Billy,
The key words are "substantial funding" in the post. Now exactly how much
is considered substantial?
Actually, I think someone could write a good post (or article) explaining
how certain DXpeditions get the funding and sponsorships that they do, as
opposed to others that only get token amounts or none at all from the same
contributors. BUT, as it should go without saying, THAT is a topic better
suited for another forum on another day.
Getting back to the topic, I'll ask the NP2SH guys if their equipment
included anything from TenTec; I know W3WH has an Orion and an Argonaut V,
and I know at one point he was considering taking the Argonaut along. (And
they didn't get "substantial funding" from anyone, though I know that Force
12 loaned them an antenna. Well, "loan" may be stretching it a bit as one
of the gang had to back up the loan with his credit card... seems that many
"loaned" antennas never got returned, but again I digress)
73, ron wn3vaw
"People hear what they want to hear,
And Disregard the Rest..."
"The Boxer," Simon & Garfunkel, 1970
----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy Cox" <aa4nu@ix.netcom.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion in Contests
>While W5YR's question is a good one, reading the "fine print"
>leads me to believe the major JA companies provide not only
>equipment but substantial funding to favored DXpeditions.
I love posts like this ... helps me to understand how urban legions
get their mysterious beginnings ... "substantial funding" ... WOW.
Hey ... is it true that TenTec is really owned by Yaesu too? B-)
Makes as much sense as some of the other statements on here. B-(
Or that the top ten contest stations all receive "substantial funding"
to use anything other than TenTec gear on their desks ... Yea, let's
start any rumor to justify whatever viewpoint we want.
Naaa, instead let's go back to some actual points of collected data.
NCJ did two rather detailed surveys on "what contesters use and
why" ... as to antennas, rigs, etc. TT never made it any where near
the top of the ranks ... <Not mere opinion, go read the articles, and
see for yourself, then flame away.> Repeated Low Band Monitor <a
primary 160/80/40 magazine> indicated a similar trend, tho TenTec
was ranked much higher than expected, which is not surprising as to
owners who want the very best as to ultimate receiver performance.
That said, once the Orion becomes a stable platform, my prediction
is that there could be a major shift as to "what's on YOUR desk" with
the top competitors. In theory, it's all there, the execution is coming ...
<As in how many NASCAR drivers would run with an engine that
stops mid-race and has to be restarted ...? Read the posts on here>
By spring, after a full season of HD contesting with the Orion, and with the
key capability to make any performance improvements/corrections via
software updates ... the Orion could be quite the 'desk top' icon of choice!
I am looking forward to such an opportunity ...
73 Billy AA4NU
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