[TenTec] The Eagle

Dr. Gerald N. Johnson geraldj at weather.net
Sat Sep 25 09:11:43 PDT 2010


So its an updated Omni VI all in hardware, or the next Orion, where does 
it fit in the price/performance scheme at TT?

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 9/25/2010 6:23 AM, Henry, John wrote:
> I'm not a good marketer, but I will post a bit of info here on it, and
> hope it gets your interest.
>
> Now, onto the Eagle.....(note, all of these specs are subject to
> change, e.g. get better with customer inputs)
> --User Selectable color display (256 colors 16 intensity levels)
> --Ten-Tec’s unique crystal ladder filters help eliminate undesirable
> signals from entering the receivers first IF stage
> --10 HF amateur bands plus 6 meters along with general coverage
> receive. (reduced rx in general coverage receive)
> --Dual VFO’s with SPLIT mode
> --100 memories,
> --passband tuning,
> --selectable AGC,
> --RIT, built in CTCSS tones for 6 meter FM
> --Ten-Tec’s legendary silky-smooth QSK for CW and fast switching digital modes.
> --Internal CW Keyer (adjustable speed/weight/sidetonelevel/sidetonefrequency)
> --lighted soft touch push buttons with adjustable lighting to track
> the intensity of the display
> --RIT, PBT, BW, AN, NR, ATTN, PRE-AMP, SQL, etc. etc.
> --USB connector for cat/logging/updates
> --modular hw design for quicker/easier fault isolation/troubleshooting/repair.
> --Optional built in roughly 10:1 tuner for HF bands
> --Optional built in Hardware based noise blanker with two
> aggressiveness levels, (best I have seen on the market)
> --Optional filters 300Hz, 600Hz, 1.8kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, (comes standard
> with the 2.4kHz filter)
> --Optional mobile mounting bracket
>
> The architecture of this rig will provide us a vehicle to bring out
> innovations in ham technology quicker and more cost effective.
>
> I understand the lack of wanting to join Yahoo groups, to me, it is
> just one more place to go, and soon, after I have a hundred places to
> go, many of them get missed. So I myself try to stick to watching this
> main contesting.com tentec reflector, the original OMNI-VII yahoo
> group, the original TenTec yahoo group, and the new Eagle yahoo group.
> I've joined many others though, but they won't get much attention
> because I don't have that much time. I am not slighting anyone, I am
> merely trying to ensure I can cover the groups that I can, and in the
> meantime get new products out, enhance existing ones, and bring out
> promised features/products.
>
> Thanks
> John Henry
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