SAILOR RT4722

VHF-DSC DUPLEX
Installation Manual
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Contents
1 Technical Specification ..................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Installation .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Mounting Possibilities ........................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Power Supply ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 Aerial .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.1 Placing the Aerials ................................................................................................................................................ 8
2.4 Handset Connection ............................................................................................................................................. 8
2.5 Loudspeaker Connection ..................................................................................................................................... 9
2.6 Connectors ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.6.1 SPARC-Bus Cable ............................................................................................................................................... 10
2.6.2 Options Connector H4992 ................................................................................................................................... 11
2.7 Cable Length ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
2.7.1 Power Cable ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.8 Electrical Connections .......................................................................................................................................... 12
2.8.1 Power Connectors ................................................................................................................................................ 12
2.8.2 Interconnection Cable Specification For VHF Printer Connection ...................................................................... 13
2.9 Compass Safety Distance .................................................................................................................................... 13
2.10 Test Procedure TX/RX DSC Call ......................................................................................................................... 14

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1 Technical Specification
Conforms to all relevant international requirements and resolutions as agreed by ETSI, IEC, ITU, and IMO as well as
other national requirements. These specifications include ETS 300 162, ETS 300 338, IEC 945, IEC 1097-3 and IEC
1097-7.

General information
Normal channels All int. ch’s for 25 kHz operation.
Up to 40 private channels.
Opt. channels All int. ch’s for 12.5 kHz operation.
Up to 224 ch’s with up to 54 private ch’s.
Channel spacing 25 kHz / opt. 12.5 kHz
Frequency range Rx/Tx: 150.800 MHz - 157.4 MHz.
Rx: 160.625 MHz - 163.6 MHz.
Operating modes Simplex/Semi-duplex/duplex.
Modulation G3EJN for telephony receiver
G2B for DSC signaling
Frequency stability ±10 ppm/ opt. ± 5ppm
Aerial connectors Standard 50 ohm female, SO239
Temperature range -15 °C to +55 °C
Supply voltage 13.2V DC Nominal
Supply range 10.8V DC to 15.6V DC
Supply current Stand-by 0.14A
Transmitter on 1.5A (Low power)
Transmitter on 6.5A (High power)
Transceiver dimen. H*W*D 100*200*259mm.
Transceiver weight 3.9 kg

Receiver
Sensitivity for:
12 dB SINAD -118 dBm or 0.28µV p.d.
AF rated power
Output 1 4W/ 4 Ω
Output 2 6W/ 4 Ω
Distortion THD Below 5%
Signal/noise ratio Better than 40dB
AF response - 6dB/octave
Spurious emission Below 2nW
Spurious resp. att. More than 70dB

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Duplex spurious resp. att. More than 70dB

Duplex desensitation Below 3dB
Intermodulation att. More than 68dB
Co-channel rejection Better than -10 dB
Adj. ch. selectivity More than 70dB
Blocking More than 90dBµV

Transmitter
RF output power * High 25W + 0 dB to -0.5 dB
Low 0.9W +0.5 dB to - 1 dB
Adj. ch. power Below -70dBc
Spurious radiation Below 0.25µW
Cabinet radiation Below 0.25µW
AF response + 6dB/octave
Distortion Below 5%
Signal/noise ratio Better than 40dB

DSC Facilities:
DSC operation According to Rec. ITU-R M.541-6
and Rec. ITU-R M.689-2
DSC protocol According to Rec. ITU-R M.493-7 class A
Navigator interface NMEA 0183, GGA,GLL,ZDA
NMEA input current 8mA type
Symbol error rate
below 1*10-2 at -119 dBm or 0.25µV p.d.
Modulation 1700 Hz ± 400 Hz
1200 baud ± 30 ppm
Frequency error Below ± 1 Hz
Residual DSC-mod. Below -26 dB

* Note: The transmitter has a built in temperature sense function that will reduce the output power from 25W to
1W if the radio is getting too hot. This may happen if there is no free air circulation around the radio.

