I haven't seen any test results of the Duo.
Has anyone here actually used one?
Without a doubt, in red it is the sharpest looking radio currently on the
market.
Of course it has no ham band BPFs which somehow scares me.
A friend of mine has one but lives too far away to go try it.
He is a new inexperienced ham and of course loves it, but he has only
compared it to an FT-857.
Their tech support seems to be very good.
I sent an email asking about the specs of the PTT OUT and got an answer the
next day.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Barry N1EU
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 11:55 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Scads of used Icom IC-7300
I would add ANAN and Elad FDM-Duo to the current winner list.
73, Barry N1EU
On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 8:22 AM, rick@dj0ip.de <Rick@dj0ip.de> wrote:
> (Sorry Jim, but I can't resist this...)
>
> Isn't buying a radio from the list you posted kinda like buying the
> last good horse and buggy, when all your neighbors are looking to buy
> a horseless carriage? ;-)
>
> If I had to go out 'today' and perform my best in a contest, I would
> go with a K3S or even a 590SG.
> But in the interest of moving "Rick" forward, as ham radio progresses,
> I guess I would buy an ANAN, only because I can't afford a FLEX 6500.
>
> If I were not too lazy to run up mountains, I certainly would buy a KX2!
> That's a really sharp radio!
>
> I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my Eagle stays afloat long enough
> until the price for direct sampling radios comes down.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim
> Brown
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 10:02 AM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Scads of used Icom IC-7300
>
> On Mon,9/12/2016 12:26 AM, rick@dj0ip.de wrote:
> > The 6500 costs about 3x as much, has been on the market longer and
> > many bugs have already been fixed.
>
> There is no free lunch -- those who buy WISELY get what they pay for.
>
> As a somewhat distant and very impartial observer, the Flex 6500/6700,
> the Elecraft K3, K3S, KX2, and KX3, and the Kenwood TS590S and TS590SG
> appear to be the current winners. All are very different from each
> other, in function, features, performance, and price point. None of
> the high priced JA radios are in the game. It's great to have GOOD
> choices.
> I'm happy with my vintage K3s, updated to current technology. They're
> bought and paid for, and I know how to use them. If I didn't currently
> own any radios, I would probably look at the Flex products. And at
> this point, Ten Tec under it's current ownership doesn't exist as a
> vendor.The owners have bought a name, and are doing their best to
> support owners of products they had nothing to do with. Someday, they
> might. Their support of legacy products is a great start, and I wish
> them well.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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