Go look at the archives of this list. There is a cottage industry devoted to
keeping vintage TT gear running popping up, including efforts to produce
replacement boards for those boards which have "unobtanium" parts.
I suspect some of those involved in this effort may chime in eventually.
73, Al
On Sat September 26 2015 8:52:14 pm Paul Gates wrote:
> You are right in my opinion. I have a Tentec radio, the 580 probably
> manufactured in 1979. I had it checked out with Tentec 3 0r 4 years ago.
> But I reckon it will not be possible now although I do not know for sure. I
> remember the days with TenTec with they would exchange parts that were
> needed for free. Those days are gone also!
>
> On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 7:04 PM, Gordon Jacobs <gordonjacobs@att.net> wrote:
> > I was just wondering why such high end rigs were being offered at such
> > deep discounts. I was informed by Ten Tec that they could not completely
> > support The OMNI VI +. That they did not have some of the parts for the
> > logic board. I always liked Ten Tec because I could always get parts and
> > service. I guess those days are gone. I know the days I can fix one are
> > gone and at $110 per hour you can't have much of a problem and afford to
> > have it fixed. I have an OMNI VI+ and am in the process of acquiring a
> > Jupiter. I hope I can get a few good years out of them before I have to
> > junk them. 73 Gordon KA5ZTI
> > From: Peter Bertini <radioconnection@gmail.com>
> > To: "tentec@contesting.com" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 2:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Question?
> >
> > I suspect there is a bit of apprehension relating to the two recent
> > transfers of ownership for Ten Tec and Alpha to RKR. I'd guess more than
> > a few hams are waiting for news as to the viability of RKR to carry the
> > Ten Tec brand forward. Many of these radios are board level replacement.
> > SMD board level is expensive to repair and troubleshoot. And, Ten Ten
> > service documentation has always been almost non existent. I own a few
> > Paragon and Omni VI rigs, but I am confident I will be able to keep them
> > running. I'd dearly love to own a Orion series, but if I invest in one,
> > how can I be sure that parts or service will be available into the
> > future?
> >
> > RKR is showing several Ten Tec products as awaiting production runs. I
> > sure wish they'd share some insight as to the future of Ten Tec or
> > Alpha.... but I can also understand the extreme cost pressures they must
> > be experiencing.
> >
> > Pete
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