[Kenwood] Compact "Kitchen Sink" Mobile Rig?

Sat, 18 Jan 2003 16:42:38 -0600

It has struck me for some time now that Kenwood simply does not produce a
competition-grade radio like they did with the 930, 940 and 950. They seem
to be playing to the appliance guys who are more wowed by bells and whistles
than by great sensitivity, low S/N, selectivity and near-signal rejection.

73, kelly
ve4xt
----- Original Message -----
From: "tvsjr" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Compact "Kitchen Sink" Mobile Rig?

> As has been seen in the past, it's usually very difficult to build a
> jack-of-all-trades that really works great on everything. The TS-2000 is
> pretty good, but has its quirks. The 706 iterations and the FT-100/D have
> their quirks and some serious maintenance issues. IMHO, it's better to
have
> two or three radios that work really well, than one small radio that works
> OK on everything...
>
> Terry
>
> At 12:02 PM 01/18/2003 -0800, Paul Manuel wrote:
>  >
>  >--- Doug Ford <[email protected]> wrote:
>  >> Anyone have any theories on why Kenwood has yet to introduce a
706MkIIG
>  >> or 100D style rig?  I mean, with the success those two rigs can claim,
>  >> you'd think Kenwood would provide a rig to match.  Only one can hope,
I
>  >> suppose.
>  >My theory is that Kenwood's lessened interest in the amateur field,
>  >coupled with the difficulty in designing a radio to be good AND small,
has
>  >kept Kenwood from doing it. Yaesu's FT-100s are prone to problems (mine
>  >needed mods when brand new,) and my original 706 cost me over $200 in
>  >repairs. I feel that if Kenwood can't do something right, they just
won't
>  >do it, and I don't think that the amateur R&D department has had the
>  >budget to do it right yet.
>  >Just my opinion! I hope they do release one!
>  >
>  >73,
>  >Paul K4PDM
>  >
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