Excellent advice, I think.
I like to take the instruction manual for each rig and read how to do
the top seven things I might have to do with knobs, buttons, etc., and
see which one seems easier, or more intuitive, or just more to my
liking. That is one of the reason I selected the Omni VII - it has one
simple menu list. I like the Multiknob which is kinda unique in that it
does A LOT of different things, and I quickly got used to going to it.
A single knob for practically everything seems really straightforward
for me now. I can, however, see how another operator, steeped in a
different operating tradition, might hate it.
My wife liked the look of the Omni VII over the other rigs... that
helped me decide, too. ;-)
All the factors in Rick's post are good ones to consider.
Frankly, I kinda like the look of the Kenwood rig, and its specs, but my
experience with TenTec has been so good, I wonder if I would buy another
brand at this point. I also have good experiences with Kenwood radios
as I own bot the R-2000 and R-5000 - but the TenTec experience has been
so good I now tend to discount other rigs out of hand. Not an objective
thing, but there it is.
Great fun... buying a new radio ! Savor and enjoy the ride.
=========================== JHR ===================================
On 11/1/2010 1:30 PM, Rick - NJ0IP / DJ0IP wrote:
But it should only be a part of the decision process.
Part of the joy of operating a radio is the pleasure derived from using a
radio you really like.
What I like my differ from what Will likes.
You can only evaluate that part of it by seeing, preferably using the
radios.
And, when entering features, don't forget to rate the customer service.
And work with weighted measurements. Otherwise the radio with the most
gimmicks wins.
73
Rick
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On Behalf Of David Goncalves
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 12:10 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
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Yeah, that's called a Pugh (decision) Matrix. Used for exactly what you're
trying to do.
David Goncalves
On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Richards<jruing@ameritech.net> wrote:
Good question - I suspect the best way to determine this, is to make a
product matrix/grid and write down the specifications for each radio -
Eagle on the left and Kenwood rig right, and make a third column to
indicate which radio has the better specification, respectively, on each
specification you think is important... and then tally up the totals to
see which rig has the most wins/ I plan to do that sometime. Maybe
soon, now that you ask. Post up if you do this, yourself.
Happy Trails.
==================== James / K8JHR ===================
On 11/1/2010 10:20 AM, ROD wrote:
witch on has the best spec. eagle or kenwood ts 590s
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