[Kenwood] Discussion With Kenwood Rep Regarding Future HF Rigs

[Fortra]

Jeez,

let me see, If Kenwood would have to leave amateur market, i am well 
equipped to survive without new models:
TS950SD, TS870S, TS930S (two pieces sn.37xxx and 87xxx), TS2000, 
JR599&TX599, TL922. Yeah, never ever seriously operated TS950SDX but... you 
can't have them all.Don't you??

Seriously, any TS820S around??

Regards, Nermin S58DX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KCC-Amateur" <kcc-amateur at kenwoodusa.com>
To: "Gary Smith" <wa1tjb at yahoo.com>; "Steve Rutledge" 
<gatorman71 at bellsouth.net>; <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 1:18 AM
Subject: RE: [Kenwood] Discussion With Kenwood Rep Regarding Future HF Rigs




Dear Kenwood Customer:


Just because Kenwood may not come out with a new HF transceiver this
year is no cause for alarm. I am sure something will be new on the
horizon..........73






If you need further assistance, please e-mail us again.

Sincerely,

Kenwood Amateur Radio Customer Support



-----Original Message-----
From: kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Smith
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 4:00 PM
To: Steve Rutledge; kenwood at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Discussion With Kenwood Rep Regarding Future HF
Rigs

While I agree that it is a smart business decision, I
am saddened that Kenwood is, in effect, not playing in
the HF amateur market anymore.  However, it has been
evident that they have pulled back for quite some
time.  I have heard many, many complaints about the
TS2000, even from staunch Kenwood users, followed by
the discontinuation of the TS-870.  I own some older
Kenwood equipment, but of late I have become an Icom
fan and now own a 756ProIII.  I owned a Kenwood
TS-520S when I originally got into this hobby in the
mid-70's.  I shed a tear for what has happened.

Gary
WA1TJB
--- Steve Rutledge <gatorman71 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I had the chance to talk with the Kenwood rep at a
> hamfest over the
> weekend.  I asked about the possibility of a newer,
> bigger, HF rig.  He
> said that Kenwood has suspended R&D in the amateur
> arena for at least
> two years.
>
> He went on to say that Kenwood is number two in the
> land mobile market
> behind Motorola so they are focusing their resources
> where the money is.
>   This, of course, makes perfect sense for any
> business.
>
> I asked him why they discontinued the TS-870S and he
> said it was too
> expensive when introduced.  Further, the chipset
> used in the radio has
> been discontinued by the manufacturer.  I think it
> was TI.  He did say
> that failures of the chipset are extremely rare but
> that Kenwood has a
> huge supply of them as parts so TS-870S owners
> shouldn't worry about that.
>
>
>
>
>
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