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From: W4NL-KA4S@worldnet.att.net (L. L. Lamb)
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 13:49:19 -0500
It doesn't get better than this Puck.. love it, thanks, 73, Lynn W4NL



At 05:21 PM 2/23/98 -0500, H. M. 'Puck' Motley W4PM wrote:
>Believe it or not guys there are folks out there who don't care for Ten 
>Tec rigs!  They like inbuilt power supplies, auto tuners, neat little 
>display screens, AM, general coverage receive and other features and 
>bells and whistles which Ten Tec does't offer.  I'm thankful for them 
>because some of them buy new Ten Tec rigs and then sell them for a 
>substantial discount a few months later.  I got my Paragon in 1992 from 
>just such a fellow.  It saved me a lot of bucks and it's still working 
>just fine.  I've thought about getting a new Omni Six Plus but I really 
>don't need to hear every whisper of a weak and exotic station the Omni 
>might hear that my Paragon can't plus I like keeping that $1.5 kilobuck 
>it would cost me in my pocket. I enjoy CW rag chewing and could care less 
>if I never work Lower Slobovia or BFE. Also, the Omni can't tune the 
>international SW band like my Paragon does very well. If everyone had Ten 
>Tec gear you'd have to wait for years to get your Omni Six upgraded. The 
>waiting list would be longer than the long path to that exotic place you 
>can hear better than everyone else. Ten Tec would have to grow so big 
>they might become as cold and distant as the rest of rig manufacturers 
>out there.  The next time someone wants to sell their Omni Six Plus for a 
>great price - rejoice and grab it quick.
>73,
>Puck
>
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