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Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec Transceiver Survey

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec Transceiver Survey
From: "Gary D Krause" <n7hts@bresnan.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:27:36 -0600
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I'm wondering how accurate this survey will be.  After all, they are pretty 
much focused on the Ten Tec crowd.  If I didn't own a Ten Tec or even cared 
about them, I wouldn't have visited their web site to begin with.  The only 
reason I found out about the survey is because, I follow this reflect and I'm 
also thinking about buying a new rig. :-)  However, with all the talk about 
problems with software updates, it gives me cause to pause.  It's good that 
these issues will be addressed next.

A couple of years ago, I bought a new Argonaut V.  I also have a Century 22 
that I bought in the 80's.  I had the Argo for about eight months and then 
sold it.  The reason was that I didn't care for the DSP and the fan noise 
among other things.  I have more fun with the Century 22 and I like the 
filtering as well as the adjustable RF gain.  The point that I'm trying to 
make is that it is a simple radio.  It isn't run by software, and doesn't have 
the computer type glitches that are often reported.  No menus either.  I'm not 
an old guy that started with the old boat anchors and I have nothing against 
computer controlled radios.  I like bells, whistles, lights and shiny things 
just like anyone else.  I'm just wondering if there isn't room for both?  I 
just added this comment to perhaps give Ten Tec another perspective that the 
survey doesn't.

Gary, N7HTS






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