Hi Mike,
No I never laid eyes on a Ten Tec RX340 but a couple of my serious DX
mates had them but sold them on after a while. Apparently the IP3 is not so
good, so when you DX the MW band with the 9/10 khz splits the splatter comes
through.

The seller now uses a portable laptop PC and DX's with a Winradio G313E
which he loves. There is also the question of the Ten Tec's size and weight,
so carting it around to the many DXpeditions they go on, is a bit of a
chore.
There are many other very happy owners of the RX340 which swear by it and
love it to death.

I am still waiting with foetid breath for the arrival of my copy of Passport
2007 and will see what it says about the Redsun RP2100 when it arrives. I
don't DX with it as I use my big Icom for that, but as it is my portable
about the house for listening to BBC and my local difficult to get AM MW
station, I am very happy with it and am very glad I can now run it directly
off my AC mains, a big saving on batteries for me. It's way ahead of my
Sangean ATS818 which I have now sold on. The sound is lovely and for about
$100 I think it is great value for money.

As for Passport and it's reviews, I generally like them and find them
honest, but I don't always agree with them. For instance they originally
knocked my RF Systems DX1 Pro antenna into the ground, although they later
uprated the review. They plug the Wellbrook loops, but a couple of my mates
have the ALA1530 and they don't get the results I get from my superb DX1.

Thanks for your kind comments
--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
Drake SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A.
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop, PAORDT Roelof mini-whip
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

"Mike" wrote in message
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Hi John...

For the sake of discussion and curiosity....

Have you ever owned or used one of these radios?

He really has a nice setup and should probably keep it. If the radio is AC
only, why not buy a good quality inverter for it. He already has it setup
in
a portable case.

Also... I read somewhere that you had gotten really good results from your
Redsun 2100. The radio was rated fairly low in Passport to Worldband
Radio
(PWB). I trust your input and consider you somewhat of an authority on SW
listening. I also consider you a serious DX'er. Do you think that your
radio
is just an unusually well put together unit or was PWB just a little harsh
on the 2100? I do like the way the radio is layed out.

Thanks...