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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 3 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) 3 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W ≥ 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 0.5 A Max 2 A ?
TX 21 A max Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Dimensions ? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
?
Weight 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 YAESU-FT-000847 GALAXY-III