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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