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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 3 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 3 bands
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W 150 W (200 W high power option) ≥ 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12-15V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 20-250 mA ? ?
TX 0.5-1.5 A Max 40 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 1997 Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
?
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 GALAXY-III