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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 10-80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required ? 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC ?V DC 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 2004 and 200x in China
Dimensions 425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
? 195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-(000540) MAGNUM-S-000009