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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
150-285 / 520-1605 kHz
1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? X-TAL Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
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Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in sweep
Impedance 40/100 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 6V DC or mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX ? Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
210 × 228 × 86 mm
(8.27 × 8.98 × 3.39 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-V-MARK-II SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH SONY-ICF-005800L-/-CAPTAIN-77