Right on target Jeff
TallyHo
BillHarrius/w7kxb
> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:02:36 -0700
> From: atrampler@att.net
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] My New Eagle
>
> I agree Jeff.
>
> I just need to get up the nerve to list my Omin VI, etc...I'll keep the Titan
> though.
>
> Art
>
> --- On Wed, 9/29/10, Jeff Davis <jeff@ke9v.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Jeff Davis <jeff@ke9v.net>
> Subject: [TenTec] My New Eagle
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 11:01 AM
>
>
> I have appreciated the banter and theories on the Eagle that has
> appeared here over the last few days. It's good to see folks getting
> excited about a new product from TenTec!
>
> We're all hams, which means we're all friends; we just haven't met
> everyone yet. In that spirit I offer this opinion: over the last five
> years or so there is a trend where many radio hams are overbuying on
> receiver performance. This has become an almost cult like abberation
> where each new rig hits the market and everyone waits to see if it gets
> the Sherwood blessing... I suppose that began with the Orion and the K3,
> both of which have excellent receivers and lots-o-bells and whistles.
>
> It seems to me that if you're eyeing the top of the Honor Roll or are
> looking for a top ten finish in the big contests then you are probably a
> big gun and have need of receivers with "world class" performance and
> filters so razor sharp you can shave with them. But the typical ham is a
> bit more casual and could no more tell the difference between a rig
> with impressive third-order intercepts and one just slightly less
> impressive.
>
> I see the Eagle as a simple to use, small footprint 100 watt rig that
> looks like it will have a very good receiver in it. The combination of
> roofing filters and DSP has already proven itself in the trenches.
>
> The fact that it has no second receiver option, etc. is of no
> consequence to me or other casual ops like me.
>
> The fact that its made by friendly folks in Tennessee who have always
> made good on their word to me and a lot of other folks is just icing on
> the cake.
>
> My shack for the next decade is going to be smaller. Gone are the days
> when I had musty old gear stacked from the floor to the ceiling. I'm
> looking for a smaller footprint rig that doesn't require me to purchase
> a third party book to help me understand how to use it. The Eagle looks
> like the hot setup for me, and I suspect it will be another runaway hit
> for TenTec.
>
> 73,
> --
> Jeff, KE9V
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