Well, you could mount the circuit boards on two strips of 1 X 3, and wrap
some friction tape around the knob shafts instead of those expensive knobs.
Same performance. The amount of 'pretty stuff' required on a radio is each
buyer's own decision.
My 756Pro has a color display. Yes, I could do without a display at all, but
if the rig has a display, you ARE going to look at it. Most televisions sold
these days are color, so I don't think it is unusual to question why a 3300
dollar radio is not.
...Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: Contesting
> They also didn't use gold knobs or a titanium cover. Oh, boo-hoo,
> Ten-Tec cut corners on my Orion. Please, guys, making financial
> decisions to hit a marketing window doesn't imply "cutting corners."
> Pretty soon we'll be back to the chrome dial skirt discussions. The
> value of the radio is its performance, not how pretty it looks (even tho
> this may make Joe HT all fluttery.)
>
> :-) 73, Duane (-:
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 21:58:05 -0500 "Josh Kelly" <jkelly@HiWAAY.net>
> writes:
> > Yep, I heard it too. How you doing. I don't take any crap from them
> > either.
> >
> > Keep up the good work. 73 Josh
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bernard(wtrone)" <wtrone@comcast.net>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: Contesting
> >
> >
> > > Unfortunately Bob you are wrong. I asked the TenTec
> > representative at
> > > the Huntsville Hamfest last Summer why they didn't use a color
> > display on
> > > the Orion. His answer was simple. Cost! They felt that it would
> > add
> > about
> > > another $400-$500 to the cost. Of course with the advent of the
> > IC-7800,
> > an
> > > extra $500 doesn't look too bad anymore, does it?
> > >
> > > Anyhow, that answer came straight from TenTec.
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Bernard, WA4OEJ
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.Net>
> > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:10 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: Contesting
> > >
> > >
> > > > No, it is simply a practical approach for the specific
> > application.
> > > >
> > > > 73
> > > > Bob, K4TAX
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <DennisKT5D@aol.com>
> > > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 8:56 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: Contesting
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > A monochrome display isn't cutting corners???
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