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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 40/100 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX ? - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module
MPN GALAXY-V-MARK-II LOWE-HF-000250 ELECRAFT-K000004D