[TenTec] TT wants to go nose to nose with the K2????

[Larry Kayser]

At 02:24 PM 2002/05/09 -0400, WA3FIY wrote:
>I think it's kind of an apples and oranges comparison.  Besides
>the obvious difference of kit vs wired units, the Argonaut V
>offers 20 watts,

The k2 does not?

>  many more filtering options, AM, FM,

are these high value options or byproducts for not much in DSP?


>general
>coverage receive,

how popular is this?

>  TCXO [optional], downloadable updates to
>firmware, Digital mode ready, and so on.

I hear k2's doing digital modes all the time


>The K2 offers the chance to build a kit, [a plus for some
>people], probably better receiver performance within the limits
>of it's filter selections, built-in antenna tuner [optional], lower
>receive power consumption and probably a few other things I
>failed to mention.
>
>I really think the two radios will appeal to two different groups
>and I hope they both do well.

I have not seen a significant differentiator yet, I have a sense they are 
after the same market.

Larry
VA3LK