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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N 0.25µV ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) 60dB ?
Filters 9MHz crystal ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required 500mW @ <3% THD 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
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Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 128 channels in bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-GT000550 WOUXUN-KG-000703E LAFAYETTE-HE-000080