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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station Marine Receiver
Marine VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands 156-162 MHz (fixed channels)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz 600 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD 5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 156-162 MHz (fixed channels)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC 12/24 V DC
Current RX ? ? 220 mA
TX ? - 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark Between 1969 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
342 × 232 × 220 mm
(13.46 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? 11 crystal controlled frequencies Simplex and duplex operation supported
Distress channel selector (channel 16)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 SAILOR-R000104 SAILOR-RT000142