{"id":66755,"date":"2026-08-09T06:44:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=66755"},"modified":"2026-08-09T06:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:44:53","slug":"rob-spots-a-rare-hygain-galaxy-r-1530-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/rob-spots-a-rare-hygain-galaxy-r-1530-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob spots a rare Hygain Galaxy R-1530 on eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Rob Gray, who spotted this Hygain Galaxy R-1530 on eBay<\/a>. It’s listed at $749.95 plus shipping. The seller has a 100% rating, but if this interests you, note that the seller does not accept returns and the condition is marked as “For parts or not working,” even though it’s also noted as \u201cGreat condition and works well.\u201d<\/p>\n

That said, they do explain the condition more clearly in their full product description:<\/p>\n

Hy-Gain Electronics of Lincoln NE, produced this receiver between 1972 and 1973. This is an extremely rare radio as total production was about 200 units. The blue name lable across the top of the unit denotes the latest model. The receiver is controlled by a phase locked first local oscillator and 500KC permeability tuned VFO. Installed IF filters include standard 2.1 SSB and optional 6 KC AM (PN FL5306). This receiver was a remarkable unit at the time of production and is still a great receiver for general shortwave listening, AM broadcast and HF amateur radio listening. This is a very clean radio that is working well. While this receiver is not a restored unit, it has been serviced and problem capacitors in the PLL replaced as necessary. Dimensions: 17 x 6 x 14 inches.<\/em><\/p>\n

Check out the listing here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/327299808190<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Rob Gray, who spotted this Hygain Galaxy R-1530 on eBay. It’s listed at $749.95 plus shipping. The seller has a 100% rating, but if this interests you, note that the seller does not accept returns and the condition is marked as “For parts or not working,” even though it’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,4796],"tags":[11165],"class_list":["post-66755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-vintage-radio","tag-hygain-galaxy-r-1530"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-hmH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54898,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/rob-spots-a-rare-hy-gain-galaxy-r-1530-shortwave-receiver-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":66755,"position":0},"title":"Rob spots a rare Hy-Gain Galaxy R-1530 shortwave receiver on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"December 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Rob, who shares a link to this Hy-Gain Galaxy R-1530 listed on eBay and notes: \"A radio that might be of interest to your readers.\" Click here to view this listing on eBay. 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