[TenTec] Rigs at WRTC

[george fritkin via TenTec]

I have all the rigs on the list except the 7700 and 7800 (eh).  I know why for contesting the K3 is so popular.  I also have an Eagle (and another one coming), great radio, but if I only had a K3 and Eagle to use the choice is easy.  Not in a contest the answer maybe different
 
George, W6GF 


On Thursday, July 24, 2014 11:39 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
  


I assume you mean you sold them both for a total or $900, so you lost $450
per rig in 5 years.
That is just $90 per year for a contest-grade radio.
Not bad.

Now if you sold them each for $900, that could almost be classified as an
investment!  ;-)

Let's see; if we run the math on a 7800 . . . 

This brings up another point that Rob has been stressing for about 5 years
now:
"Cost Of Ownership"  (COO)

The radios costing under $3K are not bad.
Those costing over $5K are, well "dogs" with respect of COO.

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 8:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Rigs at WRTC

On 7/24/2014 10:31 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> The old TS-850S had 77dB (stock) and is better with INRAD filters.
>
> 20 Years ago our contest team standardized on the TS-850S, not because 
> it was a great radio but because it was a good enough radio that 
> everybody could afford (even the students).

Around 2005, I bought two TS850s for about $900 each, and added Inrad
filters. I sold them around 2010 for about $900, with the filters. (I've
never been a filter weasel)

73, Jim K9YC
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