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[TenTec] Scout Discontinued!

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Subject: [TenTec] Scout Discontinued!
From: kb9bgs@gte.net (Eric Sluder)
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 21:06:08 -0500
That's a disappointment, but the market is tight on mobile rigs.
Considering Ten Tec's wonderful introduction into DSP software technology I
did have a dream of getting rid of my 706MKII in my Jeep and replacing it
with a Ten Tec DSP rig so I'd be
ALL Ten Tec!

Eric, KB9BGS/5
North Texas

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales" <sales@tentec.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Scout Discontinued!


> At 06:20 PM 9/9/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >It's sad, but I guess time moves on. I'm sure going to hang onto my
Scout.
> >People who have Scouts but don't have all the band modules better start
> >buying them up. I'm sure they'll soon be really scarce.
> >73, Winston K4CWQ
>
> While the Scout is now discontinued, we will continue to manufacture
> and sell Scout band modules at least through the end of 2002.  The
> 296 mobile bracket and 297 noise blanker are 'remaining stock only'
> and will be discontinued as soon as inventory is gone.
>
> Thanks to everyone who bought and used the Scout during the eight
> year run it was available.  The Scout was the most popular transceiver
> Ten-Tec ever manufactured, but in the last 18 months or so our sales
> had dropped off and we didn't feel we could continue ordering
> parts in production quantity.  No replacement transceiver is planned.
>
> Scott Robbins, W4PA
>
>
>
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