There was a interesting discussion on one of the Ten-Tec lists a few months ago, when the Eagle was the new kid on the block. The question was, whether to buy an Eagle, K3 or a TS-590S. One person even did an A/B/C comparison of the three.
I was at this crossroads at the time. The TS-590S came off the table for consideration right away. Not that I didn't think it was a worthy competitor. I wanted to buy American and both Ten-Tec and Elecraft have excellent support. I bought the Eagle and am having fun with it. In retrospect, though, I have to give credit to Elecraft for their modular design, which dates back to the K2. Start with a very basic kit and add on options as desired at a later date. Having just sold the condo, I have money burning a hole in my pocket. Although I have a K1, K2 and a KX3 on order, I'm tempted to buy a K3. Back in September I bought the Flex-1500 and haven't had adequate time to enjoy it, due to illness and the eventual death of a close family member. 73 de Jim - AD6CW On 4/3/2012 11:39 AM, Bob K6UJ wrote: > Hi Dave, > > If you could have only one of those radios you mentioned which one would it > be ? > > Bob > K6UJ > > > > On Apr 3, 2012, at 11:21 AM, David Perrin wrote: > >> Hi- >> which rig to buy for a new operator, well after 52 years of experience, if I >> were to begin again, and had the money for a new rig I would definately buy >> American, and having tried the Flex 1500 and Flex 3000 and have a K2 and K3 >> and Orion Ii and have tried a TenTec Eagle. That is where my hard earned >> dollars would go. Simple to use, complete with tuner, computer connectivity, >> and enough power to get out even if the first few antennas you build aren't >> quite perfect.. my 2 cents. >> 73 de Dave, K1OPQ >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
