[TenTec] The Eagle and the legacy TTs

[Rick and Karen Bunn]

My comparison was between the Ten Tec Corsair II, Paragon II and my Kenwood
TS-450S.  The Ten Tec's are better receivers and you don't need any more
then a coax switch to make the comparison.  I'm a EE but my first test was
the old Make One Mod Zero ear.  Maybe the newer Kenwood has the specs,
but...

73 Rick  
N4ASX

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Frank Kirschner
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 3:55 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] The Eagle and the legacy TTs

Re: General coverage vs. ham bands-only receivers.

I recently did some extensive A/B testing with a Ten Tec Omni V and a
Kenwood FT-480HX.  On every signal - strong, weak, or in between - the
Kenwood did a better job.  The S/N was better at the speaker on all ham
bands.  I admit that the Ten Tec is an older rig, but the technology hasn't
changed that much, except perhaps in terms of fabrication (e.g., more
surface mount components).  Where there was strong-signal interference, the
Kenwood did just as well as the Ten Tec.  The Kenwood has a general coverage
receiver - 30 KHz to 60 MHz.

Frank
KK4PR
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