A quick n' dirty translation of the conclusion of the article:
Judgment:
Despite small deficiences the 526 is especially well suited for those with
VHF-DX ambitions and it is an interesting device when one is not interested
in HF, when 5 watts is too little power and one is eyeing 6 meter operation.
Keeping to legal limits is no problem with the 526.
To pure FM fans, though, the "6N2" cannot be recommended; to be sure, the
rig is outfitted well with memories but without 1750 cycle tone production
it not even to be considered here at home [that is, Germany].
Gigahertz fans might find the 526 to be useful with a rear connection to the
144 MHz output which presents a +5 dBm signal for further use in a
transverter.
The 526 in Europa?
Because Ten-Tec serves primarily the US market, they've left the
requirements of a [European] VHF all mode device simply out of the picture,
although in thickly populated central Europe, in comparison to America,
there is a great deal of 2 meter SSB activity. So it's no surprise that
CE-certification is currently not planned -- especially because that
requires much more than just adjusting the firmware to reflect the 2 meter
band.
It remains thus a direct import, which, however, when ordering and paying
with a credit card operates without problem. However the total cost
including 16% import tax at the current dollar rate places the unit in the
1800 DM area [about $850]. That and the fact that one cannot buy optional
CW filters makes this unit rather uninteresting.
--
Hope that helps!
73,
Joe, W2RBA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-admin@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-admin@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Mark S. Adams, P.E.
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:56 AM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] 526 Review Translation?
>
>
> Hi Gang,
>
> Does anyone have an english translation for this article?
>
> http://www.web-rx.de/funkamateur/.archiv/pdf/test/2001/TenTec-526_.pdf
>
> My German is super-rusty and my Eng-German dictionary does not
> include the
> technical words.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark K2QO
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