I, for one, would certainly welcome threads on the powermite.
73 de Gary, AA2IZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Valko" <w8kc@comcast.net>
To: "Ed Tanton" <n4xy@earthlink.net>
Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: For cryin' out loud... Re: [TenTec] Powermite Users Group?
> Hi Ed,
>
> Yeah, you missed something and I appologize. A few weeks ago I had a rant
> because some of the guys on here split off and created a Yahoo group for
the
> Argonaut V.
>
> As a joke, I created a splinter group to discuss the Ten*Tec 239, a 300
watt
> dummy load. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ten-Tec239/
>
> You see where this is going...
>
> It is totally ridiculous for such a small group of aficionados (Ten*Tec
> fans) to split off into these little Balkanized sub-groups. It is
insanity
> and will be self destructive in the long run. We have a few HUNDRED
people
> on the ENTIRE Ten*Tec reflector. The Yaesu FT-817 has well over THREE
> THOUSAND subscribers.
>
> If there were 3,000 Ten*Tec ANYTHING that could support a splinter group,
> I'd still be opposed to it.
>
> This is the TenTec reflector and discussions of ANY Ten*Tec product should
> (for the good of everyone) remain here.
>
> Nobody is forcing you, but I personally and very sincerely hope you (and
the
> other two fellows) decide to stay here and talk up your PowerMites.
>
> 73! =paul= W8KC
> Collector of Ten*Tecs and Other Fine Plastics.
> Visit the Virtual Ten*Tec Museum at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/w8kc
>
>
>
>
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