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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift ? 0.001%
Tuning steps 1 kHz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands 25.615-29.205 MHz 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-29.205 MHz 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 25 W AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V AC) ? Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - ? 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1973 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
? 285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
Weight ? ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Solid state ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-R-001530 GALAXY-DX-002517 GALAXY-DX-002547