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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Deluxe Base Station CB Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.003%, PLL-synthesizer ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 26,065-28,305 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1.0 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) AM/FM: 4 kHz @ -5 dB, 10 kHz @ -50 dB
SSB: 2 kHz @ -5 dB
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Filters 9MHz crystal ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output External speaker required 3 W @ 10 THD into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 26,065-28,305 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W CW/AM/FM: 10 W, SSB: 21 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit Mains 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX ? 90 W max 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
? 343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 3000 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SWR / Power meter
Roger beep
Echo
AGC
Noise blanker
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-GT000550 GALAXY-SSB-ECHO ELECRAFT-K000004D