I couldn't find the original thread, but here is my concern... I own several Ten Tec rigs, from VHF FM transceivers to my HF rigs: a Paragon II and an Omni VI. I'd surmise that Ten Tec has always mad
Author: "R. Eric Sluder-W9WLW via TenTec" <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 11:57:06 -0700 (PDT)
Pete, I suspect they'll keep their in-house engineering staff that spec'd out the enclosures and the plastic injection mold requirements. It's not uncommon to have other companies make the molds for
Was that a trick question? ;-) You can source enclosures from China for about 1/10 of the price in the US or Europe. Including shipping it's about 1/5 the price. They'll even drill the holes for this
You can source enclosures from China for about 1/10 of the price in the US or Europe. -- Bite your tongue !! TT CAN source cabinets from other US companies, like Hammond Manufacturing which make the
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Just remember that floor space, HVAC operation, G & A operation and supporting staff is the same for 1 piece or 1K pieces in the injection molding process and metal forming process. Then with paintin
Reference recent news stories, chances are that China has already obtained the drawings and can make an Omni VII at 1/2 the cost of the same US product. If China want to build Kenwood, ICOM, Yaesu, E
OH nnnooooooo ! Still, that is better than the alternative... Oh shoot. Now I gotta shop around all over again. [My road to heck is well paved with all my good intentions. Thanks for correcting me. ]
YES! And... if the fountain pen business is any clue, they have few or no scruples about patent infringement. I have a bunch of high quality Parker pens, and a number of $5 Chinese knock offs that ha
True but for the most part it seems that Americans in general, place cost/price well ahead of quality. Just look at the Country of Origin for the products in the US largest retailer. I use quite a fe
James, perhaps you should go volunteer to work a booth at a ham fest and listen to people complain about prices. The talk at the point of sale is different than the talk within these groups. 73 - Ric
Correct in general, but there exceptions. As long as you are purchasing significant quantities, you can demand and get good quality - if you have the right partner. The Chinese have this mindset that
Well Pete, There are a couple of possibilities here. First off, it may be the case that the custom enclosures unit of Ten-Tec is profitable, but for any of a variety of business reasons, the new owne
Ron make some very good points. From my experience it may be that "business unit A makes a profit" and that "business unit B makes a profit". For given dollars invested, business unit B makes more pr
FWIW, I would note that Bob's example of a manufacturer's demolishing a building every ten years and moving on is driven by federal tax policy. That is true of so much of everyday business. This ain'
Nuts... you should have heard people complain about MY price. -- JHR -- _________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting
I believe John Henry said at Dayton TT would not be making its own boxes any more. -- JHR -- There are a couple of possibilities here. __________________________________________ _____________________
I take many trade magazines in electronics and manufacturing. This year there has been a theme of the renovation and renewal of American manufacturing. Building "stuff" is coming back on shore. A pri
Excellent assessment of business to come. Thanks. Now if the National News Media outlets would just get on board as opposed to their doom and gloom stories. I recall it was Chicken Little that procla