HAR, HAR!!!
Yeah certainly so if you are an "appliance operator". Is that
what you are? Don't "real hams" know radio electronics, at
least enough to repair and modify their own equipment. By your
reply I bet you don't. If you did, you wouldn't be offended.
But then again, who knows. You brag about restoring vintage
junk. Wouldn't the Orion II have better performance than some
(most) of those antiques.
Some of YOU "hams" are a witless lot.....
KU5Q
-----Original Message-----
From: john [mailto:johnmb@nc.rr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:26 PM
To: tlp1@vzavenue.net
Subject: Orion II
That is simply the most ridiculous argument in this entire thread.
Apparently NOBODY can criticize Tentec, unless you can build
your own station.
That's like saying you can't claim Toyota made a lemon unless
you can build your own car. There's no linkage between the
two in the real world.
John K5MO
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:09:33 -0500
From: john <johnmb@nc.rr.com>
Subject: [TenTec] OII
To: tentec@contesting.com
I think it's a shame that a well thought out posting about the
lack of
ongoing support for the OII is labelled as "whining". Calling
it that is
as childish as it is inaccurate.
Though the OII is a fine rig (as all posters have said) times
change, usage
changes, technology changes and for a company to stay in the
marketplace,
they're obliged to change too. TT has made promises of
support that they
can't or won't keep and it is costing them in market share
and repeat
customers.
I own numerous pieces of both TT and Elecraft gear and
they're both fine
companies. There is however a dramatically different
relationship between
user and designers with Elecraft. There's excitement in owning
a radio that
truly *is* updated to keep pace with developments as TT
claimed to do with
the Orions but in fact has not. They have a responsive
organization that
reads and replies to inquiries and suggestions and in general
continues to
advance the capability of their product line through this ongoing
interaction with their customers.
I really wish TenTec the best, but they're not helping their
cause by
making promises they don't keep and refusing to communicate
regularly with
their customers.
73
John K5MO
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