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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m/70cm transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N FM: 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
NFM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DMR: 0.3 µV (BER 5%)
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? External speaker required 1 W at 5% distortion / 16 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 6 / 5 / 2.5 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
61 × 129 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.08 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with 2100 mAh Li-Ion battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

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
? DMR APRS reporting
1.7" TFT display
10000 talk groups and 150000 contacts
Auto-sense DMR or FM reception
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-V-MARK-III GALAXY-GT000550 ANYTONE-AT-D000868UV