[TenTec] Transmitter Noise and Radio User Interface

[terry foskey]

Yes, I am one of those described in Rick's post and guilty of holding the hobby back.  Stated by someone that owns an ICOM 7800, TT Orion1, and others.  There is a market for cheap radios and that's why the big companies continue to make and sell them.  Most of the Hams using them wouldn't know transmitter noise or distortion from a hammer nor do they care.  There are too many variables in the causes for band noise, a great deal of the noise on SSB today is caused by the person within the headset.  I also read here this week about how awful the User Interface is on some of the Flex Radios, ( I am former owner of 6300, 5000 and 3000) well that issue was largely solved on the earlier rigs with use of the DJ Panels which provided 2 large VFO knobs and more knobs than you could shake a stick at.  One of the absolute worst user interface radios is the Elecraft brand.  

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