I do not work for Ten-Tec, but I do not think the 526 has any way to be
upgraded without replacing DSP chips, proms, pals, or ICs. There is not
even a way to control the radio from a PC or interface with the radio to
manage the memories. You do a master reset and you will be reprogramming
every memory location one at a time!
Hey, maybe I could make an interface and make some money on the side! I
have built a Tick IV keyer for my 526 and am now going to figure out a way
to mount it permanently inside the radio.
I agree with Cliff. We are lucky to even have this rig with all the hurdles
it had to jump over. And the hidden treasure of the rig is its ability to
drive higher frequency transverters right out of the box.
73 Keith
de KE4TEG
At 08:10 PM 07/15/2002 -0400, Cliff Segar wrote:
I would venture a guess that it mostly had to do with how the rig finally
came to market. This rig was considered to be vapor ware' by many for
quite a while. It was 'in the works' for a number of years, went to FCC
type acceptance several times only to have vendors end-of-life components,
had one lead engineer quit and, to top it off, was never figured to be
much more than something a repeater rig anyway. (Yes, they sure missed
their target there!) When this unit was first conceived 5 or 6 years ago,
DSP was quite new. Flashable DSP was only a dream. Despite the relative
newness of the rig on the market it has really been a very long time "in
the works" and, like most items, once in the system can't be changed in a
major way. The DSP in this rig is a major part of the entire system since
it not only does the DSP for your listening pleasure but also does the DSP
for the DX station as well. FM, CW, USB & LSB are all created via the DSP.
This was the concept 5+ years ago when Proto#1 sat on the test bench and
'flashable' just wasn't a consideration. Technology marches on.
My opinion and I'm sticking to it!
73 KF4DZV
"You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and
forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington."
Rear Adm. Grace Murray Hopper
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