Yes. I agree with your assessment. It was a very difficult decision,
with so many little nuances and considerations. The service factor
weighed heavy in the process, but I figure I am getting in on the
front end of the service cycle for this rig, and hope for the best,
but there are no guarantees TT or Kenwood or any of them will be
in the business anytime in the future, so I took the chance.
Did I mention I will be keeping my Omni VII... ? That is the Main Rig
in my shack. Its best feature is the W-I-D-E range RF Gain control
that makes it so easy to pick the signal out of the noise.
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Happy Trails.
======================= Richards / K8JHR =========================
On 9/18/2011 08:23, Curt wrote:
> The TS-590S specs might compare favorably with the TT-599, but personally
> having all eggs in the Ten-Tec basket doesn't seem a bad thing. A friend's
> TS-50 quit recently, and mfg service told him they no longer work on those
> "old" rigs. The TS-50 was discontinued about 5 years ago. I've talked with
> Ten-Tec service about my 3 decade-old rigs and they still repair them ( if I
> could afford the service ). Maybe this is an artifact of the new technology,
> the new normal being a short useful life. When it breaks, throw into
> landfill and buy a new one.
>
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