SAM RT5150 / RT5250 / RT5500

MF/HF DSC Radiotelephone Systems

Features
n User friendly
- Large TFT display with red text
to protect night vision
- Large buttons and rotary knobs
- Quick and logical menus
- Ergonomic and ruggedized handset
- One touch alarm mute button
- Display with marine AR (anti-reflection)
filter
n Powerful 150 W and 250 W versions
with optional radiotelex
n 500 W transceiver with built-in radiotelex
and 6 channel DSC watch receiver
n Highly cost-effective and reliable
n 1 or 6 (optional) channels DSC watch
The powerful SAM MF/HF system 5000 fully All features and functionalities ensure full opera- receiver built-in
complies with all GMDSS safety requirements and tion under the toughest of conditions 24 hours a n Fast antenna tuning
provides voice communication, DSC and radiotelex. day. The new MF/HF system 5000 is based upon a n Flexible installations
It is available in 150 W SAM RT5150, 250 W proven technology and its design that has n Complies with GMDSS for sea areas
SAM RT5250 and 500 W SAM RT 5500 versions demonstrated high reliability and durability. The A2, A3 and A4
making it suitable for all types of vessels, from smaller 150 W and 250 W versions use convectional n Complies with ITU 493-11 annex 3 & 4
fishing vessels to large merchant vessels. The radio cooling of the transceiver unit with no fans or for simple DSC operation and automated
telephone system fully complies with all installation other moving parts, and the 500 W version is procedures
requirements for sea areas A2, A3 or A4. cooled by means of fans.
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Technical Data

Easy to operate - with without gloves. The mute alarm button mutes The compact control unit CU5100 with TFT colour
not only all the alarms on the Control Unit, but display and built-in loudspeaker requires a mini-
advanced features also the alarms on GMDSS Alarm Panels (SAM mum of space and can be installed up to 100 m
Simple, yet sophisticated. Behind the user friendly AP5065) if included in the installation. The from the transceiver units. The highly efficient
interface all features and functions are fully accessib- powerful built-in loudspeaker provides high qua- antenna tuners ATU5215 and ATU5515 are
le. The logical menus shown in the large TFT display lity sound even in a noisy environment, and the designed for outdoor installations and can be
can display more than three hundred characters at a ergonomic and ruggedized handset has an out- installed up to another 100 m away from the
time. All text in the display is in red in order to standing sound quality both in the speaker and transceiver unit.
minimize the disturbance of the night vision. A the microphone.
marine AR (anti-reflection) filter reduces the reflec- The control unit is identical for all radiotelephone
tion from the sun and other ambient light sources.
The display is designed to be easy to read even from Flexible solutions systems up to 500 W. Even the antenna tuner
The three unit MF/HF system 5000 offers truly ATU5215 is identical for both the 150 W and
very wide angels, enabling the operator to read the 250 W systems. Only the antenna and the
display when engaged in another operation. flexible installations. The system is available as
versions with MF DSC watch receiver D1, in which transceiver unit of the 500 W system are different.
an HF 6 channel DSC scanning receiver can be The transceiver units are all built on the same
Loud and clear design principle even though they are three
enabled without hardware changes. Likewise
The Control Unit offers large, tactile buttons and different products.
radio telex can easily be enabled and installed.
rotary knobs making it easy to operate even in
the harsh environment at sea – both with and

General
Operating modes Simplex and semi-duplex SSB telephony and DSC, TELEX AM broadcast reception
Frequency range 150 kHz to 30 MHz (Rx) 1605 kHz to 30 MHz (Tx)
Output power 150 W PEP ±1.4 dB into 50 Ω at 24 VDC supply voltage, voice
250 W PEP ±1.4 dB into 50 Ω at 24 VDC supply voltage, voice
500 W PEP ±1.4 dB into 50 Ω at 24 VDC supply voltage, voice
in the freq. range 4 to 27 MHz; 400 W PEP ±1.4 dB between 1.6 to 4 MHz
Power supply Nominal 24 V DC floating, with optional external AC power supply: 115 or 230 V 50/60 Hz. Automatic
change-over to DC in the absence of AC supply with visual indication
Power consumption 150 W 250 W 500 W
Tx, SSB speech 175 W 300 W 600 W
Tx, SSB two-tone 300 W 550 W 1100 W
Tx, DSC/TELEX 420 W 600 W 1000 W
Rx 60 W (all versions) approx. at 24 VDC
Operating temperature range -20°C to +55°C
User-programmable channels 199 frequency pairs with mode (1-199)
User-programmable stations 40 stations with name, MMSI and station channel
Receiver
Frequency range 150 kHz to 30 MHz
Aerial impedance 50 Ω automatically matched by the aerial tuning unit
Sensitivity Aerial input for 10 dB SINAD, 50 Ω aerial
SSB telephony 0.7 μV
AM telephony 4 μV
DSC/Telex 0.7 μV
Audio output power 4 W with less than 10 % distortion

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Frequency range ITU marine bands from 1605 kHz to 30 MHz
Output power
- TU5150 150 W PEP ±1.4 dB for voice. Reduction to 80 W when continuously keyed with single tone and duty
cycle greater than 55 % during 1 min. Automatic power recovery after 1 min.
- TU5250 250 W PEP ±1.4 dB for voice. Reduction to 100 W when continuously keyed with single tone, with
duty cycle greater than 55 % during 1 min. Automatic power recovery after 1 min.
- TU5500 400 W PEP +0/-1.4 dB for voice betw.1,6 to 3,999 MHz
500 W PEP ± 1.4 dB for voice betw. 4,0 to 29,999 MHz
3 dB reduction when continuously keyed single tone, with duty cycle grater than 55 % during 1 min.
Automatic power recovery after 1 min.
Power reduction Low approx.: 20 W
DSC/Telex modem
DSC equipment class Class A
Protocols
- DSC ITU-R M.493-11, M. 541-9 and M.1082.
- Telex ITU-R M.625-2 (incl. M. 476-4), M.490, M.491-1, and M.492-5 NBDP telex in ARQ, FEC and SEL FEC modes
Ship’s identity
- DSC 9-digit identity number (MMSI)
- Telex 5- and/or 9-digit identity numbers
Interfaces
- Alarm DSC distress alarm interface
- NMEA NMEA 0183 interface for GPS equipment
- COM PC I/O for SCANCOMM telex control, RS-232, 9600 bps
- RCI Remote transceiver control interface for control of frequency, mode and power level. T+Bus protocol, baud rate 2400 bps
Line, Key Transceiver AF line input/output and external key interface. -10 to +10 dBm, 600 Ω
AUX Telex and non-distress/urgency
Alarm 2 DSC alarm output
DSC watch receiver
Monitoring frequencies (kHz) 2187.5 / 4207.5 / 6312.0 / 8414.5 / 12577.0 / 16814.5
Aerial impedance 50 Ω
Aerial coupler
Frequency range 1.6 to 27.5 MHz
Aerial requirements 8 to18 m wire and/or whip aerial
Aerial tuning Fully automatic with no presetting
Tuning speed 0.1 to 8 sec typical
Power capability ATU5215: 350 W PEP into 50 Ω antenna ATU5515: 600 W PEP into 50 Ω antenna
Dimensions and weight
Transceiver unit TU5150/TU5250 TU5500
- Width 390 mm (15.3”) 392 mm (15.3”)
- Height 445 mm (17.5”) 430 mm (16.9”)
- Depth 127 mm (5”) 163,5 mm (6.4”)
- Weight 19 kg (41.9 lbs) 28 kg (61.7 lbs)
Aerial coupler ATU5215 ATU5515
- Width 290 mm (11.4”) 400,5 mm (15.8”)
- Height 500 mm (19.7”) 618 mm (24.3”)
- Depth 80 mm (3.1”) 170,5 mm (6.7”)
- Weight 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) 17 kg (37.6 lbs)
Control unit CU5100
- Width 200 mm (7.9”)
- Height 100 mm (3.9”)
- Depth 95 mm (3.7”) incl. cable
- Weight 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) incl. bracket

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Technical Data

Each radiotelephone is operated from the robust

Printed in Germany • Technical alterations reserved • © SAM Electronics GmbH • DS 3.070.05/2010

and compactly designed control unit (CU5100)
which controls the powerful transceiver unit
(TU5150, TU5250 or TU5500) and the fast anten-
na tuning units (ATU5215 or ATU5515).

Options
Telex Terminal DEBEG 3601
The minimum IMO requirements for a telex confi-
guration will be fulfilled by a Telex Data Terminal
DEBEG 3646, Transceiver Unit (TU) 5150/5250,
Antenna Tuner (ATU) 5215, standard PC keyboard Transceiver Unit (TU) 5150/5250 Transceiver Unit (TU) 5500
using the keys F1 to F10 for dedicated telex
functions and a printer for displaying the
generated and received messages.

Telex Data Terminal DEBEG 3646

with LCD and message processor is recommended
for extended radiotelex communications which
enables
n Generation and editing of stored telex
messages,
n Automated radio telex facilities for unattended
telex transmissions, and
n Monitoring of telex communication.
Antenna Tuner (ATU) 5215 Antenna Tuner (ATU) 5515

Telex Data Terminal DEBEG 3646

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