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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>> Kevin Purcell
>> kevinpurcell@pobox.com
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