Why so sensitive ? you may not be around long enough to become an old fart
if you get upset about such trivial things . John kb2huk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marinus Loewensteijn" <zl2ml@hotmail.com>
To: "Tentec list" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:06 PM
Subject: [TenTec] TenTec reflector
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> Hey guys (and gals),
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> I signed up to the Tentec reflector for help, information, discuss TenTec
> equipment and not some other brand.
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> If I look at the number of postings this month alone deidcated to the
> Elecraft K3 then I do wonder.
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> I take offense at this posting by Jim Brown. To call others "a bunch of
> old farts" is not approppriate.
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> This is how wars get started, someone wants to do something that is
> outside the accepted social structure and then gets abusive / violent etc
> when they cannot get their way. And after a short while it becomes
> tit-for-tat and rapidly degrades in something more nasty, in this case a
> flame war is already brewing.
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> I am with Ron on this one: This is the TenTec reflector.
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> Please if you want to discuss and cheerlead whatever your fancy is then go
> there. Or go to some reflector where they discuss the merits between each
> brand.
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> This is all I am going to say on this matter and I will not respond to any
> more postings on this subject.
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> Peace to all
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> 73, Marinus, ZL2ML
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Jim Brown K9YC
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:54 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] K3 information
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> On Wed, 28 May 2008 12:08:24 +0000, d.e.warnick@comcast.net wrote:
>
>>Ron said it best yesterday. This is the TenTec reflector.
>
> NO, it has become the TenTec Cheerleaders reflector -- better
> defined as a bunch of old farts, SOME of whom seem to be interested
> only in justifying their purchase of a particular radio, and not
> caring to learn anything about anything else going on in the world.
> Thankfully, some other members are here to learn more about their
> radios, fix them when they break, and share what we have learned
> with others. I am one of the latter group.
>
> TenTec and Elecraft are both very good companies, and make very good
> products. They are both American companies, both started by
> individual HAMS dedicated to doing it better. Al Kahn, K4FW, the co-
> founder of Ten Tec (and also Electro-Voice), was a MAJOR behind the
> scenes booster of Heathkit, and long time supporter of ARRL. He
> would have been very pleased with what Elecraft has done. It is
> quite sad that some folks are only able think in terms of "us
> against them." That's a big reason the world is in such a terrible
> fix.
>
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