I can also agree with Rick... to a point.
I’m not yet convinced that “everyone” wants an SDR rig, today. Yes, many do,
and yes the IC-7300 is a game changer, but things are still in flux.
5 years from now may well be a completely different story. If that long.
That said, look at the micro BITX (uBITX) kit out of India. (I still have to
put mine together, but that’s another story!). I understand the current
version, including the “Rarduino” display board, sells fr $139. Now, the kit
is not perfect... but iit’s still interesting. Could Ten Tec or someone else
market a version of an SDR-type rig like this, for a solid 5 to 10 W out across
the bands, with a case, for under $300 or close to it?
If Mike were to ask my opinion, which he has not, that would be the direction
I’d suggest.
73, ron w3wn
-----Original Message-----
From: Byron Cordes via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Cc: Byron Cordes <byroncordes@icloud.com>
Sent: Thu, Jul 19, 2018 06:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Inspired by TenTec!
Have to agree with Rick , SDR with big display Is what most ham want. However l
would like to see a filter up radio with SDR. I do run a filter radio with high
cost filters but it does work better on the weak stations the other 98% of the
time the SDR radio works great ! Looks impressive too.
Maybe Ten Tec could bring back the 238 tuner!
I have one and been looking for one more they just don’t come up for sale. But
to bring in a new radio would be hard. Icom 7300 has changed the radio world
and that’s the radio Ten Tec would be up against unless the go for a top end
radio $5000 or more . there is some interest one band wonders . Inexpensive !
Can’t make much money on them .
If they would just sell anything it would give some hope but it is what it
is.
I have sold both of my Orion’s and my Eagle. Keeping the Omni VI plus (I can
work on it) and a Drake r4c and use a cheap SDR for a monitor as I think the
ship is going down Captain!
Byron AC9PA
Sent from my iPad
> On Jul 19, 2018, at 3:31 PM, <a href="mailto:Rick@dj0ip.de";>Rick@dj0ip.de</a>
> wrote:
>
> Well don't expect too much from a single conversion 9 MHz radio these days.
> 14 or 15 people might buy one but the other 5000 hams want an SDR radio.
>
> Good Xtal filters cost $100 each and you need at least 2 or 3 to have a half
> way decent radio
>
> My heart is in sync with you, but my brain says . . . "sorry Charlie, no
> way!"
>
> 73,
> Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec <tentec-<a
> href="mailto:bounces@contesting.com";>bounces@contesting.com</a>> On Behalf Of
> Don Rasmussen via
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> Subject: [TenTec] Inspired by TenTec!
>
> Would be really nice to see something like this actually come along from
> TenTec. ;-) de Wb8yqj Don
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