[TenTec] Yes the 318 is available.

[Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP]

I HOPE TEN-TEC IS READING THIS!

I hope they do two mods to the 318 BEFORE the next production run:

1.  Peanut point but important:  Dim the brightness of the LED.  My 318 is raised to eye level and it blinds me at night.  I covered it with scotch tape and painted it with a sharpie to dim it.  Eventually I'll add a resistor.

2.  Please add a means of open-collector keying for the amp, and a switch to turn the relay off.  My unit's relay was making as much noise as the linear amp's big open-frame relay.  I removed the internal relay and just use transistor keying now, which is totally silent (and faster).

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

-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob McGraw - K4TAX
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 11:36 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: [TenTec] Yes the 318 is available.

The 318 amp interface is available on special order.  One will need to contact either Sales or Service as it not shown on the website.  I recall the price being $89.

My info from Tentec as follows:

<snip>
The 318 was cancelled for a very very short period of time, just before this MegaSale. We had sold about half a dozen over a years time, and selling that few does not make good business sense to do another production run. 

But, even when it was cancelled, when someone called service, Paul would build them to order as parts were available. They have taken a couple of orders this way already and shipped product.

Now, to today, I talked with Jim and Stan and Paul this AM and they are going to add the 318 back as a product. We can take the order over the phone, but since we are transitioning to a new eCommerce handler in conjunction with Alpha/RFConcepts, it may take a while before it is visible online again. Until then, phone sales.

We are also going to have another production run of the 318.  Until that production run, we will still take orders for it, and will build them up in service until current stock for their parts run out. All depends upon demand how quickly they will run out of stock. But the production run is scheduled, so more will be made later this year, early next year. 
<snip> 

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: astro_maryland at yahoo.com [TenTec_Eagle]
  To: TenTec_Eagle at yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 2:46 PM
  Subject: RE: [TenTec_Eagle] Eagle to Linear Amp AND to soundcard


    
  Rick, 



  Thanks.  Amp = Alpha 8410.


  Searched the TenTec site for the 318 Amp Keyer but turned up nothing; do I have the model number right?  Is this a discontinued product or something? 


  73, Rich, K3VAT



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