Excellent! That's a real competitive advantage over the TS-590. With the
inclusion of the IF port, SDR-IQ (or LP-PAN), and N4PY control software,
that's an extremely power operating combination, especially given the
Eagle's initial Rx performance specification.
Paul, W9AC
----- Original Message -----
From: "N4PY2" <n4py2@earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] The Eagle
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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