I'm a supporter of Ten-Tec but am not sure of all of those claimed "firsts".
First 100 watt HF Solid state transceiver? I don't think so. For example the
Atlas 100 watt 180 and the 210 transceivers preceded the Triton by at least a
year (1974).
Also the Swan SS-100 and SS-200 series were introduced in late 1974.
Also the 1980 Hercules (444) was not a legal limit amp. Unless you are claiming
the earlier 1KW input legal limit definition? It was rated at 1200 watts INPUT
on SSB and 1000 watts input on SW. I've got one that is still fully
operational. It uses two 600 watt input modules each containing a pair of
transisters in push-pull running at 45 volts Vcc. Output is typically (CW
keydown) about 500 to 600 watts.
Pioneered tunable crystal filters? I don't think so. The Collins 75A1 had them
in 1949, the slightly more refined Collins 75A2 had them in 1952, etc..
See:
http://www.wa3key.com/75a1.html
73,
Doug/WA1TUT
>
> On 5 Jul 2012 at 8:39, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>
> > Jim, this is a reply to your post but I changed the
> subject, so that
> > we can keep the "first ten-tec" thread homogeneous.
> >
> > I helped launch Ten-Tec here in Germany in 2004.
> > Scott came over and gave a presentation in
> Friedrichshafen.
> > In that process, I did some research and put together a
> list of
> > Ten-Tec's "Firsts":
> >
> > . First all solid state 5-band SSB/CW
> transceiver (Argonaut, 1971)
> >
> > . First 100 watt solid state HF
> transceiver (Triton, 1975)
> >
> > . First legal limit solid state HF amp
> (Hercules, 1980)
> >
> > . Pioneered tunable crystal filters
> (Delta II, 1990)
> >
> > . First HF transceiver with built-in
> DSP (Omni-VI 1992)
> >
> > . First software defined HF receiver
> (RX-320, 1998)
> >
> > . First Flash-ROM upgradeable HF
> transceiver (Pegasus 1999)
> >
> > . First selectable I-F roofing filter
> transceiver (Orion 2003)
> >
> >
> > SO WITH ALLTHOSE FIRSTS, it's even more astonishing
> that TEN-TEC never
> > had more success than they had.
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
> > 73
> > Rick, DJ0IP
> >
>
>
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