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

[John]

Thanks    John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry DiGioia" <o2 at longwire.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at 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 at pobox.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Cc: "Kevin Purcell" <kevinpurcell at 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 at pobox.com
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