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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 per 100 (± 0.5 kHz per MHz) Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps ? ± 10 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands 80-10 m 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? 5 xtals ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, 12 valves Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 4.6 MHz
2nd: 467 kHz
1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? 400 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 3.2 - 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries Mains 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX 100-300 mA 90 W 0.9 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
?
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 12.45 kg (27.5 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Noise limiter
S-meter
94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAILOR-000046T GELOSO-G-000209 SAILOR-T002031