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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz 10-80 m 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA ? ?
TX Max 10.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 141 × 41 × 154 mm
(5.55 × 1.61 × 6.06 in)
? ?
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000140 GALAXY-V-MARK-II LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A