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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz)
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? 1 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12 or(!) 24 V DC
Current RX 1.2 A max 500 mA
TX - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Accessories UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC SAILOR-RT000144