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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Military Desktop Transceiver
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands ? ? None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range 2182 kHz, single channel HF 156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Better than 1 µV ? Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 20 kHz (-40 dB), 40 kHz (-50 dB) ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - HF 156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24 V DC +/- 10% or mains ? 7.4 V DC
Current RX 100-350 mA ? 380 mA
TX - ? 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions 230 × 150 × 162 mm
(9.06 × 5.91 × 6.38 in)
? 66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? ? 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Military communication Marine / Navy
Features ? ? GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAILOR-R000501 SWAN-(CUBIC)-MILITARY-(?) STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890