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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
External Speaker Console

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? Continuous -

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N -
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) -
Filters ? 9MHz crystal -
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 40/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - Headphones

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
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Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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 GALAXY-V-MARK-III GALAXY-GT000550 GALAXY-SC000550