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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 0.55-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz, shape factor <2
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 35 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 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 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 11.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 1976 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 47 × 176 mm
(5.51 × 1.85 × 6.93 in)
? 360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ? Noise limiter, BFO.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000605E GALAXY-V-MARK-II MINIX-MR-000073B