How is the Ten-Tec RX-350?
 

Better than the R-75? Not even close!

Get an R-75!

"Jim Williams" wrote in message
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I think it's in $1,000 range - I saw it on the Ten-Tec site. Is this a
good receiver? What other receivers would it compare to?

Is it better than the ICOM R-75?

Thanks,
Jim

Subject: How is the Ten-Tec RX-350?
From: Jim Williams
Date: 4/20/2004 10:03 AM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

I think it's in $1,000 range - I saw it on the Ten-Tec site. Is this a
good receiver? What other receivers would it compare to?

Is it better than the ICOM R-75?

Thanks,
Jim







Well, I have had mine since the first of the year, and it is the finest
receiver I have ever owned. Should you think I don't know what I am talking
about, here is some background: I have owned 33 R-390A's, 20 SP-600's, 1 R-390
and 87 other miscellaneous receivers, both tube and solid state, all the Drake
R8 series, the NRD series etc.

The choice of 34 bandwidths, the passband offset range, and all the other
features make it a real pleasure to listen to news, music and utilities. I got
the remote control with it and it's great to be able to sit back in the easy
chair and punch in frequencies and use the tuning knob.

One last thing, I too owned a Kiwa modified R-75 including the 3.8 filter
before Kiwa couldn't get them anymore. It was a good receiver, but not as good
as my old R8B and this RX-350D aces them all imho.


Les Locklear
On The Gulf of Mexico
Ten Tec RX-350D
Various antennas
Monitoring since ' 57

Jim Williams wrote:
I think it's in $1,000 range - I saw it on the Ten-Tec site. Is this a
good receiver? What other receivers would it compare to?

Is it better than the ICOM R-75?

Thanks,
Jim

The RX-350 is a strange beast: It has every feature you could imagine,
including 34 filter bandwidths, three different AM sync modes, built-in DSP
noise reduction and auto-notch, etc. The firmware is still a work in
process, however, and is updated by Ten-Tec and user installed from your
computer (flash rom). Ten-Tec still needs to refine a few things in the
firmware. I like my RX-350 very much.

The R-75 is not in this class of receivers but a good buy for the money.

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

it is a terrible receiver, I sold mine a week after I got it. the sync is
pathetic, the selectivity has DSP problems. the receiver is a mess and
ten-tec KNOWS it.


Ten-tec hasn't updated the firmware in almost two years. and it is NOT a
priority for them, just ask the person in charge of the update


I feel sorry for anyone who buys one.




"Jim Williams" wrote in message
...
I think it's in $1,000 range - I saw it on the Ten-Tec site. Is this a
good receiver? What other receivers would it compare to?

Is it better than the ICOM R-75?

Thanks,
Jim

also note that the 350 has NOTHING to do at all with the 340

the 340 was designed by the same engineer who designed the WJ-8711

the 350 was designed by ten-tec and is based on the jupiter by adding things
like the poor sync detector




"Jim Williams" wrote in message
...
I think it's in $1,000 range - I saw it on the Ten-Tec site. Is this a
good receiver? What other receivers would it compare to?

Is it better than the ICOM R-75?

Thanks,
Jim

Brian Denley wrote:

Jim Williams wrote:
I think it's in $1,000 range - I saw it on the Ten-Tec site. Is this a
good receiver? What other receivers would it compare to?

Is it better than the ICOM R-75?

Thanks,
Jim

The RX-350 is a strange beast: It has every feature you could imagine,
including 34 filter bandwidths, three different AM sync modes, built-in DSP
noise reduction and auto-notch, etc. The firmware is still a work in
process, however, and is updated by Ten-Tec and user installed from your
computer (flash rom). Ten-Tec still needs to refine a few things in the
firmware. I like my RX-350 very much.

Someone mentioned a while back that TenTec has lost interest in
upgrading the RX-350 because of more profitable projects.


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progress".........



"mike maghakian" wrote in message
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also note that the 350 has NOTHING to do at all with the 340

the 340 was designed by the same engineer who designed the WJ-8711

the 350 was designed by ten-tec and is based on the jupiter by adding
things
like the poor sync detector




"Jim Williams" wrote in message
...
I think it's in $1,000 range - I saw it on the Ten-Tec site. Is this a
good receiver? What other receivers would it compare to?

Is it better than the ICOM R-75?

Thanks,
Jim

"Jim Williams" wrote in message
Is it better than the ICOM R-75?
Thanks,
Jim

I own both the RX-350 and the r75 and I put them in 2 different classes. For
pure DX work, where digging out a tiny signal is important, I prefer the
r75. But for listening to a broadcast I find the 350 to have much better
audio. I believe the Icom lives up to it's name stamped on the receiver,
namely Communications (I also have an Icom 745 transceiver). In
communications, intelligence not audio, is the important factor and the r75
does a bit better in this department. When it comes to audio, the 350 is the
winner. The 350 also has the plus of a 12kHz IF, which allows for DRM
reception experimentation.

I'm very pleased that I can afford to keep both and enjoy both sides of the
coin.

Al KA5JGV
San Antonio, Tx.

patgkz wrote:
Ten Tec: Stay away! I think most everything they make is a "work in
progress".........



Not a comment you can back. The RX-320 is simply the best receiver for $300
that can be bought - nothing is even close. And the RX340 is awesome by any
standards. Where do you get your information?

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html