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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? None 
Freq. stability ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C) ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1600-4300 kHz 156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   SSB   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion super heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1600-4300 kHz 156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W 600 W PEP 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 21.6 - 31.2 V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 0.9 A 380 mA
TX ? 13 A max 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions ? ? 66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-FPM-000300 SAILOR-T002131 STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890