[TenTec] Ten Tec rig I'd like to have.

[NJ0IP]

I do NOT agree and don't want a radio full of buses and plug-ins... at least
not for my main contest or dx rig.  (On the side, I'll take one of those
radios with PCI too, but make it PCI-x - 64-bit).

Ten-Tec has multiple product lines and it is great if users want and Ten-Tec
builds such an open I/O rig, but I think "this" thread originally started
out saying "give us a best of breed, simple radio that has a single receiver
matching the Orion's performance".  Let's please not change that.  If you
want another radio, ask for it, but please don't screw up our request for a
"KISS" radio.  A slightly more modern Omni VI will do just fine (for ours).
Thanks.

Another brief description of what I'm looking for is a Ten-Tec alternative
to the K2 when contemplating which rig to take on a portable contest- or DX-
pedition.  It should have great basic functionality, be larger than the K2
for better ergonomics, yet small enough to fit in a (carry-on) travel bag,
and for a reasonable price.

73
Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Duane - N9DG
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 7:12 AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Ten Tec rig I'd like to have.

--- Barry N1EU <n1eu at netscape.net> wrote:

<snip>

 My second pipe dream would be
> for it to feature an intentionally pluggable/upgradeable
> architecture that will accept future faster CPU's and DSP
> processors.
> 
> 73 & H2K5,
> Barry N1EU

That "plug in" architecture would be called the PC PCI bus
that's already here. In fact there are hundreds of millions
of devices already using it, just not many radios (yet) ;).

This weekend I have been playing around some more with the
Flex radio SDR-1000, all in all a very impressive performing
RX. It handily outperforms the Pegasus in most respects.

Have also been playing around with the Time Machine and LO1
boards from Expanded Spectrum Systems. Just feed the board a
LO signal from my signal generator and a antenna lead then
feed its I/Q output to a sound card, then run SDRadio from
I2PHD and viola,... instant SDR RX :). The RX is complete
with 48 kHz panadapter nearly infinitely adjustable IF filter
bandwidths and PBT. I'm sure it is a bit limited in dynamic
range performance but sure is tons of fun to experiment with.
Haven't had this much fun with new piece of radio gear since
I bought the first Pegasus.

I really wish Ten Tec would start designing radios built
around the ubiquitous PC PCI bus. It is a relatively easy and
very economical way to have lots of CPU power for control and
graphical displays plus it is a natural for building SDR
radio without all of the limitations of the typical embedded
processor like the Dragon Ball. 

Duane
N9DG



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