[TenTec] An Update from Ten Tec

[Katz Ajamas]

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Mike-
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> I already have an Eagle. IIRC it was $1600. It went back to TN twice, got
> replaced, and the replacement had to go back once. I used it maybe a month
> of the first 6 months owned. It was in TN the rest of the time. It's been
> good since and I like it a lot.
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> Would I buy another? Not the same as I have now.
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> At a minimum another would have to have:
> -RF noise from back light power supply corrected. The part is frequency
> agile but not controlled.
> -Fan cycling corrected. The temp sensor application ignores physics.
> -Separate RX antenna.
> -Band info available for switching antennas/amps, etc.
> -Accurate up to date diagrams and BOM. I would still like this for my
> Eagle.
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> I would prefer:
> No fans. Is Aluminum more expensive than fans?
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> My ham radio purchases since the Eagle:
> -6kHz filter for the Eagle
> -Softrock(~9MHz) to make a pan adapter
> -MFJ-1025
> -used Hercules II
> -MFJ-9296
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> My station.
> Eagle, MFJ1025, Herc2, Brown Bro Paddle/key, panadapter(I seldom use it),
> MFJ9296, Johnson Matchbox, Inv V at 70' used on 80-6. 160m is Inv V fed as
> top loaded vertical.
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> If my first Eagle would interface with a second Eagle for phase coherent
> TX and RX using two antennas, I'd buy a second in a NY minute.
> I'm imagining when ganged together the main tuning on the second could
> steer the phase of the second relative to the first. It should be quite
> popular with the solar minimum. The pair would be a whole lot easier and
> not much more expensive than doing the same thing with what's available off
> the shelf.
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> 73, -Bob ah7i/w4
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>> Some of you know we are developing new products.  Those are still off on
>> the horizon.  What I need to know is how many of you would purchase Eagles
>> if they were available?  I'd like to do a run of 100 of them next. It is a
>> great radio.  I like mine every bit as well as my Orion II.  The DSP
>> function is superb.
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