[TenTec] IC-7800

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

The Corsair II and VI/3 are on.  No worries here : )

As far as I know, most about the 7800 is not yet common knowledge--I have 
not even seen what the rear panel looks like.  I imagine the specs will be 
out soon.  I'm looking forward to finding out the price--will it be another 
$8K rig like the IC-781(?  I think it was the 781 that had the CRT in 1988).

For now, re the front panel, I much prefer real, electromechanical, analog 
meters for most applications.  I'd rather have one of them than two LCD 
display graphic meters.  Since it's pretty much a given that the Orion is a 
fixed station rig, TT could satisfy the color display folks by offering a 
color display through a pc interface or modifying the rig to accept an 
outboard flatscreen LCD monitor via a rear panel jack.  You go out and buy a 
15" LCD monitor (they're getting relatively cheap now) put it on top of the 
rig, plug it in and boom--color monitor.   And big enough to read across the 
room too.

Rob Atkinson
K5UJ
k5uj at hotmail.com

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