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2 Installation
2.1 Mounting Possibilities
Mounting possibilities, dimensions and drilling plan

Handset Drilling Plan

2 x ø4.5

ø12 for cable entry

209

123

144
52.5

68.5 66.5 34 13.5

Space for cable and
handset cable
min. 200

min. 300 4-0-35556

Space for handset access

4-0-35999

Weight:
Handset 0.4 kg

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VHF-DSC DUPLEX With Mounting Bracket

Bracket (Standard)
110.00
100.00

200.00 max. 280

36846 231.00

Mounting Option Drilling plan

4 x ø4

76.50
98.50
11.00

Tilting +/-6 ° 14.25 180.50

209.00

Weight:
VHF-DSC DUPLEX 3.9 kg
Mounting Bracket 0.7 kg

36847

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VHF-DSC DUPLEX
100.00

200.00 259.00
36848

VHF-DSC DUPLEX With Mounting Bracket MB4994 (Flush mounting)

Bracket (Option)
125.00

250.00 min. 100.00 16.00

36849
Space for Cable entry

Drilling Plan
10.00

215.00 17.50
105.00
104.00

R7.00 Make a cut for

handset cable entry
Weight:
62.50

4 x M4 Mounting Bracket MB4994

(Part no. 80499410) 0.2 kg
10.50

20.00
230.00 10.00 WARNING:
4-0-36006
Only use original screws; otherwise you risk short-
circuiting the battery ground to the ship ground.

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2.2 Power Supply

The standard power supply for the VHF unit is 12V DC.
For 24V DC supply an external power supply with the type number N420 can be used. The N420 is in
principle a 24V DC to 13.2V DC serial regulator.

For 110V AC, 127V AC, 220V AC or 237V AC operation, an external power supply with the type number
N163S must be used together with N420.

Fuse
The fuse is a standard 10A mini car fuse. There is a spare fuse in the power cable connector.

2.3 Aerial
All common 50 ohm aerials which cover the used frequency range with a reasonable standing wave ratio, maximum
1.5, can be used.
The aerial is connected to the set by means of a 50 ohm coaxial cable with low loss, e.g. RG213U. At the cable end
a PL259 plug is mounted.

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2.3.1 Placing the Aerials

In a GMDSS CLASS A installation, there are always two aerials. These should be mounted in a place that is as high
and clear as possible - as illustrated below. Note that the primary transceiver aerial must be placed at a higher level
than the channel 70 receiver aerial.

Primary
transceiver aerial

Channel 70
receiver aerial

37035

2.4 Handset Connection

The handset is connected directly to the HANDSET plug at the back of the VHF set.

12V DC

Rx
/
Tx

SPARC-BUS OPTION

HANDSET PRINTER

35405

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2.5 Loudspeaker Connection

When one or more control units are connected to the VHF system, two of them can be set up to use the transceiver’s
two loudspeaker outputs to drive external speakers.
To link a loudspeaker to a control unit, enter the function menu and select external speaker:
Path: Func\general\sound\loudspeak\norm\alarm\extspk, and set external speaker to be 1 or 2 as desired.
The loudspeaker signals are available in the SPARC-bus cabling, and a loudspeaker can be connected to the system
in the handset hook parts or in the connection box.
Connect the loudspeaker cables to SPARC-bus signals (LS_1+ and LS_1-) or (LS_2+ and LS_2-) depending on which
speaker selection is made by the control unit(s).

2.6 Connectors
Handset Hook SPARC-Bus Connection Box H4991
HOOK Connection 32262

Term. ON
S1
SUPPLY
1

R1
_ON SUPPLY

1
_ON
SPARC+
2

SUPPLY SPARC+

2
15

V1

_ON
SPARC-
3

X1
SPARC-

3
14

S2

SPARC+
AF+
4

AF+

4
13

V2

SPARC-
AF-
5

AF-

5
12

AF+
-BAT
6

-BAT

6
11

AF-
+12VDC
7

+12VDC

7
10

-BAT
R2
R4
R3

X1

RX_AF+
8

X3

X2
RX_AF+

8
+12VDC
9

X3

RX_AF-
9

RX RX_AF-

9
8

_AF+ +12
10

RX VDC
+12VDC

10

10
7

_AF- LS
S3

11

+12 _1+
LS_1+

11

11
6

VDC LS
12

_1- LS_1-
12

12
LS_1+
5

-BAT
13

-BAT
13

13
LS_1-
4

LS_2+ LS_2+
14

14

14
-BAT
3

15

LS_2-
15

15
LS_2+
2

LS_2-
LS_2-
1

X2

35349A

35348

In the handset hook the shield of the SPARC-bus cable is connected to the cable relief.

