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[TenTec] Black Centurion----Black is Bad in Sevierville!!!

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Subject: [TenTec] Black Centurion----Black is Bad in Sevierville!!!
From: w4foa@comcast.net (Tony Martin)
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 07:02:10 -0500
Jim,
I've remained silent for too long....
I agree, the black color scheme shows a lack of
imagination.  IMHO, the Corsair I or II will be
forever, hard to beat.
Just sign me a disappointed TenTec user and supporter.
Tony, W4FOA
Chickamauga, GA



-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-admin@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-admin@contesting.com]On
Behalf Of Jim Miller
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 5:55 AM
To: w5jay@cox-internet.com; TenTec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Black Centurion----Black is Bad in Sevierville!!!


Not only is the all new black color scheme Ten-Tec has reverted to, it is
also very ugly in my opinion.

After some 15 years of Corsair II, two each of Paragon's, Omni V's, Omni
VI Plus', Titan's and one Centurion, I have a difficult time
understanding why they have deleted a beautiful color scheme.

Sorry, but that is how I see the new color revision.

73,
Jim, K4SQR

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:18:52 -0800 "Jay Bromley" <w5jay@cox-internet.com>
writes:
> Hi Gang,
> I told Ron, WD5FUN, that I would try to get some pictures up on my 
> web-site
> of the new black Ten Tec Centurion amplifier.  It is just like the 
> old
> Centurion, but it is just painted black.  See the old amp at:
> http://tentec.com/model422.htm
> 
> The proud owner of the new amp is N6CHA, Bill, who checks in weekly 
> on the
> 20m TT net.  I got to open the box, smell the new, install the tubes 
> and
> even make the first contact with it!  I will tell you up front that 
> my
> pictures do NOT do this amp justice!!  I took these under low light
> conditions and I wasn't please with the results, but I hope however 
> that you
> can get an idea of what a the new black Centurions look like.  I 
> made two
> trips in vain before I was told by a good friend that I needed a 
> external
> natural night!  The new amp looks like a match for the Orion.  :-)
> 
> Here are the links:
> 
> http://www.cox-internet.com/w5jay/tentec/n6cha_1b.jpg
> 
> http://www.cox-internet.com/w5jay/tentec/n6cha_2b.jpg
> 
> http://www.cox-internet.com/w5jay/tentec/tentec.htm
> 
> FYI, I do have a picture of the LED bar graph wattmeter going over 
> to the
> red LED and that is 1450 watts output with 100 watts of drive from 
> the Omni
> 6 pulsing it with a keyer.  But Bill loafs it around 600 to 800 
> watts, so it
> will last forever.  The picture just wasn't good enough to post to 
> the web.
> 
> When I get better shots I will repost, but by then TT will probably 
> have
> their web-site updated with the cool new black look!
> 
> Now Bill needs to order a Orion to match the amp and get rid of the 
> off
> brand equipment in the background (not the Omni), hihi.
> 
> Bill I will even volunteer to unpack and setup the Orion for you 
> just like I
> did for the Centurion, it would be a very tough job, but someone has 
> to do
> the dirty work, :-)
> 
> Many thanks and  73 de w5jay..
> 
> 
> 
> 
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