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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Trade (i.e. help out a stupid, new Ten-Tec user)
From: James Boswell <ka5siw@yahoo.com>
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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 07:02:55 -0700 (PDT)
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Jeramy,
     Understanding how you feel. To me, the feel and sight of a good radio is 
very important. I sure like my Omni-C and Paragon and Corsair and CorsairII. I 
have been wanting to try a Jupiter and I have an extra Corsair. Here is my 
e-mail:  KA5SIW@yahoo.com

73'S  KA5SIW
--- On Tue, 4/6/10, Jeramy Ross <w5xtl@filexiii.org> wrote:

> From: Jeramy Ross <w5xtl@filexiii.org>
> Subject: [TenTec] Trade (i.e. help out a stupid, new Ten-Tec user)
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 7:41 PM
> Good evening to the group,
> 
>       This may appear stupid (or
> sacrilegious or something in that ballpark)
> to some or all, but I have a bit of a personal dilemma, and
> was wondering if
> anyone would be willing to help...
> 
>       Long story, short, I solicited
> recommendations from the group on a
> good starter rig within my budget.  The Pegasus won
> hands down, but due to
> my computer arrangements, shack, and personal prefs on
> computer controlled
> rigs, I decided I would find a great, near mint Jupiter
> (a.k.a Pegasus with
> a front panel and those knobs and buttons that I like so
> much).  While
> waiting on the deal to complete, I had the opportunity to
> try out another
> ham's Ten-Tec station and fell in love with the older style
> Ten-Tec rigs.
> The layout, the no-nonsense controls, the performance, and
> to a certain
> degree the appearance of the rigs struck a chord with
> me.  The Jupiter,
> while a great little rig, and all kinds of nifty features,
> just did not
> "light my fire," so to speak, as the older rigs did. 
> I know... I should
> have perused the whole test drive bit before striking out
> on a deal.   With
> that in mind, I knew the individual whom I was purchasing
> the Jupiter from
> had a Paragon he was thinking about getting rid of, and I
> attempted to
> switch off with him.  That did not work out, and I
> still have a Jupiter on
> the way.
> 
>       So... Here's where the request comes
> in...  Would anyone be willing to
> trade my inbound Jupiter (along with the 963 p/s and the
> 708 desk mic I
> bought from Ten-Tec last week in anticipation of the
> inbound Jupiter) for an
> older Ten Tec rig?  Paragon I/II, Omni D (later with
> WARC), Corsair I/II,
> Omni V... something along those lines and p/s, accys if
> do-able?
> 
>       Some may balk at my wanting an older
> rig.  I have my reasons.  Some
> may try to talk me out of it or chew me out for such a
> proposition... please
> don't.  This is my desire.  I figured it was
> worth a try, and there was a
> possibility of making two people very happy (someone who
> had older gear and
> wanted a Jupiter and me who had a Jupiter and wanted older
> gear).
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> Jeramy / W5XTL
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