[SixClub] New Ten Tec rig

[Roger]

On 9/26/2010 8:38 PM, doc at kd4e.com wrote:
> Just found this:
>
> http://ke9v.net/
>
> "It covers 160-6 meters, 100 watts and receiver specifications that put
> it on par with the Orion, Omni VII, and Elecraft K3. No dual receive
> option. I heard $1799 without the auto-tuner. Nice sized rig packing
> huge performance."

Now if you want a bargain there was an Icom 7800 on e-bay a couple days 
ago with a starting bid IIRC of $100 and no reserve.  The thing is 
basically new. It's a case of some one purchasing a rig and then having 
a job change to a new location some 800 or so, miles away.

BTW I really don't expect to see it go cheap.<sigh>

I just put my new rig into the 4-Runner... in the form of new 17" tires, 
replace the rear axle bearings, seals, brakes, and have the drums 
turned.  The old tires looked great until you looked at them straight 
on.  The tread was way deeper than when they were4 new, but the bottoms 
of the groves appeared to have cord showing.  They were nigh onto 8 or 9 
years old and dying of old age, rather than lots of miles.

>
> I'd like to own a modern USA-made HF+6 rig but that price places it
> way out of my league - and I imagine that of most Hams. Sigh.

You *might* find a used Icom or Kenwood from around the time they first 
started including 6-meters for a reasonable price.

The Icom 706 and Yaesu 897Ds have been going in the $500-$800 range. Of 
course you can get a new 897D for not much more than that.  I purchased 
one new early one for about that and I'm going to pedal it once I get 
the CW portion fixed.  The keyer works, but one of the lines from the 
key does not...I'm assuming it's the interface chip.  It's not the 
greatest rig and for a few hundred dollars more the Icom 7000 is far 
superior with a much better receiver that has an outstanding noise blanker.

Unfortunately both the 897D and the Icom 7000 are very small rigs (great 
for mobile) that require multiple menus to change modes and power 
levels. IOW Keep the manual handy! <:-))

73

Roger (K8RI)


>
>> Is TenTec not allowed to promote it yet?
>>
>> I don't see it on their Web site.
>>
>> Any rumors as to price and other features?
>>
>>> It covers 6m! and uses a downconversion IF scheme, so should have
>>> good receiver performance. Looks like it uses IF DSP as well for
>>> filtering.
>>>
>>> http://www.rigpix.com/tentec/eagle.htm
>>>
>>> 73s John AA5JG
>>
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