John,
It is good to see that you are still passionate about Ten-Tec. I knew Jack
Burchfield and Al Kahn and others. I don't think the transition was taking
lightly by Ten-Tec, but a matter of economics and survival in the current
market.
I hope you are enjoying your current job and also have time to enjoy the
hobby. My first Ten-Tec was a Triton II and I have been happy with all of my
radios since. I do have an IC-7100 because my 706 died and that is what I
use in my motorhome. I ran my Orion mobile in my large motorhome because I
had the space. I hope to see you at Hamcation if it fits your schedule.
73,
John
Licensed April, 1956
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From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John Henry
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 9:01 AM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] More TT Developments
Of course TEN-TEC also sold a few other items that others had made, some MFJ
product, some different mics, some different power strips, some antennas,
etc., but the main product line of rigs was designed/manufactured in
Sevierville.
TEN-TEC did import the Youkits products from China, namely the HB1B, HB1A,
and the antenna analyzer. We did this because they were really good
products, and we tested them and stood behind their quality.
ALL other rigs were made in Sevierville by the TEN-TEC factory.
We did get boards from QSC (whose owners were also part owners of RKR
Designs).
Metal came from two prior TEN-TEC employees.
But all product build and assembly and testing was done in Sevierville.
So all aspects of the creation of products came either from the Sevierville
factory or from some entity who had vested interested in TEN-TEC.
I love how these rumors fly about everything coming from China, well, that
isn't true.
No matter how many times we answered this in public, someone is just
trolling about to say bad things about TEN-TEC to cut down their reputation.
The Argonaut VI, the Rebel, the Patriot, the OMNI-VII, the amps, the etc.,
all engineered and made in Sevierville.
How this will pan out in the future? Who knows.
But, when I was at TT, everything came from TT hands except for three items
that we did not have time to develop and there was a huge need for them in
the market place. (plus the MFJ, the comet antennas, etc.) Transitioning to
RKR Designs it was determined by the new owners that it was better to not
carry the Youkits items not designed and made by TEN-TEC in Sevierville, but
those same products (namely the items from YouKits (HB1B, HB1A)) last I knew
were being sold by Scott Robbins at Vibroplex.
In fact at the time he started carrying them he was the exclusive US
distributor for the entire YouKit line.
73, KI4JPL
John Henry
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