[Kenwood] New HF rig in time for Daton?

Wed Feb 24 11:05:04 EST 2010

I'd like to see them go the oppisite direction of the big auto makers.
Lately all the radio manufacturers ahve gone the route of the SUV, giant 
rigs with tons of bells and whistles. all costing well over a kilobuck. 
and then some to say the least.
I'd love to see a decent HF rig that was dirt cheap for beginners. Like 
a old Drake TR-4 or a Kenwood 520. or something like that. small gets 
you on the air, and is cheap! I mean like 2 meter FM cheap. No DSP, 
no 1000 memories. no fancy filters, a bare bones dirwt cheap beginner rig.
That would be awesome! i HAVE TRIED TO GET MANY NEW PEOPLE INTO THE 
HOBBY, oops caplock sorry, anyway, while they see interest, as soon as 
they see the price tags on new rigs, or even old used ones they get 
turned off right away. We need a entry level rig.
Joe WB9SBD
*The Original Rolling Ball Clock
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Bob Tinney wrote:
> Hi,
> I know that lots of rumors have been out there about new rigs coming from Kenwood, but I just talked to a Kenwood dealer who said that Kenwood was coming out with a new line of rigs this year. Does anyone have any info on this new line or a new HF rig?
>> Bob Tinney, K8LR, tinneyb at charter.net
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