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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 30-50 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 410-512 MHz (USA) 25 MHz - 3 GHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 12 - 16V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Headless

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-V-MARK-II RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002002 AOR-SR-002200