[TenTec] Inspired by TenTec!

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

I can also agree with Rick... to a point.

I’m not yet convinced that “everyone” wants an SDR rig, today.  Yes, many do, and yes the IC-7300 is a game changer, but things are still in flux.

5 years from now may well be a completely different story.  If that long.

That said, look at the micro BITX (uBITX) kit out of India.  (I still have to put mine together, but that’s another story!). I understand the current version, including the “Rarduino” display board, sells fr $139.  Now, the kit is not perfect... but iit’s still interesting.  Could Ten Tec or someone else market a version of an SDR-type rig like this, for a solid 5 to 10 W out across the bands, with a case, for under $300 or close to it?

If Mike were to ask my opinion, which he has not, that would be the direction I’d suggest.

73, ron w3wn


-----Original Message-----
From: Byron Cordes via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com>
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Cc: Byron Cordes <byroncordes at icloud.com>
Sent: Thu, Jul 19, 2018 06:18 PM
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Have to agree with Rick , SDR with big display Is what most ham want. However l would like to see a filter up radio with SDR. I do run a filter radio with high cost filters but it does work better on the weak stations the other 98% of the time the SDR radio works great ! Looks impressive too.
  Maybe Ten Tec could bring back the 238 tuner!
I have one and been looking for one more they just don’t come up for sale. But to bring in a new radio would be hard. Icom 7300 has changed the radio world and that’s the radio Ten Tec would be up against unless the go for a top  end  radio $5000 or  more . there is some interest one band wonders . Inexpensive !  Can’t make much money on them .
  If they would just sell anything it would give some hope but it is what it is.  
  I have sold both of my Orion’s and my Eagle. Keeping the Omni VI plus (I can work on it)  and a Drake r4c and use a cheap SDR for a monitor as I think the ship is going down Captain! 
 Byron AC9PA 

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> On Jul 19, 2018, at 3:31 PM, <a href="mailto:Rick at dj0ip.de">Rick at dj0ip.de</a> wrote:
> 
> Well don't expect too much from a single conversion 9 MHz radio these days.
> 14 or 15 people might buy one but the other 5000 hams want an SDR radio.
> 
> Good Xtal filters cost $100 each and you need at least 2 or 3 to have a half
> way decent radio
> 
> My heart is in sync with you, but my brain says . . .  "sorry Charlie, no
> way!"
> 
> 73,
> Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec <tentec-<a href="mailto:bounces at contesting.com">bounces at contesting.com</a>> On Behalf Of Don Rasmussen via
> TenTec
> Sent: 19 July 2018 22:14
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> Cc: Don Rasmussen <<a href="mailto:wb8yqj at yahoo.com">wb8yqj at yahoo.com</a>>
> Subject: [TenTec] Inspired by TenTec!
> 
> Would be really nice to see something like this actually come along from
> TenTec. ;-) de Wb8yqj Don
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