U.S built rigs have been first for most inovations. Subject to correction on all of these:
TenTec 1. Triton - First totally solid state rig. 2. Triton - First QSK cw rig 3. Triton - First to use contact paper to cover it's cabinet. + lots of their other products. 4. Triton - First to use red axle grease in a PTO that dries hard in a few years and requires rebuilding. 4. Omni 6 - First DSP use. (Of any kind even if it was just audio). 5. Orion - First rig to advertise "roofing filters". 6. Omni VII - First rig to provide ethernet port and IP connectivity. 7. Paragon - First with Alpha numeric tags for memory display. 8. Powermite - First QRP solid state kit rig? unsure 9. AC-5 tuner - First tuner with no cabinet and alligator clips to change taps. (and last)! 10. KR-40 - First iambic solid state keyer with built in paddles. 11. Omni-A - First rig to offer dual, in-band receive if equipped with their external VFO. 12. Omni V - First rig with a remote tuning knob. First "black box, no knob" rig: Kachina First Sound card - IQ - SDR rig. Flex-1000 First rig with internal antenna tuner: TS-930 First HF rig with detachable faceplate: IC-706 First HF rig with RS-232 ICOM (something)?? First HF rig with internal power supply? TS-930? First HF rig with an internal cw keyer? First HF rig with upgradable firmware (externally flashable). Steve Ellington [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Jensen" <[email protected]> To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How long until K3 is declared the greatest rig of all time? >> Darwin, Keith wrote: > >>> How long do you think we have to wait before folks begin speaking of >>> the K3 as one of the most influential rigs? >>> >>> And what rigs would you say are the most historically influential? >>> Which ones caused a major shift in the history of amateur radio? >>> > > I would unequivocally vote for the KWM-2. In addition to incredible > stability, frequency setting repeatability, great audio, and all it's > other features and capabilities, it ushered in the era of transceivers. > SSB was fairly hard with separate TX and RX, until the "one-box radio" > automatically assured that you transmitted where you were receiving. > The result was a massive, wholesale change to how ham radio worked on > the air. > > I love my K3, and its performance and features will run circles around a > KWM-2, and I wouldn't be surprised if it sets the performance bar for a > long time to come. But it still is a transceiver. For causing "a major > shift in the history of amateur radio," Art Collins gets the Nobel in my > book. > > 73, > > Fred K6DGW > - Northern California Contest Club > - CU in the 2009 Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2009 > - www.cqp.org > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.25/1957 - Release Date: 02/17/09 07:07:00 ______________________________________________________________ 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
