[TenTec] Some advice, please

[Greg S]

Kudos, Jim. All hams I know would be tickled to hear your presentation, no matter what you include/exclude, rather than having NO presentation on the subject. Don't let the "talkers" get in the way of the "doer".  I am sure you will get more ideas from this group.  On a "side" note, those SBE rigs had Collins mechanical filters!! Again, thanks for offering to do the "impossible". :-) Greg, KC8HXO 

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  On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 16:21, rick at dj0ip.de<Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:   But BEFORE you jump directly into transistorized radios, consider
highlighting SBE (Sideband Engineers).
They brought out the first hybrid transceiver which used transistors for
everything except the driver and final tubes.

Their first model was the SB-33 (80/40/20/15m) followed by the SB-34.

The hybrids were a giant step away from tubes, relying on tubes only for the
higher power stages.
THEN came the 505/405 combination.

You should also consider trends other than technology.

For instance Collins introduced the concept that our separate receivers and
transmitters could mate together as a transceiver.  This was followed by
Drake and Heathkit.

For instance Signal One (1969) launched the era of the non-plus ultra
mega-bucks transceivers.
The CX7 was quite a amazing transceiver for its time.  Others followed, with
Yaesu's "FT-One" being the first to follow.

IMO Jim, you are trying to eat an elephant in a single bite.
I don't envy you.
Unless you are retired and take this on as a full time job, you will
struggle to succeed at that.


73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)



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From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of JAMES
HANLON
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 9:28 PM
To: tentec
Subject: [TenTec] Some advice, please

Y'all,
 
I've taken on the job of talking to the Albuquerque Hamfest this coming
August about significant advances in amateur radio technology from the
beginning of radio, Marconi 1894, to the present.  I'm up to the early 70s
so far and I have just added the advent of Solid State Transceivers to the
list, using the 505 Argonaut and the Triton I and Triton II as examples.
I'm a little fuzzy on things more modern than that.  Obviously I should
include things like digital modes and software-defined radios.  What would
you folks suggest I should include, and can you cite any Ten-Tec or other
gear that would illustrate the particular advance?
 
Thanks a lot for your help.
 
Jim, W8KGI
                         
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