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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 3 bands 10-80m
Modulations CW   SSB   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 ? 3 W External speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 3 bands 10-80m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W ≥ 100 W SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 1969 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
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 ALC
CW filter option
CW side tone and break-in operation
Logging scale
Six pole xtal lattice filter
Solid state VFO
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-V-MARK-III GALAXY-III GALAXY-GT000550