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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W ? 100/100/20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 40/100 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains V DC (R/) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1.8 A
TX ? - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 1978 and 1982 Between 1997 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 520 × 320 × 140 mm
(20.47 × 12.60 × 5.51 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 8.90 kg (19.6 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-V-MARK-II GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-003400 ICOM-IC-000706MKII