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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-80 m 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output - SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance ? 40/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4LR6 or 6V DC external Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 19xx and 19xx in Taiwan
Dimensions 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
? 186 × 55 × 221 mm
(7.32 × 2.17 × 8.70 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 125 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation ALC
CW filter option
CW side tone and break-in operation
Logging scale
Six pole xtal lattice filter
Solid state VFO
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Accessories - ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000055E GALAXY-V-MARK-III HANDIC-000423