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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Deluxe Base Station CB Transceiver
External Speaker

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.003%, PLL-synthesizer ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26,065-28,305 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1.0 µV (20 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 4 kHz @ -5 dB, 10 kHz @ -50 dB
SSB: 2 kHz @ -5 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10 THD into 8 Ohms 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26,065-28,305 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) CW/AM/FM: 10 W, SSB: 21 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply Mains ?
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? 90 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2012 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
? 200 × 150 × 343 mm
(7.87 × 5.91 × 13.50 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 3000 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
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 GALAXY-SSB-ECHO ICOM-SP-000034