[TenTec] 6M with HF

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At 12:09 PM 2/22/2007, shristov at ptt.yu wrote:
>Duane - N9DG <n9dg at yahoo.com> wrote :
>
> > Bottom line is that the JA companies are rarely the "first"
> > with anything. Their often overpowering strength is
> > recognizing coming trends and then polishing them for the
> > consumer masses. They have however failed to do so with
> > generic PC's and from what I can tell are now lagging in SDR
> > as well.
>
>
>Wasn't Kenwood's TS870 the first IF DSP radio on the ham market?

In deference to Duane, the JA's were slower into full conversion
to solid state... Tube amps/drivers (hybrids) lasted a number of years after
USA went all solid, beginning with TenTec.

Perry  w8au