John Henry told me they would add a 9 mhz IF output. He said it was very
easy to do.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Hays, NC 28635
www.n4py.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Christensen" <w9ac@arrl.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] The Eagle
>> I want the best darn radio I can get for the lowest possible price.
>> I don't want to pay for options which I will NEVER use, like a Pan
>> adapter.
>
> That's the single-most reason for the I.F. output. You don't pay for
> something you don't need as you would with an internal panadapter. The
> addition of the I.F. jack adds extremely little production cost to add a
> BNC
> or RCA jack and an RF source-follower. I did it on another transceiver
> for
> under USD $5.00 at my cost. As a manufacturer, TT could leverage that for
> even less. But just having that port pays huge dividends to those who
> want
> it. Everyone wins: those who don't want a panadapter, those who do, and
> TT
> who puts in little effort and cost to get it. And, with enough interest,
> TT
> could offer an external panadapter later on (like the Elecraft P3). That
> fulfills your concept of getting the product to market in a hurry. Then,
> worry about the add-ons later. TT already has some experience with that
> concept :-)
>
> BTW, agree with you on the spare set of RCA jacks. Even that would be
> better than no port at all. Although easy enough to add, I think many
> folks
> will be apprehensive about drilling a hole in a new $2K rig as well as
> potential concerns for voiding the factory warranty.
>
> Paul, W9AC
>
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