[Kenwood] Discussion With Kenwood Rep Regarding Future HF Rigs

Tue Mar 8 00:41:06 EST 2005

Well I'm talking Hf radios here, never said anything about VHF-UHF, I own 2
of them and never had a problem with either.

Sometimes the more complex you get with a radio, the more possible problems
you'll have down the road...Agree.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Esterson/Pinsky" <tiavi at netvision.net.il>
To: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net>; <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Discussion With Kenwood Rep Regarding Future HF Rigs

> 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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