Ten-Tec RX-350 DSP Shortwave Amateur Radio Receiver ***FULL FEATURED UNIT***

Description

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This receiver is a Ten-Tec RX-350 manufactured here in the good ole USA by Ten-Tec in Sevierville, Tennessee.  Ten-Tec corporate name is derived from Tennessee Technology and is a manufacturer of outstanding shortwave and amateur equipment.  In fact, Ten-Tec's reputation for its manufactured products is outstanding....this RX-350 being one such achievement.
Ten-Tec produced these receivers for about 3 years from 2002 thru late 2004 selling for 99 without any options.  Despite being a "used" piece of gear, this receiver is in good cosmetic condition with most noticeable cosmetic marks being on the sides of the covers.  Please look at our pictures for specific cosmetic condition.
The RX-350 has been fully tested and had no issues or shortcomings.  The sensitivity and operation is just fantastic.  In fact, we have sold several of these receivers on Ebay over the years and the more time we spend with them, the more we have come to love the operation and features.  This is a fairly scarce receiver and it is not commonly offered for sale here on Ebay. We do not think that this was a high production receiver.
The RX-350 comes with the following items:
DC power cord (not commonly available)
Copy of the user manual
Universal Radio catalog sale page
Color sale brochure
Monitoring Times review - July 2002
Passport (to World Band Radio) review - 2003
Passport review 2005
Passport review 2006
WRTH (World Radio & TV Handbook) review 2003
Popular Communications review - July 2002
AC power cord
CD with all the above items plus more documents totaling about 185MB of files.  We do not offer these documents for sale separately and so this CD is free with the purchase of the receiver.
While this RX-350 does not offer all the features as found on the Ten-Tec RX*340 and is not a mil-spec designed unit, it is a very nice DSP unit and one that we call the "budget RX*340".  Again, we are not stating that the specs match the RX*340, but we are comparing the variety of DSP functions such as filters, noise control, and such things that enable this receiver to rise above the average and typical HF receiver.
The RX-350 was considered a mid-priced DSP receiver which was remarkable considering that most DSP receivers during that time leaned toward the 2K and above range.  It is no longer being manufactured and is only available used on such selling forums as Ebay.  In the advertising literature, Ten-Tec described the RX-350 as a "full-fledged mid-price HF DSP receiver designed for today's demanding shortwave listener".
Operating this 350 is an absolute delight.  In fact, the performance of this model continues to astound us and we have handled a lot of high end receivers over the years.  While the DSP is used in a variety of functions such as auto-notch filtering and noise reduction, the thing that most pleases us is the DSP in the IF filter system.  Most receivers come with a bandwidth or two and offer additional bandwidth filters for extra money that can sometimes add significantly to the purchase price.  However, the 350 uses one rotating knob to select any of 34 filter bandwidths between 300 Hz and 8 KHz.  During use, we would normally band scan on the 350 using a medium filter of around 4 or 5 KHz.  Upon hearing a station, we would either widen the bandwidth to improve fidelity or narrow it to cut down on side channel interference.  Since rotating the knob easily varies the bandwidth, the user has fantastic control of the bandwidth that is no harder to operate than the receiver's volume control.
There are some additional outstanding features of the RX-350.  One of these is the obviously oversize LCD display.  Users will notice large frequency numbers on the readout and a good contrast to the screen allowing for great viewing from a variety of angles and lighting conditions.  Also, found on this display is a full time time/date clock that is second to none and a spectrum graph that runs along the bottom of the receiver and allows the operator to see band activity above and below the the signal currently being heard.  The operator can choose any one of 8 sweep ranges for the graph.  If you have ever seen one of these spectrum graphs, you will appreciate how such a device will help you locate signals up and down the band.
If you like to store your frequencies in memory, you will be in your glory with the RX-350.  The receiver contains 8 separate banks of 128 memories for a total of 1024 memories.  All of the memories can be alpha tagged with up to 16 characters and instantly recalled.  Such comprehensive memory facilities exceeds many scanning receivers and this gives the user additional flexibility when storing and tuning into amateur nets, favorite stations, or "watched" frequencies such as military channels or pirate station frequencies.
The RX-350 has a sync detector, and while it works okay, the sync sometimes loses lock.  Actually, we found that this receiver is best used with ECSS.  Using exalted carrier selectable sideband, the receiver is very stable and you can listen to programs using either upper or lower sideband without any distortion.  Since the receiver operates so well using this mode and with the addition of the wealth of bandwidths, you can really step aside any side channel interference that comes your way.  In our opinion, this is a powerful set of features for this receiver that is not common on other receivers.
This receiver has a variety of other features that is probably best for us to list.  The manual to use this receiver is well written and goes over most of these features in good detail:
Modes of AM, SSB, CW, and FM
AM Synchronous detector that is sideband selectable
Coverage from 100 KHz to 30 MHz
AGC
Auto notch filter
Noise reduction
DSP platform
12/24 hour full time clock with date
Passband tuning
34 selectable filter bandwidths from 300 Hz to 8 KHz (FM is 15 KHz)
Oversize VFO knob with adjustable spin resistance
Tilt bail
Dual VFO's
Band selector fast up/down keys
Variable tuning steps
Squelch
AF/RF gain with visual readout on the display
Timer
Dial lock
S-meter on the LCD display
Headphones, line out, and external speaker jacks
Receiver mute (to use with a transmitter)
Serial interface for computer control
Operates on 120/240 VAC or 12-15 VDC
In operation, we connected the receiver to our favorite speaker....a Sounds Sweet.  The audio output of the on board speaker is as good or better than most communications receivers, but cannot be compared to what can be heard with an external speaker.  Using the Sounds Sweet speaker, we were able to tune into several stations and listen to outstanding international music. When tuning around the bands, we came upon the music from Greece on 9420 and enjoyed this ethnic music from the Mediterranean.  It is obvious that the engineers at Ten-Tec did not shortchange the audio amp and users of this receiver will experience great sound from this DSP receiver when connected to an external speaker.
The RX-350 will be well packed for shipment so that you may have it arrive in the condition that it was presented on Ebay.
For buyers outside the USA, we are happy to ship to you wherever you live.  We have shipped to 104 countries during the past 21 years on Ebay and have a good record for safe delivery to overseas addresses.  You may use the Ebay shipping calculator, but if you are not getting a price, then shipping via Express mail may be unavailable to your area.  If you contact us, we will provide a shipping alternative and cost.
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