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Old 24th May 2023, 7:41 pm   #1
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Default KW Electronics and Ten-Tec.

A few weeks back, I acquired a Ten-Tec Corsair-II transceiver and its associated mains power-supply from a fellow forumeer; in hooking them up [and using them to work Brazil/Argentina on 28MHz] I was intrigued to see a sticker on the underside of the power-supply implying that it was supplied by KW Electronics.

Yes, the same operation responsible for the KW2000 and similar radios.

So, I ponder, what was the 1970s/80s business relationship between Rowley Shears G8KW, KW Electronics and Ten-Tec?
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Default Re: KW Electronics and Ten-Tec.

Try asking here, lots of KW fans (600).

KW-Radios+subscribe@groups.io

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Old 30th May 2023, 2:14 pm   #3
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Default Re: KW Electronics and Ten-Tec.

There is a short mention of G8KW reviving KW Electronics as a dealership for other makes in this article.

https://www.electronics-notes.com/ar...lectronics.php
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Old 30th May 2023, 3:43 pm   #4
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Default Re: KW Electronics and Ten-Tec.

Thanks for that link, it filled in a lot of the background that I had forgotten.

(it also has a good reduce on the AR88 if you go back up their index).

KW were widely respected in the 50s and 60s , but given the coming of the Japanese global ham-radio brands in the 60s and 70s I can totally understand the need of the likes of KW to pal up with another company with bigger range/reach in order to compete.
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