[TenTec] A new T-T for the rest of us

[Carl Moreschi]

All my software for the various radios I support allows the rx320 to be used
as a sub-receiver.  If tentec came out with a nice single receiver (as good
as the Orion main receiver) transceiver as Bill described in the $2500 area,
my software could be used to run the rx320 along with it for dual receive
for DX pileups.  This would be a dynamite setup.  You can find used rx320's
for as little as $200.


Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Tippett" <btippett at alum.mit.edu>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 4:39 PM
Subject: [TenTec] A new T-T for the rest of us


> W2KJ wrote:
>
>  >...Now if Ten Tec could build a transceiver with a single Orion
> receiver  and
> dual VFO's for $2500 I bet it would be a great seller.
>
>          I completely agree.  It should be very popular
> with serious contesters who do SO2R.  I am told by
> someone at Ten-Tec that the reason Omni VI did not
> do better was the lack of Dual Receive, but a well
> implemented rig with a single receiver should do
> well IMHO.  As an example of the latter, I would
> cite the Kenwood TS-930S which had a very convenient
> T-F button for switching the RX to your Transmit
> frequency when trying to zero-beat stations working
> DX in Split pileups.
>
>          Which of the following would you rather have:
>
> 1.  A dual RX rig with one good receiver for $4000.
> 2.  A single RX rig with one good RX for $2500.
> 3.  Two single RX rigs, both with good RX's for $5000
> (i.e. two each #1 above).
>
> The answer probably depends on how you operate, but
> I agree that there is a huge hole in the market for
> a good single RX rig in the $2500 area.  Elecraft
> has the closest current offering which costs about
> $1500 for the kit components plus >40 hours of your
> time to build.  Based on Elecraft's sales over the
> past year or so, they are selling ~60 units per month
> of the K2 (of course not all are fully loaded with
> options).
>
>          I also wonder if it might not be possible to
> add a Dual RX option, using the display and control
> in the Main rig, but using an external "RF front-end"
> receiver for less than an incremental $2500.  It
> might also be that this external box could be used
> as a front-end for a computer, since the control
> functions might all be via a standard interface
> anyway.
>
>          Something for our friends at TT to consider!
>
>                                          73,  Bill  W4ZV
>
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