[Kenwood] Discussion With Kenwood Rep Regarding Future HF Rigs

[Esterson/Pinsky]

You're right, it is a great transceiver for the price. But I can't totally
agree with the statement that Kenwood has great quality control. Another
example that comes to mind is the TM-V7 with the deteriorating display that
Kenwood refused to acknowledge nor offer a solution. The one in my XYL's
car looks like you're viewing the screen through a picket fence.

-avi 4X6UA

At 23:09 07-03-05 -0600, Brian K. Gaskamp wrote:
>BUT once you get the 440 fixed its in my opinion the best radio Kenwood made
>for the price.
>I'll put the audio on my 440 up against any HF radio Kenwood makes or made.
>of course the audio is only as good as the microphone, BUT I hear so many
>good audio reports from 440 users is hard to knock em...
>
>73,
>Brian
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Esterson/Pinsky" <tiavi at netvision.net.il>
>To: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>; <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:02 PM
>Subject: RE: [Kenwood] Discussion With Kenwood Rep Regarding Future HF Rigs
>
>
>> What about the notorious TS440 "all dots" death, and numerous reports of
>> cold solder joints on rigs of the same and later vintage?
>>
>> -avi 4X6UA
>>
>> At 17:52 07-03-05 -0800, you wrote:
>> >One of the sadder things about this decision also is
>> >that Kenwood seems to have the best quality control
>> >out there right now in the amateur market.  You don't
>> >hear stories of Kenwood transceivers:
>> >
>> >having transmit die after a couple of months (746PRO)
>> >Being hopelessly off frequency (910H)
>> >having severe RF feedback problems (857/897)
>> >Having severe 6 meter transmit audio problems (897)
>> >Needing grounding mods done (FT100)
>> >and on and one
>> >
>> >I would hope that Kenwood will continue in the future
>> >to R and D in the amateur market, but if they don't, I
>> >then own the last of a dying breed.
>> >
>> >73s John NE0P
>> >Currently own TS2000, TS60
>> >Previously owned TS130, TS430, T/R599, TS600, TR9130,
>> >TR851A
>> >--- "Rick Markey, KN3C" <kn3c at arrl.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Dear Kenwood,
>> >>
>> >> The choice of "obsolete" may have been a bit harsh,
>> >> but when a manufacturer
>> >> admits that they've suspended R&D in the amateur
>> >> market for two years, it's
>> >> not exactly a vote of confidence, would you say?
>> >>
>> >> The decision to go after the commercial market is
>> >> understandable.  But when
>> >> you flat out tell the amateur market that you are
>> >> temporarily not
>> >> interested in them, well then you suffer the
>> >> consequences.  If I'm looking
>> >> to buy a new rig, am I going to look at Kenwood who
>> >> has admitted to
>> >> temporarily throwing in the towel, or am I going to
>> >> look at Icom, Yaesu, or
>> >> Ten-Tec, all of whom have come out with cutting edge
>> >> radios?
>> >>
>> >> I've been a loyal Kenwood customer for many years.
>> >> Just recently I
>> >> purchased a TS-480 because it solved a problem for
>> >> me in a new mobile
>> >> installation.  But now that I know that Kenwood has
>> >> temporarily lost
>> >> interest in the amateur market, well maybe next time
>> >> I need a radio, I'll
>> >> look at the other players a bit more seriously.
>> >>
>> >> de Rick, KN3C, owner of a TS-830, TS-850, TS-870,
>> >> two TM-V7's, a TM-7950,
>> >> TM-2550, TS-700A, TS-7730, and a few others that I
>> >> don't recall at the
>> >> moment.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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