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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transverter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.001% ?
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 24-32 MHz 2m / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Microprocessor / Phase-Locked-Loop Synthesizer ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 24-32 MHz
10 / 12 m
2m / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W AM/FM/CW: 2-10 W, SSB: 25 W PEP 1 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 8 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 2011 and 201x Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 285 × 110 × 335 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 13.19 in)
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Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 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
NB / ANL
Split frequency
Programmable Repeater Offset
Roger beep
Echo chamber
4.3" TFT LCD display
Clock / calendar
Soft buttons
USB-socket with picture viewer and background image loader
Built-in speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-V-MARK-III RANGER-RHF-000618 FDK-EXPANDER-000430