TITAN III discontinued - Nov 26, 02:47 PM
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The 417A TITAN III is now discontinued. No new or demo stock remains. 4CX800A/GU74B tubes are no longer available in production quantity. We have no retail stock of extra 4CX800A/GU74B tubes available at this time.
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- December 2008
- 08: New Jupiter Firmware 1.320
- November 2008
- 26: Blue screen available for all JUPITER transceivers
- 26: TITAN III discontinued
- 26: Live on the new server!
- 25: Website running slow.
- 12: New Jupiter Firmware
- October 2008
- 29: Ten-Tec TV!!
- 20: Third quarter Best Shack Contest winners!
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- September 2008
- 26: Hamfest Webcams LIVE
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- 08: New Jupiter Firmware!!
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- August 2008
- 29: Hamfest Updates, Bye RFSquared
- 22: New: Ten-Tec Community page!
- 20: Transceiver price increases September 1st
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- 14: Product Status page
- 14: 516 discontinued
- July 2008
- 30: New Video How To's
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- 30: SUMMERTIME USED GEAR SALE
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- 16: A day of NEW's
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- 08: Ten-Tec hamfest information has been updated!
- March 2008
- 19: Voting is now open
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- February 2008
- 26: 6.3 MHz I-F accessory filters discontinued
- 25: Ten-Tec 40th Anniversary logo T-shirts
- 19: Replacement rubber trim rings
- 14: RX-320D USB Ready
- January 2008
- 25: 40th anniversary contests
- 22: Ten-Tec Ambassador
- 16: Ten-Tec How-To instructional videos
- 02: Standard 19" opening rack mount hardware for the Omni-VII
Sure hope Ten Tec has plans to replace Titan III amp with another great design. The pair of 30500’s are great but hoping to have just the little extra in pwr. Will sure miss the Titan III.
— Mike Zeglen · Nov 26, 04:14 PM
Can’t figure out why other manufacturer’s… Alpha, Acom, etc. are still producing their amplifiers using these tubes. Perfect opportunity for Ten-Tec to come out with a new solid-state amp in the 1KW PEP output class…. Would be nice if it competed with the Expert 1K-FA.
— Jerry · Nov 26, 08:32 PM
Other amp manufacturers can’t get them either. There has been a lot of discussion on the Internet about these tubes not being available this year and the retail price has tripled from a year ago.
— Bill · Nov 28, 09:25 AM
The Titan series amplifiers are superb amps. I hope to see a new titan amp in the near future, maybe an auto-tune amp.
— Norberto · Nov 28, 06:31 PM
It’s time for Ten Tec to enter the 21st century with a 1500 watt+ solid state amplifier. Good mosfets are available (ie ARF 1500’s) and the cost shouldn’t be much more than the Titan III was. I also hope Ten Tec would consider placing the RF finals on field replaceable boards like the Elecraft KPA 1500 and KPA 800 prototypes are going to come out with. (Elcraft assured me by phone they will come out, just not sure when) Hopefully You are reading these comments Ten Tec! :) 73.
— Todd · Nov 28, 08:05 PM
I bought my Titan III on the premise that cheap replacement tubes would be available for a long time to come (20+ years). I guess that’s out the window… now comes the buying frenzy like other recently-obsolete commodities. -KR4WM
— Web · Nov 30, 03:33 PM
I was considering purchasing this fine amplifier. It is the perfect match for my Orion II. I love what you did with the QSK circuit. I don’t think anyone else does it your way. Please, Ten-Tec, redesign this amplifier and use the Eimac CX1500.
— Doug · Dec 2, 03:11 PM
I was going to purchase the Titan III. I’m glad I didn’t. Will wait to see what comes out next
— mark · Dec 4, 07:44 AM
Demise of the Titan III is disappointing news! It was on my Christmas list!
— Chuck, W6AJW · Dec 4, 05:33 PM
Wow! What a shame! I was looking hard to add it to my Jupiter I got last year. Sure glad I missed out getting “burned” on that deal. At over 80 pounds it is more than just a paperweight! Any idea if Ten Tec will come up with a “new” 1500 watt amp?
— Chuck · Dec 5, 10:11 AM
Well, I guess Ten Tec may have a surprise or too at Dayton.. HOPE HOPE
Glenn WA4AOS
— Glenn Scott · Dec 6, 04:13 PM
Tubes are still available on the internet,mine are 4yrs. old and still putting out full power…i’ll hang on to my Titan 3,and probably get a 3-500 tubed backup…tom k3rx
— tom k3rx · Dec 9, 12:22 AM
I recently purchased the GU74B / 4CX800A7 tubes from http://www.vinecom.co.uk and the purchase was very reasonable in price. Sorry to hear that TenTec did away with the TitanIII because I really like the TenTec gear. My TenTec gear works like a charm.
jerry/KR4E
— jerry · Dec 9, 10:06 PM