I am not so sure it is bad news. I well remember the problems TenTec had with
the first Orion and I would read the complaints listed. I decided then I would
never be tempted to get an Orion. I am a supporter of TenTec and my rig that I
use every day is a TenTec. I imagine I had most every TenTec Radio that was
manufacturerd in 70's and 80's.Paul Gates, KD3JF
> Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 20:35:06 -0400
> From: jrichards@k8jhr.com
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Opinions
>
>
>
> On 7/5/2013 5:42 PM, PC Anderson wrote:
>
>
> ends, everyone has one. There have been many opinions here on these
> pages since the bad news.
>
>
>
> Geeze, Andy, why is it such bad news?
>
>
>
>
>
> > I embarked on a dream. An all American and an all TenTec station.
>
> > I now have an Orion llAT, all filters ... 963 ...
> 709 mic... 302 keypad.... Centurion Amp, 238B tuner.
> My pride is a TT526, aka 6n2.
>
>
> Wow... but your dream has already come true!
> How is your station compromised because they
> cannot make more O IIs?
>
> Your Orion II did not lose value, or stop
> working or diminished in any way because
> TT ceased production of new units. In fact,
> it just MIGHT increase in value because it
> has just become more RARE and hard to get.
>
> I have an old GUILD guitar I purchased for
> around $250 back in the late 1970s. Still
> in good condition, it was just appraised for
> close to $1400. They quit making this model
> thirty years ago, but I don't feel slighted
> by that in any way.
>
> So, maybe your rig will increase in value
> as time marches on. Why be sad... this
> might be the best investment you ever made!
>
>
>
>
> This gem took me to a first place in EPA section Jan 2012, single band
> single op class. Not bad for a rig that TenTen also dropped.
>
>
> Why despair... nearly all contests won in
> the past were won on radios that are no
> longer made. Your radio still works as
> well as it ever did. Besides, if there
> are fewer of them out there, you will
> have a competitive edge. I would not
> mind buying the last Ferrari ever made...
>
>
>
>
>
> > This is the only equipment I own.
>
>
> I also have an all-TenTec station (OK...I
> also have a radio made by another company)
> but I won't feel cheated or slighted if TT
> ceases production of any of my radios... in
> fact they dropped the Jupiter and I have one.
>
> It works just as well now as it did while
> the model was still in production - and so
> will your radio.
>
>
> My first "novice" station includes:
>
> Omni VII, Jupiter, Centurion, 238C tuner,
> Model 1254 receiver kit, Model 1253 kit,
> Model 1225 SWR meter kit, RX-320D, Model 715
> processor, Model 777 headset (although I sold
> it to one of the guys on the list), 963 Power
> Supply, some TT adapters, etc. There is not
> much more I could buy, other than the Eagle,
> or the microphone equalizer, maybe.
>
> It has been a good ride, too, I am luck to
> have started out with some really good stuff,
> and I have always been confident and proud
> to describe my station equipment to other
> guys.
>
> I will still feel that way after they cease
> production of the various models I own.
>
>
>
>
>
> > Will continue to check into the net on Sundays with my obsolete Oll.
>
>
>
> You are kidding, right?
>
> Why is the rig "obsolete" - it still works
> as well as it always did, and should gain
> value over time.
>
>
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