There's a huge difference between the Zeus and the 6300. The 6300 is
implemented in the radio itself and as such has great QSK. The Zeus is
implemented in the PC and will have latency making good QSK impossible.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com
On 5/22/2014 4:32 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
Wade,
Sri, I can't answer your questions.
I really don't know much about these knobless radios.
Probably never will. Doubt that I'll ever buy one.
I just wanted to jump in and defend the Zeus because our old friend Scott,
W4PA, is the US distributor for these radios.
From a technology standpoint, it kind of looks like a QRP version of the 6300
to me. But don't put too much faith into that. I really don't know.
Too bad your Eagle must go back. The Eagle was the last thing I purchased,
just before I retired. Figured I probably would never be able to afford a good
rig again after retirement. Sure glad I took that leap.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wade Staggs
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 6:50 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Zeus ZS-1 SDR Transceiver
*Thanks Rick,*
* My friend has the Flex 1500. He is always
Doubling with folks On the Air. From the time he keys the microphone until the
Scope and Watt Meter shows Output is about 3/4 of a second. We have not looked
at Receiver Delay in real time. I have even taken my Quad Core Monster with 8
Gig of RAM out by his home, to see if the added Processing Power/Speed would
help. It is a strange situation to say the least. Do the Newer Flex Rigs have
this issue? Is there a way to cure this with the Flex 1500? Time to say
something about Ten Tec now. Ron, the Flex Owner currently has my fully
restored Omni D and he will not give it back.
Recently, he got to see the Eagle that is here on loan from Bob/K4TAX. My old
buddy Ron, is currently selling lots of stuff on Epay/Ebay on a build up to own
an Eagle. My Paragon is getting a well deserved going through.
Connectors and Connections, DeOxit is the best thing since Sliced Bread.
The PA had some very Domed Capacitors inside, plus we are cleaning up some
other issues. One of the transistors on the Control Board was reading 5K
resistance between Emitter and Collector but the Rig was still working.
Almost to the point of doing a Shotgun Check of all the Wet Capacitors with the
Trusty old ESR Meter. Only about a week and a half left before the Eagle goes
home. And we sure will miss the Eagle. *
* Later down the Log 73
Wade/KJ4WS*
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP<Rick@dj0ip.de>wrote:
Sri Wade, no cigar.
The performance of the Zeus is in the class of the Flex 3000 (upper
end of the scale on performance), W A Y better than that of the 1500.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wade
Staggs
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 11:11 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Zeus ZS-1 SDR Transceiver
Looks like a rerun of the Flex-1500 to me...... Real Radio's have Knobs....
At least a few.
73 Wade/KJ4WS
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Brian Carling<bcarling@cfl.rr.com>
wrote:
It seems very expensive to me.
Best regards - Bry Carling
On May 20, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Carl Moreschi<n4py3@earthlink.net>
wrote:
It's non-existent if you read the QST article.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com
On 5/20/2014 3:45 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
How's the QSK?
(this is a Russian SDR, whether or not it's "made in" Germany)
Barry N1EU
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 7:15 PM, 73@73.am<73@73.am> wrote:
Was reading with interest in the June 2014 QST about the Zeus
ZS-1
MF/HF
SDR Transceiver. It looks very small with respectable
performance, and made in Germany no less. Could this be a
metric for a future TenTec product? Up to 15 watts output seems
to make it a nice fit with the
TenTec
418 amplifier.
Also noted in the QST review, considerable time was spent
testing the transmitter’s spectral purity stating: “The ZS-1’s
transmitter stands
out
for the cleanliness of its transmitter signal."
Speaking of a tangential TenTec connection; the review also states:
“Sold
in the US and Canada by Vibroplex, 2906 Tazewell Pike #A2B,
Knoxville,
TN…”
Vy 73 de Paul
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