Re: [TenTec] do any ten tec radios excel on longwave AM Broadcast band?

["John" <brazos@rochester.rr.com>]

Thanks    John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry DiGioia" <o2@longwire.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] do any ten tec radios excel on longwave AM Broadcast 
band?

> I think it's great, so much so that I got rid of my Drake R8B.
>
> John wrote:
> > How does the second rx in the OII rate for short wave listing ?  I think 
> > it
> > is good but I have little knowledge in this area and have nothing else to
> > compare it to .  John
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Kevin Purcell" <kevinpurcell@pobox.com>
> > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Cc: "Kevin Purcell" <kevinpurcell@pobox.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] do any ten tec radios excel on longwave AM 
> > Broadcast
> > band?
> >
> >
> >
> > > Depending on the definition of excel.
> > >
> > > The RX320 with the BCB filter disabled, the T3 input transfomer
> > > replaced (the RX320 LF mod) and perhaps a LF/MF preselector and
> > > attenuator added is perhaps the "best" Ten-tec for DXing on LW and
> > > MW. But it needs the mods.
> > >
> > > For all the xcvrs they deliberately roll off the low frequency
> > > performance (to match the MF and low HF noise floor and keep local AM
> > > BCI to a minimum).
> > >
> > > On Oct 10, 2007, at 10:45 AM, john ferro wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > i have a paragon II which is so so on mediumwave and Longwave and a
> > > > corsair which doesn't go down that low. are any tentec radios old
> > > > or new known for there sensitivity and performance on these bands?
> > > > i am getting the beacon bug again and while i own an r75 which is a
> > > > great beacon radio i was wondering if any of the ten tecs can
> > > > compete or exceed this radio on AM an LW.
> > > >
> > > > tia, john
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