[TenTec] What's going to be next?

[Darrell Bellerive]

And a BIG heatsink so a fan is not required, but optional.


On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 06:06:25 +0100
"Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:

> Every now and again the topic of future (dream) radio comes up.
> 
> In my opinion, expensive radios are not the bread and butter of any company
> and in light of the life cycle of components these days, not a good
> investment from a cost of ownership point of view.  
> 
> In the interest of Ten-Tec remaining in business, I would like to see
> something like this:
> 
>  <> A big brother to the Eagle, based on its existing technology
>  <> An entry-level price of well under $3K
>  <> Physically no larger than the Omni VI
>  <> An optional 2nd RX, like with the K3
>  <> Filter slots for all 5 filters
>  <> A readable S-Meter (at least 3x or 4x as large as the Eagle's)
>  <> Interfacing for an external bandscope, but no built-in band scope -
> there are plenty of different solutions already available on the market
>  <> Band stack registers
>  <> Provision for an external RX antenna 
>  <> Adjustable LEAD and HANG timing for external AMP relay control
>  <> As well as the KEYING LOOP
>  <> NOT a dark color.  I find it difficult to read lables on any black
> radio.  Why not blue like Hilberling?  The OM-VI was not bad either.
>  <> RED DOT
>  <> A big bag of sunspots  ;-)
> 
> 
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary Smith
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 5:12 AM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] What's going to be next?
> 
> The Orion was a magnificent radio & it made it through two really nice
> versions but for whatever reasons, an Omni 3 was not offered & the Omni 2
> was the end of life of that lineage. The current top of the line is the Omni
> 7 which as I recall was not touted as highly as the Orion but was offered at
> the same time.
> 
> Any next top of the line to be released TenTec heard about in the chatter? 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Gary
> KA1J
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Darrell Bellerive VE7IU <ve7iu at runbox.com>