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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 3 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
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Image rejection 80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 3 bands
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 150 W (200 W high power option) SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W ≥ 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 16.7/150 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 2.2 A ?
TX Max 40 A Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 199x and 200x Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Dimensions 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
?
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 127 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 YAESU-FT-000920AF GALAXY-III