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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 26.965-27.255 MHz ?
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ? ?
Filters 9MHz crystal ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-80m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 3.5 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-GT000550 HANDIC-000925 HEATHKIT-SB-000200