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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 10-80 m 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 500 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 40/100 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX ? ? 115 mW typical
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) ALC
CW filter option
CW side tone and break-in operation
Logging scale
Six pole xtal lattice filter
Solid state VFO
CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 GALAXY-V-MARK-III YUPITERU-MVT-005500