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Get the 77VIP Spotlight inside scoop on scanner specs in this 78 Readers' Market month's "Overheard" column by Ken Reiss on page 26. (Photo by Larry Mulvehill) 'Ndee ccaaK t4e20ed,' www.popular-communications.com Universal Radio-Quality equipment since 1942. Tar TEN-TEC RX-340 H.F. D.S.P. RECEIVER The TEN-TEC RX-340 communications receiver combines cutting -edge, state -of -the art technology, with excellent ergonomics and esthetics. Digital signal processing (DSP) brings the performance and repeatability of expensive military grade communications receivers into the price range of top end commercial receivers for shortwave listeners. Tunable from 5 kHz to 30 MHz, it provides tuning steps and display resolution of 1 Hz. An astounding 57 bandwidths from 100 Hz to 16 kHz are included. All filters have a shape factor of 1.5:1or better (6 to 60 dB). USB, LSB, ISB, CW, AM, Synchronous AM and FM modes are built-in. Four AGC modes are provided. 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The Ten-Tec RX-350 provides cleaner signal readability, more band-puter receiver provides features and performance previ- widths, spectrum sweep and a host of professional features all at a non- ously unavailable even at twice the price.