[Premium-Rx] TenTec Rx340 vs HF1000A

[Terry O']

This does not answer your question, but I thought it might interest list 
readers.

The Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711 and TenTec RX340 were competing products 
designed in pursuit of a government contract.  The WJ-8711 won the 
contract.  The contract had specifications on appearance, especially the 
display and controls, which is unusual.  That's why radios look vaguely 
similar.

The HF-1000 was produced to gain entry into the commercial marketplace 
with a variant of the WJ-8711.  Customer requests for support of the 
HF-1000 (not repair, but explaining to appliance operators how to hook 
it up, use the controls...) overwhelmed the one person assigned to 
support and eroded the profit margin to the point that WJ pulled the 
plug on production and left the commercial ham market.  Over the nearly 
35 years the Watkins-Johnson marque existed, the HF-1000 was the only 
radio they ever produced that was sold through commercial channels.

Terry O'
http://watkins-jonhson.terryo.org



Kai Garrels wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> there was a lot of discussions about the tentec radios: could anybody  
> sketch the main differences between the RX340 and the HF1000A?
>
> I am just curious which radio you like more or think is better?
>
> Best regards,
> kai