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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-149 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
<0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 325 mW at 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-149 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.4 V DC NiCd Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 25-180 mA ? Max 1.4 A
TX 750-375 mA ? Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
? 307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack ? 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
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 TEN-TEC-002591 GALAXY-V-MARK-III BRAUN-SE-000401