Bill wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:59:26 +0200, Bill
wrote:
Having done some DX'ing with a small Sony SW radio for ten years, I
would like to buy a better one, connected to the pc. I was thinking of
the Ten-Tech RX320D. Does anyone have any experience with this radio?
Is it better than, say, Icom or Winradio? And what about computer
noise? Also, I'm in an apartment and would like some kind of antenna
(active?). Which one would you recommend, and where to get it. I am
not really a DIY person

Thanks for the replies, all! Anyone have anything to say about the
Winradio G303? It seems even better than the RX320D and the Icom.
Though more expensive and internal (but well-shielded, I heard).

Yeah, up there earlier. :-)

It's a terrific radio for the money. Actually, it's a terrific radio,
period.

It is extremely well shielded -- I get NO noise at all.

If you get one, get the Professional demodulator -- it's worth the
extra $100 just to get continuous variable bandwidth.

The spectrum scope is actually useful, unlike most built-in spectrum
scopes.

The filtering, since it is implemented in software and therefore
doesn't have all the inevitable interactions that actual hardware has,
is great. (Yes, sloppy filtering can be done in software, but that's
not the case here.)

There are, of course, disadvantages to using a radio that used both
your sound card input and a free PCI slot, plus is unable to be moved
around freely like a standalone radio, but if those issues aren't a
big deal for you, go for it.

Eric

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the worst thing Bush has done to the country. But it's the offense
that I take most personally."
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