Well, after I finally got a look at the 516 & the Orion on Friday, I got
W3WH to come over and examine them too.
Note to Scott: I sold that 516 for you -- the one Bill ordered on Saturday.
Worked on him all weekend to convince him he wanted it (he knew he wanted
it, he just needed a nudge). You owe me a commission (I'll settle for a
hat)!
73, ron wn3vaw
"You are a fluke of the Universe
You have no right to be here
And whether you can hear it or not,
The Universe is laughing behind your back"
-- National Lampoon's Deteriorata
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Ellington <n4lq@iglou.com>
To: <duffyb01@fuse.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Dayton and the 516
Yes, the meter on that 516 is a real scream. Looks like the painted the
numbers on the plastic face plate and the needle is against a blank, white
background, the ultimate in parallax error. It was so outstanding that I
didn't notice anything else. Doesn't any supplier out there make a better
meter? Where do these things come from?
Steve Ellington N4LQ.
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Duffy Beischel" <duffyb01@fuse.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 8:27 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Dayton and the 516
> Well I was disappointed when the higher price was announced for the 516.
Now that I have seen the rig up close at
> Dayton today, in my opinion, it is very overpriced. They had the rig
opened up for all to see plus another rig that you
> could play with. The meter was crooked, and the rig just did not have
that quality look to it. $595 would have been a
> fair price, $695 pushing it a bit, $795 - they're kidding. The only thing
going for it is that you can update the firmware.
>
> I'm not bashing TT, as I have been happy with my Paragon II, Omni VI+ and
my Jupiter and have been a big supporter.
> Just my opinion of the radio.
>
> FWIW,
>
> Duffy
>
>
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>
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