I remember opening up my DX394, and finding a GRE board inside. Not a bad
radio.
Now, a friend of mine had a radio shop for several years, and he always told
me that the DX302 had much better IM rejection than the DX300. I remember my
DX300......................I returned it to Radio Shack for a refund the
next day. I also had a Yaesu FRG7000, which was reportedly the same
receiver. It also had very poor IM rejection. The FRG7 was a much better
receiver.
If you are going to buy one of these receivers, you would probably be better
off with the DX302, but make sure that the front end MosFET is not blown. It
seems to be a chronic problem with this series of receivers.

Pete

Rob Mills wrote in message
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I have the opportunity to buy a (used) rs dx300 or a -302.

Never owned a 300 but have a 302 (someplace, haven't seen it since I
moved)
that I used with an AEA CP-1 to copy cw and rtty. It drifted a dab when it
was first turned on but stabilized after 10 - 15 minutes. The 302 (not
sure
about the 300) was made by GRE, the same folks who produced RS's Pro 2004,
5
and 6's. My only gripe was the outer tuning ring (the one that dialed in
the
MHZ) was very stiff and hard to turn and didn't agree with my arthritic
hands. Don't know if that's normal for the beast or was just a problem
with
mine. Not a bad radio if it can be purchased right (75.00 absolute top for
a
nice clean one) but don't hock the farm to buy it. RM~

PS, It is very old and a lot of critical parts are no longer available.