[Elecraft] TenTec Hamfest

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > No SPLT button, no rx ant. 7lb with all the options.

   snip

 > If it performs well, there radio may be good for simple Dxpeditions
 > where small size and dimensions matter, and one does not want to
 > carry a separate tuner.

With no split and without a separate receive antenna it will be
useless for any significant DXpedition.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 9/27/2010 9:28 AM, Ignacy wrote:
>
> Their Eagle is small (like K2) with few buttons in front and few connectors
> in back. No SPLT button, no rx ant. 7lb with all the options.   First IF at
> 9 Mhz with 2.4K standard and two empty slots, and 2nd IF with DSP.  Around
> $1800 with no ant tuner and $2k with a tuner.
>
> It seems that they are finding a  niche in simplicity.
>
> If it performs well, there radio may be good for simple Dxpeditions where
> small size and dimensions matter, and one does not want to carry a separate
> tuner.
>
> Very nice flea market, with lots of good stuff at good prices.
>
> Friendly Tentec staff. A knob in my TT238 broke. They gave me two free.
>
> Ignacy