I hope elecraft keeps going if for no other reason to keep pushing TT to bring
out new products. But TT is a very diversified company with ham radio being a
small portion (less than 25%) of the total income. On paper anyway, I would
think TT should be more bulletproof than Elecraft in a shaky economy.
> From: kc4atu@hotmail.com
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:49:35 +0000
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] (no subject)
>
>
> Jerry, wish them to fail, NO WAY. Just look back to all the other people who
> have been successful in ham radio, but it did not last.
>
> Jim, small market, yes, very small. The big three rice box boys do not live
> by ham radio alone. They each do other things to make ends meet. Time will
> tell if Elecraft can make it in the long run on radio alone. I wish them luck
> and hope they do.
>
> KC4ATU
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: jerry@w5jh.net
> > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:39:58 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] (no subject)
> >
> > Bill,
> > It almost sounds like wish them to fail? I expect them to outlast
> > TenTec.
> > Jerry W5JH
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> > On Behalf Of Bill Rowlett
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 6:16 PM
> > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] (no subject)
> >
> >
> > Give them time. They are still young and have the corner on a very small
> > part of a small hobbey group.
> >
> > KC4ATU
> >
> >
> > > From: jerry@w5jh.net
> > > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > > Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:29:20 -0500
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] (no subject)
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > > As far as I know, Elecraft does live by ham radio alone and always has!
> > > They don't sell stereos, washing machines, screen doors, metal boxes,
> > > pizzas, etc. However, if they decided to sell pizzas I bet it would be a
> > > dang good one. ;-)
> > >
> > > Jerry W5JH
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> > > On Behalf Of Bill Rowlett
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 4:50 PM
> > > To: w8mjm@yahoo.com; tentec@contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] (no subject)
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh give me a break. You are out of your mind, radio is not the only thing
> > > that TT does and the other thimgs bring in more money than the radios. No
> > > body can live by ham radio alone.
> > >
> > > The rice boxes come from companies which are a lot bigger than TT.
> > >
> > > Bill KC4ATU
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:32:20 -0700
> > > > From: w8mjm@yahoo.com
> > > > To: tentec@contesting.com
> > > > Subject: [TenTec] (no subject)
> > > >
> > > > It appears that Ten Tec wants to go out of business. On their web site
> > > they have been out of stock on the Omni 7 for over a month and now they
> > are
> > > out of stock on the Eagle with a tuner. They are forcing hams to buy rice
> > > boxes.
> > > > Matt, W8MJM
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