ELECTRONICS
UPDATE
New SEA 156 VHF Marine Radio
Keeps Complex Functions Simple
—Brochure Available—
SEA, Inc., a unit of Datamarine
International, Inc., makes its en-
trance into the VHF marine radio
market with the introduction of the
SEA 156 VHF marine radio.
Continuing a tradition started
with the SEA 223 HF/SSB radio,
the SEA 156 incorporates user-
friendly software without limiting
the radio's capabilities.
The SEA 156 has a wide range of
features designed to make the radio
easy to use. A color-coded keypad
and large, liquid-crystal display pre-
senting channel readout with 13 an-
nunciators showing radio status are
designed to guide the user through
reception and transmission. The
display, keyboard, and LCD are all
illuminated for use in poorly lighted
areas, and the display features a
non-glare window to shield the sun.
All radio functions are controlled
from the keypad's 10 numeric keys
(0-9) and 11 function keys.
In order to insure that the SEA
156 is reliable and durable in the
harsh marine environment, the ra-
dio is fully gasketed, the large,
front-facing speaker is water-resis-
The SEA 156 commercial-quality VHF radio
incorporates user-friendly software without
limiting the radio's capabilities.
tant, and an optional waterproof mi-
crophone is available. Additionally,
built-in antenna fault protection
protects the radio from damage
caused by transmitting into a lost or
damaged antenna.
The 156 offers features intended
to allow users to tailor the radio's
functions to their own individual
needs. For instance, remote micro-
phone/speaker capability affords
the option of operating from a sec-
ond station. Six separate scan
modes allow the user to program
only the channels desired to scan.
The programmable beep annuncia-
tor (which works much like a touch-
tone phone, giving audible notice
when a key has been pressed) is user
selectable.
Other features, such as flexible
rear cables and volume/squelch lev-
el memory, are designed to keep
radio use as hassle-free as possible.
For a free brochure containing
complete details and technical spec-
ifications on the new 156 VHF ma-
rine radio from SEA,
Circle 60 on Reader Service Card
Bermuda Star Line
To Sell Cruise Business
Teaneck, N.J.-based Bermuda
Star Line, Inc., recently reached an
agreement in principle to sell its
entire cruise line business to a Fin-
nish company. The total sales pack-
age is valued at $17 million.
The sales agreement between
Bermuda Star Line and Rederi Eff-
john AB, a Finnish company jointly
owned by Effoa of Finland and
Johnson Line AB of Sweden, covers
the ships Queen of Bermuda and the
Bermuda Star. The 6,193-gt Vera-
cruz I has been chartered to Rederi
Effjohn for an initial period of 12
months.
PROPULSION
UPDATE
New Worldwide Distributor Network
For EMD Power Products
—Free Literature Available—
A new worldwide distributor net-
work that will sell and service EMD
engines, generators and motors in
the marine, industrial and oil drill-
ing markets has been established by
the Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
of General Motors to increase flexi-
bility and improve customer ser-
vice.
Distributors, with their autho-
rized parts sales and service centers,
will provide local availability of gen-
uine EMD parts and rebuild compo-
nents in assigned areas of responsi-
bility. They will handle all direct
sales and field service activities, in-
cluding technical assistance and
"hands on" maintenance.
Distributors will market EMD
power products, engines and acces-
sories. They will take basic compo-
nents, furnished by EMD, and cus-
tom assemble them for specific ap-
plications. This will provide flexibil-
ity in customizing designs to meet
specific customer requirements for
EMD products. Basic components
development will continue to be
handled by EMD's central engineer-
ing staff, thereby ensuring custom-
ers will be getting state-of-the-art
equipment.
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An EMD sales and service staff
for power products will be head-
quartered in LaGrange, 111. This
group will provide sales, technical
service, and engineering support to
distributors.
Most of the distributors, who are
assigned a specific territory of sales
and service responsibility (see illus-
tration for details), will carry both
EMD and Detroit Diesel Corpora-
tion products, providing customers
a full line of engines with a broad
power range.
Kelly Jones, EMD power prod-
ucts business manager, said, "There
are a lot of companies in the mar-
ketplace right now representing
themselves as suppliers of EMD
products. It's important for power
products customers to know that
EMD's new distributors and their
assigned parts sales and service cen-
ters are the only ones authorized by
GM to sell genuine EMD prod-
ucts."
The following is a listing of the
new distributors. For free literature
detailing the EMD power products
offered by the distributor, circle the
corresponding Reader Service Num-
ber immediately following the ad-
dress.
U.S. East Coast & Caribbean Is-
lands—Power Systems Divi-
sion, Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc.,
P.O. Box 1928, Rocky Mount, N.C.
27801; telephone: (919) 977-2720;
twx: 510-929-0725; fax: 919-446-
3830. EMD contact: Milt Sharpe.
Circle 110 on Reader Service Card
U.S. Midsouth, Mexico and Cen-
tral America—Stewart & Stev-
enson Services, Inc., 2707 North
Loop West, P.O. Box 1637, Hous-
ton, Texas 77251-1637; telephone:
(713) 868-7700; telex: 794221; fax:
713-868-7692. EMD contact: Tom-
my Wall. Or, contact: Stewart &
Stevenson Services, Inc., 1400 De-
strehan Ave., Harvey, La. 70059;
telephone: (504) 347-4326; fax: 504-
348-8970. EMD contact: Ralston
Cole.
Circle 111 on Reader Service Card
U.S. West Coast, Baja Peninsula,
Alaska and Hawaii—Valley De-
troit Diesel Allison, 13644 East
Nelson Avenue, City Industry, Cal-
if. 91744; telephone: (818) 333-1243;
twx: 910-584-1318; fax: 818-369-
7096. EMD contact: Lee Arkus.
Circle 112 on Reader Service Card
U.S. North Central states and
Midwest — Western Engine
Company, Energy Systems Corpo-
ration, 500 South Lombard Road,
Addison, 111. 60101; telephone: (312)
620-2000; telex: 728468; fax: 312-
620-0287. EMD contact: Bob
Bowles.
Circle 113 on Reader Service Card
Australia, Indonesia, New Zea-
land, New Guinea, Philippines and
Malaysia — Detroit Engine &
Turbine Co., P.O. Box 188, Blair
Athol, South Australia 5084, Aus-
tralia; telephone: 260-2299; telex:
790-82427; fax: 349-4142. EMD con-
tact: Ray Dawkins.
Circle 114 on Reader Service Card
Canada — Midwest Power
Products, Ltd., 1460 Waverly
Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Cana-
da R3T 3G6; telephone: (204) 452-
8244; telex: 075-7726; fax: 204-452-
2153. EMD contact: Bryan Nor-
rie.
Circle 115 on Reader Service Card
Brazil—Retnam Diesel, Rua
Dr. Alfredo de Castro 200, Sao Pao-
lo Cep 01155, Brazil; telephone: 671-
151; telex: 112-4985; fax: 825-1816.
EMD contact: Paulo Sampaio.
Circle 116 on Reader Service Card
Europe, Middle East and North
Africa—Turner Diesel, Ltd., 65
Craigton Road, Glasgow G51 3EQ,
Scotland, United Kingdom; tele-
phone: 440-0666; telex: 851-778742;
fax: 445-4123. EMD contact: Stan
Quinn.
Circle 117 on Reader Service Card
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