I agree George , more SDR's with the look and feel of regular radios . I
gotta have those Knobs ....oops did I say something dirty ? John kb2huk
----- Original Message -----
From: "george fritkin" <georgefritkin@yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] The Titan IIII ????
>I do not see why TenTec needs another amp in their product line. Tooling up
>for a low volume high power amp would seem like a waste of limited
>corporate resources. While their amps have been good, they have not been
>anything special. This is in contrast to their radios that are world class.
>
> TenTec, my advice is more SDR's with the look and feel of regular radios.
>
> George, W6GF
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "d.e.warnick@comcast.net" <d.e.warnick@comcast.net>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:46:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] The Titan IIII ????
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> Don't assume that the next amp will use a tube at all. My Herc II may be
> old technology, but the solid-state world has advanced significantly. If I
> were allowed a wish here, it would be for a solid-state, full-legal-power,
> no-tune amp that follows the Omni VI+ & VII, Jupiter, Orion I & II with
> band changes just as the Herc II does.
>
> Call it a Hercules III if you want, or any other name TenTec chooses. Just
> as long as it follows the TenTec traditions of quality, QSK and solid
> performance. It's a shame it'll match the new rigs instead of my Omni VI+
>
> Dave
> WA3MKB
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> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Ron Zond" <k3miy@csonline.net>
>
>> Jeff
>>
>> Let's hope TT doesn't use even cheaper Chinese tubes
>> in the next Titan. It would be the Titan IV (Not IIII) :-)
>>
>> Ron
>> K3MIY
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jeff
>> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:52 AM
>> To: tentec@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TenTec] The Titan IIII ????
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>>
>> The Titan IIII ????
>>
>> Wondering if TenTec will be replacing the Titan III with another high end
>> amp.
>> We can certainly hope if they do they revert back to the original Titan
>> model that ran the 3CX800A7’s Or maybe I better light build a amp that
>> run’s
>> the 3CX1500A7 (8877) tube.
>>
>> What ever they do I hope they will not continue down the Russian cheap
>> surplus tube market. Many claim that the 8877 tube will be in production
>> for the next 20 years.
>> It is a tube that has proven it self rather well.
>>
>> Maybe TenTec will make an Amp that uses a tube that will remain in
>> production and hence not keep building amp’s that are expensive and offer
>> a
>> limited life time for replacement tubes…
>>
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