I agree with Cecil on this. Also, it involved many 3rd party folks to put the
package together, hardware and software etc. No direct support.
Andy, W3LI
> From: chacuff@cableone.net
> Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 20:23:45 -0500
> To: n4py3@earthlink.net; tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] (no subject)
>
> That's true if one has the space to dedicate another PC and monitor and mouse
> and whatever else is needed. Certainly that would be a bit easier to see but
> I would never run it on the same PC I'm using for logging, rig control,
> digital decode, cluster etc...that already is busy and using two monitors and
> plenty of horsepower.
>
> That's where the attraction of a capable built in with external monitor
> capability or a P3 implementation comes from.....
>
> Not sure why that's hard to understand....
>
> Cecil
> K5DL
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On May 6, 2014, at 7:32 PM, Carl Moreschi <n4py3@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > I couldn't agree more.
> >
> > Carl Moreschi N4PY
> > 58 Hogwood Rd
> > Louisburg, NC 27549
> > www.n4py.com
> >
> >> On 5/6/2014 10:46 AM, Rsoifer--- via TenTec wrote:
> >> Guys
> >>
> >> I don't understand why the issue of a panadaptor display keeps coming up.
> >> The Elecraft panadaptor is a pretty box, but the function is much better
> >> performed through a PC interface than a display on the radio.
> >>
> >> 73 Ray W2RS
> >>
> >>
> >> In a message dated 4/8/2014 7:30:11 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> >> jhenry@tentec.com writes:
> >>
> >> Hi Steve,
> >>
> >> That is one item I will not talk about until the day we either ship it or
> >> can it.
> >> Given this items track record.
> >> All I can officially say is.... We have not dropped it from development
> >> yet.
> >> But, for clarification, the design is for the 588 internally, to add a
> >> continuous sweep that it currently does not provide. It would be in place
> >> of the slow "snap shot" sweep that kills the receiver during that time. At
> >> time of first production, it followed the Jupiter sweep, which was greatly
> >> liked by most hams, but, technology changes, competitors add features, so,
> >> they now expect the 588 to have it. Since it is still in production (and
> >> yes, plan to for many years, best laid plans though)
> >>
> >> It isn't dead yet.
> >> Personally, I don't think it will be killed, because we do realize it is
> >> an
> >> integral part of future rigs, regardless of the fact that it will just be
> >> a
> >> sweep (maybe also with waterfall, that part isn't ironed out in the 588
> >> firmware yet) and not a fully featured sweep that is provided on a PC
> >> today. It is still useful. Especially for single receiver type rigs like
> >> the OMNI-VII.
> >>
> >> And to answer Rick DJ0IP on "modular/optional", yes, as with TEN-TEC rigs
> >> of the past, we follow that into future rigs that will have a LOT of
> >> options, so that someone can start with a single transceiver x, then add a
> >> tuner, or a second receiver, external fan, optional filters, bluetooth,
> >> high speed sweeps, spigots for I&Q, transverter outputs, etc., etc. all
> >> optional and hopefully customer upgrade-able.
> >>
> >> Thanks, and 73,
> >> John Henry, KI4JPL
> >> TEN-TEC Engineering
> >>
> >> ==============================================
> >>
> >> John Henry,
> >>
> >> All the discussion on these great features and more this past week,
> >> resurected one particular feature that I’ve lost touch with from Ten
> >> Tec - the external high definition pan adapter video display that as I
> >> understood was being developed and protos built at one time, not all
> >> that long ago. I realize the same came be accomplished with several
> >> adjunct boxes today, but was wondering if this piece of optional
> >> equipment is gone forever from Ten Tec?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Steve - W5JK
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