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[Carl Moreschi]

I couldn't agree more.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com

On 5/6/2014 10:46 AM, Rsoifer--- via TenTec wrote:
> Guys
>
> I don't understand why the issue of a panadaptor display keeps coming  up.
> The Elecraft panadaptor is a pretty box, but the function is much  better
> performed through a PC interface than a display on the radio.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
>
>
> In a message dated 4/8/2014 7:30:11 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> jhenry at tentec.com writes:
>
> Hi  Steve,
>
> That is one item I will not talk about until the day we either  ship it or
> can it.
> Given this items track record.
> All I can  officially say is.... We have not dropped it from development
> yet.
> But, for  clarification, the design is for the 588 internally, to add a
> continuous  sweep that it currently does not provide. It would be in place
> of the slow  "snap shot" sweep that kills the receiver during that time. At
> time of  first production, it followed the Jupiter sweep, which was greatly
> liked by  most hams, but, technology changes, competitors add features, so,
> they now  expect the 588 to have it. Since it is still in production (and
> yes, plan  to for many years, best laid plans though)
>
> It isn't dead  yet.
> Personally, I don't think it will be killed, because we do realize it  is an
> integral part of future rigs, regardless of the fact that it will  just be a
> sweep (maybe also with waterfall, that part isn't ironed out in  the 588
> firmware yet) and not a fully featured sweep that is provided on a  PC
> today. It is still useful. Especially for single receiver type rigs  like
> the OMNI-VII.
>
> And to answer Rick DJ0IP on "modular/optional",  yes, as with TEN-TEC rigs
> of the past, we follow that into future rigs that  will have a LOT of
> options, so that someone can start with a single  transceiver x, then add a
> tuner, or a second receiver, external fan,  optional filters, bluetooth,
> high speed sweeps, spigots for I&Q,  transverter outputs, etc., etc.  all
> optional and hopefully customer  upgrade-able.
>
> Thanks, and 73,
> John Henry, KI4JPL
> TEN-TEC  Engineering
>
> ==============================================
>
> John  Henry,
>
> All the discussion on these great features and more this past  week,
> resurected one particular feature that I’ve lost touch with from  Ten
> Tec - the external high definition pan adapter video display that as  I
> understood was being developed and protos built at one time, not  all
> that long ago.  I realize the same came be accomplished with  several
> adjunct boxes today, but was wondering if this piece of  optional
> equipment is gone forever from Ten Tec?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve -  W5JK
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