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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-44 MHz in 4 bands 80-10m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N < 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system 6 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10m 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 40/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1942 in USA Between 1970 and 1975 Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Dimensions ? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
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Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019R-SKY-BUDDY HEATHKIT-SB-000102 GALAXY-V