[PCR-1000] 390 Station & PCR1000

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PCR-1000 is not a bad RX but needs external filter on the input. Same for
the Ten-Tec RX-320. Have both.

Also have R390A and dynamic range is better.

Personal preference for band cruising with toobs is the R388A. There was
some noise on other reflectors about BCB/SW AM not sounding as good on
390A vs 390 and R388A vs R388. Do not know about the 390A, but the 388A
can be made plenty wide on AM if one of the filter positions is bypassed
with a resistor. Guess one could stick a LC circuit in there but IMO there
is enough selectivity in the rest of the IF to use a resistor. Have both
R388 and 388A.

Will be selling the R390A and R388 as I've no room for them anymore.
Keeping the 388A.

73,
-Bob



On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Bryce Ringwood wrote:

> "
> >>No reason to wonder about the size, the perfomance is
> >>also 10 times better on the R390 than on the PCR1K.
> "
>
>
> I don't know about 10 times better. The PCR 1000 overloads on strong
> signals in the HF bands if you plug in a decent aerial and the r-390a
> has better IF filters. (IMNSHO). The R-390 series are somewhat easier to
> fix when something goes wrong. (This may be an age thing, perhaps
> younger people find boards with SMD devices less daunting than I do). On
> the other hand the PCR1000 has much wider coverage and so on. Maybe 30
> years from now, the PCR 1K will be a classic Rx. You definitely have to
> have at least both plus a shirt pocket Rx to take to work. - Bryce
>
>