[TenTec] repairs

[Dave Edwards]

I like the way the Palstar looks kind of "retro" like a Drake 2B.
If I went to HRO, for example..and it worked. I'd check how does it feel.
Drake-like, or MFJ-like. If there is any sense of quality...I'd think 
about it up to about $800.00.
Any more than that...there are better choices.
As you mentioned,
Rigs like the Hilberling, or even more so...the DZ kit radio....I just 
don't understand what someone was thinking!!

....Dave


On 10/28/14, 8:48 AM, Paul Gentry wrote:
> What you stated is possibly one reason why it's not in production yet.
> This was a new product showcased at Dayton last year (2013) and was
> supposed to be out by August 2013!  Here we are roughly at November 2014.
>
> Of course I could sight other products including RF Concepts tuner, and Ten
> Tec's Patriot.  Manufacturing issues including sourcing parts, etc.
> sometimes leads to the products never coming into production.  As you
> stated though, price is the leading factor to buyers and usually trumps
> everything else.  Why buy the Palstar when you can buy an Eagle that
> arguably has more features, is in production, has the bugs worked out, and
> is cheaper?  The TR30a definitely won't come in at under 1K as you wished.
> The QRPer blog listed a range of $1500-2000.
>
> Paul K4BWG
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Dave Edwards <kd2e at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I kind of like what I see in that Palstar.
>> It now all depends on the price. It simply has to come in significantly
>> less then other beginner rigs.
>>
>> ....Dave
>>
>>
>> On 10/28/14, 2:37 AM, Ken Brown wrote:
>>
>>> I don't suppose there is a big enough market to support Ten-Tec or anyone
>>>
>>>> else coming out with this kind of basic rig (other than in QRP versions).
>>>>>   It looks like Palstar may gamble that there is:
>>>> http://www.palstar.com/en/tr30a/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   It is an interesting rig, but I don't see it as being easy to service
>>> or easy to keep a stock of essential replacement parts for.
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