[TenTec] RX-320

[Gary Hoffman]

In my humble opinion, no modern radio should be released without an ethernet
port... thats for sure.  So many of us run networks now that it would be
greatly appreciated.

73 de Gary, AA2IZ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Grotophorst" <n9dg@yahoo.com>
To: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <N4NT@charter.net>; "John L Merrill"
<jmerrill1@adelphia.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RX-320


>
> Unless TT eventually releases a new firmware ROM (no
> FLASH ROM here) there won't ever be true synchronous
> AM in an RX-320. There may also be an issue of the
> ADSP-2101 DSP processor not truly being up to that
> task. While the ADSP-2101 is very similar to the
> ADSP-2181 of the Pegasus/Jupiter/RX-340/R-X350 it is
> not quite as capable (25 vs. 40 MIPS if I recall
> correctly).
>
> No doubt though a great bang for the buck receiver. If
> you are only interested in general SWLing and ham band
> monitoring it can't be beat. If you want to be a bit
> more aggressive with what you do then the 1200-Baud
> RS232 quickly becomes a limiting factor. The lack of
> FM, RF gain control, and noise reduction/blanking may
> also factor in depending on what you want to do.
>
> What we should really be doing is pestering the folks
> at Ten Tec to do is use the ADC and 32 bit DSP circuit
> designs of the Orion and re-purpose them into an
> updated version of the 320 (RX-321 perhaps?). Throw in
> a USB serial (at minimum) or better yet an Ethernet
> interface. Such receiver would really boost the
> bang/buck ratio.
>
> Duane
> N9DG
>
>
> --- Mike Hyder  -N4NT- <N4NT@charter.net> wrote:
> > What I wonder is if anybody has gotten it to receive
> > synchronous AM.
> >
> > Mike N4NT
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John L Merrill" <jmerrill1@adelphia.net>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 7:58 PM
> > Subject: RE: [TenTec] RX-320
> >
> >
> > > Since there is no TXCO, how much does it drift,
> > typically?
> > >
> > > John N1JM
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: tentec-admin@contesting.com
> > [mailto:tentec-admin@contesting.com]On
> > > Behalf Of Mark Erbaugh
> > > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 1:58 PM
> > > To: wa3fiy@radioadv.com; Carl Moreschi;
> > tentec@contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] RX-320
> > >
> > >
> > > Also, no FM reception. I agree, it's a great
> > receiver.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "WA3FIY" <wa3fiy@radioadv.com>
> > > To: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>;
> > <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 13:07 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] RX-320
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 8 Dec 2002 at 23:14, Carl Moreschi wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The only real differences are no attenuator,
> > no rf gain control, no
> > > > > noise blanker, no noise reduction, and no auto
> > notch.  Also, it runs
> > > > > at 1200 baud instead of 57600 baud so it
> > responds much slower to
> > > > > comands and is easy to overrun with software
> > commands.  But it's
> > > > > receiver performance is surprisingly good.  I
> > rate it the best
> > > > > receiver buy in ham radio.
> > > > >
> > > > I concur.   May be one of the best kept secrets
> > around.
> > > >
> > > > I like to have an RF gain on a receiver so I
> > simply wired a 500
> > > > ohm pot between the antenna cable and the
> > antenna input
> > > > connector.   Really helps when the band is full
> > of BIG signals.
> > > >
> > > > -73-
> > > >
> >
>
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