WARNING:
Be carefull not to cover the distress switch with installation wires.

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2.6.1 SPARC-Bus Cable

The table below describes the max. length of the SPARC-bus cable for the power supply for one handset unit.
The length of the cable depends on the number of supply wires and the wire thickness. The table shows the cable
lengths for systems with a supply voltage of +12V. If the system supply voltage is 24V, i.e. the supply voltage is provided
through N420, the max. cable length listed in the table may be doubled.

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The SPARC-bus cable length is limited by the level of output power delivered to a connected external speaker on the
LS_2 terminals. The speaker output power depends on cable length and cable thickness as described in the table
below.
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35356

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2.6.2 Options Connector H4992

Options connectors

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1
; 1DPH SDLU ;; NMEA_OUT+

2
X1
NMEA_OUT-

3
SLQ '6&B$/$50B21  NMEA_IN+

4
SLQ 10($B287  2SWLRQDO NMEA_IN-

5
SLQ 10($B287  2SWLRQDO
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6
+12VDC

7
SLQ 10($B,1  

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FAN_ON

8
SLQ 10($B,1   RX_1_SQ

9
CH_AUX_1

10
SLQ %$7B9'&   CH_AUX_2

11
SLQ 9'&   RX_1_AF

12
SLQ )$1B21 

13
14
SLQ 5;BB64 

15
SLQ &+B$8;B 
SLQ &+B$8;B 
SLQ 5;BB$) 
SLQ 1& 
SLQ 1& 
SLQ 1&  35350

To connect a GPS to the VHF transceiver, connect 12V DC

the GPS signal lines to the options connector Rx

/
Tx

pin_4 (NMEA_IN+) and SPARC-BUS OPTION

pin_5 (NMEA_IN-). HANDSET PRINTER

Alternatively the GPS can be connected directly

to the transceiver by means of a 15-pole high 56.111
density D-sub which is supplied with the radio,
in the same pins as those mentioned above.
(NMEA_IN+ and NMEA_IN-) To fasten the D-sub
on the transceiver, use the special 15 to 15-pole
adaptor, also supplied with the radio.
GPS H4992

35407A

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2.7 Cable Length

The cable length specified below is the absolute maximum length.

2.7.1 Power Cable

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Note: The cable length from battery to N420 depends on the wire thickness, but the voltage at the cable end at N420
should not be less than 18 volt.

3 2 1

10

35355A
Spare 10A fuse

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2.8 Electrical Connections

2.8.1 Power Connectors

Power Connectors

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SLQ 6833/<B21 1& 6833/<B21
SLQ %DWWHU\9'&  9
SLQ %DWWHU\9'&  9
* NB! The blue wire is only to be used in connection with N420

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2.8.2 Interconnection Cable Specification For VHF Printer Connection

Printer Cable 56.127
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Rx
/
Tx

SPARC-BUS OPTION

For the connection to the printer you have to connect HANDSET PRINTER

the 15-pole SUB-D male to the VHF units printer

connection and the 25-pole SUB-D to a Standard
printer cable
standard printer cable (25-pole SUB-D - Centronic)

Printer

36282

2.9 Compass Safety Distance

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9+)'6&'83/(; P P
1 P P
16 P P

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2.10 Test Procedure TX/RX DSC Call

To test the system’s DSC functionality, enter the function menu and perform two test calls: (INTernal test) and
(EXTernal test).

Internal test call: (The call is looped back internally, no activation of transmitter or receiver)
This test controls the DSC modem in the transceiver RX and TX internally.
1. Hook off handset.
2. Enter function menu: Func\dsc\testcalls\int path. Select call by “arrow right” key.
3. “Transmit” the call by keying “Send call”.
4. The display will show in sequence: TX-CALL, TX-OK.
5. The call is announced by the DSC modem. Read the call info in RX-LOG.

External test call: (The call is transmitted and received using the aerials).
This test also controls the hardware of transmitter and receiver boards.
1. Hook off handset.
2. Enter function menu: Func\dsc\testcalls\ext path. Select call by “arrow right” key.
3. “Transmit” the call by keying “Send call”.
4. The display will show in sequence: TX-CALL, TX-OK.
5. The call is announced by the DSC modem. Read the call info in RX-LOG.

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