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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 30 MHz 3 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 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 1.6-30 MHz 3 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 150 W (200 W high power option) ≥ 100 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 40 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
? ?
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 GALAXY-III RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000454-"CB-FONE-40"