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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 / 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m 530-1700 kHz / 4-12 / 108-175 MHz
CB channels 1-40
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.7 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC Mains, 9 V DC or batteries (4×D)
Current RX ? ? 15 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 198x and 198x in China
Dimensions 180 × 50 × 204 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 8.03 in)
? 381 × 367 × 140 mm
(15.00 × 14.45 × 5.51 in)
Weight 1.03 kg (2.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunking (800 Motorola I/II/III (1 trunking bank at a time)
5 list, 10 IDs, 50 per bank; 250 IDs total
ID delay
5 priority channels
9 service search bands
5 monitor memories
Direct search
Data skip
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-195 TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-(000540) RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-SW-000100