[TenTec] New Radios in the Future

[Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP]

"Last" should always be taken with a grain of salt.

In 1980 I bought a brand new BMW 800 Motorcycle, and swore this would be my
last.
I was going to ride this one until I could no longer walk.

After that, I ended up buying 13 more motorcycles and all but 4 or 5 were
brand new.

In 2010 I bought a K3 and said it would be my last transceiver.
I've already bought 3 more since then.

"Last" should always be taken with a grain of salt.

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


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Richards
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 8:12 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New Radios in the Future

Well said, Barry, ... but...  the real question is:

         Will you really buy it if they made it?

A LOT of hams SAY what they want in a new radio, but THEY WILL NEVER BUY 
ONE.   They plan to nurse their 25 year old  TT ParaOmniOctoCentarion  
well into the future, fixing it themselves, expecting TT to somehow make 
a profit just stocking parts.    That was a strong undercurrent in John 
Henry's missives a few months back.   I have lunch every Friday with a 
swell gang of older hams - all of whom already own their last 
transceiver.   TT MUST follow the money to remain viable in a difficult 
economy - those who stay the course and nurture radios as old as their
children do not represent the market for new radios.

----------------------- JHR  ---------------------


On 11/1/2014 8:56 AM, Barry N1EU wrote:
> The hf rig front panel evolved its knobbed interface over a period of 
> nearly 100 years.  It works.  I don't need no steenkin'
> smartphone/touchscreen/mouse/whatever modern interface for my radio.  
> Sure, let the radio hardware be the latest greatest direct digital 
> sampling, but keep my user interface classical.
>
> ________________________________________



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