At 12:09 PM 2/22/2007, shristov@ptt.yu wrote:
Duane - N9DG <n9dg@yahoo.com> wrote :
> Bottom line is that the JA companies are rarely the "first"
> with anything. Their often overpowering strength is
> recognizing coming trends and then polishing them for the
> consumer masses. They have however failed to do so with
> generic PC's and from what I can tell are now lagging in SDR
> as well.
Wasn't Kenwood's TS870 the first IF DSP radio on the ham market?
In deference to Duane, the JA's were slower into full conversion
to solid state... Tube amps/drivers (hybrids) lasted a number of years after
USA went all solid, beginning with TenTec.
Perry w8au
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