[TenTec] Solid State Amplifiers

[Art Searle]

This amplifier sounded interesting, so I looked into it.  Aren't
they only available direct from Japan and not part 97 approved.  Am
I wrong about this?  If not, case closed!  I am not risking my ham
license on an illegal piece of equipment.

73,

Art
W2NRA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <KD7EFQ at aol.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 10:05 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Solid State Amplifiers


| Hello all, since Ten Tec is still wondering about wether or not to
introduce
| a Hercules III, some of you looking for a solid state amp now may
want to look
| at Tokyo Hy Power's line. They currently offer a 500w out. solid
state no
| tune amp, and coming soon they will have a 1KW out. solid state
amp. From what I
| understand, they have built in power supplies, but no auto band
switching
| options, and are fully protected against overdrive etc. The
reviews on E-ham are
| quite good. They seem to be Japan's Ten Tec wthout offering
radios. Hopefully
| TenTec's managment will get off the fence soon and see a demand
for solid state
| amps again. But until then, Tokyo Hy Power looks like a very
viable option.
| Put Tokyo Hy Power in your search engine to find it. They do have
english pages
| so you do not have to download the Japanese text option. I know
I'll probably
| get scolded for this post, But Ten Tec needs to bring back the
Hercules line
| IMHO. ( The prices also seem quite a bit less than a Quadra or
IC-4KL.)
|
|
| 73, Todd - KD7EFQ
|
| "The Race is over...THE RATS WON!"
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