The JA companies were the first offer rigs with an
internal antenna tuner, a memory keyer, and memories.
73s John W5TD
--- w8au@sssnet.com wrote:
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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