[TenTec] What's going to be next?

Mon Jan 20 12:20:21 EST 2014

Dang John....a Motor Coach...I figured you as more of a Pop Up guy...I mean it does everything one would want of a camping device.

Hey just a little humor...😊

Cecil

K5DL

From: John King
Sent: ‎January‎ ‎20‎, ‎2014 ‎11‎:‎12‎ ‎AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment; Bob McGraw - K4TAX; Gary at ka1j.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] What's going to be next?

I often wonder if the license that I have held for 56 years still exists among the  numerous ego nurses around today. My Omni VI, which I have owned for 20 years and bought used from Ten Tec used sales department, has been and still is a great radio. It will do practically everything, that really matters in communication  that present drool provoking radios will do. I can't brag about having the latest radio with 1,000 plus memories STACKED with 10,000 more memories, two S meters, 13 colors of lights and displays, a built in signal report sender, one that calls CQ of its' own volition, sends the QSL card via internet automatically, pays via Pay Pal for a return QSL, and a "good buddy" nose wiper when I have a respiratory problem.

What happened to Amateur "Ham" Radio? Do real Amateurs always have to care what "Sam" is running and not be satisfied until they have one with one more button, ten more lights, two more displays  and 1,000 more memories that they can't remember how to access? The Japanese started this merchandising contest that has screwed most  of the Hams in the world. Just go to a Hamfest and count the number of USED Japanese made radios built since they started adding buttons and whistles and compare the number of Ten Tec radios built during the same time period and you will see that REAL HAM RADIOS have a lasting satisfaction for REAL HAM RADIO OPERATORS. I will concede that some of that could be due to the millions more Japanese radios sold than TEN TECS. But there is hardly ever more than one used Ten Radio for sale at an average Fest.

I have five complete Ten Tec stations and if I buy another it will b another OMNI VI .

We can purchase what we want for whatever motivation we have, but why would anyone want a GREAT COMPANY like Ten Tec to  build and sell "me too" Japanese merchandizing to satisfy egos rather than offer a top performing radio that holds up and doesn't need a resale value?

I am an "old FART" and I just had to say it. Made me feel much better! But don't expect Ten Tec to commit Hari Kari just to satisfy the good buddy egos.  Anyway I can't remember what is in those memories or where I put them.73, John, K5PGW

PS. I have two Icom 706 MKIIGs in my motor coach and an Icom 718 that are noiser than a monkey farm with the monkeys on Cocaine .

On Monday, January 20, 2014 9:34 AM, R. Eric Sluder - W9WLW <resluder at yahoo.com> wrote:

Bob McGraw - K4TAX <RMcGraw at Blomand.net> wrote:
>Having or having been through the "lot", today the Omni VII is the
>radio 
>with the features and good performance.  Likely there are still
>enhancements 
>in the pipe for the Omni VII.  I view this as very commendable for a
>company 
>to continue to offer enhancements for a product that is some 6 ot 7
>years 
>old but yet still in production.  It also protects ones investment in
>their 
>purchase thus holding up the value.
>
>As to a performance radio, the Eagle is it.  Although sporting less
>features 
>but in as smaller package, the performance both on receive and transmit
>of 
>the Eagle are equal or found to excel the Omni VII.  I truly believe,
>having 
>used one for some time, the Eagle has the best transmit and receive
>audio of 
>any radio on the market today.  I see that hams in general are looking
>for 
>lower priced radios yet seem to want a moderate to high level of 
>performance.  The Eagle fills this slot.
>
>73
>Bob,  K4TAX
>
>
>DISCLOSURE:
>This is to inform all persons, I am a Tentec Ambassador and I receive
>compensation according to the Tentec Ambassador program.  In addition,
>I
>serve as a volunteer beta test person to Tentec for the Omni VII, Eagle
>and Argonaut VI radios.  I hold no employment relationship, no
>financial
>interests nor do I conduct any commercial business, direct or indirect,
>with Tentec.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Gary Smith" <Gary at ka1j.com>
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 10:11 PM
>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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A slightly larger Eagle II with the added functions you would find in the Omni VII, in a price range of $2500-2700 would be a show stopper.  That means it would need room for a 2nd RX-366 that is optional, pan adapter feature, and some of the regularly used functions brought out to either additional buttons not requiring the Func button, or to knobs, or a combination therein.  

I believe TT has the majority of the code ready due to the Eagle and Orion (think code for use of 2nd receiver).  They would need to select a larger CPU/microcontroller chip set, off load the ATU processing to a dedicated ATU processor and map coding to a larger display (and S-Meter for DJ0IP hi hi).

Optional, and possibly driving the cost up higher than they want to, would be to risk a re-do of the core DSP to match or even better then Orion 2 performance.  I would suggest that not be done, but save that effort for an Omni VIII.

Just my view of things...

73-Eric
W9WLW
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