[Premium-Rx] Ten-Tec RX-340 ??

[Odd-Jørgen Sagdahl]

Hello from Norway,

I have borrowed an RX-340 for about a year and run it against my WJ HF-1000A
and R&S EK895 as well as other receivers. I can only second what Don and
Walt says. It's a fine receiver in many ways - and good looking ;-) - but it
doesn't make it all the way to the top for my use - catching weak and
distant medium wave stations. An illustration: For last year's expedition to
Kongsfjord I took the AOR AR7030+ with an SE-3 instead of the RX-340
(together with the HF-1000A and EK 895).

I have also compared it with the Icom R75 - and for my use they are about
the same. If let KIWA do some work on it it's actually quite a receiver.

But - as Walt says, a perfectly tuned R-390A beats them all when it comes to
sensitivity and quietness.

73 de OJ
Trondheim, Norway
www.kongsfjord.no

  -----Original Message-----
  From: premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org
[mailto:premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org]On Behalf Of AC7ZG
  Sent: 3. september 2005 20:05
  To: Henry Kolesnik; premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org
  Subject: RE: [Premium-Rx] Ten-Tec RX-340 ??


  Hank
  For weak signal reception, the 340 often keeps up with the
wj8712p/8711a/hf1000a, but never exceeds (the Wj circuits do a better job
with weak circuits). Both TT and WJ weak signal improved with use of SE-3.
  TT340 does a poor job compard to WJ on trans-pacific mw dxing where the AM
stations are on 9khz spacing while US on 10 (which means that you often have
a weak TP station just 1, 2 or 3 kHz from a strong USA station, even with
phasing). The skirts on the DSP filters of the TT just don't hold up well in
this situation.
  SAM on TT does not work well -- I don't use it. Instead you'll see that I
use a SE-3 (and also for the WJ).

  Don
  ....take a look at Guy Atkins' article at
www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/grayland_2004_7.dx   The 8712p's, 8711a's and
1000a's are far superior to the other premium receivers I own. Each has its
own SE-3, DSP599zx, and Sony E10...(tehre are 8 receivers in this image).
Note that I fillone of the 8 slots with a 340 instead of an 1000A - - while
it is rare, there have been two occasions where the TT did a better job
recovering audio on an extremely weak signal...the audio on the TT is better
than the WJ in these cases (the signals were stronger on the WJ's but not as
listenable at the noise level in these cases)

    -----Original Message-----
    From: premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org
[mailto:premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org]On Behalf Of Henry Kolesnik
    Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:02 AM
    To: premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org
    Subject: [Premium-Rx] Ten-Tec RX-340 ??


    I've read several reviews on this box and it seems like a well
engineered and built premium receiver.  The shortfalls for me include; a
synch detector that is not top of line, and no USB port.  Also, it seems to
me that with all the space in the cabinet they could make it much, smaller
and if not install a better speaker with some sort of enclosure ala the old
KLH FM rx of the late 60s.
    Since I've never had a chance to try or even see one I'd sure like to
hear how any owners on this group compare it with a RF-590A, HF-2050, WJ,
Cubic and others in the same class.
    Can it be purchased at much of a discount from the nearly $4k and is it
really worth it?  I've probably got that and more invested in half dozen
receivers I have.  I need to think about slimming  down.
    tnx

    73
    Hank WD5JFR
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