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Maritime VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  None  ? 40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz) 0.5 p.p.m. ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps 25 kHz 1 PPB ?

Receiver

RX-range Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
24-1800 MHz 7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD ? 0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ? ? CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? Tracking RF filters 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system Superheterodyne Digital Down Converter, software defined Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD ? 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
- 40-15 m
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output 1 / 25 W ? 3.5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or(!) 24 V DC 5 V DC (USB port) 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX 500 mA ? 350 mA
TX 5 A max - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark Between 201x and 20xx in France Between 2014 and 20xx in Bulgaria
Dimensions 320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
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Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (10.4 ENOB, 70dB SNR, 95dB SFDR)
Up to 6 MHz panoramic spectrum view
Compatible with Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Pine64 and UP boards
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAILOR-RT000144 AIRSPY-MINI LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005