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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands All International Maritime VHF channels 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 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, 14 tubes ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - All International Maritime VHF channels 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output - 25 W 400 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12/24 V DC 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.9 A
TX - 5 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 1984 and 199x in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 SAILOR-RT002047 SAILOR-T002031