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Floating Marine Transceiver | GPS

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-44 MHz 80-10 m 156.050 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
12 / 25 kHz (-6 / -60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single-conversion superheterodyne, 9 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 KHz ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 16 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 156.025 - 157.425 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 6 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 450 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 110-120 V AC (110-250 V AC option) 13.8V DC or mains 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 330 mA
TX - 15 A max. 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
62 × 142 × 45 mm
(2.44 × 5.59 × 1.77 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 335 gr (11.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 48 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Submersible JIS-7 / IPX7
DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
One hand operation
Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
SOS Strobe light
Programmable channel names
12-channel GPS receiver
Large LCD (132 × 64 dots)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000020R-SKY-CHAMPION KENWOOD-TS-000520 STANDARD-HX000851