[K3PZN-List] Argonaut vi on sale

[John Hoge]

All:

I just ordered an Eagle from TenTec. The sale has brought in so much  
business that they are back ordered 12 weeks on that radio.

73 de W3JJH
John

Quoting Curt Milton via K3PZN-List <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>:

> Phil
>
> well you are comparing c. 1990 dollars to now year dollars !  and   
> maybe you don't wish to think about how much those rigs cost when   
> they were new! 
>
> An FT-757 was around $1000 when new, because I remember buying   
> something else that was more in my price range then.  I remember the  
>  TS-50 being not much less than that.  25 years later I would have  
> to  look up the conversion factor. 
>
> Yes the purchase of an exotic QRP-only rig is a question in itself.   
>  With the caveat that my K2 has been upgraded to 100w, the most   
> expensive QRP I now own cost around $200 - but 'only' does CW. 
>
> The matter of how much to spend on a 100 watt rig now is driven by   
> receiver performance.  Yes there are low end rigs around $800 (but   
> only a few models), pretty good rigs for around $1300-1500 (TS-590   
> and FT-1200 to mention a couple examples) and of course more exotic   
> rigs than these. 
>
> one can try to make a case that Ten Tec and Elecraft are a little   
> over-priced.  On the other hand, on CW I prefer using the receiver   
> of an Elecraft or Ten Tec as they sound much better than some of the  
>  other rigs. 
>
> good news is that our rigs tend to work for a long time, and cost a   
> lot less than a car.  otherwise we all might be committed somewhere   
> for our radio interest. 
>
> In my imagination I would have time to home brew my own high   
> performance rig.  I did choose to solder together my very nice K2   
> more than a decade ago -- if I were buying today not sure what would  
>  be in my shack (maybe a TS-590 perhaps or a modestly equipped K3). 
>
> I guess my punch line for original message is my amazement at Ten   
> Tec offering a 20-some percent discount (on their somewhat   
> overpriced rigs, noting my bias that I don't own a ten tec rig).  We  
>  can hope its a trend.  I don't think they were bought to go out of   
> the rig business -- let's see what happens from here. 
>
> Meanwhile if someone had a 'requirement' for a 10 watt, multi-mode   
> rig covering all but 12 and 6 meters - this would be a nifty   
> candidate. 
>
> CUL 73
>
> Curt
>
> PS - apologies to those who really like Ten Tec a lot, some of my   
> friends reading this!  I do really like that Argo VI - I just have   
> enough rigs for the time I have to use them! 
>
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, July 14, 2014 12:30 PM, Philip Karras via K3PZN-List   
> <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> Still, at $800 that's more than I paid for either of my full power   
> HF rigs. On the other hand they are OLD technology, no software   
> anything in either rig, Kenwood TS-50 or my Yaesu FT-757 GXII. If it  
>  was ~ $500 I might jump but at $800 I have to think long and hard.   
> It's probably all due to Ten Tec being bought out.
>
> 73 de KE3FL,
> Phil
> AEC Carroll County
> OES, ORS, & VE
> http://cs.yrex.com/ke3fl
> Karras' Corner: http://blog.solidsignal.com/content.php/1005-karras-corner
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 13:24:27 -0700
> From: Curt Milton via K3PZN-List <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [K3PZN-List] Argonaut vi on sale
>
> A coworker told me tentec had a sale going on and I did not
> believe him.? A decent markdown I might add.? I don't need
> another qrp rig but anyone considering a multiband qrp rig
> should check that out.? I got to operate one at field day
> and was extremely impressed.? Of course tentec sells direct
> so see their website to see other rigs also on sale.?
>
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73 de W3JJH
John