Specifications

1. Introduction
Thrane & Thrane is pleased to introduce the new SAILOR RT5022 VHF, which is designed out of respect to
the strong history of developing SAILOR VHFs, and to the state-of-the-art technology and innovation of
Thrane & Thrane. The RT5022 is a VHF DSC Class A that meets the requirements of today’s seamen and
brings strong new exiting features to the market!
The SAILOR RT5022 replaces the SAILOR RT4822/SKANTI VHF 1000 DSC, which will be phased out during
2005. Please see separate letter regarding this.
1.1 Background
Through VHFs like the RT144 and the RT2048, SAILOR has earned a strong reputation as the leading VHF
brand in the professional maritime market. In the GMDSS market, the SAILOR RT4822 and the SKANTI
VHF 1000 DSC have been the leading VHFs since their launch.
In the development of the next generation VHF, the task to the Thrane & Thrane developing team was to
design a product that can fulfil this legacy;
“SAILOR VHFs have to be the best in the market!”
The task was easy to identify, but definitely more difficult to achieve. We believe we have made a strong
attempt to achieve this goal, and the feedback from the test installations has also been very positive.
“The best VHF in the market”, covers several areas. Most importantly, it has to be the best to the user, but
also the needs of the installer, the dealer and the distributors is part of such a definition.
There are some basic elements, which identify what is the best for the user, and among these, is a
simplified operation (MMI) making the usage easy.
The process of designing the SAILOR RT5022 has been
carried out through heavy investigations in the market,
interviewing end users, discussing their usage and needs,
collecting information from numerous distributors through
workshops and interviews, and discussing details and
testing these with distributors and end users. A highly
skilled and experienced team of Thrane & Thrane
engineers, along with MMI experts, have been involved in
specifying and developing the SAILOR RT5022. The MMI
was developed and tested both together with former
captains and seamen in simulation environment, and tested in real installations.
The collected information led to clear specifications of the need for a VHF for today’s users:
- Easy to use
- Separate standard VHF functions from DSC functions
- Great sound
- Good tactile feeling in buttons and knobs as well in handset
Sales Introduction SAILOR RT5022 – Version 1.0 HFY
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