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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 3 bands 25-54 / 108-512 / 758-960 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 3 bands -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ≥ 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
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Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital recording/playback
Various avatars on screen according to traffic
USB-connectivity
Micro-SD slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D GALAXY-III UNIDEN-BEARCAT-HOMEPATROL-000001