In a QST product review of the ICOM IC-756PROII (February, p. 71) the
author states:
"We appear to be inching forward to that fabled day in the future when
we'll 'upgrade' our totally software-defined radios via the internet."
In his defense, there is probably a 2-3 month time between his writing
an article and our seeing it in print.
Jim N4AL
W2AGN wrote:
>
> Thought you might be interested....
>
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> Subject: FW: Literature Request from John Sielke
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:28:21 -0700
> From: Paul Middleton <PaulEM@kenwoodusa.com>
> To: w2agn@pobox.com
>
> Dear John,
>
> guess we goofed.....since we don't work with dealers about TenTec too much,
> we don't always think about them like we should. We appreciate your heads-up
> and professional manner of contacting us.
> 73's
>
> To The Kenwood Amateur Radio Division:
> The following request for literature was generated from John Sielke:
>
> Name: John Sielke
> Email: w2agn@pobox.com
>
> SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR AMATEUR RADIO LITERATURE:
> I simply wonder how you can make a statement, as in your
> advertisement for the TS-2000 in February QSIT, that it is the "first" HF
> radio to use Flash ROM, so you can download upgrades. Ten Tec Radio has had
> this with their Pegasus and Jupiter HF radios for some time, well before the
> TS-2000 is introduced.
> Don't get me wrong, I like Kenwood products. I disapprove, however, of false
> advertising.
>
> -- Kenwood Communications Corporation
>
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>
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> John L Sielke W2AGN
> w2agn@pobox.com
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