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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Marine VHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 156-162 MHz (fixed channels) 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 156-162 MHz (fixed channels) 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   DMR  
RF-output 100 W ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12/24 V DC 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX ? 220 mA 810 mA, 2A max
TX ? 4 A max 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1969 and 197x in Denmark Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions ? 320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Simplex and duplex operation supported
Distress channel selector (channel 16)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-II SAILOR-RT000142 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000720