Yeah...I even left a note for a theif enclosed..just in case he opened it
up...not something I can disclose on a family friendly forum..hi hi .
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From: Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment' <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 11:44 am
Subject: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
Yup, that was me... :-)
Though I never engraved my call sign on the back panel, I did always write
t on the bottom of every rig and even inside the box with permanent black
nk - for good reason.
TO UNDERSTAND WHY, SEE THE PICTURE ON THIS WEB PAGE:
http://www.dj0ip.de/my-expeditions/hb0csz-1988/
CQWW DX SSB 1988 in Liechtenstein:
This was just a small expedition. One year later at LX7A we had 3x that
uch equipment.
It makes it a lot easier to get your equipment back when your call is on the
ox.
My Omni is in the middle of the stack, my home-brew matchbox in the bottom
eft corner and my AL-80A is on the right bottom, sitting on top of
omething else. My Dentron MLA-2500 is in a sandwitch between two TL-922's
n the bottom left.
The first week of January every year (after the 2 big contests are over), we
ave a big meeting near Munich. Everyone brings along the stuff that they
ook home by mistake. That's usually just the small stuff like headphones
r mics that someone packed into the wrong box.
The only thing I ever lost after years of doing this, was about 50 PL barrel
onnectors. Seems everyone was losing those. We suspect someone was eating
hem. I possibly lost my sanity, but that's another story!
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
-----Original Message-----
rom: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
carling@cfl.rr.com
ent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 5:05 PM
o: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
ubject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
So YOU'RE THAT GUY!
(grin!)
On 5 Mar 2014 at 14:35, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> "Live for today!" (that's what I say)
>
> I always use permanent ink! I don't care about the next owner.
> Besides, the next owner will have the same requirements as me.
> If he has half a brain, he'll appreciate the red mark! (hi) After
> all, the cost of one single new tube is far more than the loss in
> value a small red mark on the plastic meter might cause.
>
> I view ham radio as a hobby, not an investment.
> I have always taken my equipment along on expeditions or even loaned
> it out to others for that purpose.
> And of course my rigs have the nicks, scratches and occasionally
> dents, showing where they have been.
>
> I never hesitate to modify me gear, either.
> I know many hams won't buy modified gear but I don't care.
>
> While I have a piece of equipment, I want the most out of it I can get.
> That often requires a mod to the radio.
> Nearly every radio I ever owned got two new holes in the back panel
> and a mod added to accept a pre-selector.
> Finally Ten-Tec threw in the towel and started offering this option
> with their radios!
>
> If they are good, mods to a radio don't depreciate its value, they
> just reduce the size of the market willing to pay the fair price for it.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> <mailto:bcarling@cfl.rr.com> bcarling@cfl.rr.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 1:14 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology
>
> Rick - make sure you use an ink that can be removed. The next owner
> may not want that, and you may get less for the amplifier when reselling
t.
>
> On 4 Mar 2014 at 18:16, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>
> > I always marked the danger zone for Ig by drawing a red line on the
> > plastic meter front with a permanent marker (Sharpie or Eding).
>
>
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