[TenTec] Why no mention of TT?

Keith Hamilton tuner at zoominternet.net
Wed Nov 16 21:58:49 PST 2011


Can we please drop this line of discussion before it turns into a rant for each of our favorite rigs?

73
Keith N8CEP



On Nov 16, 2011, at 8:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

> On 11/16/2011 3:37 PM, Richards wrote:
>> He was giving a brief overview of ham radio, and was not making a
>> complete or comprehensive listing of every manufacturer.  He mentioned
>> newcomers, like Elecraft, but did not mention all the older, established
>> manufacturers.  It was a brief survey... you cannot mention everything
>> in a brief survey... that would transform it into a comprehensive study.
> 
> Yes, BUT -- the author, K1DG, is a very active and well known contester, 
> and a major reason he mentioned Elecraft is that their products have 
> taken by storm those hams who are most interested in cutting edge 
> performance. Notice that he also talked about a lot of other new things 
> in ham radio, including WSJT and other various digital modes, 
> integration with computers, etc..
> 
> In their early days, Elecraft appealed to builders and QRP types, but 
> their K2 kit with all the options was a pretty nice radio.. Since the 
> introduction of the K3, they have also attracted those who want highest 
> performance and moderately high prices. Their P3 spectrum display makes 
> those in other rigs look like toys, and their new KPA500 has nudged the 
> Hercules II off my operating desk and into my storage closet, primarily 
> because it gives me 550W on 6M, as well as 600W on the HF bands. And, I 
> suspect, the introduction of their new KX3, with the optional 
> remote-able 100W amp module, is going to find a home in the shacks, and 
> in the cars, of a lot of middle of the road hams.  In other words, they 
> have become a LEADER and INNOVATOR of the ham world, not a "me too 
> company," and not one for whom ham gear is a sideline. That USED to be 
> true, at least in part, of Ten Tec, and I still own and love four Ten 
> Tec power amps from those days.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
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