[K3PZN-List] Is Kenwood dropping out of the Amateur Radio market?

Sat, 15 Mar 2003 16:26:07 -0500

Thank you, Al.  Glad to hear that Kenwood has not given up.  Let's all hope
that some of these new rigs will come into being.  Word on the street is
that (in spite of DC to daylight capabilities and enough features to keep
you busy for the next 10 years), the TS-2000 is one of the worst selling
radios currently on the market.  Sad, but true.

John, AK3Z

----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Bisasky" <[email protected]>
To: "CCARC" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 11:33 AM
Subject: [K3PZN-List] Is Kenwood dropping out of the Amateur Radio market?

> Not according to their sales manager that I spoke to in person this week
at
> the IWCE convention in Las Vegas.  Kenwood, who had the largest booth
> (bigger even than Motorola!) at the show, had part of their Amateur Radio
> line on display including the TS-2000, TM-7A, TH-7A, and TH-F6A.  The "hot
> news" is a new replacement for their venerable TS-50 HF mobile which will
> include VHF/UHF.  It is designed to compete with the Icom IC-706 and Yaesu
> FT-100.  I asked if it would be introduced at Dayton and he indicated that
> it was a "possibility".  Future plans are to introduce a new "flagship" HF
> rig for 2004 as a replacement for the TS-870.
>
> Before you start drooling, I've heard lines like this in the past from
> company rep's that were higher up on the corporate food chain about future
> releases that have never seen the light of day.  Like we used to say at
the
> phone phactory, "Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you
> see."
>
> 73 Al K3ZE
>
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