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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Built-in 4" speaker 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (105-125 V AC) 9-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions ? 356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight ? 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000700A LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V RAYMARINE-RAY000053