[TenTec] A new T-T for the rest of us

[Bill Tippett]

N4PY wrote:

 >All my software for the various radios I support allows the rx320 to be used
as a sub-receiver.  If tentec came out with a nice single receiver (as good
as the Orion main receiver) transceiver as Bill described in the $2500 area,
my software could be used to run the rx320 along with it for dual receive
for DX pileups.  This would be a dynamite setup.  You can find used rx320's
for as little as $200.

         Carl, although I prefer control to be via
the main rig than via a computer, your suggestion
is excellent.  Surprisingly the RX-320 actually has
MUCH better RX specs than Orion's Sub-Receiver:

(14 MHz, 500 Hz filter, 5 kHz spacing):

Radio   IMD             BDR             Source

Orion-Sub       59 dB           73 dB           Jan 2004 QST
RX-320  82              109             Mar 1999 QST

Seeing this really makes me wonder why Orion's Sub-RX
is as bad as it is?  The RX-320 list price was $295
and it's hard to fathom it being so much better than
Orion's Sub-RX.

                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV



.