Amen to that-Tom is a super gentleman. I have had only
one dealing with him on a pair of 3-500zg's sent to K4ZW
to hand carry to Mongolia late last year. Time was critical,
and he got them to Ken just in time for the trip.
Bob-w3gh
>
> Mr Jones:
>
> W4TH posted clearly what he was interested in doing and it seems quite
> reasonable to me and I believe most others based upon E-Mail I have
> received since your post.
>
> If you didn't want to take him up on it, that is your business.
> However your uncalled for comment about how he should do things was
> not necessary. Nice guys apologize for transgressions of this nature.
>
> I have two amplifiers already and don't need to modify either one so
> that's why I didn't take him up on his offer for your information.
> Actually neither of my amps are the types and kind he was talking
> about anyway.
>
> In direct response to your other question concerning why he doesn't
> just tell folks who his source is I offer this response. Just this
> week I personally E-Mailed him asking questions about the 3-500ZG
> tubes he had mentioned here on the AMPS reflector and more
> specifically who made them and what was their country of origin.
> Guess what? W4TH promptly responded and informed me via E-Mail and
> I'm sure he would tell you the same thing about any tubes he sells.
> Based upon info he supplied, I purchased two from him and have
> installed them in a Henry 3K-A and they work beautifully and a heck of
> a lot better than the last 4 Eimac 3-400ZG's I purchased which shorted
> internally quickly after I purchased and installed them in amplifier.
>
> Based on this first time business deal I had with W4TH he was a great
> dealer to do business with. I'm not related to him, don't know him
> and to the best of my knowledge have never seen him before but in my
> first business dealings with him he was an excellent guy whom I'll
> continue to do business with.
>
> Check out his website and learn first hand how he operates instead of
> suggesting how he should run his business.
>
> 73,
> Leon W5NA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jimmy Jones" <jjones@etex.net>
> To: "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>; "J. Leon Pringle, Jr and Audrey S.
> Pringle" <w5na@megagate.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 12:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMPS] aLPHA 76 AND 78 tube conversions
>
>
> >
> > Your entitled to your opinion and I respect it.
> > Why don't you take him up on his offer.
> > I'll look forward to reading the article.
> > I don't doubt that he is a nice guy. I'm a nice guy.
> > I'm just saying, if I was going to make money off of something that
> someone
> > else did I would at least be willing to invest in it. He is simply
> trying to
> > make money using someone elses ideas. Why would'nt he just tell
> everyone who
> > his source is and let them buy there own tubes and sockets?
> > Jay
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "J. Leon Pringle, Jr and Audrey S. Pringle"
> <w5na@megagate.com>
> > To: <AMPS>
> > Cc: <W4TH>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 10:35 AM
> > Subject: RE: [AMPS] aLPHA 76 AND 78 tube conversions
> >
> >
> > >
> > > N5IFI
> > >
> > > Let me go on record as I'm not one of the broad class of people
> > > (everyone) in the world who subscribes to your views.
> > >
> > > Your post was in bad taste, rude and uncalled for.
> > >
> > > I've made one business transaction with W4TH in my life and that
> was
> > > in the past week and I found him to be one of the nicest people to
> do
> > > business with on Ham Radio Products I have personally dealt with
> in my
> > > 55+ years as a radio amateur. Obviously he operates a small
> business
> > > on a very low overhead but my personal dealing with him have been
> very
> > > positive.
> > >
> > > I certainly hope you are in the minority of all the world amateurs
> you
> > > purport to speak for in you smart comments as they are offensive
> to
> > > me. God help us as a group if your views are the norm.
> > >
> > > Tom ignore the comments as I don't share them
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > J. Leon Pringle, Jr W5NA
> > >
> > >
> > >
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