[Premium-Rx] A request for assistance in choosing a new receiver

[Mac]

Well just several days ago a very nice sounding 6790 was offered here at 
what i thought was a favorable price and had good support in the form of 
recent tune up and fix up by one of the very best Tech support guys..

That said.  buy a Ten Tec   RX-340  and don't look back,  as your money 
builds back up and or your prolonged interest is not satisfied then 
branch out again...and buy more..  i don't think a one of on here has 
just ONE good or so called PREMIUM receiver, i shudder to think what 
some of us might really have, no slackers here i pretty much know that 
much..

Back to the 340,  it is still current production, American made and 
supported for the long term looking forward, light weight pretty ergo 
friendly.  has good filter almost infinite selection. I put a strong 
emphasis on support and the long term use of it.. TT wins in every 
category for this..at least for the 340

With the demise of so much Foreign BC stations that is almost a lost art 
for us..  i go thru times where i think i will use my special receiver 
with my ham set up and could then clear off the operating table more,  
that is one of the big lies i tell myself..  it must be from early 
habits or such  but there will always be receivers only in my inventory, 
I'm never happy trying to blend or get multiple use for the receiver 
..but what i do seem to EVERY time i go off on that tangent,  is 
invulnerably end up transmitting RF into the receiver ..  that makes for 
a sad ass day for me at least..  i would have to move heaven and earth 
right now to combine any receiver into my transmitting ability ...

I am not the guy or user who likes to wring out the lowest sounding 
signal so some spec's are not that important to me as others... If you 
just want to go by spec from actual use,  the go to the Sherwood 
Engineering report wherein Rob has done all the leg and testing work for 
you and then ranked the results by several categories so you still can 
make a choice from several brands/models and feel assured you didn't 
just piss off your dough..

Gud luck  ...  mac/mc  w5mc

On 3/25/2015 6:30 PM, Tom via Premium-Rx wrote:
> Good evening everyone,
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> I’m interested in acquiring a military/commercial receiver.  I’m a ham (KF5WBS) but find I spend 98% of my time listening to the band instead of talking.  I found a very nice Racal 6790/GM that was renovated by Gary Wingert but I wonder if I should consider additional makes/models in selecting my first general coverage receiver.
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> Any suggestions, recommendations or words of wisdom would be very much appreciated.
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> Kindest regards,
>
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> Tom Branton
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