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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 40/100 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ~200 mA ? Max 1 A
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
? ?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 GALAXY-V-MARK-II KENWOOD-TM-V000708