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Maritime VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  None  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz) ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 kHz 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
All International Maritime VHF channels 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD ? 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 ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
All International Maritime VHF channels 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1 / 25 W 25 W 250 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or(!) 24 V DC 12/24 V DC 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX 500 mA ? 0.9 A
TX 5 A max 5 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark Between 197x and 198x in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 61 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAILOR-RT000144 SAILOR-RT000144C SAILOR-T002130