Just a guess, but TT may be doing programming for other companies and set up a separate subsidiary to handle these activities. Maybe they are just consolidating the DSP programming under a new name a
But, are they positioning to charge for updates based on age of rig, original owner proof etc???? up a consolidating the DSP web [mailto:tentec-admin@contesting.com]On new be [mailto:tentec-admin@con
I seriously doubt it. I'm sure the "RF Squared" moniker is nothing more than marketing, it is simply establishing a "brand" for the single point download source web site. As such it is an excellent i
Bear in mind, they also make commercial and government rigs, too. The sepearate web address might have a little to do with whatever software defined rigs they might be marketing to these other consti
One possible spin on the change: Ten-Tec hired one of the principals from Kachina when Kachina discontinued its amateur equipment, did it not? This may be a tool or method he has brought with him to
It appears from the comments on the new ten tec web site for software downloads, that there is a lot "guess" and "fantasizing"! I took it at face value for what ten tec explained it to be. the offer
There was a little lady who used to construct the PTO's for Tritons and Omni's back in the late seventies and early eighties. This RF Square is maybe her cottage industry -- a minority (female) heade
There is a new download URL for the Ten Tec DSP based radios. This new single location "Remote Fimware Factory" has the latest firmware/software versions for all of the flash ROM based DSP radios plu
Author: sales@tentec.com (Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales)
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 10:10:52 -0500
Also available directly at www.rfsquared.com Scott Robbins, W4PA Amateur Radio Product Manager -- Ten-Tec, Inc., 1185 Dolly Parton Pkwy, Sevierville, TN 37862 USA Contact Mon-Fri Eastern: Office/Tech
Hi, all: Can someone explain the relationship to Ten-Tec that this "RF^2" place has? Does this mean that any future software updates to Jupiter or Pegasus radios may carry a cost? I'm just wondering
I went to the link indicated, and it's actually http://www.tentec.com/rfsquared/rx350/rx350main.htm. So I don't think there's anything to worry about! 73 Hi, all: Can someone explain the relationship
"Our goal is to create a platform where we can update your radio directly from the web without the need to download anything. While this is not implemented yet, you can easily update your radio by do
Well, not be beat an ailing horse, but why the separate domain name www.rfsquared.com then? Why not just a link or two from the appropriate pages on the Ten-Tec site? Curious minds want to know! Than
Probably to make it easier to do the automatic updates via web that are indicated on the site. It may even be a physically separate server or servers involved, possibly not co-located with the main d
While a simplified method of updating firmware is a neat idea what I would really like to see is a series of new user interface programs. Specifically one that has enhanced spectrum sweep and waterfa
[snip] The "HamLib" project for Linux does exactly that. A standard API in a shared library with backend support for a large number of rigs. By using the API, one user interface can control any of se
Scott (et al), Thanks for the explanation. I was trying to figure out the significance of RF^2. Being a ham, I thought you were trying to square RF. Imagine, a 100 watt rig that puts out 10 kW (but o