[TenTec] The Titan IIII ????

[george fritkin]

I do not see why TenTec needs another amp in their product line.   Tooling up for a low volume high power amp would seem like a waste of limited corporate resources.  While their amps have been good, they have not been anything special. This is in contrast to their radios that are world class.

TenTec, my advice is more SDR's with the look and feel of regular radios. 

George, W6GF



 


----- Original Message ----
From: "d.e.warnick at comcast.net" <d.e.warnick at comcast.net>
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Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:46:57 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] The Titan IIII ????

Don't assume that the next amp will use a tube at all. My Herc II may be old technology, but the solid-state world has advanced significantly. If I were allowed a wish here, it would be for a solid-state, full-legal-power, no-tune amp that follows the Omni VI+ & VII, Jupiter, Orion I & II with band changes just as the Herc II does.

Call it a Hercules III if you want, or any other name TenTec chooses. Just as long as it follows the TenTec traditions of quality, QSK and solid performance. It's a shame it'll match the new rigs instead of my Omni VI+

Dave
WA3MKB

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Ron Zond" <k3miy at csonline.net> 

> Jeff 
> 
> Let's hope TT doesn't use even cheaper Chinese tubes 
> in the next Titan. It would be the Titan IV (Not IIII) :-) 
> 
> Ron 
> K3MIY 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
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> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jeff 
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:52 AM 
> To: tentec at contesting.com 
> Subject: [TenTec] The Titan IIII ???? 
> 
> 
> The Titan IIII ???? 
> 
> Wondering if TenTec will be replacing the Titan III with another high end 
> amp. 
> We can certainly hope if they do they revert back to the original Titan 
> model that ran the 3CX800A7’s Or maybe I better light build a amp that run’s 
> the 3CX1500A7 (8877) tube. 
> 
> What ever they do I hope they will not continue down the Russian cheap 
> surplus tube market. Many claim that the 8877 tube will be in production 
> for the next 20 years. 
> It is a tube that has proven it self rather well. 
> 
> Maybe TenTec will make an Amp that uses a tube that will remain in 
> production and hence not keep building amp’s that are expensive and offer a 
> limited life time for replacement tubes… 
> 
> 
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