[TenTec] Eagle Comparison

[george fritkin]

Although the Sherwood list is important information it should not be the only criteria used to select a radio.  I am a sport car collector.  We have a saying, you do not drive the performance numbers you drive the car.  If you used numbers the Corvette wins hands down [especially when you factor in price] and Ferrari and Porsche would be out of business.  You know as an old design engineer I could design a product that beat the specs, but worked poorly on non specs items.
One has to play with the radio to see ones comfort level with that particular radio. I have K3s.....TS 590.....ORION ll.....Ten-Tec Eagle.....FT5K.......FT9K....and some fancy ICOM gear.  They are all top performers, but to the operator they feel a lot different.  Choose wisely for yourself  and DO NOT USE ANY ONES RECOMMENDATIONS.
George




--- On Tue, 12/7/10, Steve Berg <wa9jml at tbc.net> wrote:

From: Steve Berg <wa9jml at tbc.net>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Eagle Comparison
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 5:04 PM

Stuart, I read through the list, but it has been so many years since I 
did any engineering work, I was not familiar with a lot of the 
nomenclature.

One faction on this list is more competitive than I am, and so they are 
largely interested in how a given radio compares to other high-end 
contest oriented radios, both from Ten Tec and others like Elecraft. 
But, I am interested in replacing or at least assisting my 20+ year old 
Corsair II with something newer and that is still easy to use without 
having to do countless adjustments through myriad levels of menus.  I 
tried out an Eagle there at the factory, and was mightily impressed. 
But, I have not had the time to compare one extensively with other Ten 
Tec radios.  I thought that the beta testers here on the list might be 
able to tell me.  And, I did get some very useful info from the request.

As it is, I got the Corsair II and the VFO back from Ten Tec this 
afternoon, and after thawing them out, have had a great time making 
contacts.

What impressed me about the Sherwood list was how well the Collins and 
Drake receivers compare even now to the much more modern units.

73,

Steve WA9JML



On 12/7/2010 5:19 PM, Stuart Rohre wrote:
> Steve, Well, there are bound to be questions about the Eagle' s ranking
> in these third party standardized tests against not only TT classics but
> the other ham manufacturers.  It is all there in the Sherwoood report on
> receivers for the most vital part of the rig, the receiver(s).
>
> Stuart Rohre
> K5KVH
>
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