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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 150 kHz - 1309 MHz 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ? 0.5 µV (15 dB 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 10-80m - 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W ? 1 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit ? 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX ? ? 70 mA
TX ? - 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Australia Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1300 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-GT000550 GME-RX001300 AEA-MX-000006S