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The delay varies from minutes to a day or more.ДЈ. The delay is for new review screening and approval. There is a delay before newly submitted reviews are Approved and posted in eHam's reviews. eHam's Product Reviews are a database of personal opinions of amateur related products and services.Дў. Old school radio at it's best & no tubes!ДЎ. The guy wanted me to sell it, but I have ended up keeping it myself and is my favourite radio for a ragchew on 40m. The frequency display is basically a frequency counter. The single conversion receiver is so quite and there is not the plethora or artefacts induced by digital circuitry. If you have only ever used the new fangled synthesised boxes from Yaecom then this radio is an epiphany. After switching bands, you have to adjust the resonate setting, and setting up the output is a combination of setting the ALC for output and drive for Mic gain. It certainly needs driving and there are a few knobs to twiddle to get the best out of it. 200w of clear audio on SSB and some of the best reports I have received for any radio. Weak link is the VFO mechanism which was seized and a few switches that were a little intermittent, but after getting it serviced it was fine. I took it home to try & thought it was broken as it was so quiet. Picked this radio up from a Ham that wanted to sell his old equipment.

#EBAY TEN TEC TRITON IV SERIES#

In my judgement, the Corsair 1 and 2 series is a better bet for the CW enthusiast. But the rig was overpriced then, and it is overpriced even now on the used market. When serviced, it is surprisingly stable for its vintage. The AGC and recovered audio is excellent.

Yes, the transceiver has REALLY good receiver (after the display whine finally diminishes at resonance). The necessity of incorporating the necessary PA current-limiting on the host power supply was certainly not a good idea. The good old 'rotate fully to the left to turn off' paradigm was truly not on the designer's mind. Unless the operator understands what ALC really is, it's a sure bet they'll be confused with the 'ALC/Blanker' control - which brings up another weird thing: the confusing push/pull controls that serve a dual purpose. 100Hz just doesn't cut it using CW.ДЄnother thing: don't expect common terms like 'Preselector' or 'RIT' on the control labels. Placing the slightest pressure on the case bottom plate underneath it bends the frequency - which brings up another issue: the VFO readout resolution. Any US manufacturer of base citizen's band transceiver of the time had better construction and ergonomics. The knobs are too small, and the front panel controls wobble like the ball joints on a '59 Ford. I'm coming away with much of the same impression as I had earlier: incredibly cheap enclosure. I went for it because this 544 had been gone through carefully by an experienced ham. I wanted to give it another try, even though I've had bad luck with the cheezy VFOs and a horrible experience with Ten Tec service a few years back. I just received my second Triton IV (this is the digital version). I can't think of any other product I've owned this long and still enjoy using on a regular basis. I recently rebuilt the PTO (which is more of a mechanical than electrical task) and the dial feels like new again. I consistently receive very good audio reports using a Shure handheld microphone. Though I mostly operate CW, the 544 is also very solid on SSB. I also like to operate QRP and the 544 allows adjusting output power to <5W without modifications. I've operated numerous contests and completed WAS, WAC and DXCC with the 544.

I did add a Autek QF-1A audio filter a few years ago and it complements the rig very well. The receiver is very sensitive, quiet and great for DX work. If you use a TT power supply such as the 262M, power will shut down (protecting the finals) to prevent transmitting into an excessive SWR. Band changes require only peaking receive signals with the Resonate switch and tuning the antenna. The rig has performed flawlessly for me since. They helped me troubleshoot the damage and sent me replacement circuit boards at no charge. Due to some UPS shipping damage, I had to contact the Ten Tec service department soon after the rig arrived.

#EBAY TEN TEC TRITON IV FULL#

I installed the optional CW filter, NB and crystals for full 10M coverage.

I still have a Ten Tec Triton IV/544 that my parents purchased for me back in 1978.

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