[Kenwood] Discussion With Kenwood Rep Regarding Future HF Rigs

[Dennis]

As long as I can continue to find parts for my 850's I will be happy.  Bells 
and whistles have been added, but no better transceivers have been made 
since the TS-850S.
                                                        Dennis  W8YS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Rutledge" <gatorman71 at bellsouth.net>
To: <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:56 AM
Subject: [Kenwood] Discussion With Kenwood Rep Regarding Future HF Rigs


>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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