[TenTec] Serious market overlooked by ham manufacturers

[philip c anderson]

Bob,
Go to the ARRL web site and scrole down on the right side of the page. They post a new question every few days or so. Click on view results. Down a few lines are the results of past surveys. Most interesting.> From: rtnmi at sbcglobal.net> To: tentec at contesting.com> Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 16:40:44 -0500> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Serious market overlooked by ham manufacturers> > Not questioning you just want to see it and know where these surveys are.> > Do you have a link to the survey?> > Bob AD5VJ > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com > > [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of philip c anderson> > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 3:45 PM> > To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Serious market overlooked by ham manufacturers> > > > > > In a recent ARRL 6/27/08 web survey the question was ask, do > > you operate the 220 mhz band?> > Of 2991 responses the results were as follows:> > > > Frequently 5.9%> > Occasionally 10.7%> > Rarely 12.3%> > Never 71.1%> > > > The numbers speak. > > > > Andy , W3LI> > > To: tentec at contesting.com> Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 10:03:52 > > -0400> From: > > > n3aws at aol.com> Subject: [TenTec] Serious market overlooked by ham > > > manufacturers> > I know Ten Tec monitors this list.? As one > > of the few > > > US manufacturers of ham radio equipment, there is a market being > > > overlooked.? 1.25 meters.> > Japanese manufacturers aren't > > > interested.? But VHF contesters are lacking in a supply of > > equipment > > > for this band.> > A simple, relatively inexpensive self contained > > > SSB/CW transceiver running maybe 10 watts if the price were in line > > > with the single band units from MFJ would fill a niche > > market that has > > > no competition at present.> > A cheaper than Elecraft > > transverter (not > > > everyone neds a high end x-verter for this band) could also be a > > > winner.> > American built quality.? Competitive prices.? I > > bet a lot > > > of VHF/UHF contesters would come out of the wood work and > > buy one.> > > > > Jim Walroth, N3AWS> > > _______________________________________________> > > > TenTec mailing list> TenTec at contesting> > .com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec> > _________________________________________________________________> > Got Game? Win Prizes in the Windows Live Hotmail Mobile > > Summer Games Trivia Contest > > http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergames?ocid=TXT_TAGHM> > _______________________________________________> > TenTec mailing list> > TenTec at contesting.com> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec> > > > _______________________________________________> TenTec mailing list> TenTec at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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