[Elecraft] (OT) It finally died...

[Phil Kane]

 32 years ago I acquired a Kenwood R-5000 Communications Receiver
(LF-MF-HF) that had been used as a SWL RX and traded in by the original
owner.  It must be nearly 40 years old and it finally died - synthesizer
and display quit and I have neither the facilities nor the dexterity or
visual acuity to make any repairs in it.  (Sometimes we reach that point...)

Now I need to replace it.    My K2 has a great receiver but limited to
ham bands - I do quite a bit of monitoring on HF outside of the ham
bands (SSB, RTTY, SITOR).  I've used a Ten-Tec RX320D SDR but it was
made for SWL use and doesn't have the necessary sensitivity to do the
job and TT abandoned it years ago.

Anyone have a suggestion for replacement?  Something like the receive
section of a K3s would be nice... :)

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

>From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon