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dxAce wrote: mike maghakian wrote: buy a $4000 receiver from someone who has a rating worse than radio-mart and can't even test it ??????????? http://cgi.ebay.com/Tentac-RX-340-HF...Z320008125122Q QihZ 011QQcategoryZ4673QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Put your thinking cap on. This is obviously for sale by one of those outfits that cruises about looking for stuff to sell. Probably know nothing about radio. There is no reserve on the radio, and it is currently at $909.00. Could be a good deal for someone who might figure that even if there is something wrong with it, they can still get it serviced, up and running, for a very good price vs. the cost of a new one. This radio has had ROM revisions and this one may not have the latest. It also has stickers on it that look like it may have been in industrial use (calibration and ID stickers) in which case there is a lot of hours on it. The radio has some long term use issues, which may or may not have been mitigated by air conditioning in a rack. Chances are the special bulb for the meter is out. You might be able to get a replacement from Ten-Tec but it is not listed as a separate item in the parts list. I replaced mine with LEDs. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: mike maghakian wrote: buy a $4000 receiver from someone who has a rating worse than radio-mart and can't even test it ??????????? http://cgi.ebay.com/Tentac-RX-340-HF...Z320008125122Q QihZ 011QQcategoryZ4673QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Put your thinking cap on. This is obviously for sale by one of those outfits that cruises about looking for stuff to sell. Probably know nothing about radio. There is no reserve on the radio, and it is currently at $909.00. Could be a good deal for someone who might figure that even if there is something wrong with it, they can still get it serviced, up and running, for a very good price vs. the cost of a new one. This radio has had ROM revisions and this one may not have the latest. It also has stickers on it that look like it may have been in industrial use (calibration and ID stickers) in which case there is a lot of hours on it. The radio has some long term use issues, which may or may not have been mitigated by air conditioning in a rack. Chances are the special bulb for the meter is out. You might be able to get a replacement from Ten-Tec but it is not listed as a separate item in the parts list. I replaced mine with LEDs. My overall impression of the set was: "Damn, that's certainly some expensive aluminium sheet!" dxAce Michigan USA |
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"dxAce" wrote in message My overall impression of the set was: "Damn, that's certainly some expensive aluminium sheet!" dxAce Michigan USA That's just it. Those type rigs are way over priced. The same people or gov agencies that bought or buy them are the same ones who pay $50 for ball point pens. I've had a few over the years and they were nice when working but not a big leap better than any high end consumer rig. My dad used to bring them home from work and I fiddled with quite a few different makes. My favorites were always the WJ & Rockwell receivers. For quite few years I had a HF-1000 or WJ-8711 but it took a **** and at the time I couldn't afford to fix it but was able to sell it for enough to buy a R-5000. -- Regards B.H. Southern, MN USA Radios- R-5000, NRD525,SP-600,SX-28,Eton E1 Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm Brian's Basement http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/6.htm Remove your HAT to reply directly |
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dxAce wrote: Telamon wrote: In article , dxAce wrote: mike maghakian wrote: buy a $4000 receiver from someone who has a rating worse than radio-mart and can't even test it ??????????? http://cgi.ebay.com/Tentac-RX-340-HF...QitemZ32000812 5122Q QihZ 011QQcategoryZ4673QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Put your thinking cap on. This is obviously for sale by one of those outfits that cruises about looking for stuff to sell. Probably know nothing about radio. There is no reserve on the radio, and it is currently at $909.00. Could be a good deal for someone who might figure that even if there is something wrong with it, they can still get it serviced, up and running, for a very good price vs. the cost of a new one. This radio has had ROM revisions and this one may not have the latest. It also has stickers on it that look like it may have been in industrial use (calibration and ID stickers) in which case there is a lot of hours on it. The radio has some long term use issues, which may or may not have been mitigated by air conditioning in a rack. Chances are the special bulb for the meter is out. You might be able to get a replacement from Ten-Tec but it is not listed as a separate item in the parts list. I replaced mine with LEDs. My overall impression of the set was: "Damn, that's certainly some expensive aluminium sheet!" The DSP chips in the radio cost a lot. It's a really good radio and can sound better then the R8B depending on antenna and conditions. I can't tell which will sound better before I try them both. Generally the SSB is better on the RX340 as it is more flexible in the filter department. The R8B is more sensitive than the RX340. Lots of other differences between them and sometimes I can't figure out why one does better then the other. I'll be keeping both. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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Cuhulin, I think you ought to bust a move on that brunette.
================================================== ==================== Steve, your going to give him a heart attack. I like Cuhulin, for his simple "down-home-humor". with all the hate/political post on this list; he kind of smoothes thinks out for me. Father Michael... |
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dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: mike maghakian wrote: buy a $4000 receiver from someone who has a rating worse than radio-mart and can't even test it ??????????? http://cgi.ebay.com/Tentac-RX-340-HF...QQcmdZViewItem Put your thinking cap on. This is obviously for sale by one of those outfits that cruises about looking for stuff to sell. Probably know nothing about radio. There is no reserve on the radio, and it is currently at $909.00. Could be a good deal for someone who might figure that even if there is something wrong with it, they can still get it serviced, up and running, for a very good price vs. the cost of a new one. Up to $1525.00 now. Up to $1565.00 now. dxAce Michigan USA |
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Father Mike wrote in
: Cuhulin, I think you ought to bust a move on that brunette. ================================================== ==================== Steve, your going to give him a heart attack. I like Cuhulin, for his simple "down-home-humor". with all the hate/political post on this list; he kind of smoothes thinks out for me. Maybe Cuhulin should change his nic to Ex-Lax? SC |
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Slow Code wrote: Maybe Cuhulin should change his nic to Ex-Lax? such only contiue the BS you claim you don't like to see bless you and grant new mental health to you soon SC |
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