[TenTec] Really?

[Carl Moreschi]

The Flex 6500 and Flex 6700 over load at S9+80DB.  This is really a huge 
signal.

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

On 8/15/2016 5:11 PM, Tim Cook wrote:
> Seems like the last several posts have been about Flex, Icom, dirty
> transmitters and little to nothing about Ten Tec and its future,  are they
> really still in business other than providing  service?
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> In today's market if you want ANY bells and whistles  $1500 IS an entry
> level radio, like it or not.
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> Comparing the 7300 to the Flex 6700 ,6500 or similarly equipped K3S is
> ludicrous . There ARE many amateurs who live outside of Europe and who don't
> have  contesters  or Dx'er neighbors in close proximity, in which case I
> submit  the  "overload" problems really aren't apparent or a concern for the
> large majority of hams.. It may occur, but not to the degree some would like
> to portray (use RF gain like in days gone by?)  in order to promote their
> favorite radio of the day. Most modest (normal) stations that don't have
> huge contesters or dx'ers living next door and don't have stacked array's at
> 90 feet (probably the majority of the hams)  will rarely if ever see any
> overload issues. If you do then the 7300 may not be for you, simple as that,
> buy a Flex or Elecraft or the radio of your choice.
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> As far as dirty transmitters, if the manufacturers are meeting FCC
> requirements in order to sell in the US who is at  fault or to blame?  It is
> business after all.
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> This is a Ten Tec list and my interest as a long tine Ten Tec fan  is
> whether OR NOT Ten Tec will actually produce a new and different radio and
> not a rehashed version of a 10+ year old design. I would like to see some
> real progress, but I'm not holding my breath.
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> Tim
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> NZ8J
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