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

[AC7ZG]

My icom7800 does not hold a candle to the wj8712p/wj8711a/hf1000a for TP
medium wave dxing, nor weak signal recovery on the shortwave bands.
I don't usually bring it with me to the coast of Washington for this reason.
Like the ICOM756pro2 and 3, the 7800 has an attenuator in circuit below
1700kHz to prevent overload by AM stations. Guy Atkins has made some circuit
changes to his pro3 to bring it into play as a weak signal MW receiver,
including removing the attenuation circuit and replacing the roofing filter
with one of the 6kHz versions from the 7800. (I've not similarly butchered
my 7800 :-0

Don
AC7ZG

PS I've used one of my wj8711A's for receive (disabled during transmit)
along with the 7800 to do some very weak signal ham radio qsos -- the 7800
could not keep up...
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  Gosh, I love this group!!  And here I was, feeling guilty for owning a
retirement's worth of receivers....I have never compared the HF-1000A with
the 340, but have done so with my Icom 7800.  The 7800 is comparable on MW
but the SAM on the WJ does supremely well and gives a fullness the 7800
cannot hold a candle to.

  I also agree the a retored/tweaked R390A (my EAC) really does a superior
job on MW and the Tropical Bands.  For a serious night of DX listening, I
always keep the R390 fired up, especially since it's my last resort for
specific targeting of stations (i.e., Africa on 60m).

  Just wanted to chime in on how refreshing the group is here, considering
not too many hams appreciate this aspect of high end receivers.

  73,
  Ed NI6S
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