 mW @ 16 ohm for 10% THD 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 156.025 - 157.425 MHz 156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
RF-output 5 W 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 6 W 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 330 mA 380 mA
TX ? 1.6 A max 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x Between 2013 and 201x in Japan Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
62 × 142 × 45 mm
(2.44 × 5.59 × 1.77 in)
66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 335 gr (11.8 oz) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 48 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? Submersible JIS-7 / IPX7
DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
One hand operation
Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
SOS Strobe light
Programmable channel names
12-channel GPS receiver
Large LCD (132 × 64 dots)
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' STANDARD-HX000851 STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890