[TenTec] The Eagle inflation costs, etc.

[kc9cdt at aol.com]

I asked Bill Frost at Drake if they would start making the C line 
again...he said it could be done...how much would I pay for it?
Then he said it would be over $4,000.

Labor would be a killer..He said get a great one from the list or 
E-pay. I did.
Also have a OII. It's fun to do both.

73,
Lee, KC9CDT




-----Original Message-----
From: Richards <jruing at ameritech.net>
To: geraldj at weather.net; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment 
<tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wed, Sep 29, 2010 1:56 am
Subject: Re: [TenTec] The Eagle inflation costs, etc.


Yep - I thought so !      ;-)

Then, why would anyone want a new radio ?  How did this happen ?

OK... I am being sarcastic, but really, all this chatter about
how good it was in the old days is getting me down.  Everyone seems
to say how good it was in the old days, but their shacks are filled
with modern gear.  I don't get it.

I suspect there must have been trade-offs and compromises as things
GOT BETTER OVER TIME.   Right ?   Otherwise, we should start a company
that makes the old stuff again.   There seems to be a market for it.

And I respect Gerry's comment as coming from an insider, and also
he MUST be able to identify the compromises and trade-offs that
were made that would cause us to tolerate lower intermod performance in
newer rigs.


=========================  JHR  =============================

On 9/29/2010 1:43 AM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:

>
> Transmitter intermod performance has gone down since the Collins 
S-line.
> Started by Swan and completed by solid state PAs.